Britain Scores Repeatedly In Naval Clashes
World War II era dispatch reports Britain repeatedly struck German naval forces in a long 48 hour battle spanning from sub Arctic Norway to western Sweden. Churchill stated four German cruisers and other ships were destroyed, Reynaud claimed Germany’s navy suffered major losses, while Norwegian resistance remained firm near Oslo and along the western coast.
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International News Service
Britain
Norway
Sweden
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Paul Reynaud
New Castle School Tax Rate Set at 174 Mills
New Castle school board formally set the 174 mill rate for the coming year after a public twenty day display period. The adopted budget totals 41,075,656 for estimated expenditures, reflecting a slight reduction of half a mill from last year. One resident attended the inspection period, and the budget was prepared about a month earlier.
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New Castle
Weather Recall and Odd Household Scene on Taylor Street
A note recalls a harsh spell last year with subfreezing nights and snow for three days in spring, followed by rapid warmup to the end of April. John Gray in Taylor Street shows an unusual scene with his large dog Pretze mothering an orphan kitten after the mother cat died soon after birth.
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the &O
John Gray
Taylor Street
Pretze
Niw Castle
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hours Ending Wednesday
United States weather statistics show a maximum 59 degrees and minimum 27 with trace precipitation for the 24-hour period ending at p.m. Wednesday. A year ago the record lists a maximum 73 and minimum 36 with 12 inches of precipitation. River stage recorded at 7.7.
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United States
At & P.m
Attractive Blonde Plunges To Death At Hotel Plaza
A blue satin dressed woman about 40 fell from an upper room at the Hotel Plaza in New York plunging to her death on the dining room roof. Identity unknown and floor or room not established. Witnesses offered few details as authorities investigated the tragedy.
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International News Service
New, York
Plaza
New Castl
R H Chambers Taken By Death
R H Chambers longtime Western Pennsylvania automobile man and president of Chambers Motor Co died at 6 10 am at his son T E Champers home 219 Sumner avenue after a three week illness He was 80 years old His wife Retta A Hill Chambers predeceased him born May 23 1859 in Washington county Pa He remained active at his Croton avenue office until shortly before illness continued on page two
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Robert Henderson Chambers
Chambers Motor Co
Western Pennsylvania
T. E. Champers
Sumner Avenue
Chambers
Croton Avenue
Bandits Loot New Britain Station For 16000
Five bandits robbed the New Britain railroad station and escaped with a strong box reported to hold 16000 dollars. Station agent was handcuffed. Hartford officer Homer Gaouette was fired upon by a car with New York plates during pursuit, triggering an eight-state alert.
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International News ‘Service
New Britain
Gaouette
Glowworm Destroyer Reported Lost After Battle
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that the British destroyer Glowworm, of the hero and greyhound class, engaged superior forces and has been unreported since, presumed lost. The vessel displaces 1345 tons and carries about 145 crew. class cost about 1.5 million dollars each and began service January 22, 1936.
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International Nevs Service
London
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Norway Drives Out German Invaders At Key Points
Norway mobilized another division and joined Britain in resisting the invasion. Norwegian forces reoccupied Hamar after recapturing the city earlier considered Norway’s capital. The German advance along the Narvik corridor was halted, with unconfirmed reports of Narvik dislodgement and Bergen retaken by Norwegian troops. President of the Norwegian parliament Carl J. Hambro announced the latest successes after talks with his government.
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Sten Hedman
Stockholm
Norway
Great Britain
Hamar
Oslo
Narvik
Svéenska Dagbladet
Reuter’s
Bergen
Carl. J., Hambro
Hambro
President moves to block seizure wealth transfer
President Roosevelt acts with two executive orders to stop Germany from indirectly moving state or private wealth of Denmark and Norway held in the United States. The move comes as he extends the belligerent zone to bar American ships and restricts financial transfers, aiming to prevent the Reich from acquiring millions in U S assets.
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Joseph H. Baird
International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Reich
Denmark
Norway
Berlin
Ray
New Castle
May Hire Expert For Collection Of Per Capita Tax
New Castle school board voted to invite collection expert Don Wilkinson to consult on delinquent five dollar per capita taxes. About 300000 dollars is outstanding, with boards elsewhere already collecting about 30 percent. Wilkinson, active in Ellwood City, will visit New Castle for the conference soon.
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New Castle
Don Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Ellwood City
Stockholm Reports 12 German Troop Ships Sunk
London reported that British war ships sunk 12 of 20 German troop ships in the Skagerrak. The Stockholm dispatch arrived in Paris via Reuters. Also, a bulletin from International News Service claimed Britain occupied the Faroe Islands, per Winston Churchill in the House of Commons.
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Stockholm
International News Service
London
Skagerrak
Paris
Reuters
New Castle
Britain
International Nova Service
Faroe Islands
Scotland
the Admiralty
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
HKUY
Death Record for Henderson Chambers and Crawford family
The record lists the death of Robert Henderson Chambers, 80, of 219 Sumner Avenue, and mentions Mrs. Samuel W. Crawford of North Beaver township and Professor George Devic, Ellwood City, with dates noted as Thursday, April 11, 1940.
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Robert “Henderson
Sumner Avenue
Samuel” W. ‘Crawford
Beaver Township
George ‘Devic
Ellwood City
Western Front May See Intensified Action Forecast
Paris reports a French war ministry spokesman warned of possible intensified action on the western front any day. The official said two German planes were shot down by French pursuit craft, and German units were moved to ready positions though not across the entire front. Reserve regiments have been brought up to face the Maginot line, with regions not disclosed.
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Paris
War Ministry
Cas
Maginot Line
Danish Government Reorganized by Stauning in Copenhagen
Berlin reports that in Copenhagen Prime Minister Stauning formed a new Danish government. The cabinet includes Stauning and 51 opposition members after the Riksdag session and vows to maintain order under the German occupation.
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Berlin
Staining
Copenhagen
DNB
Nazi News
Riksdag
Stauning
Denmark
U S Ambassador Hears Churchill In Commons Appeal
In London on April 11 Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy led a group of distinguished diplomats into the House of Commons to hear a report from the first lord of the admiralty. Outside, Churchill and several hundred gathered, the chamber reportedly jammed to capacity.
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London
United States
Joseph
British air force tally defeats German planes
British forces report destroying nineteen German aircraft since Sunday while suffering limited losses themselves. The tally, issued from London, notes a small number of British planes down in the same period, reflecting a sharp air advantage for the Allies.
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London
Red Air Force
effiniaWe Tarlad
Hearing Begins On Charge Against Officer Shepp Jr
The hearing of charges against Charles A. Shepp Jr a member of the city police force started in city hall this morning. Mayor Charles B Mayne conducted testimony acted as interrogator and later surrendered the chair to James L Fink to consider a motion approving dismissal. Council debate delayed final action until this afternoon with testimony indicating neglect of duty in a seventh ward restaurant after Easter. Charges include conduct unbecoming an officer engaging in politics before and after appointment and alleged illegal placement on the force. Powers asked for a bill of particulars as the mayor described an incident at Ettenson s restaurant March 25 involving Shepp and others. (Continued On Page Fifteen.)
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Charles A. Shepp, Jr
Charles B. Mayne
Mayne
James L. Fink
D. O. Davies
Sclons
Seventh Ward
Shepp
John S. Powers
Council
Ettensohn
New Castle
Germany Loses Eighteen Warships Early in Invasion
Paris April 11 Premier Paul Reynaud told the French Chamber of Deputies that Germany has sunk eighteen of its warships since the Scandinavia invasion began, amounting to about one tenth of its total tonnage. He added four British ships have fallen, but France’s navy remains unscathed as he described France in a battle of iron and Germany targeting small nations.
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Merrill Mueller
International News Service
Paris
Scandinavia
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
France
Reynaud
Germany
New
British forces head to Oslofjord for major battle
International Service reports from London that British ships are steaming toward Oslofjord where a large engagement is expected tonight. Dispatches from Stockholm say German fortresses at Horton and Moss await entry to the fjord while more German warships and troop transports have reached the area after yesterday’s Skagerrak and Kattegat action.
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London
Oslo- Fjord
Daily Express
Iiva
Stockholm
Horton
Moss
Reuter
Stock‘holm
Marstrand
Oslofjord
Skagerrak
Kattegat
Wry
CASTI
Nazis Claim Norway Grupped In 48 Hours Of Fighting
Berlin reports say Germany holds Norway firmly after 48 hours of fighting. Talks expected between Nazi ministers and King Haakon to resolve German Norwegian relations. Stockholm says Haakon refused puppet Oslo government and will fight with the Allies. Foreign office denies definite breakdown of negotiations. door remains open.
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Norway
Pierre J. Huss
International News Service
Berlin
Germany
Haakon
Stockholm
Oslo
Hitler overreaches in Norway invasion warns expert
J C Gestreicher analyzes that Hitler’s Denmark and Norway raid risks Britain’s sea power. He argues the German high seas fleet stands in peril of total destruction by the British Navy, while noting Germans remain confident the fleet is weak but crucial. Continues on Page Fifteen.
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J. C. Gestreicher
International News Service
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Norway
Britain
New Castle
Not To Ballot On County Chairman Final disposition
The county commissioners acting as a board of elections voted two to one to drop the county chairman of the Democratic party from the primary ballots. The move ends a dispute dating to December 1939, long in court and drawing state party notice. A Democrat delegation begged for appeal to the supreme court, offering to underwrite costs. The two Republican commissioners argued the matter had been thoroughly considered and decided already.
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Board of Elections
J.F. Travers
Supreme Court
Germans Fail To Capture Norway's King In Oslo Area
A German motorized detachment of 23 men and an officer tried to seize King Haakon and key government figures at Elgerum near Oslo. After a 30 minute clash, Norwegians repulsed the attack with two deaths and the German air attache died, while other officials and the king avoided capture.
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Stockholm
King Haakon
Norway
Oslo
Nycaardsvold
Elgerun
UY IN
Fight On Highway Causes Death For Four
MONTE VISTA Colo April 11 a mother of ten and her 22 year old son were fatally wounded as three men were killed in a highway gunfight ending a long standing feud among Rio Grande county ranchers. Pat Maes 40 a sheep rancher allegedly killed his brother in law Manuel Ortega 40 Deputy Sheriff Raymond Martinez 34 and Edward Dominges 30 after Martinez shot Mrs Maes and their son Frank following an automobile exchange. Mrs Maes died today.
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International News Service
Monte Vista
Colo
Rio Grande County
Pat Maes
Cole
Maes
Manuel Ortega
Raymond Martinez
Edward Dominguest
Max Richardson
C. P. Phillips
Mares
Frank
Martinez
Diehl Named Director at State Authority
Diehl is appointed director of the State Authority amid leadership shakeup at the agency. The appointment places Diehl in charge of operations, policy implementation, and oversight, with duties spanning budget planning and interagency coordination.
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Diehl
Soldiers Placed On Fanning Island
A detachment of British soldiers has been stationed on Fanning Island in the equatorial Pacific to guard against German ships, based on information from the American cable ship Dickinson. Fanning Island was raided by a German force during World War I.
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International News’ Service
Honolulu
T H
Fannin Island
Equatorial
Pacific
Dickinson
Evacuation plan for Americans in Scandinavia announced
The State Department ordered the evacuation of 337 Americans in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The plan, announced today, directs American citizens abroad to depart and seek safety amid mounting tensions.
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Washington
Norway
Sweden
Churchill Reports War Gains Around Norway and Iceland
Churchill told the House of Commons four German cruisers and numerous ships were destroyed by the British navy in Scandinavian waters. Britain occupies the Faroe Islands and has Iceland under a cordon, as he warned neutrals Belgium Sweden and Holland of a similar fate for German aggression. He said Britain begins nearly unrestricted submarine warfare where humanitarian concerns allow.
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Charles A. Smith
International News Service
London
Scandinavian
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Faroe Islands
Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Churchill
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Cartle
Port of Bergen Recaptured By Norwegian Forces
British and Norwegian reports say Norwegian troops regained control of the Port of Bergen from Nazi Germany after last night’s fighting. A Bergen dispatch cited Nyadagligt Allehanda and Ostersunds Posten in confirming the recapture and German withdrawal.
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International News Service
London
Reuter
Today
Bergen
Nazi Germany
Stockholm
Nyadagligt Allehanda
Ostersunds Posten
Wily candidate awaits the voter verdict
A preview notes the impending election as the wily candidate learns what the public thinks and whether past words rang true. It expects ballots to drop soon, with many who have run before and talked to voters preparing to cast their votes as warmer weather arrives.
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Ranly I
Panewc
Daily Weather Report
R. H. Chambers
Ohio
Bay
Nio
Kenneth Downs
U.S
Ame
TLE
Major Quisling
Hitler
County Elections Board
Colorado
B Lonal 2 News ‘Service
Fanning Island
Buyin
Skagerbrak
Svenska Dagbladet
Arthur Mometer
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