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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1941)
President Makes Momentous Radio Address Soundphoto showing President Roosevelt as he delivered his momen tous "fireside chat” to the nation from the East room of the White House. He declared the existence of "an unlimited national emergency.” His listeners in the White House were cabinet members, diplomats of the Americas and other democracies and their families. U. S. Giant of Deep Leaves New York View of the 35,000-ton superdreadnaught “North Carolina,” mightiest of the warships in the United States navy, pictured as she slipped down the East river, beneath the Brooklyn bridge, bound for the open sea. Her destination was veiled In mystery. The ship is able to fire a broad side of 20,000 pounds for 20 miles. British Captives of Nazis in Africa This picture, taken somewhere in Africa, shows a group of British soldiers fresh from the fighting lines of the see-saw battle of the dark continent. They are shown In the prison camp to which they were re moved after they were captured by the successful Nazi and Italian forces campaigning in Africa. Ford Employees in Detroit Vote C. I. O. Using secret ballots, more than 83,000 workers of the Ford Motor company in the Detroit area voted overwhelmingly in favor of the U. A. W. C. I. O. to do their collective bargaining with Ford for them. Photo shows workers at the Ford River Rouge plant being checked in by Police Cap tain Don Leonard as the balloting began. Australian Envoy Nelson T. Johnson, retiring Amer ican ambassador to the Chinese Nationalist government, and new minister to Australia, shown on arrival in San Francisco. He left at once for a conference with the President before leaving for Australia. Bridges on Stand Harry Bridges, shown as he took the stand in his own defense, in San Francisco, to escape deportation on charges of alleged communistic affiliations. Testifies Mary Spargo, before Dies com mittee in Washington, testifies that 150 government employees attended an American peace mobilization in New York as official delegates. She said these employees have been sup porting the Communistic APM. Economic Advisor Isadore Lubin, commissioner of labor statistics, who has been called in by President Roosevelt as his economic advisor on the $7,000,000, 000 lend-lease program. Build 5-Ton, 200-Foot Bridge in 16 Minutes In a demonstration at Ft. Belvolr, Va., a motorised war-strength company of the Fifth Engineers dismount ed from its trucks, unloaded equipment, and within 16 minutes constructed a 200-foot pontoon bridge strong enough to carry ammunition trucks. In picture at right, runways are laid across gunnels of light pontoons. Inset: Company “E’* of the Fifth Engineers is shown crossing waterway on bridge. Crete Capital, Scene of Weird Battle iwrHANslk i In the Nail Invasion of the Greek island of Crete the Nazis used gliders as troop carriers for the first time, although they have experimented with them long before the current war. Above is shown Canea, capital of Crete, defended by Greek-British forces, which was one of the principal objectives of Nazi attack. A Nazi amphibian glider troop carrier of the type used is shown in inset. Celebrating Flag Day in Hawaii Hope of reaching statehood some day was the fundamental thought in Hawaii’s Hag day festivities. At Waikiki, Honolulu, anti-aircraft artil lery man Winkler and naval air station man Nash conduct a private parade of their own with Emmaline Correa, left, and Lolita Kahele. Angels of Mercy for Britain Some of the nurses who left for England to staff the American Red Cross Harvard hospital, now under construction in embattled Britain. 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