Allies Try Back Door Norway In Nordic Front
Allied plan shifts from frontal landings to enveloping forces in central Norway. French and British troops landed at Namsos and Andalsnes, moved inland over fjords and mountains toward Trondheim, and clashed with German units near Lillehammer. U S attaché casualty reported as bombing hit Dombas.
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War News Mix From Europe and Britain Across Several Fronts
The week reports ongoing Nordic and Baltic tensions with Britain claiming German warship losses while Germany cites Allied units sunk. Sweden fears air intrusions as troop movements and mapmaking concerns rise, and Romania eases Nazi wheat embargo. Other items note Yugoslav and Turkish crackdowns, Papago census aid, and a Kansas City tragedy where a husband dies saving a daughter.
Shenandoah Apple Festival and Canonization News
May events include Shenandoah Apple Festival in Winchester Virginia and Pope Pius canonizing two saints in Vatican City. Also noted are Rhode Island Independence Day on May 4 and the Kentucky Derby in Louisville.
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Memory Quiz: 1940 Nominee, Churchill, and Nazi Shows
April news quiz tests recall on 1940 presidential nominees Churchill status in British cabinet April primary favorites for Democrats and Republicans Nazis claim to show seized Polish state documents and the first king to capitulate to Hitler with scrambled cipher text.
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Poland
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In Short Canceled 1940 Olympic Games Finland
A roundup lists canceled 1940 Olympic games planned for Finland. Also noted are a May 12 Daughters of the American Revolution conference in Washington, a tax evasion admission by M. L. Annenberg, antitrust settlements with typographer and box makers, and arrests and deaths of notable figures listed.
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William K. Vanderbilt
New York Society
Thomas Beer
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Charles Sumner Tainter
George Nicoll Barnes
Britain
Joe Jacobs
Vladivostok trade blocks and Japan’s careful neutrality
The Vladivostok port is clogged with copper oil tin and rubber bound for Germany as Allied blockades loom. Japan seeks benevolent neutrality trading concessions while wary of Britain and France. Finland’s war year moves, Soviet stance, and rising Japanese migration to the Philippines shape regional shifts.
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Chiang Kaishek
Tientsin
Chiang
India
France
Wang Ching-wei
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London
Russia
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Netherlands
Names In The News Guffey Leads Democratic Primary Victory
The piece notes Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburgh winning the Democratic renomination with 100 percent for the New Deal after a Tuesday primary. It also mentions Jay Cooke as GOP opponent, Roosevelt’s presidential standing, and other named political figures and debates in Washington.
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Guffey
Thomas E. Dewey
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McNutt
Farley
Dewey
Ohio
Taft
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Landon
Cleveland
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Canada
White House
Invasion of Holland Could Merge World Wars, Forecasters Say
Analysts debate a Japan move on the Dutch Indies as Britain braces near home. The Indies boast 61 million people, key exports, and a mix of local governance under Dutch rule. Japan leads in market access with cheap labor and undercutting exports.
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Texas
United States
Java
Indies
Japan
India
Netherlands
British India
Bali
100th birthday quote from George Missley in Columbia Pa
Quotes George Missley of Columbia on turning 100 and Mrs D Roosevelt commenting on the foreign situation. The remarks reflect on longevity and public concern about world events.
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George Missley
Columbia
Mrs. D. Roosevelt
Fingal's Cave concert closes Albuquerque season
The Albuquerque Symphony plans a May 19 finale featuring Fingal's Cave with miners hats and a grotto setting in the old San Pedro gold mine. Acoustics are praised as perfect and temperatures cool by director Grace Thompson. The piece leads a diverse column of court and accident notes including Supreme Court defenses of free speech and a fatal derailment near Little Falls.
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Albuquerque Symphony Orchestra
San Pedro
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