U S Steps In As Isolationists Warn Of Action
The article surveys U S steps in World War II policy with aid pledges to Britain and Greece, food credits to Spain, and plans to bolster naval support. It notes defense bottlenecks in engines aluminum landing gears machine tools and guns, plus Italian unrest after Greek front reverses and delays in Italian war news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Britain
Greece
United States
Spain
Roosevelt
George
State Department
National Defense Council
Weddell
States
U.S
Pratt-Whitney
Curtiss
Allison
Great Britain
Ford
Packard
Rolls-Royce
Duta
Knudsen
Grecian
Adriatic
Pogradetz
Italy
Porto
Edda
Argirocastro
Pietro Badoglio
Heroes of the Sea and a Fatal Midwest Air Crash
The 20000-ton Carnavon Castle limped into Montevideo after a 24 hour chase with an unidentified Nazi raider, flames and heavy damage reported. In New York the American Legion reacted to hints of Communist teaching in schools while a mainliner crashed in Chicago, killing six and injuring others after pilot errors in a snowstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnavon
Montevideo
Graf Spee
South Atlantic
Carnavon Castle
Dies c
New York
American’ Legion
Sonacionals
Betaen
Tek
Mainliner
Chicago
Joss
Ae Vey
Pete Ietors
Scott
Cleveland
Berlin violinist Kubelik dies in Prague at 60
Foreign Jottings reports master violinist Jan Kubelik died in Prague at age 60 after a life of financial struggle and waning fame, with Czecho-Slovakia dissolving around him. Also notes a Hindu medical student who admired Kubelik killed himself, and recounts Nazi detention of Elizabeth Deegan at the American embassy in Paris. Londoners are reassured by pilots that bombing risks keep targets broad and not precise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Jan Kubelik
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Charles Dawson
Kubelik
Paris
Iinternational
Elizabeth Deegan
Washington
London
Roosevelt visits naval bases after Easter island joke
In Washington the Dies committee probers report sabotage was known to have occurred on a pursuit aircraft planned for Britain before its crash during a test flight. President Roosevelt, joking with newsmen about going to the Caribbean to visit Easter Island and hunt eggs, later conducted inspections at several naval bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Roosevelt
Caribbean Sea
Easter Island
Washington
Dies Committee
Britain
Cues Not Swords New York Billiards Leaders
In New York the Greek former world champion James Caras of Philadelphia meets William Mosconi of New York in a pivotal billiards bout. The match highlights early progress of the national billiards tour as players exchange cues for swords in a spirited display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albania
Jimimy ‘Caras
Philadelphia
William Mosconi
City
Great task of ice carrying cited in shipyards and aviation plants
The text reflects on major industrial activity beyond big cities like Chicago Detroit and New York. It mentions vital jobs performed outside Maryland in centers across the United States, including Hagerstown and Fairchild Aircraft factory operations manufacturing planes bearing the company name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicas
Detroit
New’ York
Ie Jel
United Sreland
Hagerston
Inéla
Fairchild Aircraft Factory
Gotes
Early Christmas Candles Across Traditions and Seasons
A compact note traces Christmas tree candles to ancient times in the Istian era with Yule lights linked to mid winter Norse ritual and the sun’s turning. It notes Chanukah lights are celebrated in a similar season, highlighting shared seasonal meaning.
Christmas Gift Giving Across Ancient and Modern Traditions
The passage traces gift exchange from ancient Roman celebrations to modern Christmas customs. It notes Romans clarified gift giving as part of their festival, links Christmas boxes and cards to Roman traditions, and mentions current practices in France England Germany Italy and the United States with Santa’s seasonal visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Germany
Italy
United States
Holly and mistletoe in Christmas lore
The Teutons saw holly as good luck and hung evergreens indoors. Legends claimed plants blossomed at Nativity. Holly symbolized Christ's crown of thorns. Puritans deemed holly and mistletoe pagan and banned them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teutons
Christ
Christmas stockings cross cultural gift tradition
The piece traces Christmas customs from St Nicholas riding Woden in Holland to Dutch wooden shoes in chimneys, then notes Bon homme Noel in France and the hearth tradition in England and the United States. It highlights how stockings evolved to hold more gifts as children adopted the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Woden
Holland
France
England
United States
Puritans and Christmas Carols Through History
The Puritans predicted the disappearance of Christmas carols and discouraged singing them. Yet carols grew as part of the Christmas tradition from early Christian Rome. French Noel and German Weihnachtslieder share the same origins dating to the eleventh century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
National Christmas Tree Sits in Sequoia Park
A giant Sequoia over 267 feet tall marks the national Christmas tree in General Grant National Park, 64 miles east of Fresno. Since 1925 devotional and patriotic services are held beneath it and broadcast nationwide each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United States
General Grant National Park
Fresno
Calif
Hen and Rooster Tea Towel Motif Set
A playful romantic print features a hen and rooster aided by Cupid in daily motifs for a seven day tea towel set. Two extra motifs match pan holders to complete the collection. No. 29160 18c offers NUMO hot iron transfer designs. Send order to:
Busy Shoppers and Camel Cigarettes Holiday Gift Packs
A garbled reader summary notes Camel cigarettes promoted for Christmas shoppers with colorful holiday dress imagery. It mentions ton packs and 20s, four flat packages, each containing 200 cigarettes, advertised as easy gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camel
Adv
Laughter Aids Digestion, Says Dr Hufeland In A Letter
The quote extols laughter as a healthful exertion aiding digestion and describes its ancient practice at table by jesters and buffoons. It cites Dr Hufeland and notes laughter as rooted in true medical principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hufeland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward C. Wayne
Hitor
Noth
Western Newspaper Union
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Trenton
Clement Clarke Moore
Sagas of the Sea
REDS
Hagerstown
Fairchild Company
J. E. Clopper
Vilda
E. Seibert
C. O'Connor
U.S. A
Dick Hanson
Fairchild
Henson
O'Connor
Cole Electric CO
Sioux City
Tows
Beauty and Barber Supplied
Sour
Atic
Gehl Hammer
Mille Lumber
Wayne
Farmers Lumber
Stock Yards
Sioux
la Bee
Birauss Key Co
Ticon Institute
WNU
Pais
SR Ae
Doans
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!