Germans Smash Across Norway and Break Link to Oslo
German mid Norway forces forged a land link between Oslo and Trondheim and captured Dombas, 80 miles south of Storen, as Allied troops landed at Andalsnes and pressed east toward Dombas. Hitler praised the campaign for saving Trondheim from a pincers move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Oslo
Trondheim
Lynn Heinzerlingerlin
Mid- Norway
High Command
Dombas
Storen
Andalsnes
Adolf Hitler
Namsos
Tynset
Ulfsberg
Otta
Nazis Slip By Allied Guards On Steinkjer Front Norway
German troops use disguises and ruses to breach Norwegian lines as Alpine troops ski into action on the Steinkjer front. Allied officers report 360 German flyers interned in the region and describe patrols, forested terrain, and a grim wartime note about fox pelts as a home token.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnar Knutsson
Steinkjer Front
Norway
Sale Of Bonds To Save City Nearly Million
B J Van Inges and Company of New York bid the lower rate on 3 930 000 in High Point refunding bonds opened by the State Local Government Commission in Raleigh The average price was 3 725 percent yielding substantial interest savings for the city The sale approved by the commission promises about 1 million in interest savings vs existing rates The bonds cover school municipal building street and sewer refunding with detailed maturities and coupons as described by the offering group and local bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. van Inges and Company and Associates of
New York
Raleigh
E. M. Knox
B. J. van Inges
H. N. Williard
High Port Savings and Trust Company
W. C. Idol
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
High Point
van Inges
Blair and Company, Inc
Stranahan, Harris and Company, Inc
Toledo
John Nuveen and Company
Chicago
E. H. Rollins and Sons, Inc
A. C. Allyn and Company, Inc
British Admiralty reports submarine losses in war update
The British Admiralty said two submarines, Tarpon and Sterlet, are overdue and presumed lost. Trawlers Bradman and Cape Siretoko were sunk by bombs with no crew deaths reported. Tarpon was 1 095 tons with 53 crew. Sterlet 678 tons with 40.
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London
British Admiralty
Sterlet
Tarpon
Bradman
Secretary of the Admiralty
G. H.S. Howard R.N
A. A. F. Talbot
R. N
Cape Siretoko
A. N. Blundell
British Fronts Meet Stiffest Reversals
British fronts suffer setbacks on land sea and in diplomacy as German forces seize Stor en railway junction near Trondheim. Submarine losses rise to seven with 188 dead, plus two trawlers sunk but no deaths reported. Trade talks with Russia snag over exports to Germany.
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London
Storen
Trondheim
Norway
Admiralty
Britain
Bradman
Cape Shretoko
Russia
Germany
Ronald H. Cross
Cross
United States
Vladivostok
Pacific
American Chamber of Commerce
America
Royal Air Force
Norwegian
Fornebu
War Office
Dombat
Oslo- Trondheim
Berlin
Oslo
Storne
Dombas
Worker Dies as Lexington Chair Plant Burns
Flames erupted at the Lexington Chair Company finishing plant in Lexington, killing Dallas Hunter 60 on the second floor. Firefighters battled the blaze with a southerly wind aiding efforts while insurance covered the structure. Hunter was survived by his widow and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Lexington
Lexington Chair Company
Dallas Hunter
Hunter
Baxter Hunter
High Point
Millard Hunter
Greensboro
Southern Railway
O. Burke
Lexington Fire Department
New Deal Efforts To Reconcile Lewis With Roosevelt
Washington April 30. New Dealers seek to coax John L. Lewis back into the fold. Campaign chatter at luncheons says Lewis might reconcile if the President extends a hand. Opinions vary on whether the President will be welcomed with trust after past friction and the 1937 steel strike. Labor ranks remain broadly supportive of Roosevelt as peace moves between CIO and AFL gain attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt
CIO
AFL
Man scales 700-foot trylon at World’s Fair stunt
Roy Host, 36, of Manhattan, sneaked into the Flushing grounds and climbed the 700-foot trylon to stage a parachute jump. A dummy parachute landed in a pool. the climber was pulled to safety and arrested for disorderly conduct after more than an hour of suspense as officials denied prior knowledge of the stunt.
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New York
Roy Host
Manhattan
Flushing
Fair Grounds
Ford Motor Co. Found Guilty of Wagner Act Violations in St Louis
The NLRB ruled Ford Motor Company violated the Wagner Act at its St Louis plant. It ordered reinstatement with back pay for four workers and bargaining with CIO United Auto Workers. The board also disestablished the Liberty Legion division and found interference in union activity.
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Washington
Labor Board
Ford Motor Company
St. Louis
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Liberty Legion of America, Inc
Liberty Legion
Ford Company
CIO Auto Workers Union
NLRB
Auto Workers Union
Ford
ACT
Congress
Casualties Reported After Chungking Raid
Early morning air raid near Chungking caused estimated casualties under 50. The suburb Aishi, 21 miles southwest of the capital, was struck by more than 56 bombs. Chungking itself remained un-attacked.
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Chungking
Aishi
Italy Declares Non Neutral in War Alliance With Germany
Rome reports In Giornale d Italia argues Italy is not neutral and is allied with Germany defending its own interests. It criticizes Australian Prime Minister Menzies for labeling Italy neutral and recalls Garibaldi’s defeat of a French expedition.
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Germany
West Wall
Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Italy
Menzies
Sydney
Il Giornale
Australia
Garibaldi
Weilchel Pleads Total Innocence In Job-Scam Trial
In Gainesville Georgia April 30 government lawyers focus on foundation evidence in the Federal Court trial of Rep. B Frank Weichel accused of selling letter carrier and postmaster jobs in rural North Georgia. Postal Inspector M H Ackerman testified that Weichel said he collected 3200 in campaign contributions from people helped to obtain government positions. Weichel, 44, denies the charges and offered to show his records. Also on trial is Pickens County Commissioner H Grady Jones, alleged to act as go-between in the payments. both pleaded innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
B. Frank Weichel
D-Go
North
Georgia
M. H. Ackerman
Atlanta
Welcher
Judge Wilkerson Overrules Demurrers in Lottery Case
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson overruled defense demurrers to two indictments charging M. L. Annenberg and others with violation of federal lottery laws. Aides said the ruling is a real victory for the government and will require the defendants to stand trial.
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Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
M.L. Annenberg
United States
William J. Campbell
Wilkerson
British Anti Aircraft Activities Surprise Germans With Resistance
J Norman Lodge reports from Formomoss near Namsos Norway how German air raids dwindled by 80 percent as British and French anti aircraft batteries knocked bombers from the sky. The town suffered extensive destruction with cratered squares and charred ruins while Norwegian residents stayed put amid the aerial conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norman Lodge
Associated Press
Narvik
Namsos
Norway
Formofoss
Germany
Namosos
Hungary Warns Slovakia Over Minority Rights
Hungary declares it will act to defend Hungarian minority rights in Slovakia if abuses continue. Foreign Minister Istvan Csaky cautions Slovakia against hiding behind German guarantees, urging rapid remedy and warning Hungary has reached the limit of patience.
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Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
Germany
Istvan Csaky
Csaky
Hungaria
Hugary
Geza Szulo
Szullo
Danube Trade Disrupted by Withdrawal of More Boats
The Allied campaign to cripple Germanys Danube trade advanced as French owned barges left the river en route to Istanbul. Other Allied controlled craft were concentrated at Silina Romania ready to depart at a moments notice. More than 300 barges and tugs leased or purchased by Allied events during the Winter took them from Nazi service and sent to Istanbul in recent weeks.
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Bucharest
Germany
Danube
Istand
Alli
S&s
Lina
Romania
Istanbul
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Sia
Ieee Ne
Dino Alfieri
Bernardo Attolico
Alfieri
Vatican
Whitsunday
New Deal
Trylon
Weilchel
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