Germans Use Native Garb To Advantage Frontline Deception
German troops in Norway attempt to slip through Allied lines by wearing Norwegian peasant dress. Allied officers report captures of some in disguise, with about 30 German fliers interned in the region. British forces close to Steinkjer and Namsos say patrols killed and captured enemy units, while six German air sorties were repelled and one plane shot down. French casualties tally eight dead and 27 wounded over nine days of action.
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Gunnar Knutsson
Steinkjer Front
Norway
Namsos
Steinkjer
Yorkshire
Wool Sales Reported Across Montana in Late April
Purchases of Montana wool resumed last week with clips selling at 28 to 30 cents. Areas including Great Falls Lewiston and Missoula reported similar prices. A Dillon clip brought 29 and another 30 cents. The Montana Wool Growers newsletter notes about one million pounds sold in April at 27 to 31 and a quarter cents. The top price was 31 and a quarter cents for 9,000 fleeces east of Billings.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Great Falls
Lewiston
Missoula
Dillon
Montana Wool Growers Association
Billings
Crow Agency
Dewey Improves. plans Wichita and Marshalltown talks
Dewey reports improved condition with fever reduced as he rests in Colorado Springs. The Republican presidential hopeful is set to address audiences in Wichita on Friday and Marshalltown on Saturday before returning to New York City early Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wichita
Kans
Marshalltown
New York City
Hitler Declares Oslo Trondheim Link Stalls Allied Norway Move
Berlin April 30 report says Adolf Hitler told German troops in Norway that establishing a land connection between Oslo and Trondheim blocked allied efforts to force Germany to its knees in Norway.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Norway
Oslo
Trondheim
Germany
West Front Quiet as Air Battles Climb in Norway
Paris dispatches report extensive air battles in Norway described as the greatest in history. War ministry attention focuses on airborne warfare while western front developments stay at a standstill with only patrols and reconnaissance noted.
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Paris
Norway
War Ministry
Western Front
Hungary Warns Slovakia Over Rights of Hungarians
Budapest voices a strong warning to Slovakia, a German protectorate, that Hungary will defend its national honor if Hungarian minority rights in Slovakia are not respected. Foreign Minister Csaky told parliament Hungary has reached the limit of patience and seeks quick redress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
Germany
Istvan Csaky
Geza Szullo
Szullo
Seven Track Teams Compete In Friday Campus Meet
Idaho Southern university and Weber college teams join a Friday program at Idaho Southern stadium. A sub district meet features five high schools Aberdeen American Falls Blackfoot Moreland and Pocatello. Coach Walter Woodard leads Idaho Southern in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Southern University
Weber College
Walter Woodard
Idaho Southern
Aberdeen
American Falls
Blackfoot
Moreland
Pocatello
British raid on Oslo area reported by German communique
A German communique says one British warplane was shot down during a raid on the Nazi held city and defenders drove off others. London reports indicate attacks on Fornebu airport near Oslo and repeated raids on air bases near the occupied Norwegian capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
London
Fornebu
Masons Plan Grand Session In Pocatello
The Idaho Masonic orders announce a four day grand session at the Masonic temple in Pocatello May 14 through 17 with registrations opening May 14 and a full program including circles of perfection, Knights Templar convocation, parades, competitive drills for the Crusader cup, officer elections and installations. Headquarters hotels are the Whitman Bannock with banquets and a Ladies entertainment committee led by Mrs. John P. Halliwell arranging activities.
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Pocatello
Masonic Orders of
Idaho
Royal Arch
Council of Royal and
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Grand Council
Circle of Perfection of
Ancient Masonry
Grand Commandery of
Whitman Hotel
Memorial Building
Bannock Hotel
Pocatello Block
Episcopal Church Parish Hall
John P. Halliwell
Pocatellans Tour to Park Opening
Pocatellans head to Yellowstone Park for a Tri State Civic meet with delegates from the southern Gem State. The tour, under Forward in 40 Let’s Go, will stop in Rexburg Pond s Old Faithful and meet Rexburg Rigby St Anthony and Ashton delegations before the Sunday ceremony with Idaho Montana and Wyoming governors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Tri-State
Yellowstone Park Civic Association
Yellowstone Park
Gem State
Pocatellans
Paul V. Nash
Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello
Rexburg
Pond's
Old Faithful
Montana
Wyoming
Park
Rigby
St. Anthony
Ashton
Yellowstone
Eastern Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Prison guards foil Utah escape two convicts hurt
At Utah State Prison an attempted breakout ended with guards firing at two inmates. Clarence Cain was shot in the ankle as he neared the top of a crude ladder built from lumber. Cecil Wright, alias Jack Hardy, was overpowered and later captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Clarence Cain
John E. Harris
Cecil Wright
Jack Hardy
Cain
Wright
James Love
Harris
Love
ACM Head Retires
Cornelius F. Kelley ends a 22 year term as ACM president and hands the post to James R. Hobbins who becomes president. Kelley remains chairman of the board. Robert E. Dwyer is elected executive vice president succeeding Hobbins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
James R. Hobbins
Kelley
John Ryan
Robert E. Dwyer
Hobbins
Rail Income Up In First Quarter Of 1940
Class 1 railroads in the United States reported a net operating income of 115,107,762 dollars for the first three months of 1940, up from 85,959,925 dollars a year earlier but below 173,060,112 dollars in 1930, according to today’s release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
House Rejects Plan Amid Farm Processor Exemptions
The House rejected the burden wage hour amendments after changes that provide exemptions for farm processors from the hours provision but not wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Europe Holds Guessing Bee On Italy War Intentions
Intimations from Rome of Italy joining the European war circulate amid vague reasons and propaganda. DeWitt MacKenzie suggests Mussolini will act for Italy's interests, likely delaying entry but ready to decide quickly as circumstances change, possibly leaning toward Germany yet free to choose the better option when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Italy
DeWitt MacKenzie
Rome
Mussolini
Il Duce
Germany
Tl Duce
Burglars Rob Bar New Deal Bar Proprietor Says
George Panopolos proprietor of the New Deal bar reported burglary to police this morning. Monday night his business was robbed. Detective Frank McKinnon was assigned but could not be located to learn details. Other officers said he was the only one who knew anything about the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Panopolos
New Deal
Frank McKinnon
McKinnon
Italy Names Agent Dino Alfieri Ambassador to Berlin
Berlin April 30 The appointment of Dino Alfieri as Italian ambassador to Berlin is welcomed by German officials as a sign of improved German Italian friendship. Sources say Alfieri, regarded as pro German, will be to Mussolini what Goebbels is to Hitler in propaganda and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dino Alfieri
Alfieri
Premeii Mussolini
Pauli Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
President's Mother Recovers From Indigestion Attack
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt 85 year old mother of the president rests at her New York home after a severe indigestion episode on a World's Fair visit. She stopped in Corona Queens to rest, then returned home and spoke to the president by phone saying she was feeling fine. The illness was tied to a peach dessert at lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Gordon Crawford
War danger warned in May Day appeal by Communists
Moscow April 30 The annual May day appeal of the communist international warns that European war may spread to the Balkans the Near East and the Pacific. The appeal urges workers worldwide to unite under communism against capitalism and against war.
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Moscow
Communist International
Workers of
Balkans
Near East
Pacific
Communist Party
Prvada
Senator Stanfield Sued Over Auto Injury Case
John George of Weiser seeks 25000 dollars in a suit against Robert N. Stanfield former Oregon senator. The claim states injuries from a January 1939 car crash when Stanfield allegedly drove recklessly and lost control on a curve. Judge C C Cavanah reviewed the case.
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Boise
Robert N. Stanfield
United States
Oregon
C. C. Cavanah
John George
Weiser
Stanfield
Beetles Attacking Trees in Utah War on Pines Begins
Officials of the Wasatch national forest in Utah launched a campaign to save forests from Black Hills beetles. Supervisor J. E. Gurr reported 16,800 Lodge Pole pines across three areas infested and described the pests drilling through bark to kill trees. The plan calls for 202 men 86 pack horses and 25 000 gallons of fuel oil for a summer long fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Wasatch National Forest
Utah
J. E. Gurr
Gurr
German Troops Capture Vital Rail Junction in Norway
German forces seized the Dombas rail junction, 100 miles south of Trondheim, and linked Oslo to Trondheim as Allied landings at Andalsnes and Namsos face heavy fighting. British losses included subs Trapon and Sterlet as naval battles rage along the Norwegian coast.
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Berlin
Dombas
Trondheim
Norway
Oslo
Storen
Domots
Storn
Andalsnes
Adolf Hitler
Namsos
Tynset
Otta
Voss
Bergen-Oslo
DNB
Ships Battle off Sweden
Stockholm reports heavy naval firing last night off the Swedish west coast. Allied watch persists for German ships coming north from Skagen as a convoy of five merchant ships and seven destroyers scattered after an explosion and towers of flame reappeared suggesting mines may still be active or new mines laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Norway
Germany
Skagen
Denmark
Baseball scoreboard notes and weather in brief
National Philadelphia shows late scores with Mulcahy Warren and Klinger Heintzelman Davis. New York at St Louis postponed. Other lines include Boston Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Detroit Washington St Louis New York and Cleveland Philadelphia with various pitcher and batter pairings. Idaho weather calls for occasional rain tonight and Wednesday with a slight warmup.
Misuse of Flag Probe Sparks U S Investigation
Washington April 30 Undersecretary of State Welles and associates opened a probe into claims that a Norwegian pilot aided a German supply ship by flying American flags to disguise its nationality. Officials weigh how a neutrality act could apply and note enforcement limits if ships avoid U S waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Welles
C. J. Hambro
Jan Wellem
Narvik
Norway
United States
Utah Toll Rising Leads To 42nd 1940 Highway Fatality
Roy resident Richard Virgo Stubbs 35 was killed in a head on crash on the cut off highway to Utah Hot Springs seven miles north of Ogden. Trailer driver Francis Henry Schiele 29 was injured, with possible loss of sight in one eye. The report notes Utah’s 42nd highway fatality of 1939 occurred on May 30.
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Ogden
Richard Virgo Stubbs
Roy
Utah
Stubbs
Utah Hot Springs
Here
Francis Henry Schiele
Condition Improves Harry H. Wilson After Operation
Harry H. Wilson of 329 South Garfield Avenue has been moved to his home after a major operation. His condition is reported as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Wilson
Garfield Avenue
Firsthand Nazi raid account from Namsos by J Norman Lodge
Associated Press reporter J Norman Lodge, held briefly near Narvik, files a first hand description of German bombing at Namsos Norway. He notes German air raids declined after British anti aircraft fire and that British French batteries defend the town amid Norwegian resolve and embattled coastal defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norman Lodge
Associated Press
Narvik
Namsos
Norway
Lodge
United States
Sweden
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