British Voting Shows Setback For Laborites
The municipal elections produce a net gain of 618 Conservative council seats and a 644 seat net loss for Labour across 388 boroughs in England and Wales. Churchill and Woolton urge national election but factions split on timing as shortages and bacon ration anger the public while Labour sticks to its legislative program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
England
Wales
Labor
Winston Churchill
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
Abnormal Tide Causes Coastal Damage Along Carolinas
Abnormally high tides and strong winds damaged property across Charleston and other port cities in the Carolinas and Virginia. The nine foot tide flooded low areas while winds of 40 mph gusted, with losses running into thousands of dollars as forecasts expected the tide to fall later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Carolinas
Virginia
Peru
Maine Forest Fire Menaces Two Towns
A Maine forest fire threatens Whitneyville and Machias while a new blaze moves through remote timber country. No rain yet to stop what officials call Maine’s worst economic disaster, which has caused 16 deaths and 30 million dollars in property losses over the past two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
Whitneyville
Machias
SS General And Aides Convicted
Lt general Oswald Pohl and aides in the SS administrative office were convicted by an American court for war crimes crimes against humanity and criminal organization. The tribunal described them as monsters of depravity who built concentration camps plundered victims and killed for loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Oswald Pohl
Pohl
Heinrich Himmler
August Frank
George Loerner
Karl Fansian
Hans Loerner
Joseph Vogt
Robert M. Toms
Detroit
Toms
Rabbi labels communist probe in film industry dishonest
Rabbi A H Silver denounces the Congressional hunt for communists in cinema as essentially dishonest. He argues legitimacy only if films were produced under direct communist propaganda and condemns smearing a great American industry for the actions of a few writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
A. H. Silver
Silver
Husband Found Dead Wife Critically Ill in Ohio Farm Tragedy
Relatives visiting Carl N. Jones and his wife at their Ridgeway farm found Jones dead in a chair and Mrs. Jones critically ill with pneumonia. She was transported to Kenton hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine, O
Carl N. Jones
Ridgeway
Jones
Kenton
Hughes Flying Boat Makes Unscheduled First Air Hop
Howard Hughes tested the $25 million plywood giant near Long Beach. After two taxi runs in Los Angeles Harbor the 400,000 pound craft lifted to about 70 feet and flew a mile with Hughes aboard. The flight occurred as a Senate war contracts inquiry resumed, with Senator Brewster calling it a grand success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Howard Hughes
Sportsman
Planemaker
Hughes
Los Angeles
Long Beach Harbor
Dave Grant
Civil Aeronautics Administration
San Pedro
Califf
Senate War Investigating Committee
Arabs Ready Plan Against Partition in Palestine
The United Nations Arab bloc prepared to present a final plan for an independent Arab Palestine. The 9 nation Arab subcommittee, including Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, opposes partition and supports removing Palestine from British rule as a new Arab state. Jamal Husseini called partition a political monstrosity and warned Arabs would resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
United Nations
Arab Bloc
Palestine
UN Special Palestine Committee
United States
Holy Land
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Jamal Husseini
Arab Higher Committee For
Airline Service Starts To Mansfield and Zanesville
Trans World Airlines announces regular service to Mansfield and Zanesville Ohio after terminal inspections by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Service had been delayed awaiting approval. Frank Busch, TWA director of operations, disclosed the start yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Busch
Trans-World Airlines
Mansfield
Zanesville
Ohio
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Akron Hall of Fame Star William Jenkins Dies at City Hospital
William R. Jenkins, 43, a former Ohio State University football standout, died today in City Hospital after a three day illness. He played for OSU in the 1930s and later pursued coaching and public service in Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
William R. Jenkins
Ohio State University
City Hospital
Link Sought in Pair Of Ohio Shotgun Deaths
Wilmington Ohio investigators probe weekend shotgun slayings of Arthur Newman 51 and William Stethem 54 two miles apart. Stethem visited relative with a bloody wound then vanished. Newman found in shack with broken window. Money found near Stethem and Newman carrying $500 earlier raise questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link
Ohio
Wilmington
Clinton County
Howard C. Botts
Botts
Arthur Newman
William N. Stethem
Union Township
Here
Newman
Dwiggins
E. O. Cochran
Pole Peasant Leader Flees to British Isles
Mikolajczyk, 46, leader of the Polish Peasant Party, fled Warsaw two weeks ago and has landed at Manston airfield in Britain. A Foreign Office official said the government will grant sanctuary as Christopher Mayhew announced in the House of Commons. Mikolajczyk’s location had been unknown until today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Warsaw
Britain
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Mikolajczyk
Christopher Mayhew
Foreign Affairs
Brigantine Sets Sail For 18 Month World Cruise
The brigantine Yankee, a 96 foot North Sea pilot boat seized by Britain and sold to an American skipper, embarked on an 18 month world cruise under Capt. Irving Johnson with 24 crew. They expect to return May 1 1949 and will visit many romantic ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
Irving Johnson
Paul Walker Named Acting FCC Chairman
President Truman designated Paul A. Walker of the FCC as acting chairman after the resignation of Charles R. Denny. Walker serves as a member of the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Walker
FCC
Washington
Truman
Paul A. Walker
Federal Communications Commission
Walker
Charles R. Denny
Illinois publisher Ira C. Copley dies at 83 in Illinois
Ira Copley, 83, chairman of the board at Copley Press Inc and publisher of 17 papers in Illinois and California, died Sunday. He was born near Galesburg, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Aurora
Iil
Ira C. Copley
Copley Press, Inc
California
Galesburg
Typhoon Strikes Yap Damaging Naval Housing and Ports
A typhoon with 100 mile per hour winds battered Yap Island in the western Carolines causing severe damage to U S naval housing warehouses dispensaries and other buildings Seawalls suffered extensive damage from high tides No casualties reported Yap requested tents Quonset huts tarpaulin and other housing supplies Two PBY planes will depart Guam with 8000 pounds of supplies and the U S S Grainger will leave Thursday for additional aid The Weather Wing reported the storm moving west northwest toward the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Yap
Carolines
U.S. Naval
ryYap
PBY
U.S.S. Grainger
Toyo
Philippines
Showdowns Due On Hollywood Hearings This Week
Washington reports the House Un American Activities Committee faces a decisive week. Ten Hollywood figures cited for contempt potential action follows a two week Reds in Hollywood inquiry. The committee weighs recommending citations for writers and directors who refused to answer if they are communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Full
House Committee On un-American Activities
Price Confusion Noted In Market for Scrap
The Steel magazine reports price confusion in the iron and steel scrap market as buyers and sellers jockey for position. With steelmakers no longer active as buyers, determining the exact price level has become nearly impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Steel
12 Year Old Admits Slaying of Boy in Forest Preserve
Coroner A L Brodie said Howard Larry 12 admitted stabbing 7 year old Lonnie Fellick during a dispute over a theft by Lang of ten dollars from Lang's widowed mother Alma Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. L. Brodie
Howard Larry
Lonnie Fellick
Lonnie
Lang
Alma Lang
Motorcycle Crash Kills Brothers During Visit in Zanesville
In Zanesville two Akron men died when their motorcycle collided with a parked car. Donald Emmett Newton age 23 and William E. Lange age 35 were visiting their mother Blanche Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Donald Emmett Newton
William E. Lange
Akron
Blanche Taylor
Election Day Signals for Several States and Cities
Voters will elect a Mississippi senator Kentucky governor and district representatives in Ohio Indiana New York plus mayors in Philadelphia San Francisco Cleveland and Detroit. The races hold local significance with few nationwide trends expected though the Kentucky contest draws national attention amid Democratic effort to unseat the Republican administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cleveland
Detroit
U. S
Earle C. Clements
Eldon S. Dummit
Simeon S. Willis
Theodore G. Bilbo
William M. Colmer
John E. Rankin
Rayfiel
Rep
Jones
Federal Communications Commission
Springer
Rind
Richardson Dilworth
Bernard Samuel
Dilworth
Quaker City
Roger Lapham
Frank R. Havenner
Chester R. MacPhee
Board of
City Supervisors
Superior Court
Elmer E. Robinson
Edward J. Jeffries
Eugene S. van Antwerp
Peace Delay Bypass Asked
ANN ARBOR Mich Senator Vandenberg urged a separate peace with Germany if the Council of Foreign Ministers stays deadlocked through winter. He supported the Marshal Plan but said Germany’s restoration to viable autonomy is central to Europe’s rehabilitation and called for united terms by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Europe
Council of Economic Advisers
State Marshall
United States
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sen
Vandenberg
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
Senate
University of Michigan
Man Robbed in Hotel While Asleep in Louisville
Police Detective E. O. Burch said Harold H. Baker of Newark Ohio reported he was robbed of 1340 dollars and a diamond ring valued at 1800 dollars while he slept in a downtown Louisville hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
E. O. Burch
Harold H. Baker
Newark
Ohio
Peruquakes kill at least fifty in mountain towns
AP reports a major Peru earthquake on All Saints Day devastated San Ramon and La Merced about 130 miles northeast of Lima, with Satipo suffering the worst losses where about 40 killed. Planes with nurses, medicine, and food were delayed by bad weather and damaged runways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Andes
San Ramon
la Merced
Satipo
el Comerecio
San Felix
Sam Ramon
Iquitos
Ayacucho
Rain and Cold Mark Weather Across Regions
Rain stretched from the Carolinas westward into Tennessee Kentucky and Ohio while much of the rest of the nation stayed fair and cool. The Chicago weather bureau noted New England's coldest readings in the 20s as normal with Burlington Vermont at 25 degrees the coldest spot. Occasional rain touched Washington and Oregon coastlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Chicago Weather Bureau
New England
Burlington
Vermont
Washington
Oregon
Solons Start Tour of Synthetic Rubber Plants
A House armed services subcommittee travels west for a two week inspection tour of synthetic rubber plants in Texas Kentucky and Ohio led by Rep Shafer to gather data for a long range government program. The temporary rubber program operates under expiration March 31 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Armed Services
Texas
Kentucky
Ohio
Shafer
R-Mich
Atom boom reshapes sleepy Miamisburg town
Miamisburg Ohio grows from 5500 to about 7000 as a $5 million atomic energy plant and $15 million power plant rise outside town. Monsanto operated research aims for peaceful isotope work under AEC funding, drawing 350 government trailers and new school additions as 575 workers plus families arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
NEA
The
Atom
Atomic Energy Research
Monsanto Chemical Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Monsanto
Power Plants
Cincinnati
Ohio
AEC
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Kenneth A. Dunbar
Washington
Reese Sasa da Bce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Plywood Giant
Sky Goliath
Brewster
Hudson
Hudson River
New York City
Jersey City
WEA
British Isles
Brigantine
Isle of Yap
Hollywood
Cam Raa
GOP
Mr. Truman
Carroll Reece
Republican National Committee
Council
Economic Council
Knutson
R-Minn
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Solons
Atom Research
Mound Hill
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!