Death Valley Scotty Breaks Silence On Buried California Wealth
Federal and state tax authorities investigate Death Valley Scotty over income and sources of wealth revealing a secret partnership with his banker A M Johnson. Scotty asserts 30 years with no income except borrowed supplies, while caches of rich ore remain buried in inaccessible mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
Scotty
California
Los Angeles
Scott
U. S
A. M. Johnson
Johnson
West
Many Feeder Roads Blocked in Virginia Snow
Heathsville Va Jan 29 Weather blocked feeder roads while main highways stayed open. Brent, Lancaster and Northumberland counties official, said all schools would close until roads cleared for safe travel. Three President's bells planned for the infantile paralysis drive were postponed due to the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heathsville
Rock
Brent
Lancaster
Northumberland
Snowball Squad Extinguishes Church Fire in York
In York South Carolina on January 29 the roof of Shiloh Presbyterian Church five miles from the town caught fire. Fire fighting equipment was unavailable so the congregation used snowballs to extinguish the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
Burglar Strikes Real Hard Luck Burglar Strikes Real
A burglar in Oklahoma City uses a boxcar climb and vault break in a hardware store to steal $4 after forcing a window and vault wall. The incident ends with the safe knob knocked off and minimal loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Speculation Over Housing Plans Stir White House Debate
President Roosevelt urged continued growth of rural and urban housing programs and speculation swirls over a Senate approved 800 million bill stalled in the House last year. Delegates urged expanding the United States Housing Authority lending power and opposed barring aliens as public housing tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jhington
Roosevelt
House
National Public Housing Conference
United States Housing Authority
Tme
United States
Lebanon Church News Highlights Local Health and Meetings
Master Curtis Himelright visited his sister in Capon Road while residents report illness including grippe and pneumonia. The Home Demonstration Club met January 12 at the lodge hall setting goals for 1940 with demonstrations on walls and woodwork. The bride Miss Hilda Swisher hails from Winona and Edward S. Holtzman married at Rev Fahnstestock's home on Gainesboro road. Other social visits noted include families from Strasburg Waterlick Winchester and Brucetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Mowrey
Roy Henderlite
Winchester Memorial Hospital
W. D. Hall
Gene Beeler
Waterlick
Mary Campbell
Don Himelright
Grippe
G. C. Glass
Galen
Middleburg
May Gray
R. H. Hammond
Probst
Branson ‘Himelright
Gilbert Himelright
Doris
Washington, D. C
Leslie Himelright
Edward S. Holtzman
Hilda Swisher
Win
Cephas Fahnestock
Gainesboro
Olie Windle
Norman and
Jimmie
J. B. Snapp
Brucetown
Destiny's Youngster Purports Last Man's Club Link
Eleven year old Dwight Jeffries believes destiny marks him for a Last Man's Club after being the sole student at a rural Clearwater school for two days while 21 classmates were absent due to snow cold and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearwater
Neb
Dwight Jeffries
Last Man's Club
Difficulty Clearing Virginia Secondary Roads
Cold storm blocks Virginia secondary roads with snow forming barriers to road-cleaning machinery. District engineers say all primary highways are open and equipment shifted to the 37 000 mile secondary system. Farmville area worst hit with school bus and milk routes prioritized. bridges threatened by ice jams. Mattaponi span at West Point closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chmond
Virginia
Farmville
Mattaponi
West Point
Food Scarcity Flares in Tientsin Amid Blockade
In Tientsin the British and French concessions face a food shortage with markets crowded and prices doubled. Imports are banned as Japan tightens blockade measures blamed on anti Japanese elements. Flour price controls were lifted to avert shortages, but fear remains for other provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
China
British Council
Craddock-Terry Shoe Concern Enjoys Strong 1939
Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation in Lynchburg reports 1939 net sales of 9 137 921 up from 7 739 869. Dividends declared on preferred and non on par stocks after eight and ten years. Wages to workers reach 2 793 327 with factory pay at 2 215 247. factories producing 23 000 pairs daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Chaddock-Terry Shoe Corporation
Faulkner
Machine Age To The Rescue In Nettleton
A horse fell into Clifford Hill’s well and was hoisted out by an auto wrecker as the machine age proves handy in Nettleton Missouri. The piece notes questions about the first Socialist elected to Congress and recalls Victor Berger’s 1811 seat win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettleton
Clifford Hill
Congress
Victor Berger
Five Killed In Virginia Weekend Auto Crashes
Five persons died in Virginia ice linked car accidents over the weekend, bringing 1940 fatalities to 41. Three men perished in a Gate City grade crossing crash when a truck skidded into a train. Witnesses said brakes failed as wheels locked on ice and gasoline ignited in the cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Gate City
Carter Suttle
Hagan Cobble
Clarence Cobble
Philip Chaney
Praise
Olivier Divorce Names Scarlett as Co Respondent
British star Laurence Olivier is divorced from Jill Esmena who named Vivien Leigh as co respondent. Mrs Olivier testified their marriage was happy until 1937 when he said he was in love with Leigh. Olivier and Leigh have acted together in several films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laurence Olivier
Jill Esmena
Vivien Leigh
Olivier
Miss Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Road Near Grundy
A fatal crash occurred on the Waynesboro-Crimora road near Grundy in Buchanan County when a vehicle left the roadway and struck a creek. A Black pedestrian was hit and killed by a passing car on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Buchanan County
Waynesboro-Crimora
No Gaieties On Natal Day Of Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II
Doorn Netherlands January 29 former Kaiser Wilhelm II marked his eighty first birthday with a quiet luncheon at Doorn Castle attended by a few in his former court and local dignitaries. No foreign visitors came this year unlike 1940 when his sons and grandsons appeared in gala dress. He received gifts and letters mostly censored and may telephone to Germany only with Nazi permission. The exiled ruler remains guarded on political matters and maintains a wary view of Fuehrer Hitler while keeping active with a garden and occasional car rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doorn
The
Netherlands
Doorn Castle
Hohenzollerns
Adolf Hitler
Prince Oscar
Kaiser
Hermine
Baron von Nagell
Germany
Holland
Against America Suggesting Peace Plea by A. P. Herbert
London broadcaster and humorist A. P. Herbert urged Americans to avoid involvement in peace efforts, recalling the League of Nations as a troubling outcome. He spoke after noting America's past actions and warned against U S participation in postwar settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
A. P. Herbert
League of Nations
Herbert
Parliament Luncheon Sparks War Time Jibe
Fragmentary speech from a Club luncheon mentions a tired nation and a weary populace. The speaker hints at postwar departures and homecomings as a child’s cry rises, reflecting social fatigue and political tension of the era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Sam
Bill
Lebanon Church News
Destiny
Craddock-Terry Shoe
Machine Age
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Winchester
Charles Pages
Margaret Ann
Cotulla
Texas
Welfare Bureau
Philadelphia
Larry Olivier
Scarlett
Natal
Federal Union
Feree
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Busy Bee
Bill Corum
CORUM
BR. F. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, BN. C
Casther Lobaccas
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!