German high command reports heavy British losses in Scandinavian campaign
Berlin reported 57 British naval units put out of action since the campaign began, with 29 sunk or set afire. It cited two British destroyers two transports and a freighter damaged by bombing and noted Norwegian frontier gains. Steinkjer occupation aimed at blocking British advance toward Trondheim. British raids on Sylt and Schleswig Holstein caused minor damage but failed to land troops or disrupt key targets.
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Berlin
DNB
High Command
Norway
Steinkjer
Trondheim
Stavanger
Namsos
Narvik
Sweden
Sylt
Schleswig-Holstein
Oslo
Italy Objects To Curb On Shipments
Rome reports a sharpened Italian stance toward Britain and the allies over trade blockades and contraband controls. Mussolini grows irritated by halted trade, British indifference to Italy’s entry, and Britain’s raw material purchases. Some fascist press voices foresee a German victory and urge fighting beside Germany.
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Rome
Italy
Britain
Germany
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Balkans
Bologna
Resto del Carlino
Ray Entering Senate Race in Idaho Falls
Hoyt Ray of Idaho Falls announces his candidacy for attorney general on the Republican ticket. A Missouri native, he serves as former U S attorney for Idaho and held city attorney of Pocatello and assistant prosecutor in Bannock county. He moved to Idaho in 1915 and studied at Cornell and Stanford.
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Idaho Falls
Hoyt Ray
U. S
Idaho
Ray
U. S. Attorney
Pocatello
Bannock County
Cornell University
Stanford University
Missouri
Two Die in Dallas Air Corps Crash Near Addison
A mid air collision near Addison, about 15 miles from Dallas, killed instructor T. J. Richards of Dallas and cadet James S. Clinch Jr. of Bethlehem PA while Flying Cadet Solomon D. Moon lay near death in a Dallas hospital and a third person was critically injured.
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Dallas
Texas
U. S. Army Air Corps
Lovefield
Addison
T. J. Richards
Dalls
James S. Clinch, Jr
Bethlehem
Solomon D. Moon
Official Plans Tour by District Governor Harri son
District Governor Harri son of Lions clubs will make an official visit tonight at Montpelier and visit Firth Thursday night. Accompanying him to Montpelier will be F. M. Bistline past district governor and Sarel Porter district secretary.
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Parry Harrison
Lions Clubs
Montpelier
Firth
F. M. Bistline
Sarel Porter
Idaho Pioneer Wicar Baker Dies in Pocatello
Wicar Baker, 85, longtime Teton Basin homesteader and cattleman, died late Tuesday at a Pocatello hotel. Born July 20, 1854 in Salt Lake City, he helped build Sugar City sugar factory and L D S churches, served a mission, and remained active in genealogy. Survived by two daughters, one son, a sister, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services arranged by Hall mortuary.
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Wicar Baker
Teton Basin
Pocatello
Baker
Mendon
Utah
Salt Lake City
Sugar City
Snake River Valley
Frances Electa Haws
Teton
Clinton Paws Baker
Marshaltown
Iowa
Stanley Baker Munroe
Florence Baker Murphy
Hannah Baer Willis
Wellsville
Hall Mortuary
Elks Present Films At Pocatello Lodge Meeting
The Pocatello Elks lodge heard Ted Horns of Great Falls Montana and Clifford Kirkendall present motion pictures at the regular meeting. They showed the 1939 Elks convention in St Louis and a short film on the Anheuser Busch brewery in St Louis.
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Ted Horns
Great Falls
Mont
B. P. O. Elks Lodge
Clifford Kirkendall
Pocatello Elks Lodge
St. Louis
Anheuser Busch
Idaho author dodges horse injury with sharp quip
Idaho Falls April 24 Vardis Fisher a noted author and former professor was kicked in the forehead while working on his father Joseph O Fisher’s farm. He joked about horses gaining intelligence as doctors treated a facial laceration. Joseph Fisher remains hospitalized from a prior fall.
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Idaho Falls
Vardis
Idaho
Joseph O. Fisher
Arthur Machen
Fisher
Antelope
Coast Cities Feel Quake Cries Echo Along Southern California
An earthquake lasting only a few seconds was reported felt from Santa Monica to Redondo Beach with tremors in Venice and Hermosa Beach. Hawthorne inland also felt light shaking as the center appeared along the coast with no inland spread.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Redondo Beach
California
Venice
Mormosa Beach
Hawthorne
Burbank
Pasadena
Long Beach
Natchez Dance Hall Fire Kills Over 200
A Natchez Mississippi dance hall fire killed more than 200 Black patrons, with coroners reporting up to 212 dead and potentially nearly 250 as hospital tolls rose. Only one exit door opened to the hall and moss decorations fed the blaze. many victims were teenagers and undetermined identities were left.
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Mississippi Hall
Natchez
Miss
Julius Hawkins
William S. Hebert
Walter Barnes
Sheriff May Send Hargraves to State Penitentiary
J. B. Hargraves, sentenced to life for the fatal shooting of F. F. Hunter, will likely be moved to the state penitentiary at Boise within two days. Sheriff M. J. Rossiter says District Judge C. J. Taylor of Idaho Falls will hear arguments in Pocatello on the transfer, with reasons for the demand not disclosed.
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J. B. Hargraves
F. F
Bob) Hunter
Alameds Villis Marshall
Boise
M. J. Rossiter
C. J. Taylor
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Rossiter
Roestter
British Air Raids on Five Bases Across Germany and Scandinavia
British warplanes raided five bases including Sylt Aalborg Kristiansand Oslo and Stavanger signaling intensified effort. Parliament heard of large armed forces and renewed censorship leadership while foreign talks and defense plans dominated debate as Norway fronts show activity and Sweden options discussed.
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London
Germany
Scandinavia
Air Ministry
Sylt
Aalborg
Denmark
Kristiansand
Oslo
Stavanger
Norway
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Ministry of Information
Royal Navy
Marines
Mercantile Marine
Royal Air Force
France
Middle East
Baseball scores roundup from American League games
In New York Philadelphia edged New York 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 with Bease McLaughlin and Hayes vs Ruffing Dickey. At Boston Washington 6 0 0 4 1 0 Boston 0 0 0 3 3 0 with Haynes Hudson Masterson Evans Grove Desautels. Detroit beat Chicago 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 with Bridges Tebbetts Rigney Tresh. Cleveland defeated St Louis 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Milnar Hemsley Kennedy Swift. Boston at Brooklyn results show a 1 2 2 0 1 Brooklyn 4 0 0 1 0 with Sullivan Coffman Masi Wyatt Presswell Kimball Mancuso Phelps. New York defeated Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 0 1 Batteries Vandenberg Canning Mulcahy Warren. Chicago Minnesota. Pittsburgh edged Chicago 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 with Lee Todd Butcher Lanning Sewell Berres. St Louis at Cincinnati postponed due to flood.
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New York
Philadelphia
Bease
McLaughlin
Hayes
Ruffing and Dickey
Boston
Washington
Haynes, Hudson, Masterson and Evans
Grove and Desautels
Brooklyn
Sullivan
Coffman
Masi
Wyatt
Presswell
Kimball
Mancuso
Phelps
Norwegian bus drivers kill 180 Nazis in cliff plunge
Three Norwegian drivers pressed into service to transport German troops reportedly drove their buses over a cliff, killing themselves and most of the 180 Nazi passengers. Reidar Haanes, a Norwegian sports writer, reported the incident on arrival in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Reidar Haanes
Posse Hunts Negroes After Assault on Woman
A posse of more than 50 men with bloodhounds searched the Trinity river bottoms south of Dallas for three black men suspected of abducting and assaulting a white woman. The 41 year old victim was held prisoner in her isolated farm home for an hour yesterday. Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Decker led the investigation.
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Dallas
Trinity River
Here
Bill Decker
Embarking Troops Stage Across Baltic Ports Opposing Sweden
German authorities report control of southern Norway from Oslo to Stavanger and heavy toll on the British navy in the Norwegian campaign. British planes were shot down near Stavanger, and Narvik is seen as a potential landing area as guerrilla fighting disrupts German advances. Swedish neutrality prompts actions to keep German movements in check while clashes unfold near Lillehammer and Rena as Norway’s defense forms around Oslo.
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Berlin
Norway
Oslo
Stavanger
High Command
Narvik
Paris
French War Ministry
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Denmark
Stockholm
Skagerrak
Trondheim
Lillehammer
Rena
Gudbrandsdal
Osterdal
Andalsnes
Dagens Nyheter
City urged to count every Pocatello resident in 1940 census
The Chamber of Commerce mobilized a last minute drive urging all Pocatellans to ensure they are counted in the 1940 census. Paul V. Nash and Paul Bryan stressed that full participation is essential as enumerators face repeated visits and a looming deadline.
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Pocatellan
Chamber of Commerce
Paul V. Nash
Chamber
Paul Bryan
Special Census Committee
Gate City
Pocatello
Bryan
Pocatelans
Nash
Ypres Battle Rages With Heavy Artillery
Twenty five years ago today the Associated Press reports heavy artillery fire continuing at Ypres as Allied and German forces clash amid ongoing combat operations.
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Ypres
Pocatello Cardinals Arrive for Pioneer League Camp
Manager Ken Penner leads 16 players from Sacramento to Halliwell park for a conditioning session ahead of the Pioneer league season. Notable figures include 1939 veteran Paul Berndt and pitcher Warren Sandel absent from the group.
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Ken Penner
Pocatello Cardinals
Sacramento
Halliwell Park
Warren Sandel
Paul Berndt
Gilbert Archuleta
Bill Caplinger
John Pavlige
Benny Salas
Charley Dolesahl
Frank Kerr
Steve Andrade
Paul Avedesian
Paul Bailey
Barney Bridgers
Don White
Steve Patras
William Reyes
Frank Mullens
Weaver Galbriath
Merle Green
Hardin, Mont
Justice of the Peace Hinckley in Critical Condition
Justice of the Peace William Hinckley remained in critical condition after a Friday collapse. He has been in a coma and has received oxygen and medical care since his admission to Lynn Brothers Hospital.
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R. E. Smith
Ernest Wright
Justice of the Peace
William Hinckley
Lynn Brothers Hospital
Hinckley
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