War Opens Up on Norway Front As British and French Arrive
Weekly News Analysis notes Norway as the war focus with German advances around Oslo and fighting near Trondheim and Narvik. Allied landings rise along Norway’s coastline as Germany ships in troops. rumors swirl about leaders and enemies while broader European tensions rise.
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Balkan
Oslo
Trondheim
Narvik
Washington
Paris
America
Labor election at GM favors CIO amid AFL loss
The CIO won by about 90 000 to 30 000 with another 15 000 voting for independent unions, while AFL leader charged CIO chief Lewis aimed for political revolution. The Brotherhood of Consolidated Edison Employees, an independent union, beat CT0 as bargaining agency for 30 000 Edison workers.
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Brotherhood of Consolidated Edison Employees, Independent Union
Edison
Notable Figures in Obituary and News Events
Police Commissioner Valentine urged his patrolmen to be tough against criminals in New York. Leaghton, known for Anglo movie fame, compared Dr. Shire Pudding to Britannic figures. London deaths include historian Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher and fighter Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy, with Selby's demise linked to madness.
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Valentine
New York City
Cheries Leaghton
Shire Pudding
Laughton
Sam
London
Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher
Kid McCoy
Norman Selby
Our President Values Tough Stance and Sports Diplomacy
The president warned Pan American governors to meet force with force if from overseas but not from above the Rio Grande. He opened the Washington Boston game with Jim Farley, a gesture of reconciliation. He asked Congress for near a billion dollars for relief, and noted possible early spending. The Logan Walter bill faced House defeat, censoring federal bureaus to court review. Census counting reached 100 million with 30 million remaining. completion in weeks, totals by summer, and some enumerators faced repeated house calls.
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Boston
Jim Farley
Farley
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Walter
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Zanesville
Ohio
Tobey
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
Barnstorming Dewey touts vigor in Indiana and Oklahoma City
Miscellany reports Dewey barnstorming Indiana and Oklahoma City while critiquing New Deal opponents. Hull allegedly could unite the party as Roosevelt third term looms. Also notes birthday coverage, a Greatest American ballot, and a derailed NYC-Chicago express with 135 killed or injured.
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Dewey
Indiana
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Oklahoma City
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
England
France
SEC
Georgia Power Company
Preston Arkwright
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Chicago
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Norway Battle Defined as World War Pivot in Europe
Washington analysis declares the Norway struggle determines Britain’s fate in the global conflict. Italy’s entry hinges on Norwegian outcome, Mussolini likely to join soon, possibly in North Africa first, with U.S. observers noting shifting alliances and the high stakes for Southeast Europe. Senate Clerk Crockett stages quorum watch as 96 members drift in and out, while Inland Waterways moves HQ to St. Louis and NYA defends its program amid partisan criticism.
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Italy
Norway
Britain
State Department
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Hitler
Senate
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Adams
Andrews
Ashurst
Gerry
Gibson
Gillette
Wheeler, White
Wiley
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Chester Thompson
Inland Waterways Corporation
St. Louis
Williams
NYA
Elmer and the 1940 circus clashes with modern gloss
A fragment from a 1940 column debates circus trends and decor, contrasting traditional flair with air conditioning and glitz. Remarks by Elmer Twitchell warn against overblown pageants and fashionable gimmicks, stressing a prefered straight circus look amid shifting tastes.
Strange Facites in Genoa and Historic Lynchings Cited
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Genoa cathedral chape closing to women since 1492 and Salome linked to a death. It also mentions a list of U S states with lynching history, coastal nations with sea borders, and notes on a medical injection affecting histamine and blood absorption from Collier's.
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Cathedral di Lorenzo
Genoa
Italy
Ese
Salome
Growth With Activity Quote by Calvin Coolidge
A compact quotation argues that growth, development, and civilization come only through effort and work. It presents work as a prerogative of intelligence and a measure of manhood. The statement frames labor as essential to progress, not a curse.
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