Netherlands In Crisis As Martial Law Extends Across Regions
The Netherlands faces its most critical period since the European war began with martial law extended to southeastern Noord Brabant as Queen Wilhelmina empowers the military. Belgium also tightens defenses and a Dutch steamer Velocitas, 197 tons, sinks after hitting a mine off the English coast, claiming three lives.
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The
Hague
Belgium
Velocitas
England
Antwerp
Derek Jan de Geer
Army High Command
Wilhelmina
Noord Brabant
British Navy Sinks Seven German Destroyers at Narvik
London hails bold Narvik assault as Warspite leads flotilla into Narvik fjord destroying German coastal batteries and seven destroyers. Reports say over a thousand German sailors may have perished while British losses were light. Continued coverage notes earlier action and Altmark rescue.
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Great Britain
Norway
Narvik
George VI
Haakon
Warspite
Jutland
Admiralty
Norwegian
Stockholm
Narvik Fjord
Winston Churchill
Cossack
Admiral Graf Spee
State Snowfall Below Normal During Season
Montana saw below normal snow for 1939 40 with average 364 inches 12.6 below last winter and seven under the 10 year average. Moisture content was low and irrigation stock water may be deficient, with central Montana averaging 44.5 inches and western Montana 40.5 inches.
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Helena
Montana
Helena Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Raging Fire Cuts Swath 16 Blocks Wide Through City
A wind driven blaze in Colon Panama destroyed hundreds of frame tenements over hours, leaving about 10000 homeless before fire fighters controlled it. No casualties reported. The fire halted traffic between Cristobal and New Cristobal and origin and damage estimates were unavailable.
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Panama
Atlantic
Panama Canal
United States Army
New Cristobal
Cristobal
Port Administration
United States
Dies Warns of Russo German Plot to Create Puppet Mexico
Representative Dies of Texas alleges a Russo German plan to install a puppet government in Mexico and urges President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull to declare such actions a Monroe Doctrine violation. He says outside powers must not set up governments in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
Rep. Dies
D.-Texas
Mexico
Roosevelt
Hull
House
Newmen
Dies
Germany
Russia
Mercury Climbs to 70 Degrees in Historic Warm Spell
The forecast called for generally fair weather today and tomorrow as Mercury rose to 70 at 2 30 making the highest reading since September 23 1939. The day’s low was 30 and no precipitation was recorded.
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Mercury
Federal Weather Bureau
Mrs Harriman narrowly escapes death in flight to Sweden
United States minister to Norway Mrs J B Harriman, aged 70, survived four days on the run from Oslo as German planes bombed a hotel she stayed in at Haakon VII’s refuge. She kept close contact with Norway’s government and moved into Sweden when reporting to Washington became impossible.
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Norway
Hoelkef
Hoeljes
Sweden
U.P
Haakon VII of
J. Borden Harriman
United States
United Press
Wegian
State Department
Roosevelt
Harriman
America
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree to be Conferred in Anaconda
In Anaconda Montana leaders of the Knights of Columbus and Catholic dignitaries gather for the Fourth degree exemplar with a large class of candidates inducted into the Thomas Francis Meagher assembly. Monsignor J C Wiliging of Butte and Helena diocese officials will lead and deliver the Holy Father address at a Montana hotel banquet.
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Anaconda
Knights of Columbus
Montana
Thomas Francis Meagher
Butte
Helena
Holy Father
German Claims on British Navy and Allied Losses
Berlin reports claim 21 British naval units and 24 Allied aircraft destroyed after a week of battles in Scandinavia with two German ships and 13 German planes lost. Paris says German infantry attacked near Luxembourg frontier while French forces repelled them amid heavy artillery. Dutch government extends state of siege amid invasion fears.
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Berlin
Scandinavia
Great Britain
Paris
Luxembourg
No- Man’s Land
The
Hague
Holland
Netherlands
Norwegian Relief Unit Formed In Smelter City
Anaconda residents of Norwegian birth or descent formed a Norwegian Relief society at Our Saviour's Lutheran church to raise funds for Germans invasion victims. $112 was collected, with a next meeting planned for Friday night. Clifford Milkwick elected chairman. Henry Hansen vice chair. Ole Nelson secretary. Morris Ferkin treasurer. publicity committee: William Dd Kendrick, Ben Middleton, Casper Oimen.
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Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church
Clifford Milkwick
Henry Hansen
Ole Nelson
Morris Ferkin
Butte C C Pro Will Leave For Seattle Move
Popular professional at the Butte Country Club, Jimmy Robinson, departs next month for his old home in Seattle. He will be replaced by Joe Dowe at the Pioneer local club, serving in the interim.
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Jimmy Robinson
Butte
Robinson
Seattle
Pioneer
Joe Dowe
Yes
Letters Written 100 Years Ago Treasured Possession
A Butte man, G. J. Carter, preserves a bundle of 109 year old letters from Iowa. Written to his father in Parkman Ohio, they recount frontier life in Shell Rock and nearby towns before railroads. The 1857 missive notes a teacher’s $20 a month salary and mentions cold, suffering, and a street quarrel tale.
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G. J. Carter
Butte
Iowa
America
Colorado Street
Shell Rock
Mr. Carter
William B. Carter
Parkman
Ohio
Far West
Independence
Eastern half of nation hit by early cold spell
A mass of cold air from Alaska swept the eastern half of the nation while the west cooked under a heat wave. Snow sleet and chill rains damaged southern crops as rivers rose above flood stage in Arkansas Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Alaska
Arkansas
Connecticut
Maassachusetts
Rancher Elmer Belan Dies From Heat in Salinas Field
California reports the state’s first heat death of the year as Elmer Belan, 54, a rancher, died after sunstroke while tending a lettuce field near Salinas. Temperature at the time reached 95 degrees.
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Salinas
Calif
California
Elmer Belan
Patton Captured at Camp While Working as Clerk
Walter A. Patton, 44, sought by the FBI for a 1938 Pittsburgh bank robbery, was captured today at a camp in Medford. He had been employed as an office clerk at the time of his arrest.
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Medford
Ore
Walter A. Patton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pittsburgh
Coc Camp
Nazis Challenge Enemy to Break Hold in Norway
Berlin reports Germany strengthens control of Norway and Denmark as British air strikes escalate. German authorities claim impregnable positions in Scandinavia and note sinking of two British submarines, plus taking over Norwegian vessels and troop advances toward Oslo and Trondheim.
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Norway
Berlin
Germany
Denmark
Scandinavia
North Sea
DNB
York
High Command
Skagerrak
Oslo
Trondheim
Montana Weekend Forecast: Fair then Cooler in West
The forecast for Montana calls for generally fair conditions Sunday and Monday. Cooler temperatures are expected in the western portion of the state on Sunday.
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Montana
Montana Power Group Social Session For Town Tourney
Several hundred bowlers and guests from across Montana attend a social session hosted by the Butte division of Montana Power at the American Legion hall. J Ryan Gaul, manager, leads the open house with buffet lunch, entertainment, dancing, and refreshments starting at noon and continuing into the evening. C. W. Towne acts as master of ceremonies.
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the Legion Hall
Montana Power Company
Butte
American Legion Hall
J Ryan Gaul
C. W. Towne
YWCA Convention Debates Neutrality Policy
Atlantic City meeting opens with a resolution urging strict neutrality as the Young Women's Christian Association adopts a resolution on policy at its 16th biennial convention. The matter is deferred until Monday for further consideration.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United State
Young Women’s Christian Association
Cae
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