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March 1, 1926
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Headlines from March 1, 1926
METHODISTS ATTACK SMITH AND RITCHIE; Three Bishops Accuse the Two Governors of Leading Drive to Nullify Dry Laws.
Rev F E Johnson's report repudiated by leaders of 3 branches of M E Ch and Bishop Bell of United Brethren Ch
BYRD SAILS NORTH THIS MONTH TO HOP 400 MILES TO POLE; Naval Flier Will Leave New York on Shipping Board Vessel for Spitzbergen. THEN GOES TO CAPE JESUP There He Hopes to Find All the Conditions Favorable for Final Jump to the Pole. PLANS TO BE BACK IN JUNE Expedition Is Financed by J.D. Rockefeller Jr., Edsel Ford, Vincent Astor and T.F. Ryan.
Is financing Arctic flight under Lt Comdr R E Byrd
Builder and His Wife Die in Bungalow Fire; Bodies Found in Ruins of Long Island Home
Tompkins, H, and wife die in bungalow fire
DAVIS MAY RESIGN; SEEKS GOVERNORSHIP; Secretary of Labor Is Expected to Announce Candidacy in Pennsylvania Soon. REPUBLICAN CHIEFS SPLIT Democrats, Seeking Coalition With Pinchot, Hope to Win Election of Governor. DAVIS MAY RESIGN; SEEK GOVERNORSHIP
Hopes to win governorship by coalition with Gov Pinchot for U S Sen
Notable Births
1926Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (died 2022)[โ ]
Robert Clary was a French actor who was mainly active in the United States. He is best known for his role as Corporal Louis LeBeau on the television sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965โ1971). He also had recurring roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives (1972โ1987), and The Bold and the Beautiful (1990โ1992).
1926Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (died 1992)[โ ]
Cesare Danova was an Italian actor. He was best known for his roles in The Captain's Daughter (1947), Viva Las Vegas (1964), Chamber of Horrors (1966), Mean Streets (1973), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) and various roles in The Rifleman (1958โ1963).

1926Pete Rozelle, American businessman and 3rd National Football League Commissioner (died 1996)[โ ]
Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle was an American professional football executive. Rozelle served as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) for nearly thirty years, from January 1960 until his retirement in November 1989. He became the youngest commissioner in NFL history at the age of just 33. He is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successful sports leagues in the world.
1926Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2013)[โ ]
Allan Herbert Stanley was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League between 1948 and 1969. A four-times Stanley Cup winner and three-times member of the second NHL All-Star team, Stanley was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.