World War Hero Petain Aids Reynaud In Cabinet Shakeup
Paris May 18 In a swift cabinet reshuffle Premier Paul Reynaud assumes war ministry and appoints Marshal Henri Petain as vice premier and state writer. Edouard Daladier foreign minister, Camille Chautemps made vice premier, and Louis Rollin becomes commerce minister as Mandel leaves interior post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Paul Reynaud
War Ministry
Henri Philippe Petain
Edouard Daladier
Secral
Marshal Petain
France
Géneratissimo
Francisco Franco
Petain
Daladib
Hearts
Alice
Cas
Een
Camille Chautemps
Mangel
Hen - Ti'Roy
Minist
Roosevelt wins Oregon primary in bid for nomination
Washington May 18 President Roosevelt gains 10 Oregon convention votes and 26 from North Carolina totaling 47 percent of 508 votes toward the Democratic nomination. He leads with wins in Wisconsin Illinois and Nebraska while New Jersey primary looms as a step toward a mathematical certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Oregon
Garner
Nath
Carolina
North Carolina
Daniels
New Jersey
Gamer
Wisconsin
Illinois
Nebraska
Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs McConkey to Strand
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs A F McConkey of 5 Luther Street to attend tonight's Strand Theatre presentation of Strange Carfe with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford, followed by The Show Down, a Hobstong Cassidy picture at the Dixie Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grafton Sentinel
A. F. McConkey
Luther Street
West Virginia delegates headed to Chicago in 1944 primary
Charleston May 18. Political interest focused on West Virginia's role in selecting national convention delegates. Democrats led by Sen. M. M. Neely won delegate-at-large and top district delegates pledged to Roosevelt. Republicans with Randolph Bias as top at-large delegate pledged to Taft, though no presidential candidates filed. Continued on page three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Chicago
M. M. Neely
Roosevelt
Randolph
Williamson
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Walter S. Hallanan
West Vir
French Plane Factories Put On 12 Hour Basis
Paris reports the French government decreed a 12 hour work day for all aviation industries effective immediately to counter German air superiority. The air ministry order extends to Sundays and holidays, with some plants previously on a 10 hour six day week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Air Ministry
Presidential Pardon Given to Dying Dr Cook
PORT CHESTER N Y May 18 Nurses report the 74 year old Arctic explorer Frederick A Cook seriously ill from a stroke received a feeble thanks when told he had been pardoned of a small fraud conviction. President Roosevelt granted the pardon yesterday to a man whose claim to have discovered the North Pole was disputed for years. After hearing the news Dr Cook sank back into semi conscious ness. He was stricken May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
N. Y
Frederick A. Cook
Roosevelt
North Pole
Coox Isbsen
Oil storage tanks in Germany hit by bombs
The British ministry reported that oil storage tanks in Germany were hit by bombs. Some tanks were destroyed and others heavily damaged according to the ministry's bulletin issued today in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
The
Early Canal Builder Bunau Varilla Dies
Paris May 18 The engineer Philippe Bunau Varilla who at 26 led a French group to dig a Panama Canal died today He suffered injuries in the last war including the amputation of his right leg and never fully recovered He helped in negotiations that led to the completion of the large canal by the United States and influenced Panama’s separation from Colombia later serving as Panama's ambassador to secure the treaty transferring the canal zone to the United States Continued on page three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Philippe’ Bunau-Varilla
Panama
Bunau-Varilla
Panama Canal
United States
Colombia
Brnan - Varilla
Signed Red Petition By Error In West Virginia
George Dillard a Kanawha county coal miner says he signed a Communist petition under misrepresentation and asks to have his name his wife and a relative removed He filed a sworn statement with Secretary of State William S O'Brien who forwarded it to the Dies congressional committee investigating un American activities noting most signatures appeared obtained by deception
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
George Dillard
Kanawha County
William S. O'Brien
Roosevelt
O'Brien
Dillard
Dies
Congressional Committee
Washington
German naval mines in South African ports announced
Berlin, May 18. German naval units have mined South African ports serving as bases for enemy naval units, the high command announced in a terse communique. The statement said only that units of the German Navy laid mines before South African ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
High Command
South Afric
Pittsburgh Industry Sees Major Defense Role
Pittsburgh leaders in strategic war industries report that under President Roosevelt's defense program the city will begin immediate production for arms. They expect the region to supply a large share of defense needs including steel for machinery, armor plate, shell casings, gun tubes, and bombs, with the Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela mills prioritized for war materiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Higgs
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongahela
Louis Johnson
Defense Week
War Department
Hitler Assigns Guards to Kaiser's Doorn Home
Doorn Netherlands May 18 1939 Hitler orders two Leibstandarte guards to protect ex Kaiser Wilhelm II at Doorn replacing the Dutch gendarmerie. The 81 year old former ruler fled Germany at war's end and now faces heightened security by Hitler personally directing the guard detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doorn
Netherlands
Adolf Hitler
Ceent
Leibstandarte
Holland
Hitler
Fuehrei
Wheat Prices Collapse Again From Market Selloff
Chicago May 18 wheat prices fell nearly ten cents a bushel as heavy selling followed reports of German advances on the western front. The decline marks another drop within the daily trading limits amid persistent bearish sentiment across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
French claim Nazi losses as tanks flood northern France
Paris reports heavy German tank use in a widening battle pocket in northern France. The Germans are said to deploy 2500 to 3000 tanks as French artillery and infantry resist along the Vervins Avesnes region toward the Oise and Sambre rivers. Continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Vervins
Avesnes
Oise
Jand
Sambre
Avesnesi
Thwarted Bank Robbers Are Hunted By Officers
Gallipolis Ohio May 18 Peace officers hunted two men who abandoned a stolen automobile after an attempted bank robbery at the First National Bank Cashier C C Ingles aged 52 refused to hand over money as a bandit entered with a pistol One bandit fired a shot and both fled The getaway car was later found on a side road Police said the car had been stolen from Lawrence Anderson of Michigan City Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
First National Bank
C. C. Ingles
Ingles
Morton Dickey
Lawrence Anderson
Michigan City
Ind
Belgian Forces Told To Fight To End By Ruler
Paris dispatch reports Namur held by Belgian forces as King Leopold calls defenders to resist to the end for the fatherland. Communique says operations continued as planned and Belgian troops checked enemy assaults at several front points, with heavy losses inflicted in Antwerp province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Namur
Havas
Belgium
Leopold
Antwerp
Allied Front Status Prompts Cautious Optimism
London reports a military spokesman says Allied troops face a very serious situation on the western front but not worse than yesterday. He notes the German Bulge advance has slackened, though German fatigue is evident, and British Belgian lines in Belgium must retreat to align with southward movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Western Front
France
Belgium
Republicans Back Massive Preparedness Drive In 1930s Voice
Washington May 18 The Republican leaders and party heads pledge support for a sweeping defense program highlighted by a Senate subcommittee vote approving nearly 648 million dollars in extra Army appropriations plus an additional 50 million for regular troops. Led by Herbert Hoover and Alfred Landon the party eyes broad mobilization from munitions to pilot training as speculation swirls on a bipartisan coalition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Party
Congress
Senate
Landon
Roosevelt
White House
State Osteopaths Open Convention In Bluefield
BLUEFIELD May 18. West Virginia osteopathic physicians and surgeons open their convention with a principal speech by a professor of optic anatomy from Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy, outlining the program and goals for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osteopaths
Bluefield
West Virginia Osteopathic | Physicians and Surgeons
Hart
Des Moines Still
Italians and other aliens ordered to leave Romania
In Bucharest on May 18, Italians and other foreigners in Romania were urged by their legation to return home as the interior ministry moved to stamp out fifth columnists. All aliens without work permits were expelled or confined, affecting about 10,000 people, with noncompliant individuals to be placed in a concentration camp opened last night. Greece mobilized reserves from the 1936 class, about 60,000 men, many likely sent to the mountainous border as a precaution for possible hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Rumania
Balkans
Ministry of Interior
Greece
New Lows Reached By Most Major Stocks
Stocks fell to new two year lows as war fears weighed on Wall Street. Major shares dropped sharply with Pivotal issues down over 4 points at worst, while late trading showed some recovery and steadier moves for U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Steel Republic Steel. United Aircraft rose slightly. Other decliners included Great Northern U S Rubber Caterpillar Tractor Glenn Martin Sperdry and Curt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Steel
Republic Steel
United Aircraft
Great Northern
U. S
Glenn Martin
Sperdry
Curt
Allies Face Darkest Hour Amid Nazi Advances
London reports say Britain faces its darkest hour since 1918 as Nazi gains in Belgium and northern France prompt withdrawals to new positions west of Brussels. Dutch and French forces retreat from Heve land and Walchern islands after heavy bombardment, deepening public gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgium
France
Berlin
Brussels
War Office
Netherlands
Heveland
Walchern
Zeeland
Antwerp Falls to German Forces in World War II
Berlin reported German troops entered Antwerp on May 18 and raised the Swastika over the city hall after a rapid assault breached fortifications. DNB noted Hitler’s advance outpaced Kaiser Wilhelm II’s 1914 advance, with other Belgian fortifications reached nearby following the breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Antwwerp
DNB
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
AmtWerp
Brussels
Royal Air Force Bombs German Bases in Night
The Air Ministry announced that RAF squadrons bombed German bases and lines of communication in France and Belgium during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
London
Air Ministry
France
Bel
Germans Threaten Paris With Break Through British Lines
A wartime item notes German blitz around the Belgian and French fronts with mentions of potential capture of Paris. Reports state observers saw a swift thrust near the capital and Dutch prisoners totaling over two thousand, amid rapid advances and strategic confusion.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aids Reynaud
Srnear
Daladier ST
Forign
Rpeesgclinthe
Far West
GOP
McNary
Strand
Dixie
Philly
Or Lee
Philadelphia
Hussion
Grafton
Dr. Cook
South African
Kaiser
nPorces
Frank Knox
Senate Military Appropriations
CIAL
SPE
Moose Home
OVA Ae
Chey
Britain
Wen
Beverland
Cea
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!