Ghost ships and civil defense mix in Washington notes
Washington Daybook reports on the Marine Commission’s ghost fleet tale and last ships in service, and on civil defense steps around the capital. Pickets clash near the White House as Alec Tikotsky launches a one man vigil, while Rep. Fish’s mock ideas foreshadow air raid measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maritime Commission
James River
Norfolk
Mobile
Ala
U.S
White House
Potomac
Alec Tikotsky
Tikotsky
Springfield
Fish
House of Representatives
Hamilton Fish
New York
House
Mr. Fish
Capitol
Supreme Court
Washington Monument
Department of Labor
Fiorello LaGuardia
Office of
Civilian Defense
Library of Congress
CCC Camps Tighten Ties to National Defense Plan
Washington debate grows over keeping CCC active as eastern and western lawmakers clash. Proposals seek to reroute 17 to 18 year olds into CCC, rewrite draft rules, boost pay, and fund 300 camps to train for defense industries. Army support remains lukewarm as trials test six month CCC terms and later combat credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post-Tribune Special News Service
CDC
War Industries
National Defense
CCC
Mountains
Plains
Prairies
Robinson
Utah
Murdock
National Youth Administration
BleCarran
D-Nevy
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Army
Pope Pius XII Urges Safeguards for Individual Rights
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII in a Sunday radio address marking the 40th anniversary of Rerum Novarum. He outlines moral directives on three values labor family and private property, warns against extensive state control, and urges protection of physical spiritual religious and moral freedoms. He also calls for managed immigration and the opening of habitable lands to immigrants to aid welfare and cultural progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Leo XII
Ponti
Holy Father
Pius
County Politics and Military Drafts Stir Missouri Debates
A Missouri newspaper column critiques county court cliques, fees, and the push to merge counties while warning against revisiting the highway system. It discusses the Hamlin bill on elderly relief, Governor Donnell's stance, and the crowded governor’s office with job seekers. Also notes teen draft concerns, the Stewart appointment praise, and a local anecdote about a gas stove fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Hamlin
House
Senate
Forrest Donnell
Man About Manhattan: Brooklyn Dodgers Loyalty and Mayhem
New York scene notes Brooklyn Dodger devotion runs deep, with fans ready to kill for the pennant. An alien observer provokes a deadly reaction in a Brooklyn pub, illustrating volatile local ardor. Chinese waiter Billy Gwen adds color with shouted insults in Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Manhattan
Hoboken
Dodger
Flatbush
Ruby Foo
Billy Gwen
Billy
Vilo Tamulis
Ah Que Jun
Loose Haw Yu
Big Bum
Ah Koy Bo
Boys stumble on archaeological find at Bear Mountain
Twelve year old Bob Scott and a friend uncovered a cave at Bear Mountain New York. Inside lay Indian pottery and ceremonial objects including a peace pipe dated by museum official James D Burrgraf to the Algonquin period, the most important Indian discovery in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Bob Scott
James D. Burrgraf
Bychealig Gist
Bear Mountain Museum
Landon Attacks Roosevelt War Policy at Simpson College
1936 Republican candidate Alf Landon told Indianola residents that Roosevelt had not decided on war policy. He urged arming to the teeth but avoiding armed U.S. involvement, warned of a potential Nazi invasion route via Dakar to Brazil, and argued the nation has the resources and base to stay out of European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
AIEM
Landon
Roosevelt
Simpson College
MBS
England
America
Frank Knox
Navy
Knox
Dakar
Africa
Brazil
Hitler
Germany
Survivors of Crete Tell Of Merciless Slaughter
Crete survivors recount brutal fighting as British and Greek troops, outnumbered, faced German assaults. Descriptions of wounded, wrecked villages, and ships evacuating under air attack mark a grim retreat, with soldiers lamenting lack of air support and scarce supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Richard BD
McMillan
Cairo
Dunkirk
Greece
Missouri cotton crop declines in 1940 output
Columbia report by Alfred C. Brittain shows Missouri produced 988000 bales of cotton in 1940, down 49000 bales from 1939. Cottonseed and byproducts valued at 21808000 dollars. Despite a five percent rise in prices, total value remains below 1930 levels due to reduced production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
Alfred C. Brittain
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Missouri
Brittain
Mother and child spark police call in Arlington
A telephone plea to Lieut Daniel Barry at Arlington police HQ urged sending officers to a home. The caller said mother was spanking Georgie and claimed he did not deserve it. A woman later said no cops were needed as her three and male year old son had made the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Mass
Daniel Barry
Barry
Georgie
Bible Appears in 12 More Tongues
The Bible was published in 12 new languages last year, bringing to 1,031 the total number of tongues in which some part of the scripture has been printed. The American Bible Society noted the additions include Zuni in New Mexico and dialects from Africa, Burma, Palestine and Ecuador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Stinnett
Maritime
Commissiony
Old Shipping Board
Commission
EMEP
ENT
Pope
Lhfe
Bill
War Department
Fred Stueck
Stewart
Max Schmeling
Louis
George Tucker
Canea
Royal Air Force
B. ©. Freyberg
Egypt
Mediterranean
Tommy
Moscow
Ida
Defense
Defense Industries
University of Idaho
Omy
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!