Sweden Protests as Nazi Planes Fly Over Neutral Territory
Stockholm protests Berlin after German warplanes intruded over Swedish soil amid a widening Norway-Norway border conflict. Sweden orders blackout of major cities as three planes are shot down and several others fly over Karstad Opperhaven Oscarshamn Marienstad Trollhatten Bodkerkjo dag Vennesborg.
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Sweden
Norway
Stockholm
Berlin
Trondheim
Oslo
Verdalser
Kmiverum
Karstad
Opperhaven
Oscarshamd
Marienstad
Lake Nenean
Submarines Return after Sink Karlsruhe and Five Transports
London reports submarines Truant Sea Lion and Triton returned to home waters after destroying the German cruiser Karlsruhe and five Nazi transports. The Triton sank two transports and contributed to others, while the Sea Lion sank a 3,000 ton transport. Karlsruhe crew and Sea Lion crew details are noted with combat aftermath.
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London
Skagerrak Ninefields
Karlsruhe
Sea Lion
RAF Fighters Repel Two Planes Over Shetland Coast
London dispatch reports Royal Air Force fighters intercepted two aircraft sighted off the Shetland coast. No bombs were dropped and the threat was neutralized.
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London
Royal Air Force
Shetland
Baseball: McGee and Padgett overpower Reds in 9th
In a National League game, St. Louis vs Cincinnati ends with a 2 to 1 final as McGee and Padgett drive in the runs while Walters and Lombardi handle the late innings. The Reds tally three in the eighth but fall short.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
McGee
Padgett
Walters
Lombardi
Terrific Car Smash Claims 11 Youths Near Slayton
A head on collision near Slayton Minnesota on Sunday killed 11 youths and injured two others. Seven died instantly and one body was thrown 60 feet from the wreck. Cecil Jensen 17 and Elmer Meyers were hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Slayton
Minn
A.P
Cecil Jensen
Elmer Meyers
Floods engulf Alberta towns as thaw and rains flood creeks
Sudden thaw and weekend rains drove 160 people from homes across three Alberta points. Turnip Lake overflowed north Edmonton, Athabasca river ice jam flooded Whitecourt lands, and Michichi creek burst, forcing evacuations and livestock losses while several communities braced for rising waters. Police and volunteers aided victims as flooding persisted into Sunday.
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Elmonton
Alberta
Edmonton
Tarnip Lake
Whitecourt
Athabasca
North
Borden Hart
Nelson Lyons
Hart
Drumheller
Fred Lagford
Rain Soaks Medicine Hat Delaying Seeding Operations
Heavy weekend rainfall across southeastern Alberta delayed seeding as Medicine Hat recorded .97 inches on Saturday and .10 on Sunday totaling 1.07 inches. The Medicine Hat Calgary highway turned to mud while the Hat division saw 12 to 14 hours of moisture and Tompkins reported 1.45 inches.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Calgary
Hat
Tompkins
Calgary Storm Wrecks Power Lines Delays Farm Work
A severe spring blizzard blanketed Calgary and outlying areas causing widespread power and communications outages. Dozens of towns faced darkness as emergency crews worked on main line breaks north to Airdrie and east toward Strathmore. The storm delayed seeding and spring farming while roads drifted and many routes became impassable.
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Calgary
Wags
CFCN
Calgary Power Company
Strathmore
Rockyford
CFAC
Forest Lawn Mutual Telephone Company
Airdrie
Namaka
Standard
Rosebud
Langdon
Chancellor
Rosedale
Tudor
Raintree
Ardenade
Lyalla
Cheadle
Dalroy
Kathryn
Nightviewle
Simon’s Valley
Forest Lawn Telephone Company
Edmonton
United States
Olds
Drumheller
Medicine Hat
Macleod Trail
Banff Trail
Macleod
Banff
Nanton
Mussolini Signals Labor and Arms Amid War Developments
In a two sentence address from Palazzo Venezia on Rome’s Labor Day, Mussolini urged labor and arms as Italy faces ongoing war developments. Telegrafo editor Ansaldo warned victory nations will seek global dominance and urged Italy to remain armed and engaged.
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Rome
A.P
Mussolini
Italy
A . Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
Alps
Giovanni Ansaldo
Telegrafo of
Leghorn
Galeazzo Ciano
U S Attache Killed by Bombing in Norway
Captain Robert M. Losey assistant United States military attaché at Stockholm was killed in a German bombing raid at Dombas Norway. He was the first U.S. citizen killed on land since the war began while aiding in removing Americans from the war zone. Cloudy with rain and a high near 51.
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Washington
State Department
Robert M. Losey
United States
Stockholm
Sweden
Dombas
Norway
Losey
U.S
Snowbound highways and deep drifts across districts
Snow depths along routes near Calgary and Banff trapped cars and created 40 mile slowdowns. Drivers were stranded while families stayed with nearby farmers as drifts blocked curves between Calgary and Cochrane. Depths ranged from five to eighteen inches with towns reporting varying levels.
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Airdrie
Strathmore
Brooks
Two Campbells Die In Barrie Island House Fire
Fire swept a frame home on Barrie Island near Gore Bay Ontario destroying the residence. Ella Campbell 14 and her sister Louise 5 perished after being trapped on a second floor bedroom. Parents William and Mrs Campbell watched from the ground as the girls attempted to escape through a second-floor window.
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Gore Bay
Ont
Barrie Island
Manitouline Island
Ella Campbell
Louise
William Campbell
Two Canadian Airmen Die In Auto Crash Near Sydney
At a level crossing three miles from Sydney Nova Scotia a Canadian National Railways freight train struck an automobile killing Corporal Hugh Powers 23 and Corporal Cecil Hare 32 both natives of Ottawa. Aircraftsman Thomas McLean 20 Ottawa and Harold Musgrave 23 North Sydney were seriously injured. A blinding snowstorm was blamed for the crash.
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Sydney
N.S
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Hugh Powers
Cecil Hare
Thomas McLean
Harold Musgrave
North Sydney
Barnes Dies at 81 Former WWI Cabinet Member and Versailles Signer
George Nicoll Barnes 81 longtime political figure and signer of the Treaty of Versailles died today in London. A member of David Lloyd George's Great War cabinet in 1917 and founder of the British Labour party, Barnes played a key role in postwar policy.
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Barnes
London
George Nicoll Barnes
David Lloyd George
Labor Party
Mackenzie King Visits Roosevelt During U.S. Trip
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King left Norfolk after visiting Virginia Beach for a vacation. He planned a stop in Richmond on Wednesday to meet John D Rockefeller Jr. and then proceed to Warm Springs Georgia to see President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt Norfolk
Mackenzie King
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Virginia Beach
Richmond
John D. Rockefelter, Jr
Bravore Sinking Off Southeast England After Explosion
The Norwegian steamship Bravore of 1458 tons sank after an explosion off the southeast coast of England. Twenty of its 24 crew were feared lost.
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London
England
Hindu Moslem riot in Rangoon leaves many dead and injured
Riots in Rangoon Burma over Mohammed birthday celebrations killed eleven people and injured sixty nine across Saturday and Sunday. Authorities report Hindu and Muslim communities involved as crowds clashed during the religious observances.
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Rangoon
Burma
Mohammed
Census schedules list cow thief as a profession
In Waco on April 22, an AP report notes the census will list one man as a cow thief. The enumerator quoted the suspect’s family saying he had previously been sent to the penitentiary twice for stealing cows, suggesting that was his trade.
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Waco
Texas
Second Battle of Ypres Opens With Poison Gas Attack
German forces launched a major assault at Ypres using poison gas as the British and German lines clash. The Canadian 1st Division suffered heavy casualties while shipping between Holland and Great Britain was halted by the British government.
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Ypres
Holland
Great Brita
British Troops Report Major Early Norwegian Landings
War Office says British troops landed at many places in Norway and achieved considerable success despite difficulties. Royal Air Force raids on Aalborg Stavanger and Kristiansand in Denmark and Norway target German bases and air ferry routes. Canadian and UK manufacturers supplied Arctic equipment in secrecy within a month for the Norway expedition. Allied forces encircle Trondheim as British French units close in on the port.
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London
War Office
Norway
Royal Air Force
Denmark
Air Ministry
Aalborg
Stavanger
Norwegian
Kristiansand
Stavenger
Germany
Britain
Leslie Burgi
Arctic
United Kingdom
Canada
England
Steinkjer
Trondheim
Allied Air Successes Over Weekend on Western Front
French and British airmen and anti-aircraft gunners claim 11 German planes shot down over the weekend with unverified reports of three more. Artillery pounded the Blies River region as sporadic fire affected the Rhine district and patrols conducted routine forays.
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Paris
Blies
Rhine
Water Users of ELD Meet This Week in Brooks
Water users of the Eastern Irrigation District gather at Brooks and Coates West this week to hear reports on the 1939 operation of the project. The Brooks meeting is set for Thursday April 25 at the Gayety theatre. the Countess meeting on Friday April 26 at the Community Hall. Printed statements of the annual report are circulated to allow study before the meetings, including reports by the board of trustees the general manager the official trustee and the auditors.
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Brooks
Yall
Brooks and Coates West
Gayety Theatre
Board of Trustees
First British Ace of Present War Edgar Kain Shatters Luftwaffe
Flying Officer Edgar Cobber Kain, a 21 year old New Zealander, is described as the first British ace of the present war. Officially credited with five enemy planes, he claims two more unconfirmed, and recalls five clashes including bailouts and a near miss on a Maginot line airfield. He speaks of German tactics and his steadfast courage under fire.
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E. Kain
London
C.P
Edgar
Cobber) Kain
D.F.C
Cobber
Pal
Maginot Line
France
Sussex
Kain
Mias Joyie
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