Nazis threaten retaliation after British raid on German station
Berlin reports British warplanes bombed a Schleswig Holstein station breaking tracks and damaging the facility. D N B says the raid shows a new war tactic and warns Germany will adjust air strategy if such attacks repeat. German commanders boast of hits on a British carrier and cruiser near Norway as battles rage along the Atlantic and Arctic fronts.
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Berlin
D.N.B
Schleswig-Holstein
D.N.B. B
Germany
Norway
Haakon
Norwegian
Trondheim Fjord
Trondheim
Stavanger
Police Catch Alleged Hold-Up Men
Two men Edward J. Smith and Alois Novak were captured after three hold-ups and a burglary over three days netting about $25 a watch and a cigarette. Chief Jarvis Roubidoux says they will be charged with armed robbery.
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Jarvis Roubidoux
Edward J. Smith
Tacoma
Wash
Alois Novak
Cleveland
Ohio
Roubidoux
Gould Street
Harrison Avenue
Clark Street
James Toomey
Benson Hotel
S. Johnson
Novey
A. R. Fletcher
E. Clark
Yellowstone highway project bids open in Boise
Bids were called Friday for the construction of a roadbed drainage structure crushed gravel surfacing and bituminous treatment on 7 249 miles of the Yellowstone highway between Downey and Red Rock Proposals will be opened April 26 by the commissioner of public works in Boise. Twenty Five Years Ago Today by The Associated Press April 12 1915 Germans active in Russian theater of war.
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Downey
Red Rock
Commissioner of Public Works
Boise
Associated Press
German Austrian Reunion Complete
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler declares the reunification of Austria with Germany complete. Commissioner Josef Buerckel confirms the Austrian administrative merger into the German system begun March 13, 1938. he is relieved of his commissioner duties but remains Vienna district governor as Austria is divided into six districts.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Germany
Josef Buerckel
Buerckel
Vienna
Early Pioneer Elizabeth Montgomery Dies in Hailey
Funeral services were held in Hailey for Elizabeth Montgomery 91 a longtime Wood River pioneer who died at home last Wednesday. Surviving relatives include her children Frank Montgomery and Lela Montgomery.
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Hailey
Idaho
Wood River Country
Elizabeth Montgomery
Frank Montgomery
Lela Montgomery
Clark backs Wheeler as antiwar presidential hopeful
Senator Clark of Idaho endorses Senator Wheeler of Montana as the sole presidential candidate promising firm opposition to U.S. entry in the European war. Clark cites Wheeler's repeated pledge to keep America out of fighting abroad and rejects third-term arguments amid GOP and Democratic delegate contests across New Mexico Iowa and Missouri.
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Washington
Clark
Idaho
Wheeler
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Roosevelt
Thomas £. Dewey
New Mexico
Iowa
Missouri
Britain Mines North Sea to Block German Naval Traffic
British authorities announce vast mine fields in the Skagerrak and Kattegat to curb German sea lanes from the Baltic to Norway. Night raids claim an 8,000 ton ammunition ship and a 5,000 ton supply vessel near the Great Belt, as Trondheim and other Norwegian ports are eyed for potential bases and rail links.
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London
Britain
Norway
Germany
Baltic
Oslo
Denmark
Admiralty
North Sea
Skagerrak
Kattegat
Kiel Canal
Sweden
Netherlands
Trondheim
Namsos
Randalsnes
Romsdalsfjord
Narvik
Arctic
Bergen
Scouts Move Over Lines In World War II Front Report
Paris dispatch notes Allied and German planes scouting the western front for troop movements. Anti-aircraft fire near Paris produced no alarm. Norway plans to join Allied defense as Reynaud meets Campbell and Valeri. Norwegian forces reportedly progress in Norway with Bergen possibly retaken.
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Paris
Western Front
British Officialdom Prepares to Flee in German Opinion
A German commentator claims Britain aims to use Faroe Islands and possibly Iceland as mid Atlantic bases to flee the government to Canada. He warns an English observer to read the shadow of coming events and suspects a pretext for seizing Iceland.
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Berlin
Britain
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Canada
England
Iceland
Court Hears Testimony In Hardy Case
Curious Pocatellans filled the police court for the second day of a preliminary hearing into Frances Hardy charged with first degree murder in the April 2 shooting of her husband C. E. Hardy. Witnesses included L. W. Cox and Tom Reddy with cross examination focusing on fingerprints and bank records. the probe revealed no discrepancies in a Brother hood of Railway Trainmen audit.
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Pocatellans
Frances Hardy
C. E. Hardy
T. D. Jones
Cox
Jones
Tom Reddy
Reddy
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Hardy
William Hinckley
Hughart
Oliver
L. Frank McKinnon
Bessie M. Atkinson
McKinnon
Boats Bombs In Argument
Senator Adams proposes curtailing American battleship construction until aerial bombing tests settle the ship versus bomber question. He would strike funds for one 45,000 ton battleship from the naval bill, while Senator Lodge argues the Skagerrak engagement proves battleship supremacy.
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Washington
Adams
D-Colo
Senate
Scandinavian
United States
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Skagerrak
Morford Wins Bestrom Baby Sweepstakes Prize
In Minneapolis on April 12 Ross C Morford won the Bestrom baby sweepstake with a guess of the arrival time within three hours and nine minutes. He receives a $34 prize after George Bestrom started the contest at $1 per guess to predict the birth time.
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Minneapolis
Ross C. Morford
George Bestrom
Morford
Allies to seize Danish fleet in retaliation war move
Reports from Danish sources indicate Britain and France plan to seize the Danish merchant marine fleet of 705 ships totaling 1,174,944 gross tons as Denmark is accused of losing neutrality by allowing Germany to occupy the country. The move follows Allied claims of Denmark’s broken neutrality.
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New York
England
France
Denmark
Germany
Danes Report 12 Dead 29 Wounded Amid Resistance
Denmark buries 12 soldiers with military honors after scattered resistance to German occupation. The defense ministry notes fighting occurred in South Jutland towns and at Amalienborg. Danish casualties cited as 12 dead and 29 wounded, with German losses 1 dead and multiple wounded.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Defense Ministry
Jutland
Soegaard
Aabenraa
Toender
Gee
Haderslev
Analienborg
Vaerloese
Amalienborg
Leonhard Kaupisch
Poemish Weather Note From Pocatello April Day
Poet Answered At Last To the poet who once asked What is so rare as a day in June Ye Weather Ed notes today in Pocatello It reads like April with a high of 64 and a 27 degree low The city may see frost overnight though the wind remained pleasant.
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Pocatello
Dog Sells Out In Kansas City Poultry Shop Theft
In Kansas City on April 12 police report a dog named New Year raided Claude Kavanaugh’s poultry and egg store, stealing $4 while the animal slept. Witnesses say the dog, described as a perfect watchdog, was found with a bulging stomach after the alleged incident. A weather note from Utah mentions little temperature change with frost in the north portion tonight.
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Kansas City
Claude Kavanaugh
Utah
Eight British bombers shot down over Norway by German fighters
Berlin reports that eight of Britain's most modern bombers were downed by Messerschmitt fighters during a raid on German bases along the Norwegian coast. The Danish consulate says orders have gone to all 705 ships to head to neutral ports or remain at sea. Norwegian parliamentary president Hambro asserts no signs of surrender. Roosevelt and advisers weigh asking Congress for funds to accelerate the navy shipbuilding program.
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Berlin
Britain
Messerschmitt
Norwegian
DNB
New York
High Seas
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Lehrbas to Speak at Pocatello Masonic Meeting
Lloyd Lehrbas, AP war correspondent, will address a joint meeting of Portneuf Lodge No. 18 and Keystone Lodge at the Masonic temple in Pocatello. Dinner at 6:45 p.m. and the talk at 7:30 p.m. Lehrbas has covered China, Turkey, Italy, Rumania and was in Warsaw during Poland’s invasion.
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Pocatello Masons
Masonic Temple
Lloyd Lehirbas
Associated Press
Portneuf Lodge No. 18
A. F
A. M
Keystone Lodge
Lehrbas
China
Turkey
Italy
Rumania
Warsaw
Poland
Textile Strike Ends in Bombay After Wage Increase
A six week old textile workers strike in the Bombay area ends as leaders accept a wage rise about four cents a day instead of six. Workers average roughly nine dollars sixty cents per month.
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Bombay
German Warships Bottled Up In Oslo Harbor
Stockholm April 12 German naval power around Oslo intensified as seven warships were reported blocked in Oslo harbor while Norwegians form an iron ring to defend the capital. Norwegian forces claim positions along Oslo fjord and blocking routes as British air and sea action continues.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Oslo Fjord
Trondheim Fjord
Namaos
Trondheim
Foldefjord
Halden
Kongsvinger
Elverum
Gjovk
Americans Leaving New War Areas
The State Department activated a long standing preparedness plan to move Americans from the Scandinavian war zone. Of 3,371 Americans in Norway Denmark and Sweden officials will coordinate overland routes through Germany to Italy for embarkation with funds advanced if needed.
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Washington
State Department
Scandinavia
Germany
Italy
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Capitals of Balkan Nations Fear Invasion By Germany
Bucharest reports warn that Germany may take action if Balkan allies drift from the Reich. Rumors place 100000 Nazi troops near the Hungarian border and Cracow, Poland. In Belgrade, leaflets warn Yugoslavs not to resist Germany. in Bucharest a German munitions expert and a German girl, linked to spies, were killed by an assailant described as an agent of another power.
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Bucharest
Romania
Balkan
Germany
Balkans
Hungarian
Cracow
Poland
Europe
Belgrade
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Emden
Bornholm
Sen. Wheeler
Trondago
Halvard Bachke
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Foreign Ministry
Sir Roald Campbell
Valerio Valeri
L. W. Cox
Bureau of Records and Identification
Hardy Home
Air Ministry
Reuters
Gneisenau
Carl Johan Hambro
Ministry of Information
Gersmans
Kristiansand
Olesund
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