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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
1
London reports the Air Ministry says two Nazi bombers were shot down by RAF off the Firth of Forth near Rosyth before 1 P M. The raids indicate resumed coastal attacks on Britain as German planes fly over Allied capitals.
London reports Wahehe captured after attempting to run the blockade from Spain to Germany. The week ends with British and neutral shipping losses at a wartime low, with several ships sunk or damaged by submarines.
Reports from Norway say British and French warships sank two German vessels off the Arctic coast near Petsamo in Finland. Details are sparse with weather delaying further information and no confirmation on whether targets were warships or merchantmen.
The Times reports actor Marshall and actress Best left Hollywood for Las Vegas to wed. The newspaper had earlier claimed they were already married, but confirmation failed. Marshall had married Best in Jersey City in 1928, divorced from Best in 1934, and later wed Nat Wolff the same day.
Six Parisians were wounded by an anti aircraft shell as German planes scouted Paris ahead of massed squadrons that flew over the capital. The first air raid alarm of the year sounded from 4 31 am to 5 28 am as observers revealed a larger German force. Leon Manach, 39, had his right leg amputated after hospitalization.
Sumner Welles, Roosevelt's Europe envoy, starts discussions with belligerent power ambassadors in Rome. He meets Britain's Sir Percy Loraine at the U S embassy and곁 French ambassador Andre François at the Phillips residence ahead of a luncheon with both envoys.
London Feb 27 Two of Britain’s largest battleships the Barham and Nelson are under repair in naval yards after enemy damage. Churchill told the House of Commons that five new battleships would join the fleet soon and German efforts to break the sea stranglehold would intensify. The Barham was torpedoed in September and the Nelson hit by a magnetic mine in December.
Eleven people died when a Scadia Line bi motor passenger plane crashed near Bucaramanga after takeoff for Cucuta. Captain Alberto Fernandez, with half a million kilometers of flight behind him, piloted the aircraft. An American family aboard was among the victims, including a United States citizen.
Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt special envoy, met Pope Pius XII in Vatican City and handed him a letter urging a more permanent peace based on freedom and the protection of all nations. The exchange framed Taylor as a channel between the U.S. president and the Vatican, highlighting humanitarian refugee relief efforts.
In Washington the House faced a vote on a 20 million dollar Finnish loan with debate over an 80 million dollar bank capital increase. Rep Fish argued the extra funds would empower lending to other nations and risk U.S. foreign policy, while supporters said the increase would expand exports and commerce globally. Senate recess followed as Secretary Wallace testified on the reciprocal trade program approved by the House.
Governor Hoey sent extradition papers to the District of Columbia seeking the surrender of William Dudley Pelley to Buncombe County officers. The notice states Pelley is in custody in Washington and a hearing on his objection is set for March 12. He faces charges of felony judgment and conviction plus suspended sentence violations.
Finns acknowledged surrender of the strategic Koivisto Islands off Koivisto town. The islands harbor coastal batteries guarding the western end of the Mannerheim Line. Russians advanced inland to Kaislahti, seven and a half miles from Viipuri.
Three secret agreements reported in Bucharest show France will supply Romania with large quantities of warplanes machine guns and armaments. Britain reportedly has sent 60 Spitfires and Bristol Blenheim bombers to Romania as part of a broader balance of exports to curb German influence. Reports accompany Romanian assurances Germany would not be favored in Romanian oil exports. Italian negotiators began talks that could widen a Balkan economic contest with Germany as observers question motives.
Finnish high command reports all day Russian assault from Arctic to Gulf of Finland. Finnish troops withdraw to new positions at Nautsi near the Norwegian border and defend Viipuri area as Russians push across Bay of Viipuri and target Koivisto. Air force gains long range bombing capability while countering enemy bases behind lines.
Berlin dispatch notes informed German circles expect Adolf Hitler to reject any peace plan when he meets Sumner Welles. Reich aims for continental hegemony and restitution of lost colonies while signaling no change to Roosevelt during his European fact finding.
Leon D. Wofford of Washington DC, labor advisor for Region V of the U S Housing Authority, arrived to assist mediation in a strike by the Building Trades Council at the Fairview Homes Negro slum clearance project of the Charlotte Housing Authority. Fifteen of 139 workers quit yesterday.
In Parliament Sir Andrew Rae Duncan stated there has been no resumption of American tobacco purchases by Britain. The government has not agreed to any re-entry into the U S leaf market, as Britain continues buying from nonbelligerent Turkey amid high consumption and foreign exchange concerns.
In Zagreb 30 Croat separatist leaders were arrested and charged with plotting to break up Yugoslavia. Police identified followers of Dr. Anton Pavelich as planners of riots and bombs after explosions in the city amid tensions with the Serbs.
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