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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
1
Analyst Joseph W. LaBine surveys Nazi moves in Norway Denmark and the Baltic region, detailing Norway seizure, Oslo bombardment, Trondheim and Bergen ports in Nazi hands, Allied reactions, and potential Balkan and Soviet implications amid swift European crisis.
Norman Thomas, the veteran Socialist candidate, aims for the 1940 presidency with Maynard C. Krueger as his running mate, backed by a $100,000 fund and a two-point platform of noninvolvement in war and socialism of key U.S. industries. Illinois events see Lieut. Gov. Stelle challenge the Horner machine, while Dewey dominates GOP primaries in Illinois and Nebraska. Nationally, agriculture foresees 29 percent of winter wheat abandoned, yet overall grain reserves look adequate. U.S.-Mexico oil talks remain tense as Hull dispatches a sharp note. Republic Steel wins a NLRB wage case to the Supreme Court.
Washington reports Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia may shape the 1940 Democratic contest. He has backed by Roosevelt and is praised by Tammany as a potential vice presidential nominee and a strong New York carrier against Dewey. Close ties with Garner bolster his position. His farm bureau support and parity payment efforts are noted by observers.
A July 1920 profile recalls King Christian X of Denmark, tall and reformist, who led troops briefly to redefine Denmark's safety through civilian-led liberal statecraft. The piece mixes biographical notes with political shifts, noting his stance against militarism and the era’s fraught international order. It also touches on Emil Hurja and postwar political realignments, plus a Philippine perspective from Manuel Quezon amid Pacific tensions.
Mrs. J Borden Harriman serves as U S minister to Norway as the second woman envoy in U S history and broke the silence with the first official news of war in Norway. The State Department notes 3,400 Americans in Scandinavia are safe while a Danish accession to imports is limited. U S credits via Export Import Bank show little use so far as Denmark Norway and Sweden await purchases of wheat lard cotton thread machinery and manufactured goods.
The commerce department reports a 48 percent rise in U S exports to Latin America in the first six months of Europe's war. Mexico and Argentina show the largest gains at 55.7 and 54 percent respectively. Du Pont announces rayon cord fire with 3090 percent greater stiffness than cotton and endurance to 80 000 miles, surpassing ordinary tires. Braniff Airways seeks approval to extend routes eastward from Kansas City to Washington.
BEBEE STAMP & COIN COMPANY offers postpaid deals for sold coins, other coins, and stamps. Best prices paid with a premium catalog license, at 319 Kenwood Ave, Chicago, Illinois.
Practical household guidance covers removing match marks with lemon, salting meats after frying, scouring with turpentine, washing fabrics, and repurposing faded toweling into curtains. Advice favors practical steps like using a rag under feet, proper frying heat for fish, and spreading sandwiches with edge clearance to minimize ooze.
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