War advances as Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Stockholm says Germany occupied Denmark without resistance and pushed into Norway from the south and west. Allied ships and air forces engage in the North Sea as Oslo falls and Narvik port activity continues amid reports of iron ore shipments to German ships. Public panic and evacuations occur as authorities monitor the crisis.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Scandinavian
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Norwegian
Oslo
Narvik
Khristiansund
Bergen
Skagerrak
Norway
North Sea
Chamberlain pledges aid to Norway in wartime address
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced that Britain and France will rush full aid to Norway amid the German invasion threat. He said the Allied navy is at sea in force, denied plans to occupy Scandinavian territory, and reported Norway’s surrender refusal as Oslo faced bombardment and German landings. The government vowed immediate support to Norway in cooperation with France and called for unity against aggression.
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Wren Miller
London
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
France
Norway
Scandinavia
Germany
House of Commons
Adt
Chamberlain
Oslo
Kristian
Snd
Norws
Finland
Russia
Hague
Netherlands
UPI
Amg
Dutengram
Bureau
Amsterdam
Norwag
Lae
Dona' Erszunn
Fai Coast
Naren Peat
Osloford
Syracuse
New York
Hssat Hoover
Rigne
Gombert
Christiansand
Hamar
Lom Fiala
California
Persia
Nazis Claim Invasion Protection for Victims
Germany notified Denmark and Norway that they are under German protection to defend them from Britain and France. German troops crossed the frontier near Flensburg and_Tonder in two waves, landed at Belt Bridge and other points, and occupied Copenhagen at dawn. Berlin warned resisting nations would be ruthlessly broken while pledging to respect independence if permitted peaceful occupation.
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Frederick Ofchsner
Berlin
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Great Britain
France
Apentade
Esterg
Buttieeit
Mittelfahrt
Belt Bridge
Korser
Nybors
Warnemuende
Gjedser
Verdinborg
Zeeland
Copenhagen
Major Party Rivals Face 2 State Test
In Tilingis, Mr. Roosevelt's candidacy was backed by the state's large Democratic machines whose leaders forecast an overwhelming preferential vote for the President. The primary is not binding, and Garner forces said they participated for window dressing to influence the state delegation. In Nebraska, Roosevelt is unopposed in the Democratic victory.
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Tn Tilingis
Roosevelt
Nebraska
Convicted Union Head Wins One Week Delay
Chicago report states union leader William Biot, a Hollywood film technician, won a one week delay in a court order that would return him to jail to serve a six month term for a felony connected to an offense 18 years prior.
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Chicago
William Biot
Panering
Passengers Warned Of Unlicensed Pilots
KALE state director warns that unlicensed pilots operate flights endangering travelers. An explosion at the Old Colony Gas Plant’s compressor room killed one man, with several injured and others missing. Officials say tanks and a 500000 cubic foot storage unit were involved as flames erupted after a blast amid drained fuel lines.
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Columbus
Karle le Johnson
Aeronat
Kale
Mass
U.S. Civil Aeronautics Authority
Old Colony
Sjohnson
Dian
Fim
Mrs Fairbanks Baby Born in Hollywood
Mrs Doug Fairbanks Jr and her infant Daphne were reported doing well. The baby, a seven pound girl named Daphne, was born yesterday. Fairbanks is the former Mary Epling of Bluefield West Virginia.
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Fairbanks
Hollywood
U.A
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Daphne
Mary ‘Ee Epling
Bluefield
W. V
Millworker’s Trial Reaches Jury in Ohio Case
In Steubenville, James Starr, 23, a millworker, goes to a jury on a first degree murder charge for fatally stabbing his 20 year old wife as she walked with their seven month old daughter. Starr testified he was in bed for an hour before the murder and denied the accusation.
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Steubenville
James Starr
Starr
West Virginia Opens Bids on State Bond Issue
Charleston state government opens bids on the revolving $50 million bond issue. Homer A. Holt announces bids for a portion worth about $500,000 with 20 year maturities. The successful bidder will receive a 4 percent rate.
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Charleston
Homer A. Holt
Nazi Drive Endangers Americans
The German invasion of Scandinavia prompts anxiety for 3000 Americans there. Hull abandons Atlantic City vacation to return to Washington while Roosevelt receives rapid updates. Norway is at war with Germany and Denmark also invaded as U S officials debate extending the wartime combat zone to Norwegian waters.
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Washington
Scandinavia
Cordell Hull
Atlantic City
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
State Department
U.S
Norway
Germany
Denmark
Harriman
Oslo
Hamar
Seombat
Bergen
Europe
Frest
Police Probe Hidden Treasure Dig In Columbus Field
Police continued a treasure hunt in a Columbus field after uncovering more than half of 1869 in buried money stolen from a parked car. Two 16 year old boys were arrested yesterday in connection with the theft of a suitcase containing the money, and most of the cash was buried on the north side of the field.
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Columbus
Willow Grove mine disaster victims' families awarded
Columbus reports $380000 total awarded to dependents of 60 victims in the Willow Grove mine disaster. Claims for $1250 in funeral expenses also approved today.
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Columbus
Willow Grove
Anglo British Naval Battle Rumors Near Baltic Coast
Reports and rumors spread of an Anglo British naval clash possible near the mouth of the Baltic as Allied aid reaches Norway against the German invasion. Speculation centers on a British strike into the Skagerrak against German vessels amid tensions in the region.
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Baltic
Norway
Skagerrak
Kristian
Nore
Soviet
Russia
Petsamo
Arctic
Tag
Nitta Sein
Slat Vin
Norwegian coast shells German battleship in Oslofjord
Reports from Stockholm state Norwegian coastal artillery sunk the German battle cruiser Gneisenau in Oslo Fjord. British planes clashed near Oslo with one crash, while rumors spoke of a large Allied air fleet heading toward Norway.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Sweden Delays Northbound Ore Shipments Amid War Risks
Swedish dispatches report iron ore shipments from northern mines to Narvik suspended as ships bound for Germany and Britain face delays. Mines and sea routes to the north were disrupted by German minefields and the North Sea danger. In Stockholm residents remain alert to the new northern war front while reports from Charleston describe a West Virginia youth stabbed during unrest and surgery.
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Sweden
Narvik
Germany
Britain
America
Stockholm
Charleston
W. Va
Dancy
Widen
Norway
Says Oil Created Faster Than It Can Be Pumped
Dr Gustav Egloff of Universal Oil Products Co argues petroleum forms continually beneath oceans and rises into sand deposits. Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission grants paroles to 125 inmates from the Ohio State Reformatory, including Charles Frazier for motor vehicle violations.
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Gustav Egloff
Universal Oil Products Co
Cicago
Nature
Columbus
Ohio
Fay
Ohio State Reformatory
Tme
Egloff
Charles Frazier
Meigshan Chemical Society
Owngy
New York Rivers Rise to Danger Stage in War News
Syracuse dispatch reports German war actions along the Oslofjord and southern Norwegian towns as Norway and Denmark brace for invasion. British, French cabinets coordinate responses while Sweden and Norway mobilize defenses, evacuations underway as rivers and seas influence military moves. Local authorities urge neutrality and religious services amid unfolding crisis.
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New York
Fremont Man Killed in Route 53 Crash North of Fremont
Mathias Gress 52 died and Jack Hoffman 23 was seriously injured when a car left State Route 53 and crashed into a ditch ten miles north of Fremont. Both residents of Fremont were aboard.
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Fremont
Mathias Gress
Jack Hoffman
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