Britain appoints Viscount Halifax as ambassador to Washington
The Churchill government selects Lord Halifax as Britain's ambassador to the United States, a choice controversial among Canadians who preferred a commoner or labor party figure. The piece notes Halifax’s aristocratic background, lack of U.S. experience, and mixed expectations for his role amid wartime diplomacy and the Axis threat. It also discusses Britain's strategic situation, sea power, and the broader Atlantic war dynamics.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Washington
yCanede
Lord Lo‘thiatt
Viscount Halifax
London
Lord Halifax
Sir Willmott Lewis
London Times
Sir Willmott
United States
Lord Lothian
Herr Hitler
John Bull
America
Labor Party
Munich
Canucks
Sam
Churchill
Winston
Tod
Naval
Gene Campbell
England
Ottawa
New York
Unitee
Gerald
Massachusetts Avenue
Aly
Germany
Roosevelt
Tobruk Faces Continue From Page One
Tobruk endures torrential rains sand storms and bitter cold nights as Bardia remains under heavy fire. British naval and land artillery bombardments persist while RAF strikes seize Italian airports troop concentrations and supply depots.
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Bardia
RAF
Ttalian
1918 Grafton High class graduates amid war era pageant
The 1918 Grafton High School graduating class numbered 35 diplomas despite one member Miss Willa Utterback dying in March 1916. The class celebrated at the new Washington Street high school. June 1916 events include a train of 98 soldiers headed to the Mexican border, civic sermons, and Father’s Day services. Local politics saw sheriff and attorney races in both parties, and honors for Grafton students Robert T. Judge and Edna Judge Morris from Cincinnati College of Dentistry. Comet Oil and Gas Company announced a nine million foot gas well boosting fuel for local industries.
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Grafton
Willa Utterback
Court District
George Bailey
Robert Bennett
Frederick Bush
Margaret Cassel
Hazel Cather
Irene Custer
Dorsey Curry
Ruth Davis
Mary Ellers
Viola Hickman
Helen Irvine
Helen Jackson
Dorothy Kimmel
Laura Kitzmiller
Adam Louise Kunst
Paul Malone
Elwin Moran
Phrona Musgrove
Earl Pauley
Hazel Perine
Orlene Peters
Margaret Powell
Augusta Remlinger
Vivian Reynolds
Iva Rosier
Howard Smith
Klaude Spaur
Ruth Utterback
Agnes van
Baltimore and Ohio
Kahki
Spain
Kabki
Ohio
United Brethren Church
J. M. Scott
H. R. Bonner
Grafton High School
W. P. Withers
Harry Friedman
Ira E. Robinson
John A Cornwell
Robert T. Judge
Edna Judge Morris
Cincinnati College of Dentistry
Comet Oil and Gascom
L. J. Stark
G. R. Reynolds
Ida Henderson
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Ward
Hagel-Atlas Company
Belief and Life in Faith and Economic Anxiety
A reflective piece arguing against sacrificing humanity for economic competition with Germany. It cites wartime fears, urges resilience, and praises American medicine and private research. The text contrasts religious faith with political and economic pressures while noting implied historical context and calls for national resolve.
Murder at Purple Beeches opens with a secretary’s wary start
In Purjic Beeches Cary Essex hires Cary's secretary Miss Deane after Gleason School. The narrator recalls debt and depression before joining a wealthy New England clan. She meets Cary, his cousin Kaye, and Janet as the mansion glows with stormy sea air and growing mystery.
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Purjic Beeches
Olered
Klinger
Cary Exséts
Deane
Pinehurst
Bar Harbor
Gleason Secretarial
Miss Season
Miss Deane
New England
Cary Essex
Wetuxet
Cape Cod
South Station
Boston
Cape
Canal
Meyer
Essex
Gould
Westie
Cary
Kaye
Miss Gleason
Miss Althea
Beulah Gould
Cary Essex IV
Janet
Mark
France
Althea
Jabez Trueby
Ireland Interns British Fliers Headlines War Stance
Morgantown Post reports four British aviators who landed in Ireland are interned for the war duration. The piece asserts Ireland’s neutrality harms its interests and cautions that an English defeat would threaten Ireland, urging reflection on the nation’s war position and responsibilities.
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Ireland
Morgantown Post
Dublin
Europe
England
Hitler
Mussolini
Prominent War Debate Amid Roosevelt's Address
Clarksburg Telegram summarizes President Roosevelt's Sunday speech advocating aid to Allies while opposing foreign wars. It warns against appeasement, notes defense plans and neutrality pledges, and urges labor stability to prevent internal threats to democracy.
New Year Continued From Page One
Fragmentary passage shows a quoted remark attributed to a patient or attendee. The text references a year ago and a statement heard then, but lacks clear names, places, or a full event context to define a complete item.
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Halism
Atkelience
Patie To Mé Fhd
Blockade, Economic Strain Seen as War’s Key Winner
Fragmentary note argues wheat yields and economic strangulation could decide the war, questioning belief that bullets determine outcomes. References blockade importance and a brief exchange about whether economic pressure suffices to win.
Aerial Offensive Targets Italian Bases in Sicily and Africa
Reports describe a large scale air offensive in the Mediterranean beginning Monday night and continuing Tuesday. The Italian naval base at Taranto and airfields at Palermo Sicily were said to be bombed along with Naples. Attacks reportedly extended to Italian bases in East Africa.
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Wedditerranan
Fommihique
Taranton
Palermo
Army to Ask Continued From Page One
The text reports on defense expenditures and production figures with references to 20,000,000 and Roosevelt era policy. It discusses total national defense outlays since the war began, noting portions allocated to British forces and production for defense efforts.
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Roosevelt
New Vessels Sought Amid Warship Armament Plans
The plan calls for vessels totaling about a third of 1940 national income with some spending spread over four to five years. The maritime commission will order two 35,000 ton ships that can quickly convert into aircraft carriers. In 1940 the commission had 179 ships building or built as part of expanding the merchant marine and navy auxiliaries.
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Congress
Maritime Commission
Intenion
Commission
Navy
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W. C. Bolin
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Tyler
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Simday
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Homer Woods
Harrisville
West Virginia
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