Churchill Demands Confidence Vote Over Education Bill
In London Churchill urged Commons support for his government and called for a confidence vote tied to an amendment for equal pay for teachers. He warned that failure to gain a sufficient majority would trigger constitutional changes including government resignation and a new cabinet formation. Meanwhile in New Delhi Allied planes repelled a bomber thrust aiding Japan, sinking 24 aircraft as ground forces press near Imphal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Agnew
London
House of Commons
Churchill
of Commons
New Delhi
India
Imphal
Southeast Asia Command
Ukhrul
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Roosevelt can be renominated at Democrat confab, says
Washington March 29 President Roosevelt apparently can renominate on the first ballot at the Democratic national convention a check of preliminary delegate lineups indicated today With strength in all sections fourth term hackers figure at least 604 of 1 176 votes if he runs He has public support of 116 delegates including 10 from Maine Arizona New Hampshire and 86 from New York primaries reader notes additional NY delegates to be chosen at state convention Also 478 delegates from 17 states solidly backing him make up a 126 delegate nucleus and defections elsewhere could be offset by other states preliminary steps already taken by party leaders in 11 states far ahead of convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Maine
Arizona
New Hampshire
New York
Roosevelt Page
Strand theatre invites Miss Jenkins to Around the World show
The Grafton Sentinel invites Miss Alice Jenkins of 1 White Street to attend tonight's feature at the Strand theatre. The program is Around the World with Kay Kyser Mischa Auer Joan Davis and Marcy McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
Alice Jenkins
White Street
Strand Tre
World
Kay Kyser
Mischa Auer
Joan Davis
Marcy McGuire
Dixie Theatre
Dies Uncovers Communistic Plots To Subvert Congress
The Dies committee in Washington assailed the CIO political action committee as presenting a subversive campaign to subvert the United States Congress. The 200 page report targets Sidney Hillman and CIO leaders like Lee Pressman and Harry Bridges, alleging stealth attempts to influence voters through political action committees. The panel clarifies it does not claim Hillman is a Communist, but cites instances of possible sympathies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mag
CIO Political Action Committee
Louse Committee
Congress of the
United States
CIO Group
Ye Committee
Rep
Dies
Tex
Comu
CTO Political Action Comm
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder
Diss
Political Achieves
Hillmann
CIO
Mos
Lee Pressman
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshop Men's and Warehousemen's Union
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union of America
Poltiei Artion
Hillman
Indian Gorkha Troops Withdrawn From Hangman's Hill
Allied headquarters in Naples reports Indian Gorkha troops have withdrawn from Hangman's Hill above Cassino after 16 weeks of hold. New Zealanders also pulled from Hill 202 as air supply and difficulties moving the wounded influenced the decision, with heavy artillery and air strikes continuing nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hangman’s Hill
Cassini
Lynn Weinzf
Naples
Mare
Monastery Hill
Cassino
Te Town
Italy
Hill 202
Casino
Ostelry
Comic Actor Seeks To Have Mann Act Charges Thrown Out Of Federal Court
Defense seeks dismissal of the Mann Act case against Charlie Chaplin with a directed acquittal motion as Edward Chaney testified Chaplin admitted romantic contact with Joan Berry in New York and Beverly Hills. Attorney Jerry Giesler contends the alleged act could have occurred anywhere and does not fall under the Mann Act. The prosecution opposing the motion argues the case remains within federal law and the evidence supports the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lindsley
Los Angeles
Jerry Giesler
Chaplin
Lean
Edward Chaney
New York
Beverly Hills
Joan Berry
Giesler
Fuzzy Wuzzy Sing-Sing Celebrates Reset in New Guinea
Fuzzy wuzzy history was made today with the greatest sing sing by New Guinea natives marking release from Japanese thralldom. Thousands gathered from Papuan territory and Huon peninsula to feast on roast pork and Australian bully beef after a parade of ochre paint and feather headdresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen Clements
Papuar
Huon Peninsula
Angua
Japan
Rabaul
Seak River
New Britain
Bananan
Churchill laments slow Italian campaign progress
The War Today column notes Prime Minister Churchill’s disappointment at the pace of Italian operations and his refusal to debate the issue in Parliament. It explains the emphasis on securing Naples and Foggia airfields as essential to bomber operations, while Rome’s objective appears more moral than military, with broader strategic effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Churchi
House of Commons
Churchill
Naples
Foggia
Balkans
Hitler
Rome
Bush Bldg On Main St Presbyterian Fidelis Club
Presbyterian Fidelis Club meets at the Bush Building on Main Street in a local news blurb. The notice notes the group’s gathering, with no further details on date or activities provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush Bldg
Main St
Youthful Quizzed in Mysterious Death
Detroit detectives questioned a 20-year-old war worker as they traced the movements of 14 year old Joyce Raulston from Friday morning. She died from stab wounds with her body found on a city dump near a west side trailer camp. The youth admitted taking her to the camp but claimed no contact after Sunday midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Joyce Raulston
Russell Gregory
West Virginia Briefs: Officials Face Health, Tax and War Shifts
West Virginia reports tackle varied topics from a July 17 19 county superintendent conference at Jacksons Mill to a surge in insurance license renewals and many agents leaving for war work. Tax Commissioner Alderson recovers from a heart attack while a missing Joyce Raulston case unfolds. Weston State Hospital adds 33 head of Jersey cows bought from federal government to its dairy herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
W. W. Trent
West Virginia
Jackson’s Mill
George P. Alderson
Capitol
Jersey
Weston State Hospital
Joseph Z. Terrell
Board of Control
West
Virginia
Thousands of 4-F May Release Young Men Front Line
Washington reports indicate thousands of 4-F draft age men rejected for disabilities may be measured for uniforms to release younger men for active duty. The House Military Committee seeks views from Undersecretary Patterson after surveys by Paul V. McNutt and discussion with Chairman Costello on using 4-Fs for non-general service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
Robert P. ‘Patterson
Patterson
Paul V. McNutt
Costello
D.-Calif
Invergans and Australians Punish Japanese Frontline
Allied bombers from American and Australian forces conducted sweeping raids over 1600 miles from Dutch New Guinea to the northern Solomons. They dropped 292 tons on Bougainville Rabaul Kavieng Wewak and Hansa Bay and shelled Tiny Pitilu Island. Additional attacks on Raoul, Kavieng, Wewak, and Hansa Bay damaged airfields, runways, bivouacs, and anti aircraft positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Dutch New Guinea
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Bougainville
Rabaul
New Britain
Kavieng
New Ireland
Wewak
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Pityilu Island
Admiraltty Group
Seadler Harbor
Lorengau
Big Manus Island
Rapaul
Dauntless
Dauntlesses
Avengers
Mitchells
Liberators
Kaimana
Kai Islands
Red Army drives toward Odessa as Ukraine push reaches coast
Soviet forces reported rapid advances across the south Russian steppes toward Odessa from Nikolaev with Malinovsky and Konev fronts pushing to the railroad linking Odessa Tiraspolo Tasi. Inside battles, Domanevka and 40 other towns reportedly fell as Konev’s army neared the Odessa region. Berlin noted Konev’s army extended eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauinovsky
Rodion
Malinovaky
Nikolaev
Bug
Odessa
Domaneves
Domanevka
Berlin
Konev
Oklahoma election reshapes congressional stronghold
Democrats defended a Oklahoma district seat as William G. Stigler defeated Republican E O. Clark by about 11 to 9 amid 38 000 votes. The result, amid rain and turnout concerns, was framed as a test of New Deal leadership with Barkley campaigning for Stigler and Moore backing Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Sec Shshons
William G. Stigler
E O. Clerk
Storney
Stigler
Jack Nichols
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Ed H. Moore
R.-Okla
Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Black Sea
Galls
France
Norway
Great
Britain
Sweden
Germany
Uspain
Denmark
Distanay
Orthe
Fen
Algeria
moWiTz
Fey Tia
Ataly
czecHo Oh
Slovakia
YUGO
Aslavia
Yugoslavia
Centralrope
Yugosla
Werrance
Winston Churchill
U. S
England
Wales
National Convention
Strand
Congress
Australia
Albert A. Hughes
Thomas Davey
Harlan Justice
Justice
Harry G. Hoffman
Statehouse
Charleston Gazette
Wheeling News-Register
Navy
Hoffman
T. Walter Raulston
California
Raulston
House
Oklahomi
Demmy
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!