Tag: March 1940
Soil Fertility Theft, Wood County, Ohio, 1940
The once-lush farmlands of Wood County, Ohio, have been ravaged by the insatiable greed of cash grain farming. For decades, farmers have plundered the rich soil, stripping it of its fertility and leaving behind a barren wasteland. The land, once a treasure trove of nutrients laid down over centuries in a long-forgotten lake, has been…
Highway Havoc: Two Salesmen Slaughtered in D.C. Truck Wreck
Washington D.C. – A gruesome scene unfolded on U.S. Highway No. 1, just shy of Alexandria, as two traveling salesmen lost their lives in a catastrophic truck-automobile wreck. The victims, 49-year-old Michael Richard of New York City and 47-year-old William R. Moore of Tampa, Florida, were crushed beneath the wheels of a trailer truck driven…
Finland’s Grim Retreat: The Battle for Survival in the Snows
The Finns have begun their withdrawal from the front lines, a funereal retreat that signals a new phase in the war that has ravaged their country for three and a half months. The once-stubborn defenders of their homeland are now slipping into a desperate retreat, ceding ground to the relentless forces of the Russian army.…
James Johnson, Burglary, California 1995
In a shocking verdict, Judge L. Carr sentenced George K. Alston, a 25-year-old black man from North Carolina, to not less than 25 and not more than 30 years in State Prison for second-degree burglary. Alston’s case was a departure from the original charge of first-degree burglary, which he had submitted to in Vance Superior…
