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!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1949
Page
4
Manila orders immediate evacuation of all Filipinos from Canton and Amoy due to the deteriorating Chinese war situation. Felino Neri calls it precautionary as Canton and Amoy may become active war theaters. about 20 Filipinos live in Canton plus consular staff dependents, with unclear numbers in Amoy.
Beulah Coates a 25 year old from New York City is named one of seven WAC members designated as military police. Her look says she can be as tough as any male MP when needed.
Clarence B. Randall of Inland Steel, keynoter for U S steel interests, calls Truman’s steel fact finding board an industrial revolution heading to government wage control and socialist state, as industry fights CIO wage package demand of 30 cents an hour. He says unemployment is rising and criticizes proposed board report due August 30.
Illinois conservation supervisor Henry Gerdes led 100 men in a Gooseville hunt. They found eight inch tracks resembling a bear but saw no animal. The sweep yielded two raccoons one possum and many chiggers. Farmers claim livestock killings and a dog mauling. Locals report a shaggy brown bear like creature terrorizing the town near St Louis.
A weekly newspaper radio station KCIL and Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Peter G Bourgeois offer $100 rewards each for information on the June killing of Arthur Aycock. Aycock was bludgeoned at his Houma area home. Informants may submit tips anonymously with a personal identification number for later reward payment.
A record 53100 visitors passed Palo Duro Canyon State Park gates marking a new high for summer attendance. The prior yearly peak was 52314 in 1945, with four and a half months remaining in 1949 it may exceed 100000 visitors.
An 83-year-old Chicago truck driver David Polanski slept in his car at a Lake Michigan beach to beat the heat. Two young gunmen entered the vehicle and drove him around for about 90 minutes before taking his wallet containing $13 and abandoning him.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.