Congress to seek extra funds for defense and lend-lease
President Roosevelt will ask Congress this week for an additional appropriation for defense and lend-lease, potentially matching the original 7 billion dollar bill. Plans call for funding army navy and Maritime Commission needs to sustain production and domestic defense, with repayments from lease lend funds uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen Early
White House
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Six Red Cross Nurses Missing From Torpedoed Vessel
The American Red Cross reported that six of ten Red Cross nurses aboard a British vessel were missing after a torpedo attack two weeks earlier. Four nurses were rescued in good condition. two other ships still seek confirmation of safety for two more nurses aboard the Maasdam. The nurses were en route to staff the Red Cross Harvard Hospital in southern England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
England
Gulf Coast
Phyllis L. Evans
Everett
Mass
Dorothy C. Morse
Boston
Nancie M. Pett
Detroit
Mich
Helen Jurewicz
South Amboy
N. J
Margaret I. Somerville
Catskill
N. Y
Dorothea L. Koehn
Oshkosh
Wis
Rachel M. St. Pierre
Amesbury
Marion Blissett
Kalkaska
Victoria M. Pele
Auburn
Lillian Pesnicak
Albany
Maasdam
American Red Cross-Harvard
Ruth B. Breckinridge
Winston Salem
N. C
Maxine C. Loomis
Springfield
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Great Britain
Winchester supports USO fund drive for servicemen
An appeal from MA Winchester urges civilian help to back the USO. The United Service Organizations plan to set up recreation centers for troops in training, with funds directed to Winchester and Frederick County and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
United Service
Winchester
Quarles
Frederick County
Darden and Tuck to Speak at Sheriffs Banquet
Colgate W. Darden Jr. and William M. Tuck, both gubernatorial and lieutenant governor candidates, will headline the Virginia State Sheriffs Association convention banquet set for July 16 in the city. FBI demonstration on sabotage and multiple speakers are planned as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darden
Tuck
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Virginia State Sheriffs’ Association
William M. Tuck
Halifax
Charles C. Curtis
John Bywaters
FBI
George Washington
Philip Williams
Winchester
Walter McCarthy
Arlington
Burr P. Harrison
Anderson
Curtis
Bridge Work To Start Soon Along Potomac Shenandoah Rivers
Charleston report says a $2.15 million tri state bridge program will start in two to three months. Maryland plans a 1 million Sandy Hook bridge near Harpers Ferry. West Virginia to build a Shenandoah span and Harpers Ferry road for about 750 thousand. Virginia to add the south end approach and connect to a Washington Harpers Ferry route for about 400 thousand. WV plans 940 foot Shenandoah span with a 2.53 mile road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Potomac
Shenandoah Rivers
Ernest L. Bailey
Maryland
Sandy Hook
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
Shenandoah
Virginia
Sandy Hook Bridge
Washington
Bailey End
Southern Commissioners
Asheville
N. C
Stolen Horses Recovered On Route Near Valluse
Frederick county authorities believed two horses were stolen from Miss Mildred Kline’s farm at Valluse. A 4-year-old bay mare valued at 125 dollars and a 12-year-old horse worth 100 dollars were seen wandering along U S Route south of Valluse. Sheriff Bywaters investigated with Commonwealth's Attorney Erle Edwards noting penalties apply for horse theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
John Clark
Marvin
Mildred Kline
Vaucluse
Miss Kline
Clarks
U. S. Route
Valluse
John Bywaters
Ship Building At Rapid Pace
Rear Admiral S M Robinson chief of the navy bureau of ships testified before the Senate Defense Investigating Committee that by 1943 the United States would produce 100 destroyers a year and that the program was four or five months ahead of other preparedness phases. He called it essential to speed up materials production to maintain the rapid ship building pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. M. Robinson
Navy
Bureau of Ships
United States
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Robinson
Yard Party The White Hall Mite Society
Social note lists a yard party hosted by the White Hall Mite Society at Strother's Grove on July 12 with details from the 6-18 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Hall
Strother’s Grove
Wadsworth Proposes Longer Service For Selectees
President Roosevelt and Rep. Wadsworth support extending military service beyond one year for selectees and guardsmen. Rayburn favors a voluntary second year and seeks officer training schools. Debate centers on amending the Selective Service Act and permitting overseas use of units under limited conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rep
Wadsworth
Army General Staff
Army
Congress
Western Hemisphere
United States
Aluminum Drive Urges Local Donations for Defense
Gen Turner Ashby Chapter U D C plans immediate aluminum collection to aid defense. Citizens are asked to leave unused aluminum items at designated homes including 302 Amherst street and 457 West Leicester. A telephone campaign will follow with details soon. committee members listed for the city and начальный efforts slated to start July 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Ashby
Star
Martin Wisecarver
Amherst Street
William Colbert
West
Leicester
Herbert Larrick
West Clifford Street
Lucy Kurtz
British Protest Over Wheeler Iceland Move
Washington July 9 Prime Minister Churchill conveyed to the White House Britain’s concern over the July 3 Iceland occupation announcement attributed to Senator Wheeler. Stephen Early said the dispatch warned such moves jeopardize lives and was sent officially to the press for Congress. Wheeler defended democratic rights and the people's role in wartime decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winston Churchill
White House
Wheeler
D-Mont
Iceland
Stephen Early
Early
Churchill
State Department
Capitol Hill
Congress
Churchill Commion
Executive Branch
Armistice Request Marks Vichy Syria Conflict Shift
The Vichy government asked Britain for an immediate armistice in Syria and claimed a prior armistice with British and Free French forces. The United States consulate in Beirut mediated the surrender talks started last night amid questions over whether hostilities have ended. Concurrent reports from the war fronts show conflicting claims between Axis and Soviet forces as the fighting around White Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltic region continues with heavy losses and bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Britain
Syria
United States
Beirut
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
White Russia
Rumania
Hitler
Ploesti
Rumanian
Black Sea
Constanta
Red Army
Baltic
Polotsk
Lepel
Novograd Volynski
Ukraine
Moscow War
Borkovichi and
Palma
Portuguese troop draft sails to Azores amid visit planned
Lisbon reports the liner Carvalho Araujo sailed with the third contingent of Portuguese troops bound for the Azores within months. President General Oscar De Fragoso Carmona is expected to visit the Azores soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Carvalho Araujo
Azores
Oscar de Fragoso Carmona
Willkie Invited To White House Lunch For International Affairs
Wendell L. Willkie 1940 Republican Presidential nominee was invited by President Roosevelt to a White House luncheon for a general discussion of international affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
White House
Australians Capture Damour Near Beirut
French reports say a vigorous Australian assault seized Damour, the French defense stronghold near Beirut, with fighting reaching the Lebanon port itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Damour
Beirut
Lebanon
Louis denies wife involved in his battles in divorce suit
Chicago July 9 Joe Louis says his wife Marva Trotter Louis is not among those he has hurt as he fights a divorce suit filed in circuit court. He asserts in his answer that he has not assaulted his spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Louis
Marva Trotter Louis
Former waiters visit during National Defense week
Warren Martin and James Geanious, former local restaurant workers, are visiting Winchester this week as they join the Army and Air Corps respectively. George W. Misell of Roanoke, back in town for the United Spanish-American War Veterans encampment, visited friends and recalled his time in the city with the Eddy Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Martin
James Geanious
Uncle Sam's Army
Istmow
Camp Blanding
Fla
Geanious
U. S. Air Corps
Langley Field
Winchester
George W. Misell
First Street
Roanoke
Misell
The
Eddy Press
Churchill on Iceland Occupation and Allied Naval Aid
Prime Minister Churchill tells the House of Commons that British and United States navies may cooperate in dangerous waters around Iceland. Britain plans to keep forces there as US troops arrive, aiming to thwart Hitler and ensure US aid reaches Britain. He calls the move politically and strategically important and compatible with British interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Iceland
House of Commons
United States
Britain
Hitler
Germany
United States of America
Western Hemisphere
Great Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold D. Smith
China
Russia
Bulletin
Potolsk-Lepel
Gulf Port
State Library
Turku
Berlin
Colgate W. Darden
Commonwealth
Erle Edwards
Rayburn
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Mr. Roosevelt
Ave
Reds
Baltic States
Leningrad
Bulletins
Damour Falls
DIAL
Willis Real Estate
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!