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Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
WEDDINGS
HAMPER CARPENTER

HAMPER CARPENTER
Miss Alice Hamper, daughter of
Mrs. Jessie Hamper of Paterson, N.
j.. and the late John w.. Hamper,
and Sgt. Robert F. Carpenter, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Carpenter
Of Frederick, were married Friday
evening. May II, at Dover. The Rev.
Roscoe Metzger, pastor Of the PeO-
pie's Church, performed the cere-
mony. They were attended by Miss
Dorothy Carpenter and Mr.. Paul G.
Minner of Dover. The couple will
make their home at Hampstead,
n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
SCOUT NEWS

The Scouts hope you will keep in
mind that they are having a movie
benefit next Thursday and Friday,
May SO-31. Il will be double fea-
ture, "Abe Lincoln in illinois," and
''Dr. Cyclops." The boys want your
help in this benefit.
The Scoutmaster would like the
parents to think about the camping
trip the boys are planning for one
week beginning June 10. At pres
ent they have selected Sandy Land
ing as the camp site.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1919 FILES or
THE AILFoRD CHRONICLE

Mrs Kate o. Fowler has returned
home from Philadelphia.
william H. Mears is visiting his
daughter, Mr5. J. C. Workman, near
| Harrington.
AT the regular alumni meeting
last Monday evening much business
in regard 20 the annual alumni ban
9Hct end other alumni questions were
aItehGed 20. The election OF officers
was held with the following result:
President, MISS Viva johnson; vice
president, Marshall Townsend; sec
retary, Miss Jennie Stanton; treas
arer. Miss Sara Davis.
DR. F. p Ruhl has purchased a
Ford touring car.
George Mills and crew made q
haul of trout. fish last Monday land
ing over 500 bushels.
Superintendent of Schools E. ].
Hardesty viii make Georgetown his
home, having moved there on Tues
day.
Notice has been received that the
city delivery Of mail for Milford will
go into effect on June /. After that
date there will be no more one cent
postage; all letters in or out Of Mil
ford will have to be stamped with a
twO-cent stamp.
On the large mansion home Of ex-
Governor Watson a large barn is
being built Of brick He Is having tlie
barn done by day work. and super
vising il himself Charles G. Fisher
drew the plans.
Mrs. Hester Collins, of Laurel, is
visiting MIR. and Mrs. William Shock
ley this week.
Mrs. T. p Pettyjohn left on Tuese
day for Philadelphia where she viii
attend the commencement exercises
of the Philadelphia College of Phars
macy which will be held in the
Academy of Music, her son, Harry,
being a graduate after taking a three
year course.
Mrs. John Clifton and daughter,
Mrs. Charles Malseed, are visiting in
Dover this week.
Miss Cora E. Clifton and Harry
lee Prettyman, both Of Slaughter
Seck, were quietly married on Sun
lay evening, May %, at the Lincoln
,ity parsonage by Rev. W. P. Tay-
or. They were accompanied by the
disses Caddie and Anna Clifton, Miss
smma Draper, Harold Clifton and
Wallace Jefferson.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

That fine group Of married
folks who play bridge together.
and whom one member Of the
group calls "Forty-and-Eight'
because he says they. are forty
and there are eight OF them, ar
rived back home early Monday
morning after a wonderful week
end in New York City. They left
here on Saturday by motor for
the big metropolis. just for fun,
and that is what they had in
large measures. Two shows
Hellzapoppin and Dubarry Was
a Lady-they saw, and the
Fair claimed all Of Sunday. One
recommendation they gave for
the Fair was the American
Jubilee" which they thought
was beautiful. Dick browning
sings in the chorus. They saw
him. but did not speak to him.
Sight seeing. and shopping,
window and otherwise, were
sandwiched in between the
things they did. All are home.
safe and sound. with the pleas
ures Of. the weekend upper
most in their minds. In the
group were Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid 'Sills. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
J. PettyiOhn. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Roscoe Galloway and Mr.. and
Mrs. August Faix.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Some OF the dates to remem-
ber are = tonight, when the
High School Spring Concert is
given at the High School; sun
day evening. when the May
Music Festival is given, and
Friday, May 81. when the pri-
vate pupils Of William E. Miller
have their recital. June is full
OF important dates, which will
be announced next week.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
aILLER's PUPILS no
GIVE MUSIC RECITAL

The private music pupils OF Will
Ham =. Miller will give their annual
recital to parents at the Community
Building Friday night. May 81. Tick
cts 20 the recital may be procured
by asking Mr.. Miller or one Of his
pupils.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Avenue Methodist Church. Mr..
Jones is contractor Of Easton
and a graduate OF the University
Of Delaware Miss Clements for
the past few years has been as
sociated with the research de-
partment Of the L. D. Caulk
Laboratories.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

The Ladies Aid and Sunday school
class of the Glendale Methodist
Church will hold a bake and rum
mage sale in the Marshall Hospital
Building, Saturday, May rs, begin
ming at 10 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
OBITUARY
WARRINGTnN

George w. Warrington, S2-year-
old farmer Of near Paramount, died
Friday, May II, at his home. He
had been i'll only one week. SurviV-
ing are two sons. Thomas, of Col
lingsw0Od. N. j., and Horace. Of
Fairmount, and a step-daughter,
Miss Laura Truitt OF Fairmount.
The funeral was held Monday from
the Unity Methodist Church at
Fairmount, with the Rev. James
Gardner, former pastor. and the
Rev. w. H. Whedbee Of the Nassau
Methodist Church. officiating. Bur-
ial was made in the cemetery at st.
JOhn'a Crnasrnads-
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Mr. and Mrs. David A.. CIem-
ents announce the engagement
of their daughter, Margaret Ann
Clements, to MIR. BrOddus Jones,
of Easton. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Jones. of Wilmington.
The wedding will take place on
June 20 at two-thirty in the
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
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MASSEY

Joshua Massey. Ga, retired carpen-
ter, died at his home in Milton on
Wednesday, May is, after an illness
Of several months. He is survived
by his wife, Nora Calhoun Massey;
two daughters. Miss Helen Massey
and Miss Edith Massey of Milton,
and a son, Burton Massey Of Milton.
Funeral services we're held Satur-
day, with iRterment in Odd Fellows
cemetery, Milton.
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oMoRRow is the

oMoRROW is the
wedding day Of Miss
Vivian shute. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
- Raymond Edward
Shute of near town, and Mr..
Lawrence Pennewill Isaacs, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar F. Isaacs
Of Lincoln. The wedding will
take place in Avenue Methodist
Church. with DR.. Frank Herson
officiating, at two O'Clock. No
invitations have been issued, but
family and friends will witness
the ceremony. Miss Charlotte
Ryder will sing Because, and
Il Love You Truly with Mrs.
Edward Hurley at the console.
Miss Shute will have as her only
attendant Miss Jean Galloway.
Mr.. Edgar Isaacs will be best
man for his brother. The ush-
ers will be Mr.. Pennewill Isaacs,
another brother, of Lincoln, and
Mr.. Charles Moore, Of Harring-
ton. The young couple will
leave Immediately on their hon
eymoon after which they will
live in the Imly Abbott house
on the Boulevard.
M
Miss Charlotte Ryder was a
member of the chorus when the
Wilmington Music School gave
concert Of chamber music on
Wednesday evening of last
week. The concert took place
in the Wilmington Drama Lea
que auditorium at eight-thirty.
The Peasant Cantata by Bach
was given, and Miss Ryder was
in the chorus, directed by Max
Aronoff, Others taking part
during the evening. who have
appeared in Milford, were Jane
Terry. Joseph Lanzillotti ana
Major Travers. Jr.
M
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Glenn
ents announce the engagement
Of their daughter. Margaret Ann
Clements, to MIR. BrOddus Jones,
Of Easton, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A p. In,,on
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Mrs. Kate o. Fowler has returned
home from Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

DR. F. P. Ruhi has purchased a
Ford touring car.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

On the large mansion home Of ex-
Governor Watson a large barn is
being built Of brick He Is having tlie
barn done by day work, and Super
vising it himself Charles G. Fisher
drew the plans.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Notice has been received that the
city delivery Of mail for Milford will
go into effect on June l. After that
date there will be no more one cent
postage; all letters in or out Of Mil
ford will have to be stamped with a
two-cent stamp.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Superintendent of Schools E. ].
Hardesty Will make Georgetown his
home, having moved there on Tues
day.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

George Mills and crew made q
haul of front. fish last Monday land
ing over 500 bushels.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Mrs. Hester Collins, Of Laurel, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Shock
ley this week.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24

Mrs John Clifton and daughter,
Mrs. Charles Malseed, are visiting in
Dover this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04

28-Chrysler company and c. I. o. agree on
basis of peace after auto plants are tied
up SO days.
29-Jury finds German.American bund lead
er Fritz Kuhn guilty on forgery and
theft charges.
30-Roosevelt sends sharp note to Russia
asking that bombing of cities stop.
DECEMBER
2-Curtiss plants speed building Of war
planes.
3-Winnie Ruth Judd. insane slayer, again
escapes from prison in Arizona.
5-Fritz Kuhn, bund leader, sentenced to
prison for two and a half years.
7-Upward trend seen in several lines Of
business.
8-Secretary Hull protests British blockade.
9-Roosevelt orders a special naval dis
trict in Caribbean.
11-RFC grants $4,000. 900 loan to Finland.
u. S. Supreme court bars evidence
gained by wire tapping.
13-Twelve naval captains promoted to be
rear admirals.
A-ICC approves trainload rail rate re.
duction.
18-Garner announces candidacy for Demo.
cratic presidential nomination.
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1888
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Send your order to The Sewing
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04

23-Davy Day. welterweight. stopped Pedro
Montanez in the eighth round;
25-Henry Armstrong; welterweight. defeats
rounds.
3o-Shaw wins indianapolis auto race, av.
esragins ll5.oS5 miles per our. Roberts
JUNE
6-Giants make five home runs In one In
ming for record: rout Reds.
l2-Centennial birthday OF baseball cele-
brated at Cooperstown. N. T.. where 1t
originated
2l-Lol Gehrig. Mayo clinic physicians an
nounce after check-up. has infantile pa
ralysis: playing career ended.
23-Joe Louis stops Tony Galento In the
Yankees break record with 10 home runs
in two games on same day.
JULY
8-Alice Marble wins British tennis cham
pionShip at Wimbledon.
1l-American league wins all-star baseball
so-bick Metz wins St. Paul open golf cham.
pionship with record score of 270.
AUGUST
22-Lou Ambers regains lightweight title
in l5-round bout with Armstrong.
champions, defeated the Al-Stars. 8 to
0. before $1,000 people in Chicago.
SEPTEMBER
5-Roscoe Turner wins Thompson trophy
air race third time.
1S-Iony Galento stops Nova In IA rounds.
16-Bobby Riggs. Alice Marble win U. S.
17-Yankees cinch American league pen.
nant.
2o-Joe Louis knocks out Bob Pastor in IL
rounds.
25-Billy Conn. light heavyweight champion.
defended his title against Melio Bettina
C;ncinnoti Padc ,,,;,, No+;oxol l., ,,,o xa,
nant.
30-Franlie Frisch appointed manager of
the Pittsburgh Pirates.
OCTOBER
8-Yankees win worlds baseball series In
four straight games.
17-Bucky Walters, Cincinnati pitcher, voted
most valuable player in National league.
19-Chicago White Sox defeat Cubs in city
baseball series.
24-Joe DiMaggio wins American league
80 most valuable player award.
veals fixed fights.
NOVEMBER
AL Davis stops Tony Canzoneri in third
round.
17-Billy Conn. light heavyweight cham.
plon, successfully defends title against
Lesnevtch in Is rounds.
DECEMBER
eddie Anderson awarded plaque as
football coach of year.
10-Green Bay Packers whip New York
Giants to win professional football title.
No; i athlete of all sports in annual
13-New York Yankees voted best team in
any sport.
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Lovely Basic Dress
Will SIenderize One

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side of the bodice take care Of
becoming bust fullness.
The only trimming is a row of
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neckline is a perfect background
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-01-04
DISASTERS

SQUALLS SINKS-U. S. Mays
diving bell gets first real test rescu-
ing 80 SURVIVORS from sunken sub
marine. T,Uenty-si1 others die.
JANUARY
Cape May. N. J. three lost. 10 saved.
23-Bomber crashes on test hop at Los
Angeles; pilot killed.
25-Thirty thousand killed, $4,000 injured by
earthquake in Chile; towns wiped out in
disaster.
FEBRUARY
Japanese submarine sunk In collision.
11-Army mystery plane crashes after
coast-to-coast flight at 340-mile rate.
MARCH
2-Two hundred killed in explosion of mu.
nitions dump in Japan: 800 houses de-
stroyed.
1a-Ten killed in airplane crash near Ia.
25-Airliner crashes in Oklahoma killing
eight.
APRIL
-Four navy fiers killed when planes col
Tide in maneuvers.
13-Twenty- eight killed. so injured in train
wreck in Mexico.
16-Tornadoes in Arkansas, Texas and Lou.
isiana cause SO deaths and injuries to
300.
MAY
23-Fifty:nine trapped in sunken submarine
SQualuS.
2+Thirty- three rescued alive from squalus.
26 dead.
JUNE
missing sa British sa tba, submarine found mired
4Twenty.two persons killed in Mexican
theater fire.
16-Seventy-one lives lost in wreck of French
1s-Ten dead, 63 injured In Minnesota tor.
nado.
JULY
S-Eifty,three drowned y. A. missing; in flood
12-Mystery explosion and fire damage navy
aircraft carrier Ranger.
1ITwenty- eight perish in mine blast at
17-Five killed as train hits auto in Chicago
suburb. s-
23-Avalanche on Mount Baker Wash. kills
two. four missing.
AUGUST
11-Nine U. S. army fiers and two navy
fiers killed as two bombers crash.
13-Fourteen killed as Miami to Rio de ia.
metro plane crashes in Rio harb0r Tween.
ty-three killed, 60 injured. when stream
liner is wrecked in Nevada.
SEPTEMBER
25-Storm in California kills 100: damage.
81 ,000, 900.
28-Munitions plant blast in Britain kills Is.
OCTOBER
11-Wreck of school bus at War. w. Va.
kills six: II injured.
NOVEMBER
14-Five hundred killed and injured when
fire engulfs Venezuelan oil port.
DECEMBER
aTyphoon ravages five islands in the Phil.
ippineS.
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NOVEMBER

3-Norway frees City of Flint and interns
German prize crew. Finland defies So
Wet threat: ready to fight.
belgium and Holland offer to mediate
peace between warning nations.
8-Hitler escapes plot; blast in Munich
beer cellar kills 6 and Injuries 60.
9-Dutch open defense bikes: clash at Dor.
der with Germans.
10-French repulse two German attacks.
15-Four more merchantmen sunk in sea
warfare.
17-Germans shoot nine Czech students,
seize 1000 and close academies for three
years.
18-Dutch liner hits German mine in North
sea; sinks with 40 lives.
19-Four more ships sunk by German mines
off England.
f0-Germans extend war at sea: 10 vessels
sunk since November Is: 1873 dead or
missing.
21-Germany charges Munich man with beer
cellar explosion: arrests two British
agents.
Britain declares unrestricted blockade
of Germany in reprisal for Illegal mine
warfare: forbids neutral nations to trade
with Germany.
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SPORTS

IRON NAN STRIKES OUT
Lou Cehrig, 'iiron man of base
ball." retires from Ne,o York Yam
KEGS Nth paralysis infection after
hanging up aI-time record for
games played.
JANUARY
2NSouthern California football team de-
feats Duke in Rose Bowl.
.3IBudge defeats Vines in pro tennis debut;
17-Edward G. Barrow elected president of
the New York Yankees.
25-Joe Louis, heavyweight champion,
stopped John Henry Lewis in first round
in New York.
FEBRUARY
s-Ken Bartholomew wins national skating
9-National Professional Football league
re-elects Joseph Carr president for 10
23-Tony Galento scores technical knock.
out over Abe Feldman.
MARCH
2o-Charles Bowser named head football
coach at Pitt.
APRIL
2-Ralph Guldahl wins Masters golf title at
Atlanta, Ga.
ls-Boston wins Stanley cup. defeating To-
17-Joe Louis. heavyweight champion.
knocks out Jack Roper in first round.
18-Joey Archibald wins featherweight title
from Leo Kodak in Is rounds.
MAY
6-Johnstown won Kentucky derby.
20-Joseph F. Carr. National Football league
president. dies.
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OCTOBER

britain calls $50, 900 more troops
4-Daladier says France will fight until
victorious
7-Hitler makes peace proposals to Britain
and France; seeks armistice.
9-Hitler sets aside area in Poland for
Germans to be transplanted from other
countries.
1o-French premier spurns Hitler's peace
terms.
Finnish civilians ordered to leave dam
ger zone near Soviet frontier.
12-Britain refuses peace based on NaA
conquests.
14-British battleship Royal Oak sunk by
sub, 1856 lost
16-Nazi raid navy base In Scotland: l6
killed.
17-German planes raid Scapa Flow: Iron
Duke, training ship. damaged.
20-British repel another NaZi air raid
over Edinburgh
23-British report three U-boats sunk.
Germans capture American ship City Of
Flint and take 1t to Soviet port.
24-Four British. one Greek ship sunk by
Germans.
Nazi sea raiders slip through blockade:
Belgians demand. British ease blockade.
26-American ship City 81 EiSts turned over
to Germany by Russia. sails from Rus
2s-Gefnans claim IFS: fcreigh ships sunk.
s1-soViet demands raise new crisi: in FIN.
land
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23-General Franco orders return of prop
erty which Spanish republic took from
former King Alfonso.
24-President of Bolivia assumes dictatorial
powers.
27-Serbians sign pact with Croats. ending
Jugoslavia's biggest internal problem:
30-Paraguay elects General Estigarribia.
Chaco war hero. president.
MAY
3-Litvinov dismissed as foreign commissar
of Russia.
Skiing and queen of Great Britain sail
for Canada.
14-Moscow short of food: army ordered to
save on motor fuel.
16-TWenty million dollars reported paid to
Hitler to release Baron Louis Rothschild.
coined at Quebec:
1S-King and queen start on tour Of Canada.
One hundred Jewish youths injured in
clashes with police in Jerusalem.
22-Dionne quintuplets greet queen with hug
and kiss as British sovereigns visit
24German troops In Spain leave for home.
25-Bill setting up dictatorship over industry
introduced in British parliament
29-New border war develops between japan
and Russia in Manchukuo.
JUNE
1o-Bombs in mail in England injure seven
persons.
14NJapan presents Britain with new de-
% aooPS sAShtSh oAoSNoNS 81
22-King and queen given tremendous re-
&c SSeptlon on their return to England, o
gol border: shoot down Is planes.
JULYs
13-France jails two newspaper executives.
charged with receiving pay from Ger
1s-Danzig political police purge city of
Socialists.
Chamberlain promises Britain will stay
out of Japan's way in China.
26-Four bombings in England blamed on
Irish Republican army.
AUGUST
3-Britain offers to mediate Japanese-Chi.
6-Spain executes So persons for completely
in Staying of civil guard officer.
9-Sudden German food shortage rouses
public.
SEPTEMBER
26-French cabinet decree ends Communist
27-Bulgaria seeks trade pact with Russia.
28-Constantine Argesanu appointed premier
of Rumania.
OCTOBER
2-Delegates of 81 republics at an. inter-
American neutrality conference fixed a
safety zone around two Americas.
SJapaneSe admit loss of 18, 600 men in
fighting Russians.
5-Chinese halt Japanese drive In Human
province; report 10, 300 slain.
10-Soviet returns Wilma to Lithuania.
11-Britain and Russia sign trade agree
ment.
27-Pope Plus in encyclical assails dictators.
28-Thousands arrested as Czechs and Nazis
battle in Prague.
NOVEMBER
2-Slovak mob wrecks shops and news.
papers in Bradshaw, Hungary.
British threaten to abolish self-rule in
India.
2O-Ex.kaiser narrowly escapes death in
storm at Doom.
DECEMBER
3-Japan faces scarcity of food this winter.
Peru opens great new port facilities to
Callao.
11-Italy quits league of nations.
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DECEMBER

Films disable Russian cruiser with 500
aboard.
Russians capture Finnish port.
New. cabinet takes over Finnish govern
ment.
2-Finnish rebel regime cedes territory to
Regular Finnish government orders
evacuation of all southern towns.
Sweden tghtens its defenses.
3-British planes attack German naval
base and score hits on German war
ships
Firms shatter Red troops IN Arctic
battle
League of nations summoned to hear
Finnish appeal for aid.
Britain puts blockade against German
exports into effect.
steamer Doric Star in south Atlantic.
5-Finnish flyers infiict heavy casualties
on Soviet troop concentration.
Sims repulse Russian army of 100000
on three fronts:
7-Russians to blockade Finnish coast:
warn shipping.
s-Finns repel offensive on Karelian
isthmus.
1o-FinnS, report Russian attacks repealed
11-League of Nations requests Russia to
cease hostilities against Finland.
12-Russia rejects league of nations pro.
posal to mediate conflict with Finland.
German liner Bremen runs British
:. blockade to home port.
-sIolilloH SiuPS uISdUlS dliu CHASE GSI-
man raider Graf Spec into South Amer
lean port.
14-Russia expelled from league of nations.
Uruguay gives Graf Spec " hours to
make repairs.
16-Finn coast artillery sinks Russian de.
Stroyer.
18-Germans scuttle Graf Spec outside
Montevideo harbor rather than risk
fight with British ships waiting outside.
19-Huge Red forces storm Firms noun
tain positions.
Germans claim "a out of "A British
planes shot down in battle over Heligo-
land.
British claim sinking of German cruiser
and damage to two others.
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22-British destroyer sunk. 40 missing.
Nazi bombers raid Shetlands. no DAM
age done.
French report torpedo boat sank two
subs
23-Eight more vessels sunk: total for six
days, IS.
France and Britain claim 20 air VIC
tories in three days on western front.
Exiled Polish government begins func.
tioning in France.
24-British cruiser damaged in port by blast
from mine or submarine.
25-Berlin claims bombers hit four British
warships; London denies.
Six nations protest British ban on Ger
man trade.
26-Two hundred eighty seven die in a Brit
ism armed ship. Germans fight back
British planes attempting to raid Kiel
canal
Britain fights for new Europe. Cham
berlain says.
Finnish guns kill four Russian soldiers.
Soviet charges.
27-Russia demands Firms remove soldiers
from border: Finland offers to negotiate
border issue: Russia threatens war.
28-RuSsia denounceS nonaggreSSion pact
with Finland: Finland declares Russian
reports of border attacks false.
Germany claims British cruiser sunk by
submarine; Britain denies.
29-RuSsian troops invade Finland after
breaking off diplomatic relations: Firms
stunned by break.
30-RusSians claim 10-mile advance into
Finland: bomb Helsingfors.