Nazi Concern Grows Over Italian Fate
Berlin dispatch reports rising worry over Italian reverses in Greece and Africa as Germany may strengthen its ally. Berlin denies change in strategy while hints of aid options include attacks on Gibraltar or Suez. Hitler’s propaganda pushes a focus on the British Isles as the war’s likely arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Greece
Africa
Germany
Taranto
North
Rome
Albania
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
British Isles
England
Mediterranean
Britain
Hitler
Italy
Gibraltar
Suez
Balkans
Roosevelt
Pick Knudsen to Direct New Arms Council
President Roosevelt unveils a new defense command structure via the production management office, with Knudsen leading the four man high command. The plan divides duties among raw materials, purchases, and delivery orders, with advisory shifts and a priorities board including Stettinius, Hillman, Nelson, Henderson, and Knudsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pick Knudsen
New Arms Council
Defense Commission
Roosevelt
Edwin R. Stettinius
John D. Biggers
Donald Nelson
Knudsen
Stettinius
Hillman
Nelson
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Defense Commis
Merry Christmas Under Rationing for Axis Powers
Berlin reports Germany will try a normal Christmas despite rationing with 4,000,000 under arms. Italy, its first wartime Christmas, will suspend restrictions. Toy stocks limited, but festive displays remain. Hitler to spend Christmas with troops. Goering with the air force. Pope Pius urges Christmas Mass on Christmas Day afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Italy
England
Colonies
Red Cross
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Channel Coast
Pope Pius
SEC Orders Removal of Stock Mart Ban
The Securities and Exchange Commission ordered the New York Stock Exchange to lift its ban on multiple trading by December 28. If not complied with the SEC will seek a public hearing to enforce under the 1934 Act, marking a first of its kind action. The dispute arose after local exchange members were barred from trading securities listed on both local boards and the New York Exchange, a move the NYSE resisted despite earlier deferrals. Regional exchanges warned the ban could end trading on their floors and some smaller exchanges opposed the NYSE step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Securities Commission
New York Stock Exchange
SEC
Commission
Exchange
Big Mart
New York Board
New York
ROME METHOD USED IN PHILADELPHIA MENTAL CARE
Philadelphia hospitals adopt a new brain treatment for mental illness using electrical charges delivered by a shock machine devised by Drs Ugo Cerletti and L Beni of the University of Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Drs
Ugo Cerletti
L. Beni
University of Rome
Record Wheat Crop Seen For 1941 Harvest
Washington AP report on December 1 crop conditions projects a 1941 winter wheat yield of 633 million bushels, largest since 1938, boosting total supply to about 1.2 billion bushels with spring wheat plus existing surpluses. Officials note possible grower referenda on marketing quotas if foreign markets do not open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Dies Committee Considers Broaden Sabotage Rules
Three members of the Dies committee held private hearings on reports of sabotage at Southern California plant production. Attorney General Jackson suggested broadening federal sabotage laws to cover materials for foreign governments. Representative Voorhis, chair, announced intent to introduce legislation to cover the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dies Committee
California
Jackson
Voorhis
D-Calif
United States
Commissioner Dies in West Plains at 62
H C Sam Allen 62 longtime city commissioner of West Plains died here today from a heart ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
H. C
Sam) Allen
Refugee problem spurs inland munitions farming shifts
The Midwest faces a refugee problem as defense needs push 250,000 acres of farmland into munitions and artillery use. Some 11,000 people in about 2,500 families must move by March 1, with farms, houses, and even cemeteries affected. The Farm Security Administration says it will aid displaced families in finding farms or housing and help with livestock and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Midwest
Roosevelt
United States
Corn Belt
Farm Security Administration
Indiana
Ohio
Tinois
Iowa
Missouri
FSA
P. G. Beck
Rolla
Ozark Mountains
Ripley
Jefferson
Jennings
Madison
Ohio River
Illinois
Will County
Des Plaines River
Joliet
Portage County
St. Charles County
Jackson County
Des Moines County
Towa
Laporte County
Ind
Clark County
Vichy Officials Confer on German-French Relations
General Auguste Nogues governor of North African colonies and Georges Scapini blind deputy arrived in Vichy to confer with Chief of State Philippe Petain on restoring German-French relations. Nogues flew from Morocco after talks with cabinet members, amid debates about Weygand and Laval related collaboration tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Auguste Nogues
Georges Scapini
Phillipe Petain
Nogues
Morocco
Maxime Weygand
Africa
Pierre Laval
Halifax Seen as Likely British Envoy to Washington
London reports the British Press Association and Daily Mail name Lord Halifax as the probable next ambassador to the United States. The papers say the appointment could come soon and that Anthony Eden would replace Halifax as foreign minister, with Lloyd George possibly given a yet unspecified post to boost the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Press Association
Lord Halifax
Washington
Daily Mail
Roosevelt
Lord Lothian
Halifax
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Soviet Russia
David Lloyd George
Viscount Halifax
Eden
Chamberlain
Italy
Germany
Hal Kemp in Oxygen Tent After Car Crash
Hal Kemp, Beverly Hills orchestra leader, in Dearborn hospital oxygen tent after automobile crash on Wednesday. Doctors say he is critically ill with pneumonia and severe injuries. Kemp is 36 and in grave condition at Dearborn hospital in Madera California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madera Calif
Hal Kemp
Beverly Hills
Dearborn Hospital
Ray R. Dearborn
Dee Swift
Netherlands Princess Arrives in New York
Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands arrived in New York for a three day stay from Washington after meeting with President Roosevelt. She traveled by special railroad car and was driven to the Waldorf Astoria, with most engagements planned as private events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Juliana of the Netherlands
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Waldorf-Astoria
Three Killed In Mid Air Plane Collision
GRAND FORKS North Dakota December 20 Three men were killed when two airplanes collided 600 feet above the municipal airport here and crashed to the ground The pilots were identified as flying instructor Lawrence Douglas of Grand Forks and student pilots Glen Enge of Bismarck and Theodore Olafson of Gardar North Dakota all died in the crash and investigation followed at the airfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N.D
Lawrence Douglas
Glen Enge
Bismarck
Theodore Olafson
Gardar
N. D
Machine that peels onions by itself invented
Reno Nevada report describes Charles Oppie a rancher who built a moving screen based onion peeler. The device handles a 150 ton annual crop by placing bulbs between screens to remove tops uniformly without manual handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Charles Oppie
New Road Project Proposed in Northern Australia
A northern Australia road project is under consideration aiming to improve regional connectivity. Officials say the plan seeks faster travel between towns, reduce travel times, and support local economies, with assessments underway on routes and funding possibilities.
FBI Accused of Bungling Extortion Case in California
In Santa Rosa California prosecutors and Hillsborough officials accuse the FBI of bungling a kidnapping extortion case tied to the De Tristan family and their son Marc Jr. An undercover operation in a cabbage patch failed when the extortionist fled after seizing a cigar box containing supposed funds while FBI units surrounded the scene. The De Tristans have since increased security after receiving a flood of crank letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Calif
Marc de Tristan, Jr
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
R. J. Bobbitt
San Francisco
Cabbage Patch
C. M. Hirschey
Hillsborough
Little Marc
Hirschey
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Bobbitt
de Tristans
San Quentin
Muhlenbroich
Kissing Bandit Paroled Denies Crime Charge
A Kansas City woman known as the kissing bandit, paroled after 25 years for a 1925 grocery clerk robbery, denies the charge and claims the robbery was the only one. She blames the conviction for years of trouble, cites her sick parole in 1935, and notes her boyfriend Volney Davis is in Alcatraz. She plans a quiet life in Oklahoma with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jack Murray
Volney Davis
Alcatraz
Bremer
Ard
Okla
Polish Marshal Escapes Prison in Romania Report
In Bucharest on December 29 AP reports Marshal Edward Smigly Rydz of Poland, who fled to Romania after the 1939 invasion, again escaped from Dragoslav prison camp. An undetermined number of high ranking Polish officers with him reportedly fled as well. Diplomatic rumors say Smigly Rydz was smuggled onto a Black Sea steamer bound for Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Rumania
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Poland
Dragoslav
Budapest
Hungary
Smigly- Rydz
Black Sea
Turkey
al the
Joseph Beck
Unidentified Plane Drops Two Bombs Near Dublin
Two bombs from an unidentified raiding plane fell within seven miles of Dublin injuring three people and damaging several houses in Dun Laoghaire. A second strike hit Monaghan county injuring a farmer and damaging two farmhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Dun Laoghaire
Kingstown
Liverpool
Holyhead
Monaghan
Northern Ireland
Hire
County
Information Bureau
Axis Powers Establish Military Commission
Berlin dispatch reports that Germany Italy and Japan agreed to form military and economic commissions to execute the Axis pact. The move is viewed by some as a warning to the United States about expanding aid to Britain. The press notes friction with the United States and Japan and cites the three power accord promising joint war if one ally is engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Japan
Hamburger Fréudenblatt
Mail Lost On Torpedoed Liner S. S. Western Prince
Postmaster Albert Goldman announced that all United States mail on the S. S. Western Prince was lost when the liner was torpedoed and sank 450 miles off the Irish coast. The mail, addressed to England Ireland and Northern Ireland, and mail for Iceland Malta and Faroe Islands received in New York, covered dates November 16 to December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert Goldman
United States
S. S. Western Prince
Irish
England
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Iceland
Malta
Faroe Island
Royal costumes priced high for Mardi Gras in New Orleans
New Orleans Mardi Gras costumes typically start around 2000 dollars, pushing up parade wardrobe costs for revelers. Local vendors note prices vary by design, fabric, and embellishments as festival season approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Presidentia Claimed Sending Note to Petain by Leahy
President Roosevelt disclosed a personal message to Marshal Petain via Admiral William D. Leahy the new American ambassador to France. Leahy, an old friend of the president, will sail from Norfolk to Lisbon to relay American policy to Petain amid concerns over Laval and the axis impact on the new European order. Hull noted relief aid for unoccupied France and Spain, while Leahy’s past remark about Russians as virtually slaves drew diplomatic caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vichy
Axis
Roose
Henri Pétain
William D. Leahy
France
Messag
Leahy
Petain
Norfolk
U. S
Tuscaloosa
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Germany
Hull
Spain
Army Industrial College
Russia
Secutary Hull
Admiral Leahy
Probe Citizenship Status of German Bund Members
Attorney General Jackson ordered an investigation to assess if naturalization aided membership in the German American Bund. The Immigration and Naturalization Service will review a Chicago police seized list for newly naturalized names, checking if oath takers joined to qualify as citizens. If so, citizenship could be revoked for insincere allegiance. Chicago records tie 1500 to 2000 Bund members to U S military and film service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jackson
Bund
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Chicago
Justice Department
United States Army
Navy
Air Force
267 Million Bushels of Wheat Stored on Loans
The Commodity Credit Corporation reported 267,576,000 bushels of 1940 wheat stored under government loans through December 37, totaling 193,266,65 dollars in loans. The 1939 crop under loans stood at 164,488,000 bushels with loans of 115,118,000 dollars. As of December 17, loans covered barley at 9,921,840 bushels valued at 2,297,896 dollars and rye at 3,801,076 bushels valued at 31438,38%.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
BY Preston Grover
Adams
Office of Production Management
N. Y. Exchange
Dies
Master Metaphysicians
Jean Gauntt
Peace Haven
Oakdale
L. I
Jean
Catharine Gauntt
Metaphysicians
U.S
Netherlands
Ausee
Amarillo
Tex
Cheyenne Chicago
Columbia, Mo
Concordia
Kas
Denver
Des Moines
Dodge City
Edmonton
Alta
Ft. Smith
Ark
Ft. Worth Goodland
Kuron
S&s
S&s. D 42 20 Kansas City
Little Rock, Ark
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Minneapolis
Montg
Mry
Ala
North Platte
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Neb
J Phoenix
Ariz
Portland
Ore
Rapid City
S. D
St. Joseph
United States Mail
Presidentia
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!