Nazis Suffer Heavy Losses At Elverum
Stockholm reports late today that German forces suffered heavy losses at Elverum as Allied and Norwegian troops receive reinforcements in central Norway. Foreign dispatches describe Allied troop landings at Namsos Molde and Laerdal while German advances continue in eastern Norway.
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Stockholm
Elverum
Haakon VII
Sweden
Norway
Oslo
Levanger
Trondheim
Steinkjer
Namsos
Laerdal
Molde
Hamar
Authoriies
Trondheim Molde
Rauma
Sogne Fjord
Bergen
Hitler Observes 51st Birthday in Berlin Parade
Adolf Hitler turned 51 with a morning conference at the chancellery and a balcony salute to cheering Berliners. Field Marshal Goering Raeder and von Bratfitsch brought greetings as Dietrich promoted praise in the Nazi press.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hermann Wic Helm Goering
Germany
Erich Raeder
Walther von Bratchitsch
Army
Hitler
Goering
Dietrich Halls
Reich
Otto Dietrich
Volkischer Beobachter
The
Germans Claim British Transport Ship Sunk
German news agency DNB reported another British transport sunk in Norwegian waters. It said a large transport was hit by bombs of the heaviest caliber on April 19, with a fire observed before it sank, following earlier reports of a cruiser and two transports struck.
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Berlin
PDNB
DNB
Maybank Endorses South Carolina Prohibition Referendum
Governor Burnet Maybank announced he would sign the bill for a referendum on returning to prohibition in South Carolina. The measure aims to put the question to voters in Columbia.
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Maybank
South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Burnet Maybank
Hitler Commutes Norwegian Death Sentences
General von Falkenhorst announces the commuting of death sentences in Norway as praise for Hitler’s birthday. He warns resistance will be met with the full German sword and extends an invitation to Norwegians to accept German friendship and end hostilities.
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Oslo
Norway
von Falkenhorst
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Games Postponed Amid Rain and Cold Weather
Weather delays affect baseball matchups as rain and cold conditions postpone several games including New York at Brooklyn Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Boston and other NL and AL clashes with wet grounds.
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New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Naval figure Ernest Gaunt dies at 75 in London
Admiral Ernest Gaunt age 75 dies in London. He served as rear admiral in the first battle squadron and fought at the Battle of Jutland. His distinguished naval career spanned decades.
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London
Ernest Gaunt
Jutland
Train wreck on Mohawk Curve kills dozens in New York
The Lake Shore Limited derailed on a curve near Little Falls after midnight. At least 30 killed and 100 injured among 250 to 300 passengers as locomotives, tenders, and several cars were crushed. Names of the dead include engineer Jesse Earl and fireman J Y Smith. investigators suspect a rail failure at high speed.
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Little Falls
N. Y
New York-Chicago Lake Shore Limited
Mohawk Valley
New York Central Fast Express
Albany-Buffalo
Jesse Earl
Albany
J. Y. Smith
Schenectady
Charles H. Grasskoff
Toledo
Ohio
Arthur G. Hall
Earlville
Kasler White
Porter
New York City
William P. King
Harold Rothman
Sioux City
L. Berg
C. L. Glyslinch
Grant Boulevard
Syracuse
George Robinson
C. J. Blanchard
Utica
New York Central
Train derailed by landslide near Campbellsville
Twenty five passengers on a southbound Louisville and Nashville train were shaken up when the engine and first three cars were derailed by a landslide in a cut near Campbellsville Kentucky. Engineer George Reiter and Fireman John Stiremann were slightly injured.
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Campbellsburg
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Here
George Reiter
John Stiremann
French Land in Norway to Join British Forces
French troops landed at several points in Norway to reinforce British and Norwegian units facing the German invasion. A French expeditionary force reportedly took part in engagements with initial estimates placing the landing at around 20 000 troops. Western Front activity included patrol clashes, shelling of villages, and air operations as both sides pressed in good weather. The Orzel sinking off Kristiansand was attributed to Polish submarine cooperation with the Allied navy.
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Paris
France
Norway
Moselle
Orzel
Rio de Janeiro
Kristiansand
High Command
London Arms Factory Blast Kills Five in North London
A munitions factory explosion in North London at 8 15 am killed five men and left several severely injured. Ambulances and relatives gathered as plate glass shattered up to a mile away. A court of inquiry was opened and production planned to resume promptly.
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London
Ministry of Supply
Aged French Nobleman Dies at 102 in Paris
Viscount Blin de Bourdon, last survivor of the 1871 National Assembly and Franco Prussian War veteran, died in Paris today at age 102. He served as a captain during the war.
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Paris
Viscount Blin de Bourdon
National Assembly
Prospector Worthy Heir To Daughter’s Estate In New York
An elderly prospector, John F. Mulhall, 89, of San Antonio, wins a legal right to share in the $400,000 estate of his late daughter Isabel McHie. Surrogate James A. Foley rules Mulhall is the former husband of Mrs. Susan J. Mulhall, and father to Isabel, despite Isabel’s codicil claiming any would-be father is an imposter. The case rests on marriage and birth certificates and is supported by Mulhall’s sister Mrs. Mary Haskell of Denver.
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New York
John F. Mulhall
San Antonio
Tex
James A. Foley
Mulhall
Susan J. Mulhall
Isabel McHie
Texas
Mexico
Mary Haskell
Denver
Colo
Swiss Spy Ring Busted In Swiss Army Counterespionage
Berne April 20 Arrests in a spy plot connected to Lieut. Col. Hans Treub of the Swiss War Ministry reported by army counterespionage. Treub confessed spying for a foreign power and was linked to two accomplices. Also in Soleure Canton three Communists were arrested for propaganda and Geneva University German student programs suspended.
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Berne
Swiss High Command
Swiss War Ministry
Germany
Hans Treub
Switzerland
Treub
Soleure
Geneva University
Moore Reappointed Chairman of State Alcohol Board
Governor Hoey reappoints Cutlar Moore as chairman of the State Board of Alcoholic Control. Moore has led the agency since its 1987 organization, with a new term through April 23, 1943. He is a Pender County native who previously worked in life insurance in Lumberton.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Cutlar Moore
State Board of Alcoholic Control
Moore
Pender County
Lumberton
British and French troops push in Norway
London reports Allied forces with French troops have occupied key vantage points in Norway as operations proceed under plan. British and French divisions landed on the West coast with heavy equipment and troops, with no lives lost so far. A Soviet trade talk may resume as Britain signals willingness to discuss new agreement.
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War Office
Norway
The
Press Association
Britain
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Reich Wins Romanian Concessions in Wartime Pact
Berlin signs amended five year trade treaty with Bucharest after Germany agrees to massive munitions and fighter plane deliveries. The deal extends terms to Bohemia Moravia and Poland, preserves wheat contracts, and includes a gentlemen's agreement for 100 Messerschmidt planes.
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Robert ST. John
Bucharest
Germany
Rumania
Bohemia - Moravia
Poland
Reich
Karl Clodius
Skoda
Czecho- Slovakia
Messerschmidt
Floods Sweep Ohio Communities Isolating Towns
Ohio flood conditions worsen as the Hocking Valley flood peak causes widespread evacuation. Marietta Athens Logan and surrounding areas become isolated. a boy drowns in swollen tributaries. More rain forecast with four inches already fallen and floodwaters threatening Pomeroy and Newark.
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Cincinnati, CO
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Marietta
Athens
Logan
Gordon Hotel
Glouster
Nelsonville
Morrow
Lebanon
Newark
Licking River
Pomeroy
Pomeroy, C
Dutch Shoot Down German Warplane Near Limburg
A German warplane was shot down over southern Limburg in the Netherlands today after anti-aircraft fire. Five crew members were interned, one wounded, with the crash near Bunde, six miles north of Maastricht. Earlier three German planes attacked two presumed British aircraft near Siebengewald.
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Amsterdam
Limburg
Holland
Netherlands
Bunde
Maastricht
Belgium
Germany
Siebengewald
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P. S. Toney
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Henry Cauthon
Atlanta
Toney
Night Riders
Nygaarsvold
Ring of Spies
Norwegian
Somelmcee Coon
Czecho-Slovakia
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