Nazi Camp Holds 340 Americans Interned Near Paris
United Press reports the U S embassy notified Washington that 340 American men mainly professionals were seized by Germany in the Paris area and interned at Compiegne. The group includes World War I veterans, many with French spouses, some American born, with contact allowed to relief groups in Paris. One hostage is Dr John R Merrill who aided repatriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
United States
State Department
Paris
Compiegne
Besancon
Washington
John R. Merrill
France
Egg Returns From Texas Reaches Mountain View Man
Le Roy Oden of Mountain View counted eggs in a store and wrote his name and address on one. Weeks later the egg returned, hard boiled, delivered by a girl in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
le Roy Oden
Mountain View
Texas
Army howitzers now in mass production
The army announced its 105 millimeter howitzer is now in mass production. Designed to replace the World War I era 75s, it combines gun and howitzer traits, sits on a pneumatic fired carriage, and offers mobility with a firing range about one third greater than the old 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Knitting Class Opens in Mount Eaton
Red Cross knitting class began Tuesday at the home of Mrs. C. W. Scheufler in Mount Eaton, marking another session to aid war relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Eaton
Red Cross
C. W. Scheufler
Canton Soldier Sent to Ordnance School
Pvt Abe A Rich son of Mrs Ida Rich of 619 Cherry Ave NE leaves Fort Knox Ky Sunday to enter the Army ordnance training center at Aberdeen Proving Ground Md Inducted June 25 1941 He has been on detached duty with the Fifth Ordnance Service Company at Fort Knox He will be stationed at Aberdeen proving ground for three months Also: Corp Robert House and Pvt 1st class Don Bertsch of Lake Field Phoenix Ariz promoted to sergeants Earl Pollay enlists at Ft Dix N J Lawrence Hoxworth transferred from Camp Custer Mich to Iceland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe A. Rich
Ida Rich
Cherry Ave
Fort Knox
Army Ordnance Training Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army
Pvt
Rich
Fifth Ordnance Service Company
Killbuck
Robert House
Don Bertsch
Lake Field
Phoenix
Ariz
Earl Pollay
Ft. Dix
N. J
Cliff Hoxworth
Lawrence
Camp Custer
Mich
Iceland
New War Taxes Foreseen By National Resources Board
The National Resources Planning Board forecast new tax policies to fund wartime needs and postwar plans. It predicted compulsory partial salaries payments in Defense Bonds, higher taxes, broadening of the income tax base, steep surtax rates, and increased excise taxes. Talks of a federal retail sales tax were noted on Capitol Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Greyhound
Associated Press
Washington
National Resources Planning Board
Treasury
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Valley Telephone Co reelected leaders and board members
Wilmot Jan 28 Valley Telephone Co. has reelected Stanley Mummaw as president and John Reif as secretary treasurer. Other board members are Vertal Deal Fred Zurcher and Adrian Stertz tbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmot
Valley Telephone Co
Stanley Mummaw
John Reif
Vertal Deal
Fred Zurcher
Adrian Stertztbach
Civilian Defense Setup for Canton Bomb Squad
This seventh note outlines Canton civilian defense units focusing on bomb disposal. It specifies a need for 100 trained police volunteers with high skill and devotion to handle dud and delayed bombs. Training totals include ten hours first aid two gas defense five general and two drill hours, plus monthly and bi monthly drills and tidal equipment like derrick trucks and excavation gear. The passage reflects a period view of organizing civil defense based on risk of unexploded ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Huey Long Machine Wins Orleans Vote in New Orleans
The Huey P. Long political machine surged back to power in New Orleans with a sweeping reelection win for Mayor Robert S. Maestri, a former Long lieutenant. The victory challenges Gov. Sam H. Jones, whose reformist administration has faced legislative challenges and constitutional questions over laws he sponsored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Robert S. Maestri
Long
Maestri
Sam H. Jones
Paper Drive Success in Mineral City PTA Drive
Mineral City on January 28 reports fifteen hundred pounds of paper collected during the PTA organized paper drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral City
PTA
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press
Egg
Cantons Travel Center
Enron
Canton, Onid
2Nd St. SW
Greyhound Lines
Northern Ireland
U. S
Ee Milburn Henke
Hutchinson, Minn
Agaass
TLE Alls On
Market Ave
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve System
Ordnance School
Board
the Bomb Squad
Huey Long Machine
Orleans
Bellans
Hamilton
Gruen
Elgin
Longines
Canton’s Creative Jewelers
Cleveland Ave
Holguern’s Dairy
Hol-Guern’s
F. X. Meyer
Hol-Guerns Dairy
Holgvern
Hol-Guern’'s
Hol-Guern’s Daily
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!