Battleship Arkansas Collides With Collier Melrose Off New Jersey Coast
New York December 19 The 28 year old 26 100 ton battleship Arkansas carrying 500 naval reservists collided with outbound collier Melrose 5148 tons off the New Jersey coast The Arkansas steered to Hudson river anchorage with minor damage while the Melrose sank after a 40 mile dash to a Brooklyn drydock A naval inquiry was ordered and captains gave conflicting accounts of visibility and timing with the Melrose expected to be refloated in two to three days The Melrose owned by Mystic Steamship Co of Boston and trading between Norfolk New York New Haven and Philadelphia was said to have limited seaworthiness after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Arkansas
Melrose
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Hudson River
Naval Board of
George E. Tobin
Therkansas
John L. Hall, Jr
Tobin
Mystic Steamship Company of
Boston
Norfolk
New Haven
Philadelphia
David M. le Breton
Atlantic Patrol
Film to feature meet of Bluefield Better Service Club
Bluefield Better Service Club hosts a meeting tonight at Ramsey Junior High auditorium at 8. A color documentary titled The Power Behind the Nation is shown, narrated by CBS commentator Bob oo, focusing on coal production with Genoa High School providing music. T. Rey chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Rvice Club
Ramsey Junior High School
Genoa High School
Norfolk
Bob Oo
CBS
T. Rey
Rail man dies after half century with C O railroad
W W Woods 76 longtime Chesapeake and Ohio employee dies in Huntington after retirement and 15 years in the city. He began his career with the railroad in his earlier years and spent 50 years of service before retirement. China plans to train 5 000 young men as engineers over the next five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
W. W. Woods
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Hinton
China
Stolen safe found abandoned in street
Charleston police detain an abandoned pushcart after thieves abandon a 300 pound safe with $185 inside. Dairy company manager reports the theft, and two patrolmen recover the safe four hours later. An officer notes the thieves could not move the heavy safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Don Taylor
William Smith
Charter Issued to New Hope Coal Company in Oakmont WV
The secretary of state issued a charter to the New Hope Coal Company Inc of Oakmont with capitalization of 25000 dollars. Tence M Gill John A Gill and Frank E were named as incorporators. For seven months of 1940 air traffic reached 768497 820 revenue passenger miles up about 57 percent from the prior year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Secretary of State
New Hope Coal Company, Inc
Oakmont
Capitaliz
Tence M. Gill
John A. Gill
Frank E. Or
Earl Bailie Snider WPA Engineer Dies
Huntington West Virginia December 19 Earl Bailie Snider a member of the WPA engineering staff and a well known figure in southern West Virginia coal circles died today at age 58 A graduate of West Virginia University Snider came to Huntington when state WPA headquarters moved from Charleston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Earl Bailie Snider
WPA
West Virginia
Snider
West Virginia University
Charleston
His
Census Gaps Narrow as States Near Tie in 1940 Counts
A fragment notes a Uniontown Pennsylvania native and his two sons among survivors. It mentions North Dakota with 639,690 persons and South Dakota with 641,134, both within 1 500 of a near tie in the 1940 census figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown, Pa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Rogge Resigns as U S Justice Official for AEI Counsel
Attorney General Jackson announced O John Rogge chief of the criminal division will resign to serve as special counsel for trustees of Associated Was and Electric company a top unit in the billion dollar holding system that collapsed into bankruptcy last January. Jackson praised Rogge as a fearless prosecutor and noted his departure. An English speaking colony descended from early adventurers inhabits an island on Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast with about 2 000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jackson
O. John Rogge
Justice Department
Associated Was and Electric Company
Wolding Ees
Iland
Nicaragua
Mosquito Coast
Humbera
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rail Man
Ani
Snot
Silk Ee Ae
Nahas and
Atthe
Kesslers
Priva
SS Kesslers
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Inc
Baltimore
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Peace of Berlin
Berlin
Axel Gorm Anderson
Axel Anderson
Woodside
S. I
Trondheim
Norway
Johnson
Goodykoontz
Earle Baile Snider
A. G. E. Company
Rogge
Parture
Dunberry ! Men
Renan
Royon
Nathan
Federal ST
Ulth
van Ardens
Ae Cnsita
Bell Ringer
Montgomery Ward
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!