Paris under siege as blitz war reshapes front
Refugees stream back to Paris as Verdun falls and Saar river lines collapse. German advances press toward the finish with Italy’s entry cited as breaking France’s last line of defense. Paris remains orderly under military governance as Ambassador Bullitt continues cautious diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Saar River
Maginot Line
Italy
France
Francisco Franco
Paris
Tangiera
England
Garde Mobile
Dentz
Germany
Berlin
New York
German French forces clash near Paris in retreat
Friday a German unit met a French unit in a head on retreat fifteen miles outside Paris. The French offered to surrender but the Germans ordered them to drop rifles and scram while both sides sought to protect Paris. The Versailles area remained largely intact with art treasures boxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Versailles
Trianon Palace
John J. Pershing
Freeze French Credits in U S Plan Huge Navy
The study outlines a plan to freeze French credits and build a large U S Navy. It proposes disposal of Pan American surpluses and possible price fixing on Pan American products. Treasury allows American planes to fly across the Canadian border to deliver equipment to allies with U S pilots at controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Treasury
Houston
National Defense
Congress
Navy Department
Great Britain
Navy
High Command
England
Any Squash in Baby Stage is Summer Table Treat
An article explains summer squash and winter squash, noting baby stage flavor and quick boil. It details varieties including Italian cocorelle, Des Moines or Table Queen, Buttercup and Sweet Potato, along with growing tips, sowing timing, soil, spacing, and borer protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Table Queen
Atlantic City Council discusses sewage disposal bids and W P A plan
Atlantic Iowa city council in a May 21 1940 special session heard Sewage disposal engineer Buell report from the State Board of Health and opened bids for Class 5 gravel and reinforced concrete sewer work. It moved to publish bidder notices for a June 14 1940 bid opening and to pursue a W P A grant for the sewage plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chamber
Atlantic
Iowa
Buell
Burnea
Fulks
Littlefield
Tuck
Christensen
Hansen
Welch
Pine
W. E. Buell
State Board of Health
Atlantic Lumber & Coal Co
Joyce Lumber Co
Yeas
Naga
Coco Steel Products Corp
A. R. Lippincott
Walnut Street
Lee Wilken
Mulberry Street
4Th Street
Rock Island
Elch
Joseph Burner
Geo. H. Alexander
Eichhorn Named First Assistant Attorney General
Clarence Eichhorn of Oskaloosa a member of Devitt Eichhorn and Devitt was appointed by Governor Wilson as first assistant attorney general succeeding John Rankin of Keokuk who became attorney general succeeding the late Fred Everett of Albia. Eichhorn will report to Des Moines immediately to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IDPA
Skaloosa
Clarence Eichhorn
Oskaloosa
Devitt, Eichhorn and Devitt
George A. Wilson
John Rankin
Keokuk
Fred Everett
Albia
Blechorn
Des Moines
Eldeen 4-H Club to Hold Meeting at Miss Jebsen's Home
Eldeen club of Pymosa township meets at Miss Margaret Jebsen's house to select a demonstration team for Achievement Day and invite all mothers. Glad Girls of Grove hear talks on rag rug color blends and walnut frame refinishing with book shelf finishing and project reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldeen Club
Pymosa Township
Margaret Jebsen
Glad Girls of
Grove
Avis Shepperd
Glad Girls
Haleen Judd
Francs Bailey
Phyllis Davis
Frank Bailey
Emma Treat Dies After Bryan Fire Smoke Fatalities
Emma Treat 82 and her sister Mildred 78 died from complications of suffocation after a home blaze in Bryan Ohio on June 2. Neighbors rescued both women and they were hospitalized. Mildred died days earlier. Emma's condition deteriorated until her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Emma Treat
S. W. Treat
Mildred Treat
Mr. Treat
Unconscious Woman Dies. Funeral Held Yesterday
A woman became unconscious and died shortly after. The funeral was held yesterday. Mr. Treat is expected to return to Atlantic within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treat
Atlantic
It's Mother Who Pays The Family In Hollywood
Mrs. Coy Watson of Hollywood leads a film family with her husband and nine children who have appeared in over 1,000 pictures. She avoids the screen to manage laundry of 38 shirts weekly, having worn out six washing machines and six electric irons in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Watson
Hollywood
Calif
American Magazine
Des Moines Hotel Fire Leaves Two Burned In Hospital
A hotel fire at Hotel Harlan in Des Moines injured eight residents and left two men in a hospital with severe burns. Six others including three firefighters were treated and released. Fire began in a paper chute as residents fled, and ladders aided evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hotel Harlan
F. Stegall
Stegall
Sam Solos
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Lorenzo Shaw
Gene Hutchinson
George Millican
Richard Morse
Albert Anderson
Griswold News Briefs Highlight Local Travel and Visits
Griswold Iowa reports Mr and Mrs C J Hornsby attended a wedding in Mitchell South Dakota. Girl Scout troop members led by Mrs Dale Ellis and Lt Erelyn Moon left for Camp Ma Hi near Papillion Nebraska for a four day vacation. Visitors include R T Jones of Shenandoah Mrs Don Jones and Gary Jones of Rapid City South Dakota and Mable Jones of Denver Colorado. Rose McQuilkin of Long Beach and Pearl Swart of Palm Springs arrived to visit Dr and Mrs R B Chisholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S. D
Mable Jones
Denver
Colo
Dale Ellis
Rose McQuilkin
Long Beach
Pearl Swart
Palm Springs
Cal
R. B. Chisholm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ambassador Bullitt
Hotel Crillon
General von Studnitz
Washington
Sen
Omy Wolverines
Wolverine
X-Rey
Judy
Atlantic Finance Co
East Lowe Theatre
Alice
Phyllis Brooks
Lucille Ball
Gale Storm
Redwood Kindergarten
U. S
Ulv Bee
Baby Marrows
ACORN
Canada
Mackenzie King
Jay Pierrepont Moffatt
United States
Ottawa
Moffatt
James H. R. Cromwell
U.S
New Jersey
Legal Publication
Green Bay Lumber Co
Atlantic Building Supply Co
Paris City Hall
Griswold News
Shellane
Aeetane Taro Ag
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!