Nordic War Eye View: Norway Falls as Germans Push North
The report outlines German advances in Norway with Oslo Narvik Bergen and Trondheim captured by force or siege. It notes English troops poorly equipped versus German firepower and air power, Sweden’s navy rearming, and Berlin rumors of England’s capital ships while a puppet Norwegian government forms under German occupation.
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Quebec
Oslo
Narvik
Bergen
Norway
Trondheim
London
England
Oslo Inlet
Skaggerak
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Ccr Hambro
Germany
Roosevelt
Czecho-Moravia-Slovakia
Roosevelt Third Term Plan Sparks Whispers and Debate
The article portrays a looming third term bid with a June country tour to offset Philadelphia convention chatter. It notes opposition from Frank Gannett and Senator Guffey’s renomination, Taussig’s naval testimony urging allied action, and varied reactions from officials and public alike amid a tense election year.
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White House
Philadelphia
Franklin
Chicago
Frank Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Yankee Ogpu Doctor Dies
A sensational New York subway worker and union leader testified before the Dies committee claiming Reds in labor groups planned to shut down industry and public services and to tie up Manhattan. Other witnesses branded Mervyn Rathborne dangerous, while Mrs. Roosevelt advised calm amid fears of a red general strike and civil conflict.
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New York
Dies
Pampas
Mexico
NAMES in the news Premier Mackenzie King tours Dixie
Premier Mackenzie King of Canada vacationing in the U.S. visits President Roosevelt at Warm Springs Georgia and John D Rockefeller Jr. in Williamsburg Virginia. He also tours Washington and chats with officials. Sir Anthony Eden welcomes Newfoundland troops to England for service as loggers and gunners.
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Mackenzie King
Canada
Dixie
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Williamsburg
Washington
Sir Anthony Eden
England
Eden
Apollo
Dominions
Chamberlain-Churchill
Tom Dewey
New York
Dewey
Colorado Springs
Denmark
Iceland
Bertil E. Kuniholm
U. S. Foreign Service
Stefan Joh Stefansson
America
Scotland
Lawrence Steinhardt
U. S
Russia
Moscow
J. W. Reeves
Wasp
Arthur James
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Lenin
Congress Plans an Investigation of Wallace's Must Legislation
Washington columnist William Bruckart says executive branch pressure under Secretary Wallace drives must legislation on farm loans. He notes a 600,000 borrower letters campaign, fears political influence on farm policy, and questions the Jones Wheeler bill and broader farm credit policy amid rising subsidies and cautious gains in cash income.
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Congress
Wallace
Washington
Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
House Committee On Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
FCA
Land Bank
Department of
Jones- Wheeler
National Grange
Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers Alliance
Farm Bureau
Jones-Wheeler
Governor Black
Secretary of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Germans Highlight Propaganda Plan on Norse War
The piece describes a White Book propaganda effort claiming English orders in April to seize Norse points. It labels Anglo-Norse connivance as the plan and notes London papers exaggerating Norse reverses to fuel gloom. The writer argues such pessimism fails among Germans, French, and Americans.
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England
London
Norway
Russia
Supreme Court backs free labor discussion in picketing case
The nine justices ruled anti picketing laws in Alabama and California unconstitutional, saying free discussion of labor matters is essential to democracy. Justice Murphy wrote the opinions. Justice McReynolds dissented.
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Alabama
California
Murphy
McReynolds
First Mormacsea Reaches U S From Scandinavian War Zone
Captain W A McHale commanded the American freighter Mormacsea and ignored a warning of sole responsibility if departing Trondheimsfjord harbor. The vessel arrived safely in New York as the first ship to reach the United States from the Scandinavian war area since hostilities began.
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Norway
W. A. McHale
Trondheim
North Sea
New York
United States
Wallace Too Eager On Farm Loan Talk Says Reporter
William Bruckart, Washington correspondent, says Secretary Wallace is pressuring Congress on farm loan legislation. The House Committee on Agriculture will review Wallace's statements and report back. Farm politics is driving the current stir, Bruckart asserts.
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Wallace
Congress
William Bruckart
Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Bruckart
Around the House Practical household care tips
A collection of advice on flavoring vegetable soup with a few cloves and sugar for fluffy potatoes, storing scented soaps in linen drawers, using sachets for odor, choosing slide fasteners for furniture covers, preventing mildew by drying items thoroughly, cleaning bed springs with a bottle brush, preserving stockings with vinegar, and securing buttons with a wire hairpin technique.
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Western Newspaper Union
Sweden
Lindstrom
Columbia
Joe Taussig
China
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Holland
Taussig
Cromwell
Navy Department
Missouri
Senator Clark
Yankee Ogpu
Washington Digest
National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
Bill
Federal Land Banks
Federal Land Bank
Wm. Bruckart
Anglo & Teuto
Supreme Court
BABY
Atlas CO
Chouteau
St. Louis, Mo
Trades—Schools
E. J. Mertz
Grand Ave
Kansas City
Clark Gardner Nurseries
Osage
RDTO
Boaster
Publilius Syrus
Ruy
Dean
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