Belief Hitler to Strike Soon on West Front
London reports tension across western Europe with fears of a major German offensive on the western front possibly through the Netherlands and Belgium. Evacuations, mine warnings, and naval and air actions are noted as Allies monitor rapid German preparations and await decisive moves.
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Hitler
West Front
LONDON
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Netherlands
Belgium
Verdun
British expeditionary forces
Royal Air Force
France
Katteget
Baltic
Arctic
Maginot
Norwegian Army to Cooperate with Allied Forces
Norwegian Minister Halld H. Bachke told Prime Minister Paul Reynaud that Norway’s government orders its army to cooperate with Allied forces in France.
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PARIS
Halald H. Bachke
France
Paul Reynaud
Weather snapshot shows cold, fair spells in Ohio
A frigid spell continues with a cold wave from the north spreading southward into the Ohio Valley. Temperatures fall about 6 to 30 degrees as plains states see variable precipitation and the lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys report moderate to heavy precipitation.
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OHIO
North Atlantic
Ohio vall
plains states
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Mississippi
British Bombers Strike German Ammunition Ship
British RAF bombers carried out a bold raid into the Baltic area destroying or badly damaging two German supply ships including an 8,000 ton ammunition carrier. The operation penetrated the Kattegat and Baltic approaches near Denmark and Sweden with attacks extending toward the German coast.
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LONDON
Royal air force
Baltic Sea
air ministry
Baltic
Kattegat
Norwegians Fight Hard as Bridges Blown in Oslo Fjord Actions
Reports from Stroemstad near the Norwegian border say a major naval and air battle raged at the Oslo Fjord mouth. British warships were alleged to press a breakout under heavy Fjord battery fire as Norwegian forces, with mobilized reserves, clash with German infantry and tanks north and northeast of Oslo.
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STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Stroemstad
Oslo Fjord
Oslo
Fall Fata! To Son Of Former Elyria Woman
William Potter Lockman 22, grandson of Elyria residents, died after a fall from his seventh floor Park Avenue apartment. He studied at Columbia University and was the son of Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Sockman and Mrs. Sockman. The incident occurred while he was alone in the apartment with an aunt present earlier.
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NEW YORK
William Potter Lockman
Elyria
Park Avenue
Ralph W. Sockman
Christ Methodist church
Sockman
Zellah Widmer Endley
W. C. Endley
Endley
Middle Avenue
Third street
Lockman
Houston
Texas
Pleads Guilty To Slaying Three Men
Bulletin Detroit April 12 John Kurzana 21 leader of a murder for profit gang pleaded guilty to charges of slaying three men His confessed companion John Kasap stood mute and was held for examination
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Bulletin
DETROIT
John Kurzana
John Kasap
Auto Skids Into Bridge Kill Two in Huron County
Retired Pittsburgh clothing merchant Jacob Blatt 52 and his wife Clara 46 died after their car skidded on State Route 18 two and a half miles east of Clarksfield, crashing into a bridge. They were taken to Wellington clinic. injuries included crushed chests and multiple fractures. They planned Detroit visit to see a daughter. survivor son Richard. Bodies to Wake man funeral home and return to Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Falls clinic
Wellington
Clarksfield
Huron county
Jacob Blatt
Clara Blatt
Blatt
L. D. Gerber funeral home
Wakeman
Banquet for Fathers and Sons Hosted by Elyria Post 12
Elyria Post No. 12 Sons of the American Legion held a fathers and sons banquet at the Post Home. Don Myers led as master of ceremonies, Chas Kremser Jr gave the welcome, John Buckley responded, and 120 attendees enjoyed a dinner by the Ladies Auxiliary. Ellis Van der Pyle, WGAR sports commentator and Lost Battalion veteran, entertained with sports recitations.
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Elyria
Sons of the American Legion
Post
Don Myers
Chas. Kremser
John F. Buckley
Evria
Ladies’ Auxiliary
James V. Suhr
American Legion of Ohio
Sons of the American Legion organization
Ellis Van der Pyle
WGAR
Truck Skids Into Telephone Pole After Snow Drift
A truck driven by Wilbur Haas, 49, of Cleveland, slid into a telephone pole on Cleveland road near Ridgeville at 4:50 a m amid last night’s storm. Damaged fender and cab reported. Earlier, fenders were damaged in a Lodi street collision involving L L Capell and Charles Couch. A Broad street parked car’s right rear fender was damaged while backing from the curb on Spruce street.
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Cleveland road
Ridgeville
Wilbur Haas
Cleveland
Lodi street
L. L. Capell
Stoney Ridge road
Avon
Charles Couch
Walnut street
Broad street
Clarence Schroeder
Spruce street
Allies Bomb German Communications From Baltic to Scandi Rail Lines
Allied forces pounded German communication links from the Baltic to the Scandinavian coast with sea and air power. British ships mined southern Norway, the Kattegat, and Skagerrak while bombers struck Baltic bases and shipping. Berlin warned of possible further air raids on Britain as reports spoke of battles near Narvik and in Oslofjord.
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Europe
Germany
Sweden
Halmstad
Bento Biussolini
Romania
Russia
Skagerrak
North Sea
ihe
Scandinavia
Norway
Norwegian
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
House of Commons
Jutland
Britain
LONDON
Great Britain
Denmark
Royal Air Force
Baltic Sea
Reich
Oslo
AMSTERDAM
U.P
Baltic
Kattegat
Board of Elections Extends Hours for Registration
The Board of Elections at Elyria Savings and Trust Co. will stay open until 8 p m tomorrow and Monday to accommodate voters for May 14. Officials remind those not registered or who moved since last vote must register by 8 p m Monday to vote in the May primary.
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board of elections
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
Election board
Value Of Air Power Now Being Tested
London reports a first large scale test of air power’s impact on naval warfare. The study examines if air mobility can shift the attackers’ advantage in Norway by moving troops and supplies by air, despite blocked sea routes. Germany reportedly uses hundreds of troop carrying aircraft to reinforce Norway.
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LONDON
Scandinavia
Norway
Adolf Hitler
Kattegat
Germany
Winter Routs Kid Spring In Ohio
Old man Winter delivered a surprise last-ditch stand in Ohio with unseasonal snow and record April lows. Two inches fell in northern areas, with lesser flurries to Cincinnati, enough to set back some blooms while fruit crops escaped major damage. Temperature plunged from 55 to 22 in 24 hours at Columbus, with Cleveland and Cincinnati reporting 23 degrees. Interstate routes were mostly clear though slippery in the north, and weather disrupted flights before resuming at Cleveland and Columbus.
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Ohio
U. S
Cincinnati
State Highway Patrol
territory
Lima
Mansfield
Wooster
Fremont
Mercury Planges
Columbus
Cleveland
George R. Stranler
Connecticut National Guard
Warren
Stanley
Dover Center
Salvation Army Fund Drive Reports Tonight at M C A
Third reports in the Salvation Army building fund campaign will be given at a 6 pm inner meeting of the M C A. More than 300 workers support the drive to raise 18 000 for a new citadel at 708 Broad Street. Ten days in, two meetings held, pledges 4346.
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Salvation Army building fund
M.C A
Salvation Army
Broad street
Germans Have No Outside Communication
Narvik front reports claim British and Norwegian forces close in on Narvik while German garrison is cut off from outside contact. British destroyers allegedly sunk five German destroyers. no official confirmation from Britain. Norwegian HQ details imply battles near Narvik with naval action and land advances by British forces in Ofotenfjord and Ankenes.
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Narvik Front
Narvik
Berlin
Nervik
London
Hardy
acton
Olmdal
Ofotenfjord
Ankenes
Spring Cleanup Of Rubbish To Begin On April 22nd
Service Director I D Faxon announced the annual spring cleanup runs April 22 to May 1. City crews will collect curb and alley rubbish in containers, excluding ashes, with east side work April 22 23 24 and west side April 29 30 and May 1.
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I. D. Faxon
alitus
city street
Faxon
Washington avenue
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