Italy Aims at Wear Down Britain via Gradual War
Rome reports Fascist editor Virginio Gayda warns Britain cannot be toppled by a single dramatic strike. Instead, the strategy centers on continual air attacks and submarine blockades to isolate and exhaust England, with operations in the Mediterranean and targeted raids on Aden and Assab as part of a broader axis plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Enya Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
Germany
Italy
France
Britain
Gayda
England
British Isles
Mediterranean
Europe
Churchill
Egypt
Africa
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Aden
High Command
Assab
Eritrea
Britain ready to meet port emergencies from German air raids
London reported that Ronald H. Cross said Britain is prepared to handle emergencies arising from the destruction of ports by German planes. He warned enemy action could cause sudden changes in port arrangements and that plans are in place to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ronald H. Cross
Empire Today
Britain
Awakened From Sleep Nebraska Farmer Survives Lightning Strike
Pete Sondergard, a bachelor farmer of Dannebrog Nebraska, slept through a bolt of lightning striking his chimney. The lightning demolished part of the roof and tore away three walls while his bed bounced four feet from the wall. He escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dannebrog
Neb
Pete. Sondergard
Pete
Legion Post Election Set for Thursday at Eighth and Vermont
The Dorsey Liberty post of the American Legion will hold its officer election at 7 45 pm tomorrow in the post rooms at Eighth and Vermont streets. Two nominating committees submitted tickets but both named C T Hough as commander Arch Oliver as historian Rev Harold G Barr as chaplain and Raymond C Laessig for one executive committee seat. Other nominees include W H Pasewark and Fred Shimmons for vice commander Ralph Linville and Ivan D Rowe for finance officer William H Martin and Wolf Schaff for sergeant at arms Simon Hurwitz and Bert A Nash for executive committee. The annual party will follow the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Eighth
Vermont
C. T. Hough
Arch Oliver
Harold G. Barr
Raymond C. Laessig
W. H. Pasewark
Fred Shimmons
Ralph Linville
Ivan D. Rowe
William H. Martin
Wolf Schaff
Simon Hurwitz
Bert A.nash
Sperry Pleads Guilty In Auto Attack On Wife At Buffet
Robert E. Sperry, 34, pleaded guilty to malicious mischief after chasing his wife from a suburban buffet with his car. He drove through the front wall, stopping beside the bar as customers fled debris. Judge Harry E. Westfall suspended a 60 day sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Upi
Robert ,E. Sperry
Harry E. Westfall
Sperry
Domestic Fowl Answer to Previous Putsie Horizontal Clue List
A readably fragmented crossword style snippet lists numerous clues with numbers and partial words, including references to fowl, bodies, and various abbreviations. The text mixes across and down entries such as brawl, portrait statue, and yellowish, presenting a puzzle-like composite rather than a cohesive news item.
Slaying Solved in 5-Year Topeka Case
Kansas Bureau of Investigation officials declare they have solved the 1935 killing of William Tonpedo in Topeka. Hamp Hampton alias Henry Love, now dead, was named as the slayer after prior admissions and workers identifying pictures. Hampton died in Seminole Oklahoma from ptomaine poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
William Tonpedo
Troy
KBI
Lou Richter
Hamp Hampton
Henry Love
Hampton
Kansas
Richter
Seminole, Okla
Baltic Officials Arrive in Moscow for Union Session
Delegations from Estonia Latvia and Lithuania arrived in Moscow for a session of the Supreme Soviet to grant them admission into the Soviet Union. They were welcomed with enthusiasm as streets were lit and planes flew overhead. The three states, placed under Russian nomination last year, recently elected communist governments pledged to rejoin Russia, to which they belonged before World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Baltic States
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Soviet Union
Benedict McDonald Heads Kansas Junior Chamber Committee
Benedict McDonald of Kansas City is named chairman of the state committee on inter club relations of the Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce. He will oversee arrangements for sectional meetings next fall as announced by Paul R Lawrence, Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Benedict McDonald
Kansas City
Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Paul R. Lawrence
McDonald
Iola and Joplin men held for wounding trooper
Ernest Potter of Iola Kansas and Robert Howerton of Joplin Missouri face felonious assault and highway robbery charges after a weekend attack in which Trooper Walter Grammer was wounded and other troopers Paul Hardy and C E Potts were fired at. The holdup target was Mr and Mrs Glenn A Riley of Joplin. Potter sister Bessie Miller of Iola is held in Columbus Kansas jail with no charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Ernest Potter
Iola
Kan
Robert Howerton
Walter Grammer
Paul Hardy
C. E B. Potts
Glenn A. Riley
Bessie Miller
Potter
Columbus
Baldwin News: Local Families Visit and Scouting Trip
Mr and Mrs Harry Kors of Independence visited Baldwin friends with daughters Afton and Jeanette and Mildred Stafford who stayed for Epworth League Institute. John Sheridan and Esther Brockway visited Lawrence. Boy Scouts and Scout Master Ted Frazee returned from a farm trip near Chetopa owned by Alva Chubb of Baxter Springs. Rain made grounds muddy but boys enjoyed the vacation despite sickness after ice cream. Fathers at camp included Cherry Leitnaker Virgil Wood William Adriance Dr Stanley Flickinger and Dr Chubb. Boys on the trip were Keith and Clare Adriance Robert Chubb Jack Flickinger Frank James Leitnaker Dale Mosslander Charles Wells Robert Wiley Robert Wood Alvin Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kors
Independence
Baldwin
Afton
Jeanette
Mildred Stafford
Epworth League Institute
John Sheridan
Esther Brockway
Lawrence
Boy Scouts
Ted Frazee
Chetopa
Alva Chubb
Baxter Springs
James S. Chubb
Cherry Leitnaker
Virgil Wood
William J. Adriance
Local Weddings and Community Notes in Dresden Area
Grace Louise Danley wed Kent Collier in a ceremony officiated by her father the Rev. Mr Husted. Both brides and grooms studied at Hay’s Teachers College, with Collier and Grace living in the area previously while her father pastored in Vinland. Additional items include Carl Barnthouse's business trip to Hays, Dorothy Anne Barnthouse joining Baldwin visits, Mildred Hahn returning to teach drama at Baldwin Epworth League Institute, and the Kochan siblings traveling to Florence to stay with grandparents. Outdoor Epworth League Institute service led by James S Chubb. Dr and Mrs Mark Ballarad mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Danley
Merle Perkins
Dewey Schmittendorf, Jr
Norman Dee Spring
Robert Saylor
John Campbell
Donald Selzer
H. R. Husted
Dresden
Grace Louise
Kent Collier
Mr. Collier
Hay’s
Teacher’ 'S College
Vinland
Philip Barnthouse
Hays
Mildred B. Hahn
Pennsylvania
Baldwin Epworth League Institute
Paul Kochan, Jr
Dorothy Lou Kochan
Florence
George Lincoln
Epworth League Institute
Taylor Hall
James S. Chubb
Mark D. Ballarad
Local Notes Add Events From Baldwin Area
Reports from Baldwin include Miss Lois Houston visiting near Denver after a three week western trip. A wedding ties Kansas City to Baldwin as Miss Grace Reve and Miriam Reve attend in law. A fatal drowning at Baldwin lake involved Frank Wright of Wellsville. Bonczkowski family moves to Eureka and locals plan future relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Houston
Leo. Smith
William Johnson
Kansas City
James S., Chubb
Baker
Tri Delta Sorority
Lowe
Campbell
Toneka
Plummer
I Wyandotte High School
City
Local Family Visits and Vacations Across States
A fragment recounts visits and vacations among families in Baldwin and Easton. Mrs. Alexander Bruner and Mrs. Hunt host relatives while Clara Johanning and others take two week trips to Minnesota. The Coleman family from Easton, Pa. visits relatives en route home from Nebraska as Russ Coleman works in Easton's college extension department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Bruner
Baldwin
Anderson
G. J. Hunt
Epworth League Institute
Clara Johanning
Minnesota
Russ Coleman
Billy and
Patricia
Easton
Nebraska
Coleman
Josephine Yeoman
Buddy Jordan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Isles
Army
William E. Shedd
The
House Military Affairs Omie
Legion Post
Elf
K.B.I
Baltic
C. Post
Journal-World
Baldwin News
Jayhawk
S.C.A
Green Bros
Earl F. Martin
Minneapolis
Minn
Allen Gorman
Dale Marton
Grace S. Black
Martin
Grace
Miriam Reve
Parsons
Andaunt
Wiley A. Keve
Frank Wright
Wellsville
Baldwin Lake
Frank
Paul Selber
Henry Taylor
Wright
Taylor
Ottawa
Wellaville High School
Memorial Hospital
Bonczkowski
Eureka
Anna May Bonczkowski
George Frye
Columbia
McFerren
Mac's
Sheridans
Sheridan
Philip Watkins
D. Roche
Robert G. Anderson and Sons
Dean Huff
Diana
Paola
Margaret Huff
Dickinson
Jesse James
Dodge City
Dalton
Randolph Scott
Kay Francis
Andy Devine
Brian Donlevy
Walt Disney Color
Roosevelt and
Willkie
Shimada
Mass
Ta Hs SA
Nick Carter
Walter Pidgeon
Florence Rice
John Carrol
Radio
Grand Ole Opry
Ozarks
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Olivia DE Havilland
Jeffry
Lynn
Patee
Monte Cristo
Lou Hayward
Warren
William
Luli Deste
Philip Dorn
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Lawrence Iron Works
de Laval Magnetic Speedway Milker
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!