Alls Claim Sweeping Victory In Gigantic Naval Engagement
Pierre April 11 12 The South Dakota County Commissioners Association urged Washington to halt WPA personnel cuts citing drought emergency counties draining allocations. Governor Bushfield supported studying WPA funds while noting private projects could do more. one commissioner opposed extra WPA funds.
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Pierre
South Dakota County Commissioners Association
Washington
Bushfield
Judy
WPA
Associated Contractors
Resolutions Committee
William W. Kuehn
Hemlin County
Kuehn
Wes
Joan Forsting
Brown County
Who
Allies On Road To Victory say Chamberlain declares German fleet crippled
Churchill in House of Commons reports the German fleet badly crippled by Allied bombardment and naval action. He says Britain’s blockade will tighten and Norwegian waters will be controlled, while Denmark’s Faroe Islands are occupied to deter invasion and Norway will resist German aggression.
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Drew Middleton
London
Briain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Britain
Gluwwerm
Rut
Norway
Napoleon
Spain
Sais
Churchill
Norwes
Germany
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Shetland Islands
Icgland
Port of Bergen Retaken as Norwegian Defense Praised
London April 11 Churchill told the House of Commons Norwegians in their rugged country can resist long against German invaders. He said Norway's strict neutrality limited timely support and noted the destroyer Glowworm was lost near the Norwegian coast in a morning battle with German warships.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Norway
Denmark
Glowworm
Norweign
Norwegians Blast Bridges To Halt Nazi Advance
Norwegian forces recaptured Bergen and mass for a west coast push while blasting bridges to hinder German advances. Norwegians cooperate with British, arming workers and rifle clubs as defenses surge. Bergen recapture confirmed. Trondheim and Narvik operations face German pressure.
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Stockholm
Bergen
Hwest
Trondheim
Weil
Kingsvinger
Sweden
Morway
Carl J. Hambro
Norway
Hambro
Elverum
Narvik
Hamy
Chief Justice Hughes Is 78 Today Amid Retirement Talk
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes turns 78 in Washington today. Friends report plans to retire soon. His health is described as excellent and he has written as many opinions as 41 year old Justice Douglas, the youngest on the court. Other justices wrote fewer opinions.
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Hughes
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Douglas
Convict Weisman In Minneapolis Vice Case
A district court jury convicted Dave Weisman, a Minneapolis liquor dealer, of compounding a felony in the local vice exposure that led to indictments against police and others. The prosecution labeled Weisman the payoff man in protection payoffs.
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Weisman
Minneapolis
Dave Weisman
Norwegian Sub To Sink New York Submarine Report
Two Norwegian submarines were reported sunk in a broadcast received by CBS. The Norwegian government wire wireless report did not specify dates or locations beyond noting the hostile action against New York waters.
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New York
CBS
Five Bandits Rob Hartford Bound Express Boxes
Five bandits armed with a machine gun held up an American Railway Express Company employee in New Britain before fleeing with two strong boxes containing about $12,500 in federal reserve currency. They were chased to Hartford by a police officer who came under gunfire and abandoned pursuit.
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Newsritaln
Conn
American Railway Express Company
Federal Reserve
New Britain
Hartford
Lons
Begin Excavating For Model Home
Excavation work started today on the Evening Huronite's Model Garden Home at Idaho Avenue and Eighth Street. The five room design includes a garden facing living room and dinette, with a basement recreation area and air circulating features. Gust Jacobson is the contractor and expects completion by July 1 with public viewing during construction and a future opening after completion.
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Idaho Avenue
Eighth Street
Gust Jacobson
Dorsey Outlines Qualifications for Huron Election
John G. Dorsey, candidate for city commissioner in the April 16 election, lists his education and war service. He has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota in 1914 and a Civil Engineering degree from Cornell in 1915. He enlisted in April 1918 in the Army Engineering Corps and served 26 months.
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John G. Dorsey
Dorsey
Dakota Brewing Company
Huron
University of Minnesota
University of Cornell
Ithaca
New York
Engineering Corp of
Army
Huge Navy outlay approved by Senate Appropriations
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 936 million outlay for the Navy for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1939. The sum is below Roosevelt budget estimates and below the House vote. The committee also increased contract authorizations by 15 million, paving the way to acquire 471 new warplanes to raise total aircraft to a large fleet.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Navy
Roosevelt
House
Aly ZL
Germany Defiantly Challenges Allies and Denies Sea Losses
Berlin reports show Germany strengthening holdings in Norway with troops, ships, and new bases while denying a major sea battle with Britain. Oslo and other occupied areas are described as calm, with German authorities asserting control and limited naval engagements.
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Germany
Box Score Of Sea Losses In European Conflict
Tabulated naval losses in the German invasion of Norway and Denmark show official German and British claims and unconfirmed reports. Sums include German light cruiser Blücher sunk and destroyers Hunter and Hardy wrecked while other ships and aircraft damage are noted with duplications removed.
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Norway
Denmark
Teir
Gerniah
Bluecher
Karis- Tuhe
Hunter
Hardy
Hostile
Horspus
Germany
Britains Cheer War Gains as Oslo Bergen Trondheim Fall Reported
News from London says raids and battles off Norway yielded British naval bombarding of Oslo Fjord and claimed Norwegian ports Bergen Trondheim and Narvik captured by British forces. Oslo remained disputed while Norwegians resist, with reports of ships sunk and strikes on Oslo airport as fighting continues.
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Bornholm
Sweden
Norway
Hver
Narvik
Bergen
Drontheim Rondheim
Stockholm
Hamar
Oslo
Elverum
North Sea
Scapa Flow
Stavanger
DNB
Halvdan Kcht
Germany
Berlin
Kurt Brauer
Haakon I¢aaner
Nen
London
Zarflung
Nor Way
Trondheim
Skagerrek
Ite
Tobe
Oslo Fjord
Brammen
Drae‘Sek
Oskarsborg
Tromso
Aalesund
Olaf Tryggvason
Emden
Cold Wave Bites Region as Snow Flurries Return
Forecasts show a continuing cold snap with B R Laskowsk predicting a gradual warmup later Friday. Morning readings fell to 13 degrees after a night with light snow and flurries, prompting residents to retrieve winter wear.
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B. R B. Laskowsk
Allies Hold Off German Naval Assault In Northern Front
The Allied side reports heavy naval losses for Germany with 18 ships sunk including four cruisers and 10 troop transports while British and Norwegian forces push back near Narvik Bergen and Trondheim. Premier Reynaud outlined German losses in Parliament as the Allies prepare for a possible western front offensive.
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Berlin
Nazi Germany
Norway
Skagerrak
Sweden
Associated Press
Alles
Germany
Bergen
Trondheim
State Department
Agyi.s
Fron
France
Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Narvik
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Stocksholm
Hamar Tistid
Oslo
Way
Allies Set to Buy U.S. Fighting Planes in Mass Order
The War Department released for export three advanced pursuit aircraft to Allied buyers as Europe battles deepen. The United States moves to accelerate navy shipbuilding by ten new vessels and three submarines while Congress debates fleet funding. Senate subcommittee restores funds, approving a near 967.1 million dollar Navy operations budget.
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U.S
War Department
Washington
Europe
Fieest Heights
Navy
Congress
Air Corps
Department
Capitol Hill
Senate Appropriations
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