House Group Approves 7 Billion Aid Bill in Britain Support
Washington March 15 House subcommittee approved a 7 billion dollar aid bill for Great Britain and set plans for a Tuesday debate. The full appropriations committee will meet to report the measure and a final vote is targeted by Wednesday night. Roosevelt prepares a radio address to discuss naval releases and ship production amid defense strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Great Britain
Appropriations
Woodrum
D-Va
Roosevelt
Britain
White House
Hull
Supreme Court
Lord Halifax
Wendell L. Willkie
Gratitude Shown By Gloucester for American War Aid
London reports Britain's soldier prince the Duke of Gloucester greeted American aviators soldiers and seamen joining British forces. He offered best wishes and expressed gladness that more members are arriving to join the Eagle Squadron and noted fliers piloting ships across the Atlantic. He wished them great success in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
London
Britain
H.R.H
Duke of Gloucester
Eagle Squadron
Atlantic
Japan Takes Over Tokyo Golf Course Tokyo
The Tokyo Golf Course, a renowned 100 acre course famed players like Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen visited, is to be taken over by the Army tomorrow. The club house is expected to be converted into a hospital as part of the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Scotland
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Divorce Granted To Mrs Walker In Second Suit
Key West Florida March 15 Circuit Judge Arthur Gomez granted a divorce to Mrs James J Walker from the former New York City mayor. He denied the first petition on cruelty grounds and accepted a second suit charging cruelty. She testified Walker threatened to strike her and showed temper, while he did not appear or oppose either petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Arthur Gomez
James J. Walker
New York City
Gomez
Walker
Unions Agree To Mediate Rail Dispute
Fourteen brotherhoods join mediation, while continuing strike ballot counts. George M Harrison of Railway Labor Executives announced the decision in Cincinnati as the National Railway Mediation Board offered to mediate. If ballots favor a strike, workers may still delay walkout due to ongoing talks. About 750,000 workers are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
George M.harrison
Railway Labor
Brotherhoods
Cincinnati
National Railway Mediation Board
Harrison
Canadians Reach Gibraltar To Build Defenses
London reports a new Canadian force has arrived at Gibraltar to aid in fortification work. The Canadian Engineers Tunnelling Company joins the first Canadian detachment of sappers already there since winter. They will carve defenses from rock and construct a subterranean town. Officials say the Rock may require over a year and a half to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
London
War Office
The
Royal
Unclear OCR fragment from Bucharest dated March 15
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Bucharest and a March date with an unclear count of seventy four and a person described as umani. No verifiable event or entities beyond these fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Hitler Strikes At Scores Of Coast Bases
The War Office reported the heaviest anti aircraft barrage of the war last night as German raiders conducted scattered attacks on Glasgow the northeast coast Thames Estuary the south and southwest coasts and the Mersey side area aimed at food and arrival points for war materials. Britain's defenses claimed 17 German raiders down since March 1 including two confirmed by anti aircraft fire last night with several other planes damaged. German operations followed the United States lease end bill and sought to isolate Britain and starve it into submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W War Office
Great Britain
War Office
Britain
Glasgow
Thames Estuary
Merseyside
United States
Office
Air Ministry
Battle Cruiser Bill Heads To Senate For $3 4 Trillion
Washington March 325 A naval appropriation bill clearing the House by a voice vote would fund six battle cruisers at 54 3 million each plus 1 5 billion to forward the Watson ocean Navy program. Representative Shrugham warned of Axis threats as the United States moves to arm and ready for the next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ump
Senate
House
Shrugham
D-Nev
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
United States
Europe
Asia
United States Navy
Hungary Protests U S Freeze on Its Assets
A Hungarian official says Hungary is surprised by the U S government freezing Hungarian assets in the United States and does not understand the reason for the action. The statement vows to take steps to protect Hungarian financial interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
U .S
Hongarian Aereramant
United States
Japanese Transport Sunk on Yangtze. 500 Aboard
Chinese papers report a Japanese transport with 500 soldiers and munitions sunk by two mines near Anhwei and Hupeh at Yangtze junction. Most aboard killed. Chungking communique tallies 7000 Japanese casualties in a five day battle south of the river opposite Ichang. CNAC proclaims a major Chinese victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Anhwei
Hupeh
Chungking
Yangtze
Ichang
Briton Shoots Down 23 Nazi Warplanes in Career
Flight Lieutenant Marmaduke Thomas St John Paule was officially credited with destroying 23 German warplanes, including three in the last month. He was awarded a bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross earned earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marmaduke
Thomas St John Paule
RAF pounds Ruhr and Dutch targets in intensified raids
The Air Ministry said Royal Air Force bombers struck heavily at German industry in the Ruhr and other targets from Norway to the Bay of Biscay in an intensified offensive. About 200 to 300 bombers were reported nightly, with Gelsenkirchen Düsseldorf and Rotterdam among main targets. RAF patrols over German airfields aimed at bombing ground defenses and lights while engaging German bombers returning from Britain. Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Ruhr
Norway
Bay of Biscay
Gelsenkirchen
Dusseldorf
Rotterdam
Holland
R. A. FL
Renge
France
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Bremen
Air & Try
Hong Kong Chief Sees Improved Far East Situation
Hong Kong Governor Sir Geoffrey Northcott in his first public statement after returning from England said the Far Eastern situation has improved in the last six weeks due to better understanding of the issues. He added Hong Kong remains well prepared for any emergency and noted growing English confidence in victory over Germany as plans consider night bombers, sea raiders, and submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Based
Hong Kong
Geoffrey Xorthcott
England
Geoffrey
Germany
British German raids widen war fronts across Europe
Communique reports heavy air battles over the English Channel and North Sea as Britain and Germany step up campaigns following the Aid Bill. Bombing targets include Gelsenkirchen Duesseldorf and Rotterdam, with German losses claimed as negligible by the High Command. Civilians were killed or injured. British loss of two planes acknowledged. Raids extend to Glasgow Sheffield London Leeds Plymouth and Southampton. Balkan front tensions rise with Turkish, Italian and Yugoslav maneuvers. Mussolini criticized for failed efforts to spur Italian troops. An American journalist in Berlin is noted by the official DNB agency as having been harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
English Channel
North Sea
Britain
Germany
Washington
Gelsenskirchen
Duesseldorf
Rotterdam
Channel
Scotland
Glasgow
Sheffield
London
Leeds
Plymouth
Southampton
Greece
Balkan
Fromm
Ismet Inonu
Adolf
Hitler
Turkey
DNB
We. Be
Berlin
Yugoslavia
Eee
Welgrade
Wid Tobe
Mussolini
Italy
Richard C. Hotteler
British Troops Land in Greece Report Frail but Growing
Reports from neutral diplomats in Belgrade and Athens claim British troops have landed in Greece and moved inland from Volos toward Corfu. Five British ships daily carry men and war materiel from Africa. German plans to strike Greece loom as Yugoslavia holds out.
Vast Italian Air Armada Attacks Greeks Frontline Lines
Central Albanian front dispatches report hundreds of Italian bombers striking Greek positions along a seven mile front northeast of Tepe Jeni and north of Premen. The assault aims to dislodge Greeks from mountain positions as Mussolini tours the front and warns generals to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Albanian Fronte
Tepe Jeni
Tepeleni
Premen
Mussolini
iGiaramis
Libya
Giarabub
Bardia
Cheren
Eritrea
Cirenaica
Ethiopia
Albania
Daily War Bulletin
U S Special Envoy Harriman Arrives in London
W A Harriman special representative for President Roosevelt reached Bristol Airport in London and stated that the American people hold a firm view on the war. The arrival underscores ongoing U S efforts and wartime diplomacy during March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
British
London
W. A.harriman
Roosevelt
Bristol
Pope to Deliver Eastern Peace Talk Easter Sunday
Vatican City March 15 GP reports the Pope will deliver an important Easter Sunday speech on war and peace. Prelates say the address is expected to be broadcast. The Pope will celebrate a solemn pontifical Mass in St. Peter's, and a papal address is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pope Pius
St. Peter's
Mussolini's Albanian Drive Seen Near End Today
Athens reports Premier Benito Mussolini may return to Palazzo Venezia today as Italian forces on the Albanian front face mounting challenges. Greek communiques and supporting evidence suggest the Duce bears full campaign responsibility, with heavy losses and little progress from Ohrid to the Ionian Sea amid tough terrain and stiff resistance. Meanwhile a Seville explosion at the Santa Barbara Power Depot killed 17 officially, with hundreds injured as rumors of higher casualties circulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weller
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Athens
Bennito Mussolini
Ines
Ht Duce
Palazzo Venezia
Mussolini
Albania
Duce
Lake Ohrid
Ionian Sea
Aldo Vellegrino
Italy
Seville
Spain
Santa Barbara
War Today Shows RAF Raids Stir Germany And Aid Debate
AP dispatch reports intensified Royal Air Force raids on Germany with fierce defense from Berlin and London. Debates arise over American aid speed and Britain’s ability to keep Atlantic lanes open as strategic aim shifts to sustain resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
House Group
Balkans
Jasies v. Walker
Admiralty
Admnander
RAF
Reich
International Picture
Mainland
Jher
Belgrade
Ste Gresk
Far
Diaig
Amatic
Bulgaria
Africa
Aegean
Volos
Corfua
Diniomatic
Cfbra “Tabor
Ps pEsta
Rs Markos
Addis, Ababa
Br.son
SRG
Daghablu
Indian Ocean
Italian Somaliland
Sudan
Debra Markos
Ososa
Negheli
Dolo
Dagnabur
Mile Strip
Pope
Dewitt MacKenzie
Emiralty
A.V. Alexander R
Deciagtem
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!