10 Apr 1940
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1940
Page
1
Reports say German forces capture all major Norwegian military bases and declare a new government under Vidkun Quisling after Norway’s capitulation. Allied and German fleets clash off stormy Norwegian coasts in a decisive naval battle with heavy air and sea losses.
County officials announce the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp plan will soon operate in Silver Bow with a $15,000 revolving fund to buy stamps. Dan D. Sullivan says Robert D. Fenn will finalize details, projecting a $20,000 monthly boost to Butte retail trade and relief clients may purchase part of the stamps.
Y M C A workers are urged to intensify efforts today and tomorrow to complete a $21 000 membership and contribution drive on schedule. Dr. H H James leads the campaign and asks workers to contact renewal prospects and new members.
Lawrence Tibbett, famed Metropolitan Opera star, will appear in Butte as the top attraction for the Butte Community Concert association next season. He is slated to open the 1940 41 season with a concert in October. The announcement came during a Monday intermission and notes the group’s rapid growth and seating limits.
The Norwegian government led by King Haakon and Premier Nygaardsvold, forced to Hamar by German forces, denies resigning in favor of a Nazi cabinet. Oslo remains under occupation as German maps shift defense lines northward and battles continue with air forces.
A coroner's jury in Los Angeles found 11 year old Chloe Davis not responsible for the deaths of her mother Lolita and three Davis children. The verdict said the mother died by her own hand and that Chloe’s sisters Deborah Ann and Daphne were slain by their mother. Chloe testified at the inquest but did not repeat her prior gruesome account.
Montana sees mostly cloudy days Wednesday and Thursday with occasional showers or snow flurries and little temperature change. The unsettled pattern brings intermittent precipitation and cool air across the region.
London reports Oslo forms panel of three to negotiate with German authorities under Nygaardsvold government. The parliament also considers appointing ministers of state to govern until normal sessions resume. The move follows Norway's stance amid ongoing wartime disruption and Swedish notes on German air actions at Oslo airport.
Belgrade April 9 neutral southeastern states fear a widening conflict as Germany presses Romania Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Hungary for police rights along the Danube to control oil grain and supplies. About 100000 German troops are at the Bruck frontier and another 108000 at Krakow with analysts saying they could be moved south if needed.
In Nebraska on April 9 with 182 of 2033 precincts reporting, Thomas E. Dewey leads Gen. Arthur Vandenberg 7195 to 5462 in the Republican presidential preference primary. Roosevelt tops Democrats with 6848 votes. Cochran edges Burke in a tight race with 8929 votes.
The Allies face a rapid German move into neutral Scandinavia as Denmark falls and Norway is seized. Iron ore routes to Germany are blocked by mines, pushing a potential Franco-British strike into Norway or Sweden to disrupt Nazi logistics and protect Allied interests. The action tests Berlin's partners Russia and Italy and could shape Balkan prestige.
Anaconda ironworker John Kolsta, back from Norway with his wife, fears for his 92-year-old mother and relatives as Germany invades Norway and Denmark. He is stunned by Germany’s rapid troop movements and recalls sailing secretly through war danger.
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