Fifth Columnists Filter Into Madagascar
Pretoria South Africa May 5 Japanese fifth columnists are said to filter into Madagascar with Vichy aid as British forces land at Diego Suarez and other points. Reports say merchants ferried agents to load minerals, while most French on the island lean Allied or anti Axis. natives under white officers number about 5 000 and would offer only token resistance. Laval's return strengthens anti Vichy sentiment amid pro Allied demonstrations. An American courier praised the hospitality of locals welcoming US entry to war. The South African government, wary of Madagascar's strategic position, cut diplomatic ties with Vichy two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
South Africa
U.P
Madagascar
Vichy
Diego Suarez
Pierre Laval
United States
Durban
Union
Wedding Plans Upset ST LOUIS Man Delays Full Ceremony
M J Williams Jr and Anne Robinson faced a chaotic wedding day as delays hit from the start. The best man arrived two hours late, driving miscommunications delayed license signing, a cleaner misplaced the suit trousers, rings were not ready until noon, a witness was late, a tire flat occurred, and rain began as they fixed the tire. The ceremony finally began and the couple shared a 6 04 PM breakfast, with Williams declaring the marriage permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Williams
Anne Robinson
Williams
Nelson urges repeal of nonessential laws hampering war material transport
Donald M. Nelson, head of the war production board, told a Roosevelt task force that state and local regulations impede wartime needs. He cited trucking limits, spray painting restrictions, sack sizes, baking pan standards, and dairy equipment rules as examples of conflicting laws that should be removed to conserve materials and win the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Roosevelt
WPB
Nelson
Cross 1500 Miles In Open Boat From Java
Melbourne reports RAF Wing Commander Pendwine and 11 others eight Australians and three Britons survived a 44 day open sea voyage of 1500 miles from Java. They faced calms storms a whale and Japanese attention while drifting toward Australia with minimal gear and scarce food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Java
RAF
Pendwine
Dutch East Indies
Hitler press reports say generals seek alternate plan if Russia fails
A London wire reports Adolf Hitler faced a blunt warning from Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch and other generals that failure of the 1942 Russian campaign could trigger an internal move to abolish the Nazi regime. Hitler reportedly kept direct command despite relieved Brauchitsch and faced two possible motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Fuehrer
Russia
Germany
Hitler
von Brauchitsch
Supreme Command
von Brauchitsen
Moscow
Father Kills Child in Tragic Oakland Drive
In Oakland California Lyndon Beal 30 confessed to killing his three year old son Lyndon Beal Jr during a family drive after an argument with the mother Virginia Allison 23 Beal seized and dashed the boy against a granite culvert then against a rock before fleeing and being subdued by bystanders with a tire iron Police Lieutenant G W Pratt says Beal faces first degree murder charges based on the confession and mother’s account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
G. W. Pratt
Lyndon Beal
Pratt
Beal
Virginia Allison
Lyndon Jr
Melvin
Lyndon
Farmer Josh Lee seeks Oklahoma Senate bid in name confusion
Josh Lee the farmer announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the Oklahoma junior U S senator seat claiming legal name status and pledging support for the Roosevelt administration. He runs on farming credentials and calls for rural electrification graft prevention and an end to production restrictions while opponents weigh how to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
United States
Will Rogerses
Daniel Boone
Vinita
Josh
Joshua Bryan Lee
Vinita Josh
Board of Agriculture
Congress
Lee
Burma oil plant destroyed in Japanese assault
Yenangyaung's million dollar electricity plant, powering 85 percent of Burma's oil output, burned out as Japanese cavalry and heavy infantry overran the town. British demolition teams had set the plant ablaze to prevent capture, leaving oil fields northward at Singu and Yenangyat without power and pumps useless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
Daniel DE Luce
Burma
Yenangyaung
Yenangaung
Singu
Yenangyat
Courthouse Records and Divorces and Marriages
Deeds transfer properties including Sasse to Smellage, Ateberg to Grant, Smith to Wirth, Caple to Meany ham, Lee to Knox, plus Hume and Plemons parcels. District Court records show multiple divorces Summers Summers Utley Ross Weise. Marriage licenses issued to Tarver Donnell Hodge Banks Cloud Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Caple
Joe Meanyham
Hume
Plemons
John F. Lee
Almer O. Knox
Cazzell
District Court
Houston Summers
Arthur Lee Summers
Lillian Utley
Robert Utley
Roy P. Tarver
Shirley Jean Donnell
Porter Arthur Hodge
Ola Mae Banks
Louis Cloud
Partheno Smith
British Torpedo Boats Repulsed at English Channel Convoy
Berlin reports from German broadcasts that a British motor torpedo boat attack on a German convoy at the entrance to the English Channel was repulsed. The high command announced the action today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
English Channel
Change in The Weather It Looks Like a Change in the Weather
Strong winds late in the afternoon bring a cooler afternoon and a much cooler night. Yesterday’s high reached 78 degrees and the low this morning was 57.
Draft draft plan outlines classes for men by age and family status
Taft outlines a draft scheme extending to men over 35 and detailing classes for married men with and without children. Other groups include men under 28 with children and those 28 to 35 married before the draft. He notes each class would be exempt or modified under his plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Draft deferments and dependence cause broad disruption
A speaker argues that dependency deferments and local board rules create nationwide discrimination and disrupt normal life as many men fear draft and seek commissions. He notes increased need to protect dependents with pay raises and allowances, while boards vary in who is deferred and who is drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Regional reorganization cuts Amarillo office as war aid plan expands
The Gulf Area keeps its Fort Worth headquarters while Amarillo loses a regional office in a nationwide realignment to aid wartime farming and conservation. Seventy nine field offices are set to close nationwide with remaining offices trimming staff. a new regional center was created but location not released. Amarillo still hosts Southern Plains Region operations with offices in multiple buildings and garages for soil conservation equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Amarillo
Army
Navy
Defense
Southern Plains
Seventh and Taylor
Madagascar occupancy fuels Allied and Vichy tensions
The United States warned that any French backed act against Britain or the United Nations would be viewed as an attack on the UN. Britain said the Madagascar coup aimed to curb Japanese expansion as Laval leads Vichy. A Tokyo broadcast condemned the move as aggression against Vichy and warned of closer Vichy cooperation with Berlin and Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
United Nations
Madagascar
France
Pierre Laval
Tokyo
Vichy
Berlin
Italy
Madagascar Occupation Beats Axis Move as Allies Seize Island
British forces land at Courier Bay Madagascar while Washington and London announce the island will be held in trust for France. Reports say German and Japanese efforts near Madagascar rise, with Vichy troops ordered to resist British advances and De Gaulle followers jailed. Senate leader Barkley predicts a likely protest from Berlin as Allied position in the Indian Ocean strengthens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Madagascar
France
Courier Bay
Diego Suarez
Moncalm
Marseillaise
Jules Verne
Fernand de Brinon
Paris
Island
Indian Ocean
U. S
North Carolina
Senate
Alben W Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Presidential notes on British action discussed with Barkley
The report says Vichy may be in military or verbal form. Barkley told Mr Roose velt was satisfied with the British action and the government sanctioned it. The President spoke on details of the operation at the weekly legislative conference with Barkley and congressional leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
Barkley
Roosevelt
European War Push Turns to Massive Struggle
The Berlin newspaper notes workers must accelerate production for a final gigantic struggle. A Red Army bulletin says Soviet troops fought offensives on several fronts and improved positions as Lenin grad defenses hold firm against German assaults with heavy casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geremany
Red Army
Leningrad
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief for Backache
Suffering backache may stem from tired kidneys. Dean's Pills, widely used for over 40 years, claim to cleanse the blood by aiding the kidneys to flush out waste, easing symptoms like sharp pains, fatigue, and frequent urination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Dean
Doan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ilter
ST. Louis, Mo
M. J. Williams, Jr
Donald Nelson
Ruhr
R. A. F. Bomber Command
E. S. Burgess Lumber
Tyler
Palo Duks
Courthouse Records
H. J. Sasse Et Ux
R. H. Smellage
K. L. Ateberg
Earl Grant
Pleasant Valley
Cecil R. Smith
Louis Henry Wirth
Eakle
Richard C. Ross
Constance Elizabeth Ross
Francis Weise
Claude Weise
The
U. S. Defense
Missouri Taia Lines
Amarito
Insurance Exchange
IDEAL
North Fillmore
APPLE
OLEO
Ibs
LOS
Lighthouse Cleanser
Ideali
Japan
Nomura
Abe
Axis
Europe
Berliner Boersenzietung
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!