Sugar Strike Averted In Hawaii Sugar Industry
In Honolulu a new contract averts a strike in Hawaii's sugar industry, setting a base wage of 91 cents an hour and raising to 1.15 dollars as raw sugar prices rise. The deal covers 18,500 workers across 26 plantations, and must be ratified by the local ILWU union. Union leader Jack W. Hall heads negotiators. several Hawaii left-wing figures face an indictment on overthrow charges with $7,500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiawani
International Oneshoremen’s and Warehouseen's and Warehousemen’s Union WU
Sat
Islands
New York
Jack W. Hall
ILWU
Hawaii
car skids seven drown in ditch near aitkin
A car carrying seven family members skidded 40 feet and tipped into a water filled ditch near Aitkin Minnesota on September 31. Seven died including Cyril Kingsley 14 months to 14 years and his wife Martha 36 plus five children. The eighth relative had gone to a baseball game. Sheriff Hjalmar Hulin cited mechanical failure of the steering apparatus as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aitkin
Minn
Hjalmar Hulin
Cyril Kingsley
Martha
Alvin
Ardis
Cecil
David
Odara Gum Massage and Mouth Wash Ad Claim
Classified notice promoting Odara Gum Massage and concentrated Mouth Wash as quick pain relief for gingivitis or soreness from dental plates with a money back guarantee. Sold at any drug store.
Russia ahead in civil defense says Caldwell
Washington September 3 Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell said Russia is twenty years ahead in civil defense He urged the Defense Department to support or kill the program noting a proposed 88 percent cut in federal civil defense appropriations from 535 million to 65 million He added that with that sum almost no work could be done The Russians reportedly have a bomb shelter program and twenty million trained in civil defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millard Caldwell
Russia
Caldwell
Mary Garden Plans Auditions in US Farewell Tour
Aberdeen reports Mary Garden the 76 year old former opera star will sail September 24 aboard the liner America for a farewell tour of the United States. She will speak in 24 American cities under the National Arts Foundation of New York auspices and audition young singers as operator fellowship candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Scotland
Mary Garden
America
United States
Miss Garden
National Arts Foundation of New York
Amarillo Base Expands Phone Facilities with 120-Line Increase
Amarillo Air Force Base boosts its telephone system by adding a 120-line extra position. The temporary two-operator PBX switchboard allows for at least 120 more telephones, taking the base network to over 265 lines once fully implemented. Southwestern Bell handles all phones and switchboards are run by civilian staff around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Air Force Base
James R. Martin
Air Base Exchange
Martin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Civiian
Top Mexican Red Jailed After Riot
Mexico City reports arrest of Dionisio Encina, secretary general of the Communist Party, after a large demonstration against President Manuel Aleman. Four triumphal arches in Aleman’s honor were burned. Police say a pistol found in Encina’s car is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Dionsio Encino
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Othon Leon Lobato
Encina
Communist Party
Douglas Should Resign Says Douglas Should Resign
Rep. Roy O. Woodruff of Michigan called for Justice William O. Douglas to resign citing his recent remarks on recognizing Red China as harmful to democracy. Woodruff urged President Truman to seek his resignation if Douglas refused. He linked the statements to Douglas' interviews after an Asia mountain expedition and dismissed his justification as improper for a Supreme Court justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy O. Woodruff
Michigan
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Woodruff
Truman
Asia
Douglas
San Francisco
United States
China
Free World
Russia
Douglas defends independence amid China policy quarrel
Douglas maintained the policy shift was his own idea while Senator Connally strongly objected to Senator Welker labeling Douglas as an administration spokesman when he tried to record the San Francisco interview in the Congressional Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Welker
Idaho
San Francisco
Congressional Record
Young San Diego boy caught stuffing pay phone slot
A 17-year-old boy was detained after shoving paper into a downtown pay phone coin return. He said he followed a regular route on telephones and earned about one dollar daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
U.P
Fifty-one Women Enter Miss America Pageant 1952
Atlantic City hosts the Miss America contest week as fifty-one entrants from 44 states four cities Puerto Rico Hawaii and Canada register. Hostesses will supervise social conduct and ensure no public drinking or smoking during rehearsals and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Canada
Tal
Judges to Pick Miss America This Saturday Evening
The contest covers ent contests photographs hair dressing and wardrobe fitting as judges prepare to crown Miss America on Saturday evening.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Honolulu
Globe-News
Wazel Davis
Mary Garden Plans
Browning Blue Print Co
Taylor
Empire Investment Corp
Amarillo Base
Lewis
Creamer
Platter
Lewis Jewelers
6Th & Polk
Amarillo
Windsor
Lu-Ray
SURF
Sharon
Wn Jewelers
Corner
Democracy
Wood-Webb
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO
Adams
Swa
Wew
N. Fillmore
Stone Mountain
Atlanta, Ga
Finance & Thrift Corporation
South Park Street
the Panhandle
Pierce
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!