Woman Describes Kidnaping of Tom Luden in San Francisco
Mrs. Mildred Beer reported a three to four year old boy resembling missing Dickie Tom Luden at her Park Merced home. Two men forced entry, knocked her down, and abducted the child to a late model sedan, prompting police to broadcast alerts and dispatch cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sally Tum Suden
Dickie Tum Suden
West Coast
Downieville
Cal
Heidi
Joseph
San Francisco
California
Dickie Tom Luden
Joseph Donegan
Mildred Beer
Pinto Ave
Park Merced
Tom Sudan
Donegan
Mrs. Beer
Beer Home
Park District
Skyline Boulevard
Universal Training Debate Opens as Patterson Backs Year-Long Service
Secretary Patterson testifies before the House Military Committee urging immediate approval of a peacetime universal training program. He argues a year of training is essential for national security and future world peace, citing atomic weapon risks and the need for trained citizen-soldiers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AP Universal
Short
Missouri
Casity
House Military Committee
Patterson
United States
Truman
Secretary of
Navy Forrestal
Truman era conference aims to fix collective bargaining policy
The article notes President Truman's push for long term industrial relations policies and a machinery for free collective bargaining to resolve wage disputes. CIO urgency grows as their wage proposal faces opposition amid talks on a permanent fair employment practices commission. Local officials Perry Burks and Joe Jenkins attend Texas municipal meetings as Amarillo considers selling English Field airport for 230000 to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Mosher
Posal
CIO
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Air Crash Fatal To TWA Official
Transcontinental and Western Airlines confirms an Army plane crash near Asmara Eritrea killed Jack Nichols former Oklahoma congressman and two other crew and passengers. Milo Campbell top pilot and Austin Naylor also killed. Nichols was a former U S congressman aged 49. Campbell resided North Hollywood California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TWA
Kansas City
U.P
Transcontinental and Western Airlines
Jack Nichols
Oklahoma
Eritrea
Milo Campbell
Austin Naylor
Nichols
Jack Prye
Nichols keynote at Southwestern Aviation Conference banquet
Mr. Nichols attended the Southwestern Aviation Conference on December 11 and 12, 1943, and spoke at a banquet where he congratulated the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and local residents for strong interest in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Southwestern Aviation
Amarillo
Bover Spouse Rival Wins Tax Collector Race
In Lodi New York on Tuesday Mrs Anna Bover Republican candidate for tax collector polled 308 votes against her husband Budd Bover Democrat who received 124 votes. The couple have traded election contests for years with Mrs Boyer undefeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
N. Y
Anna Bover
Budd Bover
Bover
Bovers
Boyer
Coat stolen from cafe belonging to Bob Sherrod
Bob Sherrod of 312 West Tenth reported his overcoat taken from a local cafe this morning while he breakfasted. He said he bought the coat earlier this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sherrod
West Tenth
A Regal Co Real Estate and Loans
A Regal Company focuses on property sales and loan services offering mortgages and financing options. The firm promotes real estate investments, rental properties, and credit products to clients seeking housing and asset growth.
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and colder today with much colder tonight around 26. Friday remains partly cloudy and cold. In Panhandle and South Plains expect 26 to 28 tonight and 28 to 32 elsewhere east of Pecos River with strong winds. New Mexico stays fair, colder tonight and Friday, with lows 35 to 45 and highs 60 to 70. Overnight low 50, noon 51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
New Mexico
Assassination Try Targeted Tokyo Home Minister
Two former Kamikaze vagrants with drawn knives attacked Home Minister Kenjiro Horikiri as he returned from a police chiefs meeting. Horikiri, uninjured, called the incident unimportant but warned of rising unrest and social strain centered on food. He pledged to increase efforts to maintain public order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Home Ministry
Kenjiro Horikiri
Japan
Horikiri
Traffic Court Recaps Amarillo Violations and Fines
Motorists violating moving traffic regulations in Amarillo yesterday included Frank Smith from 108 Jackson with $10 for no drivers license and A. Delgado of Hereford with $25 for reckless driving. Others cited were Peggie Davis, W. E. Conway, J. M. Montgomery, Harold Hotchkiss, and T. L. Lipscomb for various infractions, with 17 more violators and total fines of $82.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Frank Smith
Jackson
A. Delgado
Hereford
Peggie Davis
Tennessee
W. E. Conway
Washington
J. M. Montgomery
Monroe
Harold Hotchkiss
Orange Grove
Cal
T. L. Lipscomb
That's the Ticket Double Parking Limits Traffic Flow
Traffic officers deem brief double parking a violation though not flagrant. They warn double parking blocks traffic and forces vehicles into opposing lanes, risking congestion and gridlock. Citations exist against double and angle parking in parallel zones.
Woman Reports Purse Snatching on Fifth and Mississippi
Jeatto Lou Barlow of 305 Mississippi reported a purse snatching last night near Fifth and Mississippi. A youth grabbed the purse from her hands at about 7 o'clock. it contained a $25 War Bond, around 50 cents in change, and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeatto Lou Barlow
Mississippi
Fifth
Governor, It's Just One Ship
Governor Coke K. Stevenson received a Navy Department suggestion on funding the berthing of the battle ship Texas. The proposal asks for broad public support with a single dollar contribution from everyone who has boasted about Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Coke K. Stevenson
Texas
Navy Department
Yenan Reds demand troop withdrawal for peace in China
Yenan negotiator Chou En-lai said the Communists will seek Kuomintang moves to pull troops from liberated areas before any civil war halt. Reports cite Russian pullout from Hulutao and Yingkow leaving Reds in charge as tensions rise. The Central Government reported a setback in Hopeh fighting while protests over US Marines’ presence follow Washington’s notice of withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Chou En-lai
Kuominteng
Hulutao
Yingkow
Chou
Kuomintang
Yenan
Chiang Kai-shek
Newchwang
Hopeh
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oxnard
Courn Cn
Aeene
Robert P. Patterson
Senate
Kilday
House
Els
Executive Committee
Perry Burks
Texas League of Municipalities and Allied Organizations
Joe Jenkins
A. P. Hancock
Oscar Hargett
Thornton Oxnard
English Field
League of Texas
Braniff
Essair
Army
Navy
Fride
Russell Stationery Co
Joplin
Emporia
Kan
London
Now & P
Cairo
Exchange Telegraph
Chrysler
Chrysler Motor Company
Asmara
Frires
Eufala
Oklo
Nina Jean Nichols
Washneton
Dan
Kansas
Campbell
North Hollywood
Eric Greenwood
Herne Bay
England
Weather Bureau
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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!