[Homer_J_Simpson]

U.S. Plan Revealed – 2-3
Welles a Diplomat of Long Standing – 3-4
Nurses at Columbia Give $1,000 to Finns – 4
The International Situation – 4
Allies Puzzled at Welles’s Visit; Rome Skeptical, Berlin Reserved – 5-6
Italians and Turks Near Trade Treaty – 6
Red Drive Goes On – 7-8
Record Cold Wave Hits Scandinavia – 9
British Destroyer Sinks Two U-Boats – 10
307 Merchant Ships Lost, Lloyd’s Says – 10
Merchant Ships Sunk in War – 11
Incidents in European Conflict – 11
Seabiscuit Third in Return to Turf* – 12

*See yesterday’s reply #4 for back story.

Yesterday’s thread

[MaryFromMichigan]

I'm a fan of old time radio, so when I came across your thread, I thought about this radio program from around that time period: "WJSV Complete Broadcast Day On September 21, 1939"
An entire transcribed day of broadcasting, including news stories!

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/feb40/f10feb40.htm

Red Army uses ski troops in attack

Saturday, February 10, 1940 www.onwar.com

The Winter War... A force of Soviet ski troops begin an unsuccessful attempt to advance against the Finnish defenses which continues until February 13th. This force is wiped out.

In Washington... President Roosevelt condemns the USSR, saying the US backs Finland.

In Britain... The first magnetic mine is swept, by the HMS Salve and HMS Servitor, off a sunken lightship.

In Prague... Nazi authorities order the closing of all Jewish-owned textile, clothing and leather goods stores and warn the Baron von Neurath, the German Reich Protector of Bohemia-Moravia, may order all other Jewish business to shut. Neurath has also ordered the sale of all jewellry, gold, platinum, silver and works of art owned by Jews. The measures are seen as part of a plan to eliminate Jews from the economic life of former Czechoslovakia.

On the Western Front... A French communique reads: Rien à signaler. (Nothing to report.)

In Spain... Six German merchant ships leave Vigo to run the blockade. Allied warships intercept 4, 1 runs aground off northern Norway and 1 (Wangoni) reaches Kiel.

In The Hague... The Dutch government announces the decision to build 3 battlecruisers (with technical assistance from Italy) for the defense of the Dutch East Indies. (The ships are never completed.)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/10.htm

February 10th, 1940

UNITED KINGDOM: The first magnetic mine is swept using a towed loop of cable, by HMS Salve and HMS Servitor, off a sunken lightship. (Alex Gordon)
Destroyer HMS Havelock commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)

THE NETHERLANDS: The Dutch government announces the decision to build three battlecruisers, with technical assistance from Italy, for the defence of the Netherlands East Indies. The ships are never completed. (Jack McKillop)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Prague: The Nazis order the closing down of all Jewish-owned textile, clothing and leather goods stores, and warned that Baron von Neurath, the “Reich Protector” of Bohemia-Moravia, may order all other Jewish businesses to shut. Von Neurath has also ordered the sale of all jewellery, gold, platinum, silver and works of art owned by Jews. The measures are seen here as part of a plan to eliminate Jews from the economic life of what used to be Czechoslovakia.

FINLAND: The Finnish Prime Minister Risto Ryti and Foreign Minister Väinö Tanner visit the GHQ at Mikkeli to tell of the peace probes. The military leadership recommends starting the negotiations. (Mikko Härmeinen)

U.S.S.R.: Stalin agrees to sign a trade treaty to supply Germany with grain, oil and raw materials.

SPAIN: Six German merchant ships leave Vigo to run the British blockade. Allied warships intercept four, one runs aground off northern Norway and one, the passenger liner SS Wangoni, reaches Kiel on 1 March. (Jack McKillop)

GIBRALTAR: U.S. freighter SS West Chatala is detained for several hours by British authorities but is released to continue her voyage. (Jack McKillop)

AUSTRALIA:

Minesweeper HMAS Bathurst laid down.
Destroyer HMAS Warramunga laid down.

Sloop HMAS Warrego launched. (Dave Shirlaw)

U.S.A.: Washington: President Roosevelt condemns the USSR, saying that the US backs Finland.

“In The Mood” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra reaches Number 1 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the U.S. This song, which debuted on the charts on 21 October 1939, was charted for 28 weeks, was Number 1 for 13 weeks and was ranked Number 1 for the year 1940.

Tom and Jerry, the cat and mouse friends/enemies, make their debut in MGM’s “Puss Gets the Boot” although Tom is known as Jasper and Jerry is unnamed. (Jack McKillop)

ATLANTIC OCEAN: The neutral Silja left Gibraltar on 5 February and was reported missing thereafter. At 2059, U-37 fired one torpedo at a steamer, which was struck in the aft part and broke in two. The stern sank immediately and the foreship followed after a few minutes. This must have been the Silja.

SS Burgerdijk was stopped by U-48 and the crew was ordered to abandon ship. At 1845, ship torpedoed and sunk.

USCGC Bibb and Duane make first transmissions as weather stations. (Dave Shirlaw)