L. F. Honeycutt Is Monarchs' Speaker
The High Point Monarch Club met at the Sheraton Hotel where L F Honeycutt master mechanic of the High Point Fire Department spoke on fires prevention equipment and service to the public He cited reduced city fire losses due to better gear trained personnel and safer premises noting a two platoon system improved rapidity of service and praising department equipment as meeting national standards despite some age remarks by W R Southerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Monarch Club
Sheraton Hotel
L. F. Honeycutt
High Point Fire Department
Honeycutt
Durham
High Point
National Board of Fire Underwriters
W. R. Southerland
Freighters on Trial for Anti-Sabotage Charge
Bersia and nine crewmen, in command of a freighter, face anti sabotage charges for tampering with ship motors in port. Bersin testifies fearing execution and loss of the vessel to England, after seizure on March 30 and confinement with criminals in Savannah. India cited as major mica supplier for insulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Bersia
Bersin
Savannah
Monarch Club Visit Led By Richmond Leader
The Richmond Monarch Club welcomed a visitor as Early Younts, president, presided over the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Monarch Club
Early Younts
Women Embrace Dr Elders Three-Fold Prescriptions
Many women formerly childless due to sterility now become mothers using Dr H Will Elders Three-Fold Prescriptions. Parents find greater happiness health and contentment as the baby strengthens home life and mutual interests. Price $1.50. sold by Manno Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Will Elders
Elders
Manno Drug Stores
Kirkman Wins Reelection In High Point Mayoral Race
Mayor Arthur Kirkman was reelected to serve two more years, defeating Arnold J. Koonce by about 1,000 votes. Kirkman praised party organizer Walter Crissman and pledged to support civic improvement with his council and successors. Koonce offered congratulations to Kirkman and emphasized gratitude for the vote shared by his ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kirkman
Arnold J. Koonce
Kirkman
Walter Crissman
Council
Koonce
Stimson Sees Navy Duty In Guarding Britain Supply Lines
In a radio address, Secretary Stimson argues for stronger naval action to secure munitions deliveries to Britain as U boat threats extend to the Western Hemisphere. He warns Germany’s tactics are illegal and akin to 1917 actions that spurred U.S. involvement, urging defense of freedom of the seas and enhanced convoy protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg
Senate
Commercce
Britain
Vandenburg
Admiral Land
Stimson
Stephen Early
War Department
Roosevelt
Germany
Western Hemisphere
North Atlantic
Congress
Greenland
U. S
United States
Administration
Pepper
Wilkie
Nye
R-Nd
Washington
Great Britain
Clear Planes At Nashville
Nashville Tenn May 7 U S customs deputy says Nashville is the first interior port of exit for warplanes bound for Great Britain A Lockheed reconnaissance bomber cleared customs for an unannounced destination en route to the British Isles Nearly 30 twin motor craft await equipment installation at Municipal Airport and about 100 more planes are expected to be cleared here in the next few days for Britain
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Great Britain
Harvey Douglas
U. S
Lockheed
British Isles
Harry H. Chitwood
Atroney
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Calif
Municipal
Britain
Chitwood
Panama Canal Closure Hints Hit Tokyo Shipping
AP reported Tokyo was told the Panama Canal may close to Japanese vessels within ten days. If true, Japanese trade with the east coast of South America would be cut off and silk shipments disrupted as Japan would need new routes. Washington officials and canal authorities could not verify the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Panama Canal
Toyko
San Francisco
United States
South America
Japan
Washington
Recalled Italian envoy held by British may be released
Rome May 7 release of Admiral Alberto Lais former Italian naval attache at Washington detained by British authorities at Bermuda was expected to occur through U S mediation. Lais was stopped on his homeward voyage after US recall request over sabotaging of Italian ships in American harbors. British actions followed belief Britain’s minister to Yugoslavia Ronald Ian Campbell was being held as a prisoner at Durazzo Albania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Alberto Lais
Washington
Bermuda
United States
Lais
Britain
Yugoslavia
Ronald Ian Campbell
Durazzo
Albania
Kotor
Weather sets late May heat record in Southern California
Los Angeles logged 92 degree heat as the region sweltered after heavy rains. Imperial Valley reached 101 at El Centro. May 6 marked the hottest day on record in Los Angeles weather bureau history going back to 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Imperial Valley
Mercury
Fl Centro
Los Angeles Weather Bureau
Naval aid plan raises Britain’s peril and U S role
The article notes a naval aid proposal to bolster Britain and deter Nazism while other democracies finish their defenses. Stimson offered no concrete navy usage suggestions, leading some to view recent expanded U S patrols in the Atlantic as insufficient to shield Britain’s shipping lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimson
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Britain
London
New York Stocks Final Report May 7
New York stock market closes on May 7 with final figures showing trading activity across major industrial and rail issues. Investors watched early gains fade as caution returned amid mixed corporate results and evolving economic signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Churchill and Lloyd George clash over war cabinet in heated debate
Britain’s two day House of Commons clash centers on Churchill defense of strategy in the Nile valley Suez and Malta while Lloyd George presses for a real war cabinet and better manpower. Churchill says U.S. ship building should see 1942 through and vows continued diplomacy and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Mediterranean
Churchill
David Lloyd George
Valley of the Nile
Suez
Malta
United States
U-Boat Campaign Praised in House of Commons
London May 7 Captain A J M Hudson civil lord of the admiralty told a cheering House of Commons today we have every reason to be encouraged by recent results achieved in the anti U boat campaign. He added that U boats claimed as sunk could not be announced without assisting the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. J. M. Hudson
Admiralty
House of Commons
Ballot-Related Death Shocks Greensboro Election
Psi Thomas A. Lyon, 56, walked four blocks to vote in yesterday's councilmanic election then returned home where he was found dead in bed shortly after casting his ballot. Police investigated no foul play suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Psi
Thomas A. Lyon
Injuries Fatal In Charlotte Car Crash
May 7. Pi XI and Henry Carswell 48 of Linville died at a hospital from injuries after a car struck him and his 13 year old son Bobby Carswell on a street. The boy has severe head injuries and remains unconscious. A man named Joe Taylor is held by police in connection with the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Henry Carswell
Linville
Bobby Carswell
Joe Taylor
Minton Nomination to Seventh Circuit Appeals Court
President Roosevelt nominated former Indiana Senator Sherman Minton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Minton, defeated for reelection last November, had been serving as an administrative assistant to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minton
Washington
Roosevelt
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Americans Lost Ottawa Air Ferry Pilots in Torpedo Attack
Naval sources believe a German submarine torpedo attack likely caused the sea loss of 11 American plane ferry pilots, among 122 missing in a broader “enemy action” list issued yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Horner Re-Elected Burlington Mayor In Write-In Race
May 7 Burlington. Earl B. Horner was re-elected mayor with 1226 votes for his twelfth consecutive term. Opponent W. H. Clinard, a local merchant, ran as a write-in and received 66 votes. Incumbent aldermen were also re-elected.
Churchill defends production and wartime stance in crisis broadcast
In a focused wartime address Churchill rallies support during upheaval. He warns of potential German advance into Iraq and notes the revolt’s possible failure if troops land at Basra. He promises heavy tank output and highlights American production. He defends Eden on Spain and Russia while hinting at Russia talk without clear gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Churchill
Basara
Traqs
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Hore-Belisha
War Office
United States
Eden
Spain
Russia
Vieny
Weather forecast for North Carolina and coastal areas
Cloudy with scattered showers in north and central portions tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler, with similar conditions in the east. Winds: Hatteras to Jacksonville southwest to west. tonight variable, Thursday cloudy with more showers. From Block Island to Hatteras fresh southerly winds shifting to westerly. late tonight and Thursday occasional showers, some fog in the northern portion. Clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Labor Strikes in Defense Production Report
Greene reported July 1940 to April 23 1941 saw 99 strikes affecting defense output, with 61 in 55 establishments deemed important by OPM. Of these 61, CIO unions led 92.5 percent of workers, AFL 6.4 percent, and 1.07 percent involved both CIO and AFL. He noted overall defense strikes were unusually small given many workers were being re employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
OPM
Greene
CIO
AFL
Iraqis seize Rutba as fighting erupts in western Iraq
British communiques report Iraqis captured Rutba after Friday’s clashes and RAF bombarded positions near Habbaniyah. Basra remained quiet as British forces landed from the Persian Gulf. Reuters from Vichy cited an Iraq communique describing a very violent battle at Basra and damage to munitions from air bombardment. Some British troops reportedly attacked at Hadissa but 20 soldiers were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutha
Iraq
Rutba
Mosul
Haifa
Jerusalem
Palestine
Habbaniyah
Cantainment
Basra
Persian Gulf
Vichy
France
Reuters
Hadissa
London
Germany
Roosevelt's stomach improves and fever falls in Washington
In Washington on May 4 the President's stomach condition improved and his fever dropped. Doctor Rear Admiral Ross F. McIntire advised the President remain in White House quarters today and tomorrow with minimal engagements. Stephen Early said the morning temperature registered three quarters of a degree and the stomach was clearing, with precautionary stay recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
Roosevelt
Ross F. McIntire
Rooosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
British liner Nerissa lost with 22 aboard
The New York Sun reports the British passenger liner Nerissa sank after being separated at sea. Among the 22 aboard were 12 Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
New York Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fire Department
the Mighty
Spencer Tracy
Mickey Rooney
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Mary Lee
Marvel
Buster Keaton
Bob Crosby
Jean Rogers
Crosby Bobcats
Rial
John Payne
Kid
Nightingale
Sousa
Jane Priscilla Sousa
John Philip Sousa, Jr
March King
James G. Gillon
Cranford
N. J
India
Mayor Kirkman
Says
Miss Jones
Sean
Caln
Jean Arthur
the Devil
Robert Cummings
Charles Coburn
Edmund Gwenn
Spring Byington
S. Z.sarall
William Demarest
England
Barbara Stanwyck
Manton
Dial
West End
Tennessee City
State Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Judy Garland
James Stewart
Wedy Lamar
James Ellison
Maureen O'Hara
Argentine
Logan Blondell
the Powell
the Paramount
South
Rosser Folkes
Winston-Salem
Alaska
AT & T
At& SF
Aviat Corp
Baldwin
Barnsdall Bendix Aviat
Boeing Airpt
Borden
Borg Warner
Briggs Mfg
Budd Atte
Burl Mills
Calumet
D& Hee
Champ P & F
Ches A& O
St P & P
Chrysler
Colum G & E
Curtiss Wright
Ee * Packard
Goodrich
Goodyear Reynolds
Granam Paige
Guts Seab Ab
Seab
Shell
Secony
Nick Can
Tel & Teilig Ltd Oil Cal Oats Ltd
Johns
Stewart
Warner K Studebaker Kenirecott
Swift
Kroger Groc
Vex Corp
Libby
Tex Gulf
Ligg & Myers
Tex Corp
Loews
Tex Gulf Sul
Loft Timken Dev
Lorllard
Transamier
Louis & Nash
Trans & West
Mack Truck
Alro
McCrary Stores
Ye Unit Corp
Mont Ward
Murray Corp
M&o
Ind Alco
US Pipe
Nash
Os Eley
Woolworth
Ares Y Pac G & E
Yell T & C
Pac Mills
Youngs S$ & T
Lloyd George
Anthony Eden
Turkey
Bosporus Inst
Dardanelles
Balkans
War Cabinet
Defense Committee
House
the House
Mayor
Weather Bureau
AshevMe
Atlanta
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Key West
Memphis
Miami
Mini-St. Paul
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
Raleigh
Spartanburg
Tampa
Washington Bt
Wilmington
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!