British Troop Ship and Cruiser Sunk in Norwegian Action
Berlin reports German air squadron attacked a British landing operation in a Norwegian fjord sinking a cruiser and wrecking a large transport ship. Britain says Allied force deployed to Norway with no casualties while two merchant ships lost and two German transports torpedoed.
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Berlin
Germany
Norwegian Fjord
Reich
Hitler
London
Britain
Norway
Oslo
Stockholm
Elverum
Paris
Reynaud
Italy
Bucharest
Romania
British transport and cruiser sunk in Norwegian action
British forces landed on the Norwegian coast as German bombers sent a 15000 ton transport to flames and a cruiser to the fjord. British troops reportedly moved into Hamar Elverum front as German claims of sustained attacks persist amid ongoing northern campaigns.
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Berlin
Norway
Romsdals Fjord
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
INS
Hamar-Elverum
Oslo
Molde
Andalsnes
DNB
Germany
Lofoten
Narvik
J. B. Brooks Dies After Car Crash West of Mount Vernon
John Baxter Brooks 45 and his wife Alda 29 suffered severe injuries when their eastbound car left Highway 30 and struck a concrete culvert near Mount Vernon. Brooks died of a basal skull fracture. Mrs. Brooks was unconscious then regained consciousness. Officials ruled the death accidental with suspected alcohol involvement and no inquest.
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John Baxter Brooks
Warren Street
Davenport
Alda Brooks
Highway 30
Mount Vernon
Brooks
R. E. Munden
Neff
Lloyd Staab
C. H. Staab
W. C. Beasmore
James Gildroy
James E. Clapp
Maurice G. Swords
Dr. Munden
Security Laboratories
Cedar Rapids
Munden
Lisbon
Toronto Scots Arrive for Palace Guard Duty in London
The Toronto Scottish regiment arrived in London to guard Buckingham and St James palaces. On Sunday they will parade to Buckingham to replace the Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec which took over guarding duties on Wednesday.
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London
Toronto Scottish Regiment
Buckingham and
St. James
Buckingham Palace
Royal 22Nd Regiment of
Quebec
Mussolini and Hitler Exchange Birthday Messages of Victory
Benito Mussolini sent a birthday telegram to Hitler expressing confidence that the German people will triumph under their current test. Hitler replied that Germans and Italians would win their vital rights, praising their shared world outlook and alliance.
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Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Christian
Denmark
Leopold
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Carol
Romania
Paul
Ret
Yugoslavia
Vittorio Manuele
Italy
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Francisco Franco
Spain
Mussolini-Hitler
Mussolini
Duce
Weekly Forecast for Chicago and Midwest Week
AP forecast for week beginning Monday notes local showers early in the week in the Upper Mississippi valley with western sections of the northern plains spared. The period then turns mostly fair with no marked temperature extremes indicated.
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Chicago
Monay
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Curtain Falls On Vanderbilt Widow's Life
New York reports the death of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt a longtime New York society figure noted for philanthropy especially war relief. She led social life after 1900 with the 400 circle and hosted lavish events at the Vanderbilt mansion. Her marriages included Samuel Sands Jr and Lewis Morris Rutherford.
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt
Red Cross
Legion of Honor
France
Legion
Anne Harriman
Oliver Harriman
Samuel Stevens Sands Jr
Meadowbrook
Long Island
Lewis Morris Rutherford
Vanderbilt
London
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
William H
William Astor
Vanderbilt Mansion
Barbara
Margaret Rutherford
Cyril Hatch
Margaret
Ogden L. Mills
G. Winthrop Sands
Vanderbilt Country
Paris
Temperatures Swing Through Day in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids forecast shows a volatile day with a morning low near 39 degrees, a midday rise to 59 by 10 am, a peak around 68 at 5 pm, then a drop to 50 by 11 pm. Readings reflected by Chambers Inskeep data.
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Mercury
Chambers
Sunday Index Summary Noted By Page
A compact OCR of section listings lists multiple newspaper pages and sections such as State news pages Farm Movies Sports Radio Financial Wanteds Marlen Home appliances Building Business review Advice contest winners Health and serial sterr with page numbers and section labels.
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Marlen
Building
Business Review
U S War Supply Exports Rise Up To 528 Per Cent
The U S Chamber of Commerce reports a 1939 surge in exports of essential military supplies by as much as 528 percent amid European war and shifting trade. It notes early war uncertainty and later belligerent buying, with neutrals also expanding demand, boosting exports by year end.
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U. S
Washington
US Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Europe
Willkie Recall From Elwood Neighbors Shows Tough Boy Image
Old neighbors of Wendell Willkie in Elwood Indiana remember him as a tough boy who left town for Wall Street and Washington. They note his battles with the Tennessee Valley Authority and his stance for private enterprise. David Lilienthal praised Willkie for selling electricity at low rates and his Corcoran Cohen brain trust ties are mentioned.
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Willkie
New York
Elwood
Ind
Heck
Wall Street
Washington
Wendell
Tennessee
Harold Ickes
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
David Lilienthall
TVA
Ben Cohen
Corcoran-Cohen “Brain Trust
Cohen
Starvation of Children in Cleveland Prompts Inquiry
Three year old Monika Bade weighed under 34 pounds with emaciated arms when she was taken to a city hospital on a Saturday. Her two year old brother Raymond died of starvation the day before. Coroner Samuel R Gerber said the 14 pound Raymond looked like nothing but skin and bones. The older brother Paul, five, appeared well nourished, leaving officials puzzled on the cause.
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Cleveland
Monika Bade
Citys Hospital
Marilyn
Raymond
Samuel R Gerber
Paul
Arline Judge Testifies Husband Beat Her In Divorce Suit
Bridgeport. Arline Judge Ruggles Topping testified that her sportsman husband Daniel Reed Topping beat her severely once causing her to lose an expected child. Judge halted her acting career to wed him and she wept while detailing cruelty as grounds for divorce. Topping did not contest the suit.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Arline
Ruggles Topping
John W. Banks
Daniel Reed Topping
Bridgeport
Topping
Building Permits Higher Reported for 1939
Secretary Frances Perkins reported that building permits in 1939 totaled about 2.139 billion dollars, the highest since 1929, signaling a strong construction year in Washington.
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Washington
LLP
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Monroe Doctrine humorously stretched beyond its bounds
A satirical note suggests the Monroe Doctrine covers the world and even jokes about its reach to the sea and to Fiji head hunter hats. The piece absurdly imagines a supreme court ruling on tides and animal world implications while lampooning power and reach of the doctrine.
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Supreme Court
Ohio Valley Floods Grip Ohio River Basin
Floods spread from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati swamping southern Ohio towns and isolating communities. Thousands homeless as water rose toward a crest near Cincinnati and many towns faced complete isolation. Roads washed out and rail lines damaged amid a multi state emergency.
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Marietta, O
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ohio
Golden Triangle
Marietta
Ohio River
Ohio River Valley
Pomeroy
Hockingvalley
Athens
Logan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Roosevelt Urges Liberal Ticket as War Talk Rises
President Roosevelt used a radio address to Young Democrats urging a liberal pair of candidates and criticizing Republicans for frightening the nation into war. He defended the New Deal, warned against a 1929-style relapse, and spoke amid Jefferson Day dinners nationwide.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Washington
INS
Thomas Jefferson
Little Norwegian Garrison Holds Off German Attacks
A Norwegian officer told Dagens Nyheter that a small garrison at Hegra fortress near Trondheim has repelled two German assaults and aided British bombers in destroying Varnas airport. He said the fortress walls eight to ten yards thick render air bombardment ineffective, requiring a starve-out siege to subdue.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Hegra
Trondheim
Varnas
Hunger Strike Flare Hits Folsom Prison Thousands Refuse Meal
At Folsom Prison California about 1500 inmates participated in a hunger strike by not eating the noon beef stew meal. 300 prisoners from the lower ward were brought to the dining hall and then refused to eat. No violence occurred. prisoners were locked in their cells after the incident.
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Folsom Prison
Calif
INS
Falsom Prison
Stephen Nowakowski
William Ryan
Dewey Presses Safeguard Social Security Plan
Los Angeles AP Dewey told a Hollywood Bowl crowd that social security must be a safeguard for workers facing unemployment not a substitute for work. He outlined five aims for an industrial economy including unemployment and old age insurance and a survey of extending social coverage.
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Los Angeles
Thomas E. Dewey
California Republican Assembly
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Mags" Baer
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