Germany strengthens Norway foothold near Narvik and Oslo
The Germany news agency DNB reported German forces have landed heavy artillery and units at Oslo and reinforced Trondheim coast defenses. German troops secured roads from Narvik toward the Swedish border and captured Norwegian coastal artillery. British efforts to disrupt German logistics were described as failing, with Norden operations viewed as the first phase of the Scandinavia war nearing end.
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Norway Holds Halden Amid Reports of German Landing
BULLETIN STOCKHOLM UP Unconfirmed reports say British warships may land troops at Narvik under heavy bombardment. Norwegian destroyer Draug sunk a German transport near Haugesund. Norwegian soldiers and volunteers defend Halden on the Oslo fjord with the flag still flying at Frederickstad as reports of a German landing at Halden persist amid uncertain Oslofjord fronts.
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Skagerrak
Murphy to Celebrate 47th Birthday Today
Associate Justice Frank Murphy, President Roosevelt's latest Supreme Court appointee, turns 47 today in Washington. The short birthday observance marks a milestone for the jurist known for his firm stance on civil rights and administrative law.
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Sweden mobilizes home front as war fears rise
ST0CKH0LM AP Sweden rushed to defend neutrality with Sunday drills along the southern coast where airfields held parked taxis and cars to deter landings. Bomb shelters rise nationwide and vehicles are being converted to burn charcoal to conserve gasoline.
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Stockholm
Sweden
British Raid on Bergen and Norwegian Front Atmosphere
London reports that the British fleet air arm bombed Bergen blasting transports and a munition warehouse with one British plane lost at sea. The Royal Air Force also attacked the Stavanger airfield and shot down a German fighter while denying German claims of Nürnberg landings and noting vigilant naval patrols off Norway.
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Dies Charges Plot to Install Puppet Mexican Govt
Washington reports chairman Martin Dies of the House committee on un American activities says communists and Nazis aim to win Mexico's July elections to set up a puppet government. He urges prosecutions of recruiters for the Spanish Civil War and claims German and Communist agents are active in Mexico. He warns ten thousand Communists from Spain and France may have moved to Mexico and cites alleged U.S. official informants and a senator among those told.
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Former Wife of Actor Takes Life
Heelen Derby Meredith, former wife of Burgess Meredith, was found dead in her basement apartment Saturday from gas suicide. The tragedy was discovered by the governess for Mrs Meredith's 12-year-old daughter, who was with her father.
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Heelen Derby Meredith
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U S Watches For Gestures Toward Iceland and Greenland
The United States monitors any European move to use Greenland or Iceland for bases. Though lacking territorial claims, officials fear modern air power from either island could threaten the U.S. Churchill warned against German access. Berlin vowed retaliation. Roosevelt noted Greenland is geographically closer to America.
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Weary King Haakon VII vows to stay in Norway
King Haakon VII declared he will remain on Norwegian soil as long as any inch of it remains, saying civilization has ended and Norway will fight to the end. He spoke after evacuating Oslo with the government and recounted a near death from German bombs near Nabergsund. Trivave Lie accompanied him, noting the king wore a Norwegian general’s uniform and barely slept since leaving Oslo.
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Everyday Living Miscellaneous Reflections and Quotes
A fragmented collection of aphorisms and quotes on life, virtue, neutral stances in war, human kindness, and politics. Notable lines touch Bilious ness, Lincoln wisdom, Emerson on living together, Will Rogers on talk, and Goethe on prayer, with attributions to Emerson, Hitler, Bunyan, and a closing note from United Feature Syndicate, Newton.
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Spring Warmth Rises in Cedar Rapids Saturday
Sunlit conditions lifted Cedar Rapids temperatures from 23 at 6 a.m. to 50 by 12:15 p.m. and 52 at 1 p.m., then inched down to 51 by 1:45. Friday’s high reached 41 between 5 and 6 p.m. The 7 p.m. reading was 36 and midnight 29, per Shi Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Shi Inskeep Company
Your Want Ad in the Sunday Gazette
The Sunday Gazette invites readers to place want ads for buying selling renting and services with a response window until 8 o clock tonight. Include spring repairs redecorating and remodeling offers and contact details for prompt placement.
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Sunday Gazette
Matt And Jeff bandit duo jailed for 25 years
Cedar Raunds News reports that 35 year old Harold Strauser of Mishawaka and 29 year old Louis Hofer of Indianapolis, known as the Matt and Jeff bandits, were captured after a 90 mile chase and received indeterminate 25 year sentences for armed robbery of Master Food Market on 1458 B Avenue NE. Strauser’s prior record includes early 1920s larceny and burglary, with recent notes from Mishawaka police. Hofer’s background is less detailed.
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Mishawaka
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Louis Hofer
Indianapolis
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Jeff Bandits
Fort Madison
H C Ring Thes
Avenue
Carl Burke
Eddie Stearns
Strauser
South Bend
Odie J Wright
Indiana
Hofer
Britain tightens contraband control on west bound mails
Washington officials expect the state department will not protest Britain's move to search mails from neutral nations near Germany. The order broadens contraband control to curb German export of small valuables via such shipments. One of the first ships affected was the US liner Manhattan.
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Washington
State Department
Great
Norway Too Small For Two Preying Cats Satire
Artur Bugs Baer uses absurd metaphor to mock military maps and political slogans. He jokes that Norway is just large enough to feed one cat, while suggesting future wartime phrases like freeing Skagerrak from Kattegat may spark conflicts used in platforms.
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Bugs" Baer
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Skagerrak
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Red Cross Preps to Feed Greenland Eskimos
The American Red Cross began preparations Saturday to feed Greenland's 16 600 inhabitants mostly Eskimos if the Arctic island is cut off from its former supply source Denmark now a German protectorate.
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Republicans of Wa Endorse Col MacNider
Iowa will cast its 22 votes for Han ford MacNider of Mason City at the Republican national convention in Philadelphia on June 24. Delegates Friday voted unanimously to abide by the state convention and support MacNider, with JH Milroy of Vin ton proposing the motion in the third district.
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Mason City
Philadelphia
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MacNider
JH Milroy
Vinton
Third District
Resolutions Lost At Iowa GOP Convention
Verne Marshall of Cedar Rapids reported that a set of suggested principles vanished in the hotel before reaching the resolutions committee. He urged the finder to return them to the state GOP headquarters, noting they could aid proceedings at the July state convention.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Delegation Names Mar Nider for President Hopeful
A draft recommendation by the resolutions committee led by Verne Marshall urges presenting Mar Nider as a candidate for President. It cites a 1940 vision of national duty, a leader with foreign affairs knowledge, military service, and broad public trust, tying his town farm ties to agricultural understanding.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
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Dr and Mrs McQuiston Injured in Indiana Auto Crash
Dr McQuiston and his wife were injured two miles west of Hamiet while their car was sideswiped by a truck headed east. They were taken to Porter Memorial Hospital in Valparaiso. he suffered a fractured vertebra, she a fractured arm, broken nose, and other injuries.
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Cromwell Best Man As Jessel Marries Broadway Girl 16
Detroit AP dispatch reports Broadway actress Lois Andrew and comedian Jessel wed on a Saturday in Detroit. Minister Cromwell, en route from Ottawa to St Thomas Ontario, served as best man after plane grounding due to weather. Judge Gerald W Grant officiated in a downtown hotel suite. bride attended by Bett Allen. Jessel, who has been married twice before to Florence Courtney and Norma Talmadge, is described as a lifelong entertainer.
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Lois Andrew
New York
James Hor Cromwell
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Cromwell
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Winter Weather Across Nation Brings Deaths and Damage
A winter storm system stretched from Indiana to North Carolina while a premature heat wave hit the Pacific coast. At least seven deaths were linked to the flareback, with up to five inches of snow in the midwest and icy highways causing several crashes. Farm losses loom as cotton and fruit crops may be hurt, while western states teased spring warmth with highs over 100.
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Cedar Rapids Couple Slain in Van Wert Crash. Kesler Family Tragedy
Mrs Kesler died after a Friday accident near Van Wert Ohio that also injured her husband Dr Carl C Kesler and two children. The Keslers were en route from Columbus to Cedar Rapids. Dr Kesler suffered serious injuries. The family, longtime Cedar Rapids residents, included Mrs Kesler a university graduate and PEO member. Funeral arrangements were set for Cedar Rapids with services Tuesday.
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Defendant In Sedition Trial Found Hanged
Claus Gune ther Ernecke, 36, among 17 defendants in a Brooklyn federal sedition trial, was found hanged in a building cellar. He had been missing since Friday and did not appear at the trial. Judge Marcus B Campbell ordered his $7,500 bond forfeited after the absence despite his lawyer's protests that the absence was involuntary.
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