Reynaud Reports Great Sea Fight
Paris April 10 Premier Reynaud told the Senate a great battle rages in the North Sea. He cited the loss of two German cruisers off Norway, a sunk British destroyer, a grounded vessel, and damage to several cruisers. He defended mining Norwegian waters and described Sweden iron ore fears and the broader Allied blockade plans.
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Enate
North Sea
Reynaud
Norway
Senate
Germany
3 Act Comedy At Stephens City High Friday Saturday
Stephens City Virginia April 10 judges expect a lively junior play in the high school auditorium. The 3 act farce More Power To You directed by Garnet Hamrick features Banks Lohr with a monocle as Lord Lansdale Lester Singhass and Charles Mudd as the handsome Anthony. Curtain both nights at 7 45.
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Stephens City
Girls Scouts Hold Original Song Contest
A $200 prize is offered for an original song for Girl Scouts. Open to all, words must be original while the tune may be a known melody. Submissions become property of Girl Scouts, Inc. No manuscripts returned. Entries to 14 West 49th Street New York NY by April 1 1941 with a signed originality statement.
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Girl Scout Organization
Arthur Osgood Choate
Pleasantville
New York
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouting
Girl Scouts, Inc
Girl Scout Contest
West 49Th Street
N. Y
Girl Scout National
New York City
Germany admits losing two ships in Norway action
Berlin reports that Germany lost two cruisers under fire of Norwegian coastal batteries during the Norway operation yesterday. The high command says Norway will soon sign a mutually satisfactory agreement, while noting German gains across Narvik Drontheim Bergen Stavanger Egesund Kristiansand Arendal and Oslo.
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Berlin
Germany
Norway
Narvik
Drontheim
Bergen
Stavanger
Egersund
Kristiandsand
Arendal
Oslo
Wheat Prices Fall On Slower Buying Amid War Fever Easing
Chicago and Baltimore grain reports show Wheat declined after war fever cooled and moisture improved in winter wheat areas. May futures around 1.06 to 1.09, with spot No 2 red winter at 1.14 in Baltimore. corn and oats mixed, soybeans around 1.06 to 1.09.
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Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
British Planes Strike Warships at Bergen Harbor
London reports British warplanes attacked German ships off Bergen Norway. A Koln class cruiser reportedly took a direct hit and other vessels were damaged or believed damaged. Relays of long range bombers faced heavy anti aircraft fire yet all aircraft returned safely after eight hours.
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London
Bergen
Norway
Royal Air Force
Bergen Roadstead
Allies To Fight For Defenseless Norway In War Talks
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax declared that Allies would defend defenseless Norway regardless of any Norwegian negotiations with Germany. He asserted the British navy is active and warned Germany faces an irresistible Allied effort. He also commented on Russia relations and the need for effective help from Moscow.
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London
Lord Halifax
Norway
Germany
Scandinavia
Britain
France
Russia
Georgia High Court Rules For Highway Hand
The Georgia Supreme Court upholds lower court decrees finding Rivers ouster illegal and mandamus to recognize Miller as a state highway board member and chairman. The decision centers on events in Lakeland involving Capitol guards detaining Rivers and Miller during and after a martial proclamation.
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Atlanta
Martial Miller
Rivers
Lakeland
Capitol
Pséurt
Miller
Large Warships Seen Sinking Near Marstrand
British News Agency notes Nazi transports and destroyers engaged near Marstrand on Sweden’s west coast. Swedish watchers reported two large warships of undetermined nationality struck as warplanes joined the battle. Fishermen prepared rescue efforts as the Skagerrak and Kattegat entry to the Baltic are cited amid German mines on the Skagerrak.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Marstrand
Goteborg
Skaggerrak
Kattegat
Baltic Sea
Germany
Skagerrak
North Sea
Negro Sought In Hold-Up Is Slain In Baltimore
A 22 year old black man sought in a tavern holdup was shot and killed by a police sergeant after threatening officers with a pistol and trying to flee. The man, James Breeden, faced a warrant for the $160 robbery of Nathan Bloom's Tavern. Sergeant Louis Winup, who sought the arrest, was suspended pending a magistrate hearing.
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Baltimore
James Breeden
Nathan Bloom
Louis Winup
Breeder
Harry B. Mann
Britain Reports Big Naval Battle Off Narvik
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain sunk six German supply ships and the Ravensfeldt while German destroyers suffered heavy damage. British losses included the destroyers Hunter and Hardy, with Hotspur and Hostile hit. Havoc untouched. Berlin acknowledged two German cruisers lost and claimed they fell to coastal fire and a mine.
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House of Commons
Narvik Fjord
Page
Narvik
Britain
Norwegian
Paul Reynaud
North Sea
Lord Halifax
Churchill
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Two British Destroyers Lost in Narvik Assault
London reports two destroyers Hunter and Hardy lost with over 300 men in dawn Narvik attack on the Norwegian coast. British forces withdrew amid heavy German opposition as reports suggest a German cruiser may have been sunk and other ships damaged in synchronized air and naval strikes near Bergen and Narvik.
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London
Hunter
Hardy
Narvik
Admiralty
Stockholm
Bergen
Norway
War bulletin widens across Europe with moves in Balkans
London reports RAF activity along the Norwegian coast as German engines push along the Danube. Berlin notes requests to rivalling nations for Danube gunboats while Brussels vows neutrality amid Norway Denmark invasion. London says Allies aim to prevent German landings on Iceland Greenland or Faroe Islands. Danish port restrictions and Sweden Britain shipping cuts loom. Turkish officials hint at Balkan entente conference to align Romania Greece Yugoslavia with the Allies.
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Iceland
Greenland
Faroe Islands
Istanbul
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Romania
Greece
Yugoslavia
Rhythm Band Stars Middletown Community League Night
In Middletown Virginia on April 10 a novel program at 7 45 p m in the high school auditorium features a Rhythm Band of first and second grade pupils. They perform entertaining homespun routines with simple rhythm instruments under the guidance of Miss Myrtle Rhodes and Mrs Viola Dunlap.
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Middletown
Myrtle Rhodes
Viola Dunlap
Swedish Reserves Mobilized Amid Air Defense Measures
New York April 10 British Broadcasting Company says Sweden moved reservists to northern and southern provinces and ordered all reserves mobilized. A state of partial air defense is in operation with strengthened air raid precaution units and possible blackout. Swedish ships in Irish ports and the U S Pacific coast are ordered to remain where they are until further notice.
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New York
British Broadcasting Company
CBS
Eire
Reland
Pacific
United States
Healy Collapses After Three Days In Witness Chair
Denis Healy collapsed after three days of cross examination in a case charging 17 men with conspiracy to overthrow the U S government. Healy, a former railroad detective, joined the alleged plotters to report to the FBI and fainted after requesting a recess. He was taken to Cumberland hospital and the trial adjourned until Friday.
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New York
Denis Healy
United States
Healy
Formr
FBI
Cumberland Hospital
Coxey's Army Enters Washington in 1894
On April 29, 1894, Jacob S Coxey led 20,000 unemployed men into Washington D C, signaling a major protest march on the capital.
Last Curtain For Mrs. Pat Campbell
The death of actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell at age 75 was announced from Pau France. Campbell debuted in 1888 and became a renowned stage wit and performer whose career spanned the world including U S tours and 1934 Hollywood films.
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London
Patrick Campbell
Pau
France
Senior Play at Middletown Friday Night
The annual senior play will be held in the high school auditorium Friday night. Principal Denis Hoover announced the three act comedy Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick starring Julian Carper as Aaron Slick, promising a sure-fire laugh getter and a large crowd turnout.
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Middletown
Denis Hoover
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
Julian Carper
Local Men Head South Aboard Bo nito For Fishing
Four local men depart Moorehead City aboard Captain Herbert Schutte’s boat Bo nito. Participants are Schutte owner Clark Smith John Glover and Roy Cather. They plan to sail south to Florida for about a month. accompanying traveler is Charles Huffman of Hagerstown Maryland.
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Herbert Schutte
Brakeman Injured In Train Accident At Water Tower
Martin, substituting for the regular brakeman, was knocked from the car as it passed the water tower. He suffered a badly torn ankle but his general condition was reported as good at the hospital. Engineer B. W. Kirk led the mixed train at the time of the accident.
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Capt. Smith
Robert S. Smith
Martin
B. W. Kirk
Dewey Wins Nebraska Primary With Large Lead
Dewey captured 179,748 votes to Vandenberg 58,387 in Nebraska after 1,57 of 2,033 precincts. Roosevelt led the Democratic ballot with 88,607 votes, running unopposed.
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Lincoln, Neb
Thomas E. Dewey
Arthur Vandenburg
Nebraska
Roosevelt
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