London Reports Withdrawals In Big Fight Near Dombas
London reports German forces supported by artillery and aircraft have forced Allied troops to withdraw near Dombas a key railway junction 110 miles southwest of Trondheim. The War Ministry noted fresh reversals after British losses at Steinkjer and Lillehammer, while RAF planes claimed eight enemy aircraft downed and nine damaged in Norway.
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London
Dombas
Norway
War Ministry
Steinkjer
Lillehammer
Germany
Trondheim
Oslo
Gudbrandsdal
Andalsnes
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Bn. A
Denmark
Oslo Fjord
DNB
Ark of Juneau Sails to Alaska Then Grounded Off Seattle
Paul Satko of Tacoma built a home made ark with his wife and seven children to escape economic troubles and homestead in Alaska. The craft ran aground off Seattle after leaving port. Police deemed the vessel unsafe and jailed Satko, taking custody of the children. The Satko family pictured from their home.
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Paul Satko
Tacoma
Wash
Juneau
Alaska
Seattle
Satko
Satkos
British And Reich Bombers In Minor Fights, Anti-Air Curbs
Reports reach that Allied and Norwegian forces near Trondheim inflicted losses on German advance units pushing from Storen toward Boros. German infantry retreated to Oster dalen as artillery engaged. British fighter planes clashed with German bombers near the Swedish frontier.
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Stockholm
Trondheim
Boros
Glomma
Storen
Osterdalen
Roros
Veto of Civil War Pension Hike Stands
The House failed to override President Roosevelt's veto on a bill raising pensions for Civil War widows. The vote was 217 to 143, not reaching the two thirds needed. The measure would raise widow pensions to as high as 50 dollars monthly for some, with other adjustments for eligibility.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Spain
Durdmc
Pay Hour Aid for South Hailed at Convention
Ian K. P. Lewis president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association urged changes in the wage hour act to protect Southern industry during the group’s 4th annual convention in White Sulphur Springs. Robert M. Hanes Wachovia Bank leader and American Bankers Association head called for cooperative business action and public minded policies to meet regional needs.
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White Sulphur Springs
Ian K. P. Lewis
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Lewis
Durham
Hanes
Robert M. Hanes
American Bankers Association
Lewin
Winston-Salem Nci
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Bundy Renominated For Postmaster At Jamestown
President Roosevelt asked the Senate to confirm James H. Mackenzie as postmaster at Salisbury North Carolina. The listing also includes Jamestown officials Carl V Bundy Leaington Woodrow McKay Mara Hill Fred H Holcombe Saluda Charles C Cooper Spencer William H Shannon with no final action noted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
James H. MacKenzie
Salisburg
N.S
North Carolina
Jamestown
Carl V. Bundy
Leaington
Woodrow McKay
Mara Hill
Fred H. Holcombe
Saluda
Charles C. Cooper
Spencer
William H. Shannon
Germans Unleash Vicious Air Drive in Norway
Berlin reports German air force pounding Allied positions in Norway as ground columns push forward. DNB said German planes supported ground troops, destroying vehicles and forcing enemy troops to flee into forests. Allied losses included ships, tanks, and several aircraft on both sides amid wide air battles.
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Berlin
Germany
Norway
DNB
Klan Defendants Waive Hearing in Local Case
Seven Ku Klux Klan members charged with night riding waived preliminary hearing today and their case was sent to the county grand jury. Magistrate Harold Dean would have presided. Imperial Klan Wizard James A. Colescot of Atlanta and Ben E. Adams of Columbia attended.
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Anderson
D. C
Ku Klux Klan
Harold Dean
James A. Colescot
Atlanta
Ben E. Adams
Columbia
Famed English Journalist Reported Killed in Norway
Stockholm dispatch reports Norwegian refugees claiming Peter Fleming, noted English journalist author and explorer aged 32, was killed in an air raid in Norway. The report lacks independent confirmation.
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Norway
Stockholm
Nya Daylight Allehanda Today
Peter Fleming
Fleming
Games Postponed Detroit at St Louis in Rain
A Major League Baseball game between Detroit and St Louis was postponed due to rain. Both clubs await a rescheduled date as forecast calls for lingering showers.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Mother sits down to demand justice at Missouri school
Mrs Gladys G Lowe sits in the superintendent's office at Highlandville vowing to stay until school is out or she gets justice for her son Phillip Lowe whose nose was mashed in a March fight at the consolidated school. She claims a school board member's son was the aggressor and says the prosecutor found no charges.
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Highlandville
Mra
Gladys G. Lowe
Httle
Labor Board Adviser accused of urging sabotage, witness claims
Mapes Davidson testified before the Smith committee that labor board economist David Saposs urged trial examiners to sabotage justice by building a full background record on employers in cases with no direct evidence of worker domination. Davidson said Saposs spoke of welfare work as indicating anti union sentiment. The hearing resumed after a two month break.
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Washington
David Saposs
Labor Board
Smith Committee
Davidson
Saposs
Sapoas
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Belgian Cabinet Stays In Office After Crisis Talks
Brussels April 26. Premier Hubert Pierlot’s cabinet agreed to remain in office at the King’s request after presenting resignation. The king and Paul Hymans urged unity as frontier tensions and a domestic education dispute weighed on the coalition of Catholics, Liberals and Socialists.
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Brussels
Hubert Pierlot
Leopold
Pierlot
Paul Hymans
Liberal Party
Pierrot
Gun Fight Ends With Death By Own Action
In Burlington Indiana a deranged gunman Henry Reed 36 unemployed killed himself after two hours of gunfire while police tried to serve an insanity warrant. Sheriff Harry Hunt said shots from shotgun machine guns and revolvers wounded at least a dozen spectators. all expected to recover as the siege ended with the gunman dying in his second floor room.
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Burlington
Harry Hunt
Henry Reed
Rveh
French Alarmed Again Over Sailing Of Nazis
Paris reports from April 26 state the French War Ministry confirms several German troop ships departed Baltic ports amid fears of an invasion of Sweden. Officials note ships may head to Norway or Sweden and report German transports near Sweden, with British and French fleets patrolling the Skagerrak and a tight blockade in place.
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Nazis
Baltic
Sweden
Paris
French War Ministry
Norway
Skagerrak
Baltic Sea
North Sea
Skaggerak
War Office
Italians Discuss Italy's Possible Entry Into War
In Rome April 26 the Chamber of Fasces and Guilds debated Italy joining the European war. Guido Buffarini Guidi said no one can guarantee how long peace can last amid Europe in arms while Mussolini listened and then left the chamber.
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Rome
Italy
Fasces and Guilds
Mussolini
I Duce
Guido Buffarini-Guidi
Interior
Europe
Grand Jury Indicts Western Union in Race News Case
A Federal grand jury indicted the Western Union Telegraph Company and 18 individuals on three counts for conspiracy to violate federal laws by disseminating horse race news. The charges cover interstate race news, a lottery operation, and radio usage, tied to the Nationwide News Service fallout involving M. L. Annenberg.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
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Narvik
Tynset
Ringeda
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Valle
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