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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1940
Page
1
Berlin dispatches report authorized German sources alleging a British plan to render the Danube impassable by blowing the river and bridges with dynamite. The scheme reportedly involved about six barges with explosives to disrupt river traffic and extend the war into southeastern Europe.
Romanian authorities confirm seizure of British loaded dynamite near Giurgiu on the Danube. Officials deny reports Britain planned to close the Danube to block German supplies and say the dynamite was shipped to Romania for use against British and French river vessels in case of a Balkan invasion.
The Nazis claimed Romanian police arrested suspects before they could act on a plan to seize a barge fleet at Giurgiu south of Bucharest. They described the chief plotter as an English vice consul in Bucharest, alleging he ran British Secret Service in Romania. They tied the Danube plot to Norwegian water mining as warnings to neutrals amid ongoing war.
The German freighter Ankara arrived safely at Trieste with 5,000 tons of bauxite from Yugoslavia on a test voyage through Yugoslav and Italian waters aimed at opening a blockade breaking route for war supplies. No British warships were sighted as the Ankara proceeded from Dubrovnik to Trieste, where cargo could be transshipped to Germany.
Lieut. Gov. John Stelle, opposing Gov. Horner, proclaims himself acting governor and calls a special session as Horner scheduled one for April 30. In Washington Rep. Clyde H. Smith of Maine dies at 63 after a battle with coronary thrombosis, wife urged to succeed him. The focus shifts to Roosevelt's third term bid and Illinois presidential voting.
The Ministry of Food announced that starting tomorrow pork would be removed temporarily from the list of rationed meats in London. The move appears part of ongoing adjustments to meat supplies and rationing rules.
The Greek steamer Okeania of 4843 tons was sunk today, apparently by a mine. One crew member is missing, while five survivors were injured and landed at a southeastern British port.
Oslo reports Norway condemns Allied mine laying in its territorial waters as a grave breach of sovereignty and neutrality. Foreign Minister Koht demands immediate removal of mines and cessation of foreign warship patrols.
Allied warships laid minefields at three points off Norway to force German coastal shipping out of territorial waters. Norwegian parliament weighs protest as Britain and France notify Norway of the operation aimed at choking German iron ore lifelines.
The House issued contempt citations against Thomas F. P. O'Dea and Philip Frankfeld of Boston and Albert Blumberg of Baltimore for failing to answer Dies Committee questions.
British anti aircraft and fighters scrambled as air raid sirens sounded over the Shetland Islands. The alert lasted one hour and 28 minutes as planes believed to be German were sighted nearby.
Stockholm dispatch says Swedish government met to study the impact of Allied mine-laying in Norwegian territorial waters.
Amite Louisiana suffered three deaths and 25 serious injuries as a tornado wrecked the town. Barataria near the Bayou was hit by another twister, killing at least three and leaving one missing. Damage in Amite included 55 homes destroyed and 700 homeless.
Isabelle Messmer, under sentence for the slaying of Buford Armstrong, escaped last night from the Ector County jail in Odessa. She forced a cell door with metal from her cot, broke a corridor window, and crawled to the ground from the third floor. She had just been denied a new trial.
At least 150 Germans and 80 horses perished when a British submarine torpedoed the German steamer Rio de Janeiro four miles off the Norwegian coast. More than 300 Germans were aboard. bodies washed ashore at Lillesand as survivors were rescued by nearby fishing boats.
Oslo April 8 Fighting between British and German ships in the North Sea left at least nine seamen dead and several vessels sunk or damaged. Norwegian schooners carried victims and survivors to port as reports of clashes varied. One account said a British vessel and a German submarine were sunk. another said a British submarine torpedoed a German ship. Planes were seen and explosions heard along Norway's southeast coast. schooners reached Lillesand with dead and wounded, while Kreta reported submarine attack off Faerder.
Mayor Tom Cooper of Wilmington, a candidate for governor, started his campaign with a large color sound truck. He plans to spend the first week in the eastern part of the state, campaigning across diverse communities.
George Jessel, 42, and Lois Andrews, 16, announced plans to marry in Detroit this week. He cited age and parental objections as details to be resolved before his engagement ends.
Ernest Joe Butler, 15, of Fort Worth, shot and killed Mrs. Clifton Beck, 20, after she refused his advances and threatened to tell her husband. He admitted pursuing her, then shot her in the back. Authorities describe a confrontation with Beck, the husband, and bystanders as they pursued the suspect.
The Supreme Court refused to review a National Labor Board order directing Republic Steel to reinstate 5,000 or more Ohio workers from the 1927 I steel strike. The order remains in effect, with 40 plants excluded, and the cost to Republic Steel awaiting further determination. Bridges wins a minor victory over contempt, seeking review of his Los Angeles case conviction.
In Harlan Kentucky on April 8 about 1300 miners at the Harlan Wallins Company mines and two affiliated workings refused to report for work citing a dispute over the loading of dirty coal. The walkout followed the stoppage of 69 miners Friday for allegedly cussing and charges of loading coal improperly. George Titler CIO district secretary treasurer said the action began after the dispute.
Eastern Air Lines will inaugurate a new mail service at Greensboro High Point Airport starting May 1. A southbound plane leaves at 3 p.m. for New Orleans arriving 8:10 p.m. A northbound flight departs at 5:40 p.m. for New York arriving 9:30 p.m.
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