Soviets Smash Back Foe on 50 Mile Battle Line
Soviet forces drive to blunt German DS pressure along the Donets river north of Chugney as German reserves and heavy artillery mass against Russian defenses. Meanwhile Russian vanguards advance toward Smolensk, with mid-day reports stating several assaults north of Chuguev were repulsed along a 50 mile front marked by high western and low eastern river banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OSCOW
Donets
Chugney
Smolensk
Chuguev
Belgorod
Kharkov
Alaska House Seeks Settlements Along Highway Corridor
Juneau report says the territorial legislature passed a resolution, against Governor Gruening, urging Congress to authorize prospect settlements and development in an 8,000,000 acre strip on each side of the Alaska highway and to run the 48,000,000 acres reserved for military use on the Alaska peninsula and northern Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JUNEAU
Alaska
territorial
Ernest Gruening
congress
Alaska peninsula
Reform of the Foreign Office and social entry rules
The Spectator praises Eden for a reform plan admitting candidates from any social sphere into foreign service. It argues that caste remnants persist in the Foreign Office and diplomatic service and that personality should count as much as education. It cites R. G. Howe and L. S. Amery as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON SPECTATOR
Eden
Foreign Office
diplomatic service
Spectator
Eton
R. G. Howe
Addis Ababa
Derby School
Cambridge
London Times
L. S. Amery
India
Maharaja Jam Seheb
Nawanagar
Overseas League
launcheon
Low
Eden Says Empire Model Co operation and Unity
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden tells Maryland lawmakers that the British Commonwealth stands as a model of cooperation and unity for a postwar charter of freedom under law. He notes ongoing Allied efforts against Germany and Japan, vows no secret pacts or territorial gains, and cites Maryland ancestry links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNAPOLIS
C.P
British Commonwealth of Nations
Anthony Eden
Maryland
Robert Eden
Washington
Eden
Britain
Japan
Germany
Italy
China
Burma Road
Complains About Publicity Men In Wartime Board
Ottawa March 27 Lt Col J A Ross Prof Con Souris cites waste in wartime information board funding since last autumn. He notes 134 publicity men with 25 earning over 3000 annually and questions their prior newspaper careers while debate on the interim war appropriation bill proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
wartime information board
house of commons
J. A. Ross
Souris
Co. Ross
Ruhr Valley Cities Raided In Major Allied Air Raid
A large force of RALF bombers attacked Duisburg and other Ruhr targets last night according to the air ministry. Halifax and Wellington squadrons from the Canadian group took part, with two Canadian bombers among four missing. Fighter command patrols reported two aircrafts did not return. The Berlin radio said high explosive bombs caused casualties in western Germany. Duisburg, a major railway hub and inland port, hosts a power station, blast furnace, coke ovens, and a Rhine railway bridge. The raid marks one of the Ruhr’s largest targets with the city about 300 miles from England. Continued on Pare Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
RALF
Duisburg
Ruhr
air ministry
Halifax
Wellington
RCAF
fighter command
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Europe
England
Eden and Eden Roosevelt Conference at White House
A ten member British American diplomatic conference was set for the White House with Prime Minister Eden as guest after a luncheon with President Roosevelt. Attendees include Viscount Halifax, William Strang, Hull, Welles, Winant on leave, and Hopkins. Eden plans to sleep at the White House for the first time since arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
United States
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
house of commons
senate
Ottawa
general assembly
Maryland
sinc
Lord Baltimore
Atlantic
WASHINGTON
VPI
White House
Anthony Eden
Viscount Halfax
Willam Strang
British foreign office
Tordell Hull
Sumner Welles
John G. Winant
London
Harry Hopkins
Hull
YANKS TRIM NAZI FLIERS IN TUNISIA AIR BATTLE
American fighter planes engage German Luftwaffe over a southern Tunisian air base in fierce dog fights amid flak. Four Nazi planes are downed in a 35 minute clash as Messerschmitt 109s attack medium bombers. escorts counterattack and return safely. In Canada, weekly car loadings rise to 62,191 from 60,946, but lag last year by 2,688.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
TUNISIA
OTTAWA
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
90 Days And A Boy s Broken Heart
In Detroit a three year old boy pleads for attention from his father in court. The father sits with another woman as the judge sentences the man to 90 days for desertion and orders the boy removed from the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DETROIT
Alberta passes bill to raise teachers pay to 800 a year
Edmonton March 27 Alberta legislature after long debate passed committee stage of a school act amendment raising minimum teacher salaries from 840 to 800 annually. Opponents urged a cost of living bonus rather than a blanket rise. farmers favored priority. The bill's progress comes amid other measures affecting Calgary and Edmonton city charters and school holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Alta
C.P
Alberta
Calgary
George MacLachlan
Ind
Pembina
Lucien Masnard
Training Ski Troops In Middle East
A U N observer reports United Nations soldiers in the Middle East are being trained to form ski troop units. Maj. W. J. Riddel, an Olympic sider, supervises the training at a school 7,000 feet up in the mountains. The exact zone of the school is not disclosed. There are several mountain locations in southern Europe where ski troopers could be deployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAIRG
United Nations
Middle East
W. J. Ridde
Europe
LaGuardia Likely to Join Army Says White House
White House press secretary Stephen Early said all indications point to service in the army for Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York City. He could not confirm branch or duties and noted fate of his role would be decided by the secretary of war. La Guardia also co heads the Canadian American joint defence board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Stephen Early
White House
Fiorello La Guardis
New York City
Early
La Guardia
North
Africa
Italy
secretary of war
war department
joint defence board
Americans In Surprise Attack Central Tunisia
Allied reports say British 8th Army achieved satisfactory Mareth-line results with local gains. American forces in central Tunisia launched a surprise drive toward Fondouk near Kairouan, while U.S. sectors Maknassy and El Guetar saw no major attacks. Allied air forces continued heavy strikes, claiming 80 to 100 enemy vehicles destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
North Africa
A.P
8th Army
Mareth line
1st Army
Jurgen Von Arnim
Tunis
Bizerte
Tunisia
Fondouk
Kairouan
Faid Pass
Maknassy
El Guetar
werhold
Marech
St. Bernard
Montgomery
Zarat
Mareth
Wadi Zigzrou
The &hamy
remy
Africa
The Day In Parliament Proceedings Monday and Tuesday
The Canaellan Press reports Parliament actions with the Commons debating supplementary estimates and government business. The Senate considers sessions, while the House approved war expenditure totals and criticized public spending as pared to the bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaellan Press
house of commons
senate
house
hillg
Gordon Grasdon
M. J Colemell
C.C.F
E. G. Habsell
N.D
Macleod
tley
ott
Auxiliary Aircraft Carriers In Use In War Effort
The U S Navy disclosed that the last of a deck of auxiliary aircraft carriers are in combat areas with many more in shipyards on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. They help smash the German U boat threat in the Atlantic and provide convoy protection, ferry craft, and fleet support. The greatest need is in the north Atlantic where most of the force will be deployed, per Secretary Frank Knox at a press conference. Converted from Merchant vessels or built as auxiliaries, these carriers carry enough aircraft to patrol beaches and escort ships, seen as a top menace to enemy undersea, surface and air raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
United States
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
north Atlantic
Frank Knox
navy
Form Alberta Feed Group Formed in Edmonton
Initial steps to form an Alberta feed manufacturers association were taken at a meeting in Edmonton and district. A provisional board was named to advance the proposal with plans to join a Canadian federation discussed at a Winnipeg conference last month. Board members include G. M. Cormie as chairman A Kirstine as secretary J Russell Love F Chalmers and Wm Hannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Alberta
Western Canada
Winnipeg
G. M. Cormie
A. ©. Kirstine
Merchants Cannot Force $1 Purchase Under Scarcity Rules
Ottawa reports the Prices Board bans merchants from conditioning sales on a minimum one dollar purchase for scarce goods. The board says it withdrew permission due to abuse and will not approve conditional sales of any kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Prices Board
RAF Raids Rome Area Under Moonlit Night Attack
RAF pilots attacked rail links serving Rome and outskirts in a moonlit raid from Malta. Italian claim said no casualties. A pilot reported sighting flash of trains and electric trams as the strike followed the Rome perimeter. One enemy raider was reported downed during Malta air alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Malta
Rome
Mussolini
Daily Mail
Remie
RAP
Campo Leone
Cisterna
Americans Making Headway In Tunisian Offensive
American forces in central Tunisia launch a surprise drive toward Footlook and report good progress. Giraud and Catroux meet to seek a merger formula for a united French front against the Axis in North Africa. A U.S. Army plane crash near Knoxville leaves 12 dead. survivors and other crash reports follow, including a Vancouver RCMP note and Alaska crash fatalities. Meat lines form in U.S. cities ahead of rationing Monday as CPR tracks suffer washouts near Vauxhall blocking trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TUNISIA
Martel
GIRAUD
CATROUX
ALGIERS
Henri Glrand
Georges Catroux
Charles De Guwaile
KNOXVILLE
here
Williun
Sharp
Oliver Springs
Tean
CALGARY
C.P
LAC
A. L. Mills
Vancouver
bush
Rocky Mountain House
Fenhold hospital
U.S.C
ALASKA
RCAF
western air command
Royal Canadian Air Force
NEW YORK
United States
CP.R
VAUXHALL
C.P.R
Ceell
Lomond
Medicine Hut
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red
EDDY GILMORE
ORL
FINLAND
RUMANIA
ARE
ere
Nice
Alaska House
Empire
Ruhr Valley
Duisberg
RAF
RUAR VALLEY
Central
E] Homme
Axdés
Nehring
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!