France Warns Blockade Will Be Challenged Over Wheat
France's Vice Premier Darlan, joined by Petain and Achard, says French ships will convoy if the British blockade persists. He asserts Germans are generous, notes 2,000,000 quintals of wheat released from requisition, and appeals for 5,000,000 quintals from the United States for the unoccupied zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Jan Jean Darlan
Darlan
Philippe Petain
Jean Acrard
Whch
Petain
Germany
William D. Leahy
U. S
Achard
United States
Russia Moves Up More Men
Weekend dispatches report Soviet troop movements toward Turkey's east along the Black Sea and Caspian routes as Germany eyes Greece. Yugoslavia signals cautious alignment, with Foreign Minister Aleksander taking no chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Ielgrade
Yugoslavia
Mar
Turkey
Caspian
Neighbor at Strand or Dixie leads city drama night
The Afton Sentinel invites C. W. Lowther of West Boyd Street to tonight's Strand presentation of Neighbor with Jack Allen and Mary Mar Strand theatre or The Large Home current at the Dixie theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Sentinel
C. W. Lowther
Brutekiller Escapes After Fateful Kansas City Killing
Police hunted a killer after Leila Adele Welsh 24, a former 1937 UC KC beauty contestant, was slain in her rocksville home. She was beaten with a hammer and slashed with a butcher knife. the body was found by her mother. clues scattered at the scene of the break in through a bedroom window. the victim wore shredded pajamas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Leila Adele Welsh
Marie F. Welsh
Miss Welsh
University of Kansas City
Rocksvill Road
British force advances in Somaliland drives into Ethiopia
A British force moving from conquered Italian Somaliland seized a town 145 miles inside the Ethiopian frontier as part of a push toward the Jibati to Addis Ababa railway. The same communique reported Gabre Darra, on the coast, fell in the Ogaden region about 270 miles southeast of Dire Dawa, following March 5 gains near Fer-Fer inside Somaliland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Jibati
Addis Ababa
Gabre-Darra
Ogaden
Diredawa
Italy
Fer-Fer
Somaliland
Probe of Death Planned Despite Inquest Finding
In Logan on March 10 John Lambert 42 of Accoville former Amherst Coal employee died of a bullet wound deemed personal safety related by a coroner’s jury. Magistrate Charles Estep announced an investigation would proceed regardless of the verdict. Lambert to seven children was found dead by his wife in a bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
John Lambert
Accoville
Amherst Coal Company
Charles Estep
Man
Lambert
One Killed 23 Hurt in Bus Auto Collision
In SOUTH HILL Virginia a Greyhound bus overturned after a collision with a car. Robert R. Lippett, 55, of New York City was killed and 23 other passengers injured. four taken to Raleigh and Richmond hospitals, none in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hill
Robert R. Lippett
New York
Atlantic Greyhound
Here
Raleigh
N.C
Richmond
New York Bus Drivers Stage Predawn Walkout
New York faces its first major transit strike in 25 years as 27 bus routes in Manhattan and Queens halt service before dawn. Transport Workers Union CIO demands higher wages and better conditions, with 3,500 workers across Fifth Avenue Coach and New York City Omnibus companies affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Queens
Transport Workers Union
CIO
FP. H. Laguardia
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
New York City
Omibus Corporation
150 Insane Patients Confined In Local Jails
President Walter Thurmond reports a survey showing about 150 insane persons held in county jails with plans for institutional care. Fifty sheriffs replied, Doddridge to McDowell counties did not. Weston State Hospital wing under construction will add 410 capacity and enable transfers. Tubercular insanity care will be provided. abandoning use of vacant wooden buildings as fireproofing lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Walter Thurmond
Board of Control
Thurmond
Doddridge
Putnam
Tyler
Tucker
McDowell
Weston State Hospital
Theatre Roof Collapses Fire Tragedy Strikes Brockton
In Brockton Massachusetts the Strand theatre roof collapses during a fire trapping about 25 people on the balcony area. Firefighters nine known dead and many injured as crews sift through debris, identifying twelve bodies at daybreak and continuing searches for two missing men. Names listed include Captain John F. Carroll and Lieutenant Raymond A. Mitchell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Strand Theatre
John F. Carroll
William Murphy
Daniel O'Brien
Henry Sullivan
Malcolm McNeil
Matthew Geary
Raymond A. Mitchell
Dennis Murphy
Roy H. Keraghan
George Collins
Martin Lippena
Fred Kelley
Cearetiea
Fairmont Aluminum Plant Idle as Union Strike Begins
Fairmont aluminum plant idle this morning as local No. 1 Aluminum Workers of America went on strike. A 5 am picket line formed with no disorder while plant operations halted. Regional Director Joe Angelo predicted an amicable settlement within three days and a union company parley was expected tomorrow. One hundred ninety-one workers are affected. regular staff is 317, reduced due to government priority on aluminum pig supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Fairmont Aluminum Company
Aluminum Workers of America
Joe Angelo
CIO
West Virginia
Actress Sarah Churchill Reported Killed in Bombing Denied
A London rumor claimed Sarah Churchill Oliver was killed in a bombing, but her husband Vic Oliver's secretary said she is quite all right. The auburn haired actress, 27, was en route to Bradford to perform a concert, and had married American comedian Vic Oliver in New York on Christmas Eve 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Today
Sarah Churchill Oliver
Churchill
Bradford
Oliver
Vic Oliver
New York
United States
Shahan Given Choice Berth
Charleston dispatch reports a reshuffle at the statehouse with G H Crumpecker named head of state police and J Buhl Shahan appointed state director of purchases. Governor Neely expected to announce further major posts as Crumpecker’s age-limit removal had just cleared the legislature. Crumpecker will take office April 1 after Col Tallman retires. Shahan will replace Pred Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Statehouse
G. H. Crumpecker
Mercer County
J. Buhl Shahan
Elkins
Neely
Crumpecker
Princeton
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Col. C. C. Tallman
J. Shahan
Pred M. Hawkins
Dadisman Leaves Office As Director of Paroles
Parole Director Stanley Dadisman left his post as the legislature ended. Health Commissioner A. E. McClue and Conservation Commissioner H. W. Shawhan with others visited their offices but offered no comment. Public Service Commission Chairman John J. D. Preston did not appear and declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Stanley Dadisman
A. E. McClue
H. W. Shawhan
Merrill D. Carrico
Ralph M. Hiner
Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
John J. D. Preston
Public Service Commission
Preston
Mexico's Ace Fighter In Bull Fight Turmoil
Mexico's ace matador El Magnifico Garza faced a stubborn bull that stopped bending after nine sword thrusts. The enraged beast ripped Garza's pants before Garza killed the bull and the vine, leaving him in a tough public standing. See Mexico's Ace Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Jed Lorenzo
el Magnifico
Garza
Lewis Says Union Ready To File Their Demands
New York March 10. President of the union says they will file specific demands to the mining operators tomorrow for a new wage agreement as the present contract expires March 31. He adds no further announcements today and discussions remain informal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
New York
Gayda Warns Britain War Involves Rome Pact
Italian fascist editor Virginio Gayda denounced Britain’s aid bill as open intervention in the war against the axis and warned it could trigger the Rome Berlin Tokyo pact with dangerous shocks for England and the United States in the Pacific. He criticized Roosevelt for moving toward war and violating neutral laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Virginio Gayda
England
United States
Pacific
Roosevelt
Wilson
Strike of Circulation Workers Ties Up Paper
The Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh suspended publication until further notice after a strike by 40 outdoor circulation workers last Thursday. The walkout blocked crosses by pressroom and mailing staff, prompting union leaders to claim a non member filled union duties and delaying the charity edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Morning Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette
AFL
Pittsburgh Newspaper Alliance
al-Hatire
Joseph Flynn
Alliance
Most of Neely Bills Passed in 1942 Legislature
Charleston March 10. The 45th legislature sent most of Governor Neely’s program to his desk, including tax increases, higher teacher pay and a retirement system, relief for jobless and needy, and steps for national defense. A constitutional amendment would bar road revenues from licenses and gas taxes from non road uses. An advisory defense council, a home guard, and a three member court of claims were created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Neely
Advisory Defense Council
Home Guard
Court of Claims
Injuries Fatal To Driver Of WPA Truck
Roy Hardy a 34 year old WPA truck driver died in a Martinsburg hospital from injuries received when his truck was struck by a freight train at a branch railroad crossing bound for a limestone quarry. Eight cars crashed into the wreckage pinning him between the tracks and a concrete power box despite operation and blood transfusion. Trainmen said warning signals were functioning. His widow and four children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Roy Hardy
British Residents Urged to Prepare Refuge in Singapore
British authorities in Singapore warn residents in the west and coastal areas within a 200 square mile zone to prepare for possible evacuation if Singapore comes under sea attack. The notices stress the precaution and note warning might be limited to 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
House Leaders Forecast Prompt Aid Bill For Britain
White House insiders expect President Roosevelt to request funds and authorization for lease lend aid to Britain. Senate Democratic Leader Barkley and Vice President Wallace discussed estimates with Rayburn who said cash and contract backing will be included. A swift House passage appears likely, with delivery of war materials and food to begin across the Atlantic within days after enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
White House
Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Wallace
Rayburn
Senate
Atlantic
Hull Studies French Plans
Washington dispatch notes Hull considering French plans amid potential American interests. He recalls officials en route to gauge African and colonial roles, reflecting on Petain era attitudes and pressures for closer collaboration with Germany. Murphy’s survey outlines political and military conditions shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lehre
Washington
G Hull
Mediterranean
Petain
Adolf
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vicky
Soviet
Ion
Central Press
Brutekiller
Brockton Theatre
Deny Sarah Churchill
Great Britain
Shahan
Holt
Dadisman
Paroles
Mexico
Gayda
HOUSE
Congress
HULL
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!