Naval Battle Rages Coast to Coast in Norway War
Allied forces press a broad assault along Norway's coastline as German, British, and French ships clash with air and land forces. Germany claims control of coastal cities from Oslo to Narvik while losses mount on both sides. Swedish reports note Norwegian troops forming lines at Elverum 75 miles north of Oslo as the struggle intensifies.
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Germany
Oslo
Narvik
Elverum
Bluecher
Karlsruhe
Hardy
Hunter
Oslo Fjord
Stockholm
Charlottenberg
Norwegian
Baltic Sea
Berlin
London
Trondheim
Bergen
Oslofjord
Skaggerak
Baltic
Arendal
Karlsarde
Stavanger
Denmark
Hamar
Norwegian Lake Town
Copenhagen
Britain
Air Ministry
English Channel
Marstrand
Goteburg
Skagerrak
Kattegat
Royalty Suffers New Theatre Of War Invasion Of Norway
The German invasion of Denmark and Norway triggers battles supported by British naval actions near Oslofjord. Reports detail Norwegian resistance, exodus from Oslo, naval clashes along the Skaggerak and Baltic approaches, and conflicting claims of ship sinkings and landings as Britain and France aid defenders.
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Germany
Denmark
Norway
Britain
France
Ada City Commissioners Pass New Bicycle Tag Ordinance
Ada Oklahoma city commissioners met in session and approved a bicycle tag ordinance amid a water rent discussion. Riders must annually buy a 25 cent tag, funds support safety literature and materials, and cooperation with patrols and schools is planned.
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Ada
Bill Crawford
J. H. Pryor
Albert Chamberlain
Ada Kiwanis Club
Ben Hatcher
Albert Ross
R. H. Gump
Scott Baubluts
Rex O. Morrison
George Alletag
Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
Reed Resigns As Plumbing Inspector
El zee Reed, city plumbing inspector, has resigned his post effective April 15 to enter private business. A group of city plumbers presented a petition to city commissioners recommending A. L. Patton to succeed him. The petition was signed by L. H. Olson, Charles Zorn, Pearl Clapp, Rex Reed, Roy Owen and Bill Ragan.
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Elzee Reed
A. L. Patton
L. H. Olson
Charles Zorn
Pearl Clapp
Rex Reed
Roy Owen
Bill Ragan
Old Order Changes at San Jose State College
For the first time in 75 years San Jose State College reports more male students than female with 1 893 men and 1 843 women enrolled on campus highlighting a shift in student demographics.
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San Jose
Cal
San Jose State College
Norway Could Turn Against Adolf in Cold War Tactics
The fragment hints at Norway possibly shifting stance or strategy toward Adolf Hitler. It suggests timing and potential miscalculation in shifting alliances amid wartime tensions and external pressure.
State WPA Cuts Hit Oklahoma Jobs
Oklahoma WPA rolls face drastic reductions as five district heads discharge over 10 000 workers. State Administrator Ron Stephens says Washington ordered the cuts and a further reduction by June 30 may bring the total to around 30 000. Most abandonments target farm to market roads parks landscaping and minor street work.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ron Stephens
Washington
Stephens
Mrs. Duvall ousted from 4 H club agent post
Mrs Elva R Duvall assistant state 4 H club agent is discharged by the state board of agriculture effective tomorrow The board ordered the action at its March 6 meeting B A Pratt also removed The Duvalls own a farm in the Oakman community
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Stillwater
Okla
Elva R. Duvall
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahom: A. and M. College Extension Department
B. A. Pratt
Pontotoc County
Southwest District
Alice Carlson
Northwest
Duvall
Zella King
Garfield County
Carlson
Had No Taste For Cheap Cigarettes Break-In at Corner Drug
A thief broke into Corner Drug at Main and Broadway Tuesday night by cutting through screening and breaking a west side window. The robber fled with $20 in cash and merchandise including a carton of cigarettes left on the counter. Joe Bryan reported $6 in cash and about $14 worth of cigarettes missing.
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Main and Broadway
Joe Bryan
Roosevelt Blocks Nazi Grab Of Danish Wealth Here
President Roosevelt issued sweeping orders blocking German confiscation of Danish and Norwegian wealth in the United States and barring American ships from a widened war zone along the Scandinavian coast. The measures prohibit removal of government or citizen wealth from Denmark and Norway without treasury license and extend the combat zone to Arctic Russia, forbidding ships and passengers from European coastal regions from Spain to Russia with penalties of heavy fines or prison.
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Roosevelt
Denmark
Norway
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Scandinavian
Soviet Russia
Europe
Spain
Russia
Bergen
Sweden
Finland
Stunt Flier Bernadine King Fears Mine Rescue
Bernadine King, a stunt flyer who risks her life daily, declined a Rotary luncheon invitation to descend into a Butte Montana mine citing fear she might become frightened.
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Butte
Mont
Bernadine King
Rotary
California First in Autos in 1939 Vehicle Registration
Official statistics show California led all states in registered motor vehicles for 1939 with a total of 2 773 699, up 109 965 from 1938.
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California
San Francisco
Forecast Low Wheat Output For Oklahoma
The U S department of agriculture estimates Oklahoma wheat output at 25 470 000 bushels for 1940 far below last year 60 438 000 and a national total of 426 215 000 bu. The forecast uses 5 094 000 planted acres in Oklahoma and predicts a yield of 5 bushels per planted acre down from 12 5 in 1931.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Schoolmasters Honor A Floyd Pioneer Educator
Pontotoc county schoolmasters club met in Aldridge to honor A Floyd retired county educator. Wyatt C Freeman presented a musical program by students who studied under Floyd as former Ada ward school principal. Brief talks and songs praised his years of service.
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Pontotoc County
German ships land troops near Aale Sund prompting aid appeal
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports that Tromsoe radio urged the British fleet to assist as two German warships land troops at Aale sund about 30 miles north of Bergen. The appeal underscores mounting naval tension in the North Sea theater.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Tromsoe
Aalesund
Bergen
Emden Sunk Report and Norway’s War Resolve
A Stockholm dispatch via Reuters reports the German cruiser Emden sunk by Norwegian action. The same dispatch cites Norway’s plan to fight with the Allies against Germany without capitulation, announced today in Stockholm.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Haakon
Norway
Germany
Reich
British Hold Bergen Publicized by Norwegian Leader
London dispatch reports President C. J. Hambro of the Norwegian parliament said in Stockholm that the Norwegian commander in Bergen informed him the British now hold Bergen. The confirmation marks a strategic shift as Allied forces secure control of the city.
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London
C. J. Hambro
Stockholm
Bergen
Trondheim
German Losses Placed in Skaggerak Battle Report
An unconfirmed Stockholm report circulated by Reuters early today put German losses in last night's Skaggerak naval battle at four cruisers and two or three large troop transports.
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London
Stockholm
Reuters
British naval actions report and war developments
Dispatches from Stockholm and London describe distress calls from a German troop ship possibly lost off Sweden, British advances at Narvik and coastal actions in Norway, Turkish talk of Balkan entente conference, and reports of Nazi cruisers sunk as the war spreads across Europe with multiple fronts intensifying.
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London
A_ Reuters
Stockholm
Sweden
Paternoster Reefs
New York
NBC Today
Germany
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