25 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
1
The column reports a British Norse forces collaboration to expel Nazi presence as King Haakon calls his troops to rally for this resistance. Editorial note clarifies opinions belong to the analyst, not the newspaper.
Chicago Daily News reports a vast conspiracy aided Nazi invasion of Norway. Oslo and key ports fell due to bribery and treason by some Norwegian defense officials, with Nazi and Allied losses described as immense amid mixed combat actions along Norwegian coasts. King Haakon sought armed resistance from a safe interior refuge.
A collage of personalities and political notes from 1940s events. Prime Minister Mackenzie King camps in Virginia, Ehrlich touted cures, Curie praised, New York fireworks ban, Churchill criticism, Roosevelt veto on deportation measures, and labor tensions with John L. Lewis.
Hawaii celebrates May Day as Lei Day, a flower festival marking the season's peak. The event embraces nature and history, with all classes of people wearing leis and sharing in the custom.
A reprint of historical letters and remarks traces the long debate over presidential term limits from Washington and Jefferson to Jackson, Hayes, Roosevelt, and Wilson. The piece discusses fears of office for life, direct election, and calls for constitutional limits, with key quotes from Washington to Wilson.
Household tips cover lemon stain removal and wall cleaning, meat salting cautions, ironing foot placement on rugs, durable towel and curtain fabrics, furniture knob maintenance with rubber washers, cheese cloth use before polishing, frying fish at stable hot fat, and spreading sandwiches with edge clearance to prevent filling from oozing out.
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