Germans Describe Fights With English in Norway
Berlin reports authorized German sources acknowledge direct fighting in central Norway between British and German troops. Andalsnes harbor and warehouses were destroyed by German air attack, British embarkation at risk, while German losses are claimed negligible. Two British bombers reportedly shot down at Stavanger airport amid a British raid viewed as unsuccessful. The greater part of a Norwegian division is said to have surrendered southeast of Stavanger after heavy mountainous combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
DNB
Stavanger
Norway
Andalsnes
High Command
Trondheim
Scheel
Oslo
Narvik
Tron
Newspapers Facing Many Changes Giants to Evolve
Col Frank Knox of the Chicago Daily News predicts that new era editors will emerge from current publishing upheavals. He spoke at a National Newspaper Promotion Association luncheon as editors and executives gathered for American Newspaper Publishers Association conventions. A mechanical revolution threatens with new production methods and refinements to present practices, though progress may be gradual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
National Newspaper Promotion Association
United States
Canada
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
The
Promotion Association
Knox
Methodist Youth council sets 23-year age limit
Atlantic City reports the joint conference on religious education of the Methodist church fixed a maximum membership age of 23 for the National Council of Methodist Youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
National Council of Methodist Youth
The
Methodist Church
Joint Conference On Religious Education
Shirley Temple Celebrates Birthday On Movie Set
Shirley Temple, age eleven, marked her birthday on the set of Young People. She declined a formal celebration and planned only a quick refreshment break with co workers. A party for juvenile friends in the movie colony drew nearly 300 attendees last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Americans Suffer In Jap Blockade
Tokyo reports United States Ambassador Grew filed representations with Japanese vice minister Masayuki Tani about hardships faced by Americans at Tientsin due to a tightening blockade on the British and French concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Masayuki Tani
Tientsin
Roosevelt Warns Against Jitters Over World Developments
At a White House press conference on April 23 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged Americans to avoid an attitude of jitters amid foreign developments. She noted the jittery mood in her correspondence conversations and reading among the public and press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Peace salesman fails to reach European leaders
Abraham Pickus, a Cleveland oil man calling himself a peace salesman, spent the morning contacting world powers by transatlantic phone to urge Mussolini to convene a European conference and propose a united Europe. He spent between 40 000 and 50 000 on similar efforts since 1936, but top officials including Churchill Wilhelmina and the Japanese foreign office did not respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abraham Pickus
Cleveland
Pickus
Farace
Count Ciano
Mussolini
Parace
Europe
United States of Europe
United States of America
United States
O. K
Joachim von Ribbentrop
von Ribbentrop
Gal
Winston Churchill
Queen Wilhelmina
Canadian Visiting Roosevelt Western Tour Planned
President Roosevelt announced W L Mackenzie King’s visit to the White House as non political and said a June 21 day trans continental tour may follow. The trip would include park dedications Natchez Natchez Trail roadwork Fort Worth Kings Canyon Olympic and a possible Juneau stop aboard a navy cruiser with a Washington return via the northwest and farm belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
W. L. Mackenzie King
Little White House
Mackenzie King
Congress
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Arkansas
Texas
White House
Garner
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Natchez
Miss
Natchez Trail
Fort Worth
Tex
Elliott
Kings Canyon National Park
Californ
National Park
Washington
Juneau
Alaska
Grand Master Hawk Visits Bannock Council Lodge
Arthur E. Hawk Boise grand master of the Masonic branch attended Bannock Council No. 2 meeting. He delivered an unmanned address on Masonic principles after conferring the first two degrees on a class. Finishing degree set for May 15 at the grand council session in Pocatello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannock Council No. 2
Arthur E. Hawk
Boise
Masonic Order
Pocatello
Hawk
Crand Council
Pocatelo
O. E. Olson
Bannock Council
Salt Lake City Bus Crash Endangers Fifteen
Fifteen passengers and the operator William J. Purt escaped injury when an electric coach crashed into a utility pole on Second West Street. Traffic was rerouted as sagging lines endangered passing cars. The front end of the coach was smashed and the cause was not immediately determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
William J. Purt
Second West Street
Cromwells Expect Child After U S Senator Bid
James H. R. Cromwell United States minister to Canada and his wife Doris Duke announce they expect a child in August. Cromwell had just disclosed his resignation set for May 21 the New Jersey primary date as he pursues the Democratic nomination for United States senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
James H. R. Cromwell
United States
Canada
Cromwell
Doris Duke
New Jersey
Cigar Explosion Injures Tacoma Man
Roy Bosworth, 58, was severely burned when a cigar he smoked exploded last night in Tacoma Washington. He could not recall where he obtained the dangerous cigar loaded with a dynamite percussion cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Roy Bosworth
England Looks to Billions to Fund War Effort
London reports Sir John Simon outlining 1940 41 war and government expenditures totaling £2 667 billion with a plea to the nation for support. Britain already spent about £905 million in seven months of conflict and anticipates roughly £2 billion yearly on war unless costs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Simon
House of Commons
Mother of C. W. Pond Dies at Salt Lake
Julia A. Whittle Pond 81 died at her Salt Lake City home after a long life of service with the Latter-Day Saints Relief Society. Born in Grantsville Utah she led LDS stake societies in Idaho. Survivors include S Sumner Pond Grace Idaho and Dr C W Pond Pocatello plus Flora Wright Thatcher and Aroet Whittle Payette. Dr and Mrs Pond travel to Salt Lake City for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Julia A. Whittle Pond
Grantsville
Utah
Latter-Day Saints Relief Society
Bannock and
Thatcher L.ds
Idaho
S. Sumner Pond
Grace
Co. W. Pond
Pocatello
Flora Wright
Thatcher
Last Pony Express Rider David Murdock Turns 85
David N. Murdock of Heber City Utah, claimed by relatives as the last surviving pony express rider, celebrated his 85th birthday. A son Dr D Murdock recalls his 450 mile relay ride replacing an injured relief rider and riding without sleep from southern Utah into Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
David N. Murdock
Heber City
Utah
D. Murdock
Utahn
Murdock
Nevada
Idaho Leads Western States in Retail Sales Growth in March
The AP report shows Easter timing boosted retail activity across eleven western states with Idaho posting the strongest March gain at 186 percent vs last year and a 15.1 percent first quarter rise. Montana, Utah, Oregon, Nevada and others also posted notable gains, with city leaders including Eugene, Spokane, Boise, Pocatello, Butte, Las Vegas, Ogden, and Laramie posting double digit increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Far West
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Utah
California
Oregon
Nevada
New Mexico
Wyoming
Eugene
Spokane
Washington
Boise
Pocatello
Butte
Las Vegas
Ogden
Laramie
Flood Forces Reds to Cancel Two Games at Crosley Field
The Ohio River flood covered Crosley Field outfield as Cincinnati Reds canceled both games against the St. Louis Cardinals. River rose above 58 feet with forecast to reach 60 feet, threatening home plate and the pitcher’s mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio River
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Crosley Field
Boise Gains Population In Census Count
Boise's population rose to 25,987 as of last April 1, up from 21,544 in 1930, with metro-area estimates near 35,000. Pocatello reports 22,000 residents. Gate City figures unavailable. Census officials urge complete counts, noting cooperation and business-visit enumeration for accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Williams
Boise Metropolitan Area
Pocatello
District Census Bureau
Alameda
George H. Fisher
Gate City
Fisher
Pocatellans
Senate panel trims labor department and CCC funds
The Senate appropriations committee cut 23.6 million dollars from the labor department and Federal Security Administration appropriation and reduced civilian conservation corps funds by 25 million. Increases included a 1.0 million addition to the wage hour administration. The final senate total of 998,054,670 exceeds Roosevelt’s budget estimates and last year’s appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Federal Security Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
House
Senate Committee
Roosevelt
Baseball National League and American League Reschedules
Baseball scores show New York and Philadelphia held to zeros in two ties with pitchers Gumbert Danning Strincevich Errickson Lopez Carleton Franks and Dean Hayes Hadley Dickey Leonard Carrasquel Jacobs Ferrell Harris DeSautels. Several games postponed by rain including St Louis at Cincinnati Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Dean and Hayes
Hadley and Dickey
Former Senator Dick Adamson Marries Eva Robins
Former State Senator Dick Adamson and Eva Robins married March 7, with Robins being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Rice of Emmett. The wedding was disclosed in Boise on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Dick Adamson
Blaine
Eva Robins
George Rice
Emmett
Allied Fliers Reach Oslo During Night Raid
German communique admits British planes reached Oslo area last night but fled after bombs were dropped. It notes British and allied naval losses, including ships sunk or damaged near Narvik and Andalsnes, with further hits on a supply steamer off Standlandet. London reports 18 British warships sunk since war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Narvik
Norway
Andalsnes
Allies Nazis At Grips on Land and Sea
A Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports fierce fighting in Norway over control of the Gudbrandsdal valley near Lillehammer while German coastal mobilization accelerates. Naval battles rage off the Swedish coast as German and Baltic actions unfold with troop and weapon movements across Memel and East Prussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Stockholm
Norway
Oslo
Gudbrandsdal
Lillehammer
Aftonbladet
Kaunas
Germany
Baltic
Memel
East Prussia
Rorps
Hamar
Moely
Flverum
Kena
Allehanda
Skagerrak
Hitler Seeks Swift War End This Year, Says Economist
The article argues Hitler aims for a quick conclusion in 1939 by leveraging economic pressure and war mobilization. Walter Funk’s statements about Germany drawing on reserves and securing gold are cited as backing for an accelerated timetable to defeat the Allies, with occupation of Denmark and Norway signaling a shift from diplomacy to all‑out conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Herr Funk
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Jeader
Also Mentioned on This Page
Norwegian
Rombaks Fjord
Narvik Fjord
Cossack
Forester
Mrs. Roosevelt
Salt Lake
England
Hector C. Bywater
London News Chronicle
Britain
Rawalpindi
Air Ministry
Thames and
Humber
Simon
C. W. Pond
Rider
Senate
Trias
Gumbert and Danning
Highe and
Warera
Boston
Brooklyn
Strincevich
Errickson
Lopez
Carleton
Franks
Chicago
Pittsburgh
French
Todd
MacPayden
Mueller
Leonard, Carrasquel
Jacobs and Ferrell
Harris and DeSautels
Detroi
U.S
Robert M. Losey
Sweden
Dembas
State Department
Mae Banta Losey
Kattegeat
Standlandet
Hich
Aalborg
Denmark
Ateway
Lithuania
Baltic States
Arne Scheel
Johan Nygaardsvold
By Dewitt Mackenzie
Funk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!