Nazis Bomb British Cruisers and Transports
German mechanized forces bombed railroads south of Trondheim to trap Allied units around Dombas and Stoeren. Reports say German columns edge toward a junction near Trondheim while Norwegians defend key positions and evacuate along the Numedal and Hallingdal valleys.
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Trondheim
Stockholm
U.P
Norway
Dombas
Andalsnes
Stoeren
Hjerkinn
Foldal
Roros
Glaamos
Dombas- Stoeren
Ulsberg
Millions Leave WPA Rolls As Private Jobs Rise
More than 1.25 million workers left the Works Progress Administration in the last year, with about 100,000 leaving each month as private employment grows. Hopkins reported March income payments rose 4 percent from a year earlier, totaling 5.936 billion, lifting first quarter totals to 17.57 billion. The seasonally adjusted payments index stood at 87 in March, down 3 points from year start. In Paris Mussolini blocked German submarines from raiding French shipping in the Mediterranean, while Spaniards and French forces report limited U‑boat activity and no major naval engagements since the war began.
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WPA
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Roosevelt
Hopkins
Commerce Department
Paris
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Majorca
Spanish Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Aux Ecoutes
Mussolini
Germany
Spain
Lyautey
French Morocco
Gibraltar
Injuries Fatal to Roundup Man
Oscar Strickland, 49, of Roundup construction, died at a local hospital from injuries after his car skidded and overturned Saturday on Highway 27, about 6 p.m. Slippery roads from rain contributed to the crash. he was alone and sustained internal injuries and a broken collarbone.
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Oscar Strickland
Roundup
Here
Strickland
Economic Effects of War on Nation To Be Studied
The United States Chamber of Commerce opens its annual meeting in Washington with a round table on war’s economic impact. Dr. Paul Van Zeeland, former Belgian prime minister, will address a dinner on the world outlook as part of the "Build America" theme. Topics include taxation unemployment regulation and the Wagner act.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
America
Butte Man Named District Commander of W F W Unit
A. W. Anderson of Butte was elected southern district commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at a district convention with delegates from nine posts. He succeeds James Weaver of Helena. Other officers named include E. C. Franks Lima senior vice commander John Tomchek Helena junior vice commander William T Elliott Deer Lodge Chaplain and Carl Skoog Butte quartermaster. About 200 delegates attended from Butte Anaconda Philipsburg Helena Bozeman Deer Lodge Lima Basin and Ennis.
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Anaconda
A. W. Anderson
Butte
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Anderson
James Weaver
Helena
E. C. Franks
Lima
John Tomchek
William T Elliott
Deer Lodge
Carl Skoog
Philipsburg
Bozeman
Basin
Ennis
Jack Boorman
Shelby
Robert Merrill
Havre
J. O. Atkins
Butter District
Mike Mansfield
Missoula
Tragic powder blast kills Frank Mingus in hotel bathroom
Frank Mingus, 32, of the Hazel block, died after an explosion of dynamite in the third floor bathroom of the H. and B. block on West Broadway. Mrs J R Martin and Officer Cyril Kohn were injured by debris as windows shattered and the hotel suffered significant damage.
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Frank Mingus
Hazel Block
H. and B. Block
West Broadway
J. R. Martin
Cyril Kohn
Butte
Kohn
Mingus
Martin
Increased Irish aid foreshadowed in London talks
London reports that two Dublin ministers, Dr James Ryan the agriculture chief and Sean Le Mass, supply minister, will travel to London on Tuesday to discuss matters of mutual trade benefit with the British government as hints of greater Irish assistance to Britain's war effort emerge.
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London
Britain
Dublin
James Ryan
Sean Lemass
Montana Weather: Partly Cloudy East Showers West
Partly cloudy conditions expected in eastern Montana with showers in the western areas on Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures are not expected to change significantly.
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Montana
Harvard plans new solar observatory in Colorado Alps
Harvard announces plans to build the world’s tallest observatory at 11 318 feet on Fremont Pass Colorado. A coronagraph will study the sun’s corona to forecast magnetic storms and electrical disturbances affecting Earth.
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Colorado Rocky Mountains
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Today
Fremont Pass
Harvard
Donald H. Menzel
Earth
Secretary Hull Shares Tea With Canadian Prime Minister
Secretary of State Hull and Mrs. Hull visited the Canadian legation in Ottawa for an informal tea with Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King during his visita. The meeting underscored cordial relations between the two nations.
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Washington
Hull
W. L. MacKenzie King
Legation
House to Vote UN Changes 10 Wage-Hour Law
Washington April 28 Opponents marshal three sided trading to block the Barden amendments in tomorrow's House vote. Farm votes may secure defeat while city members back relief funding, shaping a broader budget clash later in the session. Bloody Breahitt County sees two killed with four suspects jailed in Jackson Kentucky.
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HOUSE
Washington
Jackson
Breathitt
A. S. Sizemore
William Combs
Bent Sizemore
Chief Sizemore
Winchester
Clark County
Omer Booth
Rudell Combs
Boone Combs
Peter Combs
Arthur Lee
Combses
Breathitt County
Booth
Rudell
Chester A. Bach
Pete Combs
Combs
Sizemore
Two Youths Plan to Sail from Denver to New Orleans
Harris Stoll and Dunbar Redford plan an 18 foot flat boat voyage from Denver to New Orleans starting May 6. They will travel from Cherry Creek into the South Platte then Missouri and Mississippi rivers carrying emergency rations two mattresses a camera a rifle fishing tackle a tent and clothing. Freight will go ahead to Plattsmouth Nebraska for pickup as they reach the Missouri.
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Denver
New Orleans
Harris Stoll
Dunbar Redford
Cherry Creek
South Platte
Platte
Missouri
Mississippi
Plattsmouth
Neb
Allies halt Nazi troops in vital area use of Norway fighting
Reports from Berlin and London claim opposing gains in Norway as German forces press toward Trondheim while Allied forces deny wide German success. Berlin notes new blows against Allied land and sea units and reinforcements northward, with heavy fighting in central valleys. London says Allied troops repelled a German attack on Gudbrandsdalen and landed fresh forces despite German air activity.
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Associated Press
Norway
Farflung
Germany
Great Britain
Dombas
Tynset
Roros
British War Office
Gudbrandsdalen
Oslo
Trondheim
London
War Office
Narvik
Arctic Circle
Admiralty
War in Brief: Norway front and Mediterranean tensions
United Press reports Germany claiming British reinforcements to Norway shattered by bombing of 11 transports and five cruisers in 48 hours. London says attacks repulsed and landings carried out despite action. Oslo accuses long-planned invasion. Trondheim siege seeks to trap British and Norwegian forces. Mussolini withholds subs from raids. France warns Sweden as Hitler’s Poland praise cited. Rome accuses Allies of widening the war toward Yugoslavia. Western Front notes German losses in patrols and artillery along the front.
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United Press
Eberlin
Germany
Norway
London
War Office
Stockholm
C. J. Hambro
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Trondheim
Dombas
Paris
Benito Mussolini
Spanish Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
France
Sweden
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Rome
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
Crippled Children Invited to Attend Auxiliary Clinic
More than 100 children from Butte and surrounding areas were invited to a semi annual clinic of the Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children at St James hospital. Dr Louis Allard an orthopedic specialist from Billings will supervise examinations and prescribe treatment.
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Allard
St. James Hospital
Butte
Louis Allard
Billings
Louise Schrupp
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