Gallup Poll Shows Wallace Slide in 1948 Race
George Gallup reports a steady decline in Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party support from January to October 1948. The party remains competitive in some areas but poses little threat to Truman, with strongest showing in New York and 45 states on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Wallace
Truman
Dewey
New York State
South Carolina
Progres
Sive Party
New Plastic Baby Bottle With Burp-Proof Claim
Washington tests a plastic disposable baby bottle claimed to reduce sterilization needs by collapsing as baby nurses. The rollable 100-bottle kit sells for 6.95 with refills a penny each, produced by Shelimar Products of Mount Vernon Ohio. Robert Haywood and his mother attended the luncheon with reporters and photographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Edson
Washington
Mayflower
Adda May Allen
Mama
Papa
Ile
Baby’s
Mrs. Allen
Shelimar Products Corporation
Mount Vernon
Ohio
L. B. Haywood
Robert
Parnell Thomas Estimates US Communists At 115000 To 135000
Rep J Parnell Thomas outlines an estimate of 115000 to 135000 Communists in the United States saying about 75000 hold party cards while others are equally active. He cites New York City as the largest concentration with major groups in Los Angeles Chicago Detroit and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute
Wallace
Progressive Party
United States
Berlin
Russia
Congress
Allandale
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
Thomas
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Greeks Push Back Rebels on Mount Plati
Greek army reports repelling several guerrilla counterattacks on Mount Plati as government forces seize another mountain peak this week. The communique notes reconnaissance activity elsewhere in the Vitsi triangle, a stronghold of Communist leader Markos Vafiades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mount
Plati
Vitsi
Markos Vafiades
Korea Clamps Down as Rebels Seize Cities
Seoul reports a two day rebellion is being stamped out as Gen Douglas MacArthur is cited for protection. US Army says heavily armed Korean troops moved into Yosu almost unopposed and seized the city with the second rebel city Sunchon likely to be recaptured soon. Loyal battalions battle encircled rebels in Sunchon while regulars shell rebel bands in the southern mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Douglas MacArthur
Yosu
Sunchon
Korea
Permit Granted for New Roof at Amarillo Welding Plant
City engineer’s office approved a construction permit Friday morning for a new roof costing $10,000 on the Amarillo Welding and Machine Works building at 217 North Park. The roof will cover a 60 by 80 foot structure and be installed by C. S. Lambie and Company of Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Railroad Fair to Return in 1949 Encore
Chicago plans a bigger return for the Railroad Fair, after drawing more than 2 500 000 visitors during a 76 day run last summer. Maj Lenox Lohr said the 1949 exposition will celebrate a century of railroad progress and the first steam locomotive operation from Chicago. The 38 railroads sponsor exhibits covering about 650 acres along Lake Michigan near the downtown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Maj. Lenox Lohr
Lake Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dential
Eugene Debs
William Lemke
Union Royal Oak
SFOND
Sein
Sim
THE
Straight Whiskey Distilling Company, OF America, Inc
New York
OLD Quaker Distilling CO
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Westinghouse Presents
SALE
Westinghouse
Irom
Wilstan
Shell
Central Baptist Church
Fred E. Harris
Korea Clamps Ltd
News-Globe
Khoury Bros
Weet Sth
Schell-Munday
Kohler
Boxavell
Dumas Perry Ton
Spearman
Taylor
Amarillo Bus Co
Elsie
Borden
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!