Newest battleship used by Churchill
Prime Minister Churchill’s recent trip to the United States was aboard the new battleship Duke of York, the first disclosure of its service. The Duke of York brings Britain to 14 capital ships in service, with losses including the Royal Oak Hood and Repulse, and alongside King George V and Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Churchill
United States
Malaya
John G. Winant
Britain
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
Duke of York
George V
Prince of Wales
Royal Oak
The
Hood
Lower grade book service for county schools
Starting this week a traveling book truck program will place 30 to 50 recreational books in 29 county schools serving grades one to three. Collections will be rotated twice per semester. fourth graders are ineligible. Additional small schools not on the truck route may have books if teachers inquire at the main library. The county collection totals about 25,000 volumes in circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Public Library
Helen Hastings
Hastings
East Coast Army And Navy Unity Complete
A joint army and navy statement from New York says eastern defense and offense are tightly coordinated. Lieut. Gen. Drum Rear Adm. Andrews Brig. Gen. Krogstad lead a 24 hour liaison network forming unified action within seconds of alerts along the Atlantic coast. They meet at a secret New York center acting as nerve center and operations base. The plan follows the Roberts report criticizing army navy cooperation in Hawaii.
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Associated Press
New York
Army
Navy
America
Hugh A. Drum
Adolphus Andrews
North Atlantic Naval Coastal Frontier
Arnold N. Krogstad
Gen. Drum
Admiral Andrews
Gen. Krogstad
Atlantic Seaboard
Roberts
Hawiian
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U. S
Stark
Adv
Dial
East Coast Army and Navy
Atlantic
Stark Dry Goods
Stark's
Uringn
Stark’s
Big Yank
Chambray
Jann
Parker Games
Parker Brothers
Rook
Stark’s Downstairs
Melton Jackets
Melton
Woodbury Shampoos
Twill Gabardine
Rayon Linen
Comfort Batts
Cannon Mills
Triangle Chocolate Chips
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!