Communist party members planted in key planes plan
Ezra Chase a former Los Angeles party organizer testified to the Dies committee that communists have infiltrated aircraft works and other vital west coast industries. He said the party aims to obtain military secrets for Moscow and to cause a civil war by a general strike, undermining the government. The testimony also touched on alleged espionage by the American Communist party and the German American Bund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communist Party
West Coast
Dies Committee
Ezra Chase
Party of
Los Angeles
Dion
Texas
Moncow
Charonas
Heric Industries
Dies
Amaricom Commediat Party
Crzman-American Bund
Tusell
National defense to include protection of harbors by nets
Washington reports a move to shield harbors from submarine threats with large nets stretched across harbor mouths. Nets afloat by floats and anchors could snag submarines attempting entry, at an estimated cost of 22 million dollars with 2 million already available. House naval committee backs authorizing 30,000 extra yards of main battery range for battleships New York Texas and Arkansas at a cost around 5.7 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Defense Program
Navy
Mottha
Barbara
House Naval Commutes
New York
Texan
Schoolgirl Killed While She Studies in Abington
In Abington Pennsylvania a 16 year old girl Midith Snyder was killed when a slot fired through a front window of her home as she studied. The bullet struck her in the back and pierced her heart. The shooter is unidentified and the incident is under investigation.
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Abington
Midith Snyder
Montanan Inc to holds two day aviation and industry meeting
Montanang Inc gathers delegates from across Montana for a two day meeting on aviation mining and industrial development plus conservation and promotion of Montana resources. Gov Roy Ayers and James H Howe of Butte lead the opening evening program at the Placer hotel with C B Anderson and Herman Hendrickson among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montanang, Inc
Montana
Benguet
Placer Hotel
Gov. Roy &, Ayers
James H
Georgia Man Guilty on Flogging Charge in Atlanta
In Atlanta on April 25, Husky Henry Cawthon was found guilty of assault and battery in a flogging case. The jury convicted him of assault and battery in one count, but acquitted him on eight other flogging charges. He received the maximum penalty of 12 months on the public works and a $1,000 fine. Judge Hugh M. Dorsey quickly sentenced him. the case involved a Ku Klux Klan wrecking crew image. Cawthon faces a separate felony indictment for kidnapping Taney, still pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Henry Cawthon
Toney
C.I.C
Terilla Weion
Hugh M. Dorsey
Ku Klux Klan
East Point
Cawthan
Aseautt
Aod
Taney
De Valera to Probe Bomb Blast Himself
Dublin reports M P Famentio Valera personally taking charge of the investigation into a bombing blamed on the Irish Republican Army. Five detectives were injured, with masonry and shattered windows noted at the old Cantro Court yard in central Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Valera
Dublin
Fromtor Famentio Valera
Irish Republican Army
Inst
8Lre
Regular Dates Set For Montana Big Game Season
The Montana game commission announced the regular dates for the 1940 41 big game season with few changes. Gunners may hunt after deer on October 15, with early hunting in elk and doe cases permitted in select areas. Deer become legal in Ravalli county from January 20 to October 20, and other zones follow similar dates. Regulations also specify coyote and mountain goat rules, with statewide opening phases and prohibitions in Deer Lodge Chouteau Valley Golden counties.
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Acatoni
Montana
Afontana Ask and Game Commission
James A. Weaver
Raval
Flathead
Lewin
Clark
Missoula
Powell
Ravalli
Colntion
Deer Lodge
Chouteau
Valley
Golden
Montane Highway Board awards six contracts totaling 455 409
The Montana highway commission awarded six road and bridge contracts and maintenance totaling 455 409.26 with bids for one Miles City to Repadus road readvertised after rejection. Awards include Edens 10 935 20 for Reed Point Columbus roadside work and Haas 145 863 08 for Eureka Rexford Rondo drainage structures.
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Montane Highway
Miles City-Repadus
Powder River County
Commindtion
Reed Point- Columbus
Witt Hill
Stillwater
Charles W. Edens
Boseman
Eureka-Rexford-Rondo
Lincoln County
Frank J. Haas
Great Fall
Fascist Leader Sees War Spreading Worldwide
Rome April 25. A fascist leader told Italy's chamber of fasces and guilds that the war would spread until it becomes a worldwide struggle of nations against the world of hatreds. He criticized Great Britain and France as unfriendly powers and argued Italy should secure its Mediterranean position despite the English fleet. The speech, cited by Francesca Giunta, aimed to deter defections to the British French alliance and signal Italy’s readiness to enter the war if necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Chamber of Fasces
Great Britain
Anii
Mediterranean
Allied Detachments Forced to Retreat At Lillehammer
Allied detachments withdrew from Lillehammer in eastern Norway as German pressure from Oslo pressed southward toward the Gudbrandsdalen valley and the rail line to Oslo. In Britain, Commons members pressed for more defense funds as German advances continued after a two day retreat. The northern front remained quiet, while British and Norwegian forces faced a widening crisis in the Norwegian campaign.
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Lillehammer
London
Norway
Oslo
Britain
House of Commons
Norrie Front
Garman
Steinkjer
Trondhet
Rulard
Senate spending powers shift as river and harbor bill passes
Spending forces gain control in the senate with a 49 to 29 vote approving a river and harbor package of about 160 million dollars and a 26 million dollar increase for civilian conservation corps funding. The measure adds to federal labor and security well funds and signals ongoing conference talks to reconcile chamber differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wackington
Senate
Harbor Hill
Eivilian Conservation Corps
Myers and Harborr
Hawaii
House
Senate Commerce Committee
CCC
American Sea Captain Tells Story of German Capture of Trondheim
An American captain recounts the German capture of Trondheim during World War II. He describes German warships approaching quietly, landing troops, and disembarking near his vessel Marmacsen as it sheltered at the harbor. The eye witness details cover the dramatic early morning invasion and subsequent actions along the fjord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trondheim
Allied plane orders top 4000 as Allied troops scale procurement
Washington April 35 Great Britain and France have increased their orders for American war planes well beyond 4000. The Allied purchasing mission said contracts worth about 200,000,000 have been placed for aircraft and engines. Curtiss and Bell pursuit planes were shipped, with three types included.
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Wahington
Great Britain
France
Aloe
Offieiata
Allied
Curties
Bell
Tipighas Hambera
Ene Ginea
Norway Becomes Belligerent Under Neutrality Proclamations
In Warm Springs April 26 a presidential proclamation added Norway to the list of belligerents and another declared the United States will remain neutral. Norway must pay cash for war supplies and carry them away with non American vessels. Germany France and England already use cash and carry. A third proclamation barred Norwegian submarines from American ports and waters, with an executive order enforcing neutrality. The White House indicated the proclamations and regulations were signed, while state department would release the texts. The move also aims to protect Norwegian assets from German seizure.
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Warm Springs
Norway
United States
Germany
Roowe
France
England
Altes Superior
Nea
Denmark
White Mouse
Almirar
Tenmark
State Department
Bartler
Apioviern Voascin
Epter
Watern
Nealag
Attlan
Shaure
Hia
Tnt
Banda
Thyssen Break With Hitler Revealed in Memoir Letters
Inside Story of Thyssen and Hitler outlines Thyssen’s 1930s ties to the Nazi rise, his warning to power players, and the clash that led to his flight from Germany. Unpublished letters to Hitler surface, detailing fears of a looming regime and plans to safeguard wealth amid confiscations.
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Thyssen
Hitler
Willer
Steel Run
Coal King
War Party
Posashin Jittter
Vise
Finken
Grrinnala
Win Ligly
Attherio
Witler
Thg
Witers Barn
Hess
Ier
Germany
Himach
Nal
Craze Man Dies After Two Hour Siege in Iowa Apartment
Parington Iowa April 6 an apparently crazed man barricaded himself in a downtown apartment. Police say before two hours of standoff they attempted to serve an insanity warrant. Shots fired possibly by himself or by surrounding officers ended the incident. More than 1000 onlookers watched from nearby streets as the siege concluded without clear resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parington
Iowa
Sherif
Marty Hunt
Monty Eek
Tera
Poller
Red
Sweden Holds Attention of German Heads
Berlin dispatch cites Germany’s concern over Sweden's neutral yet pivotal role amid pressure from Berlin and Paris. Officials warn of potential retaliatory bombing if strikes continue while noting Sweden’s strategic but undefended status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Berlin
Anureen
France
Theo
Germany
Fritch
Highway Commission Granted Right of Way
Washington April 26. The house merchant committee approved a bill to authorize the interior secretary to grant the Montana state highway commission right of way across Boreman Mountain station and related properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Merchant Maring Committee
Tin Sterntary
Germans abandon Roros as forces retreat in Norway
Stockhole April 26. German troops abandoned Roros after a brief lightning offensive and dig in at Tolga fifteen miles south in Osterdalen valley. Swedish reports say a Kettist advance in Ot Gu Abrandmlalen valley threatens German positions, while Norwegian defenses reinforce Tron¢ham and Andalsnes. Luftwaffe raids across Norwegian mountains and fjords continued, with a German plane shot down near Andalanoy as the Northwestern Allied force disembarked.
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Roros
Tolga
Osterdalen
Rores
Ot Gu Abrandmlalen
Dagens Nyheler
Storan
Theron
Tandens
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Storen
Gerkapa
Asa Britteh
Natisos
Prendhemn
Norwering Telegraph Agency
Matanas Goering
Lotibere
Norway
Andalanoy
Trandhelm
Northern Pacific President Plans $1.15 Million Rail Upgrade
Spokane report shows N P Railway head E Denney announcing about $1,150,000 this year for track improvements on the Spokane division between Paradies Montana and Yakima Washington. He notes 35,000 tons of new rail to be laid on main line and lighter rail to upgrade about 60 miles of branches. Denney spoke during an inspection trip and cited favorable crop prospects in the Dakotas eastern Montana and eastern Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
E. Denney
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Ine
Spaskane
Paradies
Mont
Yakima
Denney
Dakotas
Montana
Washington
Eagles Birthday Celebration Draws Thousands Here
Thousands of Fraternal Order of Eagles members and guests gather at Circle Center to mark the 41st anniversary. Host Helene Marie nominates candidates for next year at a 7 o'clock meeting. Fred Kessler, charter member since April 23, 1599, attends. An 8 o'clock boxing tournament features teams from Rimini, Augusta, and other camps with trophies and keen competition as previous winners Rimini Loyalists and Angustans are noted.
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Aersea
Order of Eagles
Cirle Center
Helene Aarie
Nitinto
Fred Kessler
Joentderle
Ron Heitz
Telens
Kessler
AL Br
C.G.C. Campa
Nn Engies Gari
Cheater A. Lon
Rimini
Helena Erie
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Plane
Montanans, Inc
James H. Rowe
Butte
Rows
Ayers
Rowe
C. B. Anderson
Great Martn x
Herman Hendrickson
Great Falls
Montana Pilote’ Association
Afmart
Georgia
Commission
Highway Board
Tobacco River
W. P. Roscoe
Billings
Powder River
Mizpah Creek
Ctty-Brondux
D. M. Manning
Myaham
Honner-Orando
Birch and Sons
Flathead Lake
East Shore
Lake County
HN. Bates
Hamilton
Boceman
Stanchard Construction Company
Boremann
Wspsa
Natlrond
Lilehammer
Rval
Southerst
Dombas
Gudbrandedalen
Onlo
Taillehammer
NBA Telanhotod Wa
Cenora
Romhak Fjord
Sitavikta
Hadipphoio
Wilthing Metlaio
Marmacsen
Mack Gordly
Akipper
Trondialoe
Highway Commission
N. P
Fed Kassler
Engler Iudge
Helena
Kesatou
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