Truman Declares China An Aggressor Over Korea Crisis
President Truman labels Red China an aggressor and backs a United Nations stance on Korea. He pledges no urge for rash action, broad consultation with allies, and firm thinking while stressing US and allied unity. A new Nimitz chaired commission will study national security without sacrificing freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Brandec
China
United States
Korea
Bcirata
India
United Nations
Chester W. Nimitz
Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Fergus Windas
White House
Tank bypasses bridge on Wonju patrol in Korea
Ed Hoffman reports a flotilla of M4 tanks of the United Nations task force advancing toward Wonju, Korea. A blown bridge forced a two hour halt as engineers constructed a bypass for the spearheading column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonju
Korea
Neaacivie
Ed Hoffman
Bold
United Nations
California quartet waits in Dallas shooting case
Four California musicians waived extradition to Texas after a street battle in Hardy Arkansas. They face charges tied to the Dallas police shooting where one officer was gravely hurt. Mississippi officials identified two suspects and connected the group to other crimes in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Ark
California
Texas
Dallas
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Miss
Ardmore
Okla
Lamont
Calif
Bakersfield
Hopkins
Mississippi State Highway Patrol
Robert Johnson
J. W. Johnson
UN Patrols Near Seoul After Heavy Allied Push
Allied hunter killer units advanced to within 19 miles of Seoul with tanks and bayonets. US Eighth Army said patrols probed Suwon area and engaged Reds, while Inchon ships shelled the port and disrupted enemy guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Seoul
Suwon
38Th
Korea
Nootka
Inchon
Wolmi Island
Wolmi
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Hoengsong
Wonju
United Nations
St. Paul
Secend
Navy
Reading methods spark school controversy in Austin
School Superintendent Irby Carruth criticizes progressive reading methods amid controversy in public schools. Details of the Travis County Junior Livestock Show are being finalized for early March. Austin's Maroons aim for a District 14AA title in Corpus Christi Friday with a potential tie if Ray High loses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irby Carruth
Travis County
Austin
Maroons
Corpus Christi
Ray High
Austin AF unit alerted for active duty
An Air Force reserve unit based at Randolph Field with many Austin men was alerted for active duty Col Roy P Ward announced they would receive orders within a week for three day tours of active duty to prepare for extended duty Ward noted he would not go on active duty with the unit but later return to active duty He led the unit since July 1949 and said reservists train at Randolph two days monthly with many pilots bombardiers and navigators listed later are officers and enlisted names without clear context
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Reserve
Randolph Field
Austin
Roy P. Ward
Washington
Ward
Randolph
Air Force
Ater
Jlot
Bryan
Sweetwater
San Angelo
Widow of Bastrop Civic Leader Dies
Bastrop widow Mrs. M. C. Booth aged 58 died in Lockhart after a lingering illness. She was the widow of M. C. Booth, Bastrop merchant and civic leader. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Lockhart Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in Lockhart. She previously taught in Bastrop schools until her husband's death in 1938 and then moved to Lockhart. She is survived by four stepchildren, Mrs Helenapiega of Austin and Carlyle Booth of Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
ANL
M. C. Booth
Lockhart
First Presbyterian Church of
Booth
Cai Opto Bec Ace
Helen Apiega
Austin
Carlyle Booth
Taylor
Texan Kills Wife Brother-in-Law Then Shoots Self
Lamarque report says Raymond D. Brooks 29 killed estranged wife Dorothy Evelyn Brooks 36 and Lloyd Hulsey 30, then fired six shots at two hiding girls before shooting himself. Brooks died later at Texas City Hospital. Mrs Brooks fled after hiding her daughter and Dorothy Birdson 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamarque
Raymond D. Brooks
Inlaw
Dorothy Evelyn Brooks
Brooks
Lloyd Hulsey
Hulsey
Texas City
Barbara
Dorothy Birdson
J. W. Newsome
Enenar Hulsey
Newsome
Texas at Top AF Will Spend on 13 Bases
The Air Force plans to invest 337 million dollars to expand 13 domestic training bases to support a growth to about 100 air groups. Texas sites Amarillo Bryan Connally Lackland San Antonio Sheppard receive funding, with overseas bases also planned. The project, costing about 1 billion including Army and Navy work, requires committee approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Washington
Air Force
Oposal
Navy
Senate Armed Services Committee
Amarillo Air Force Base
Bryan Air Force Base
Connally Air Force Base
Waco
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
San Boven Air
Sheppard Air Fans
Jehia
Hed Bagh
Very slight quake shakes six Connecticut towns
A very slight earthquake shook houses in at least six towns in the Connecticut River Valley Thursday night. No injuries were reported. Shaken towns include Glastonbury East Glastonbury Colchester Wethersfield Lyme and Old Lyme. One East Glastonbury resident was knocked from a chair. Fordham University seismologist Father Joseph Lynch called the quake very very slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut River Valley
Glastonbury
East Glastonbury
Colchester
Wethersfield
Lyme
Old Lyme
New York
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
Bigger Draft Calls for Cut In Standards
Washington January 25 Draft standards would be cut to admit perhaps 150000 men now rejected for physical or mental reasons a Defense Department official told Congress. Anna Rosenberg said 799000 already rejected could be rechecked. Officials discussed deferments and 18 year old drafting as part of a plan to build 103,462,205 manpower by mid 1940s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tydings
McCarthy
Truman
Congress
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
I. Hobler
Sacramento
Calif
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Orlando
Fila
Sam
Air Force Base
Geneva
N. C
Fort Snelling
Kan
Air Pores Base
Defense Department
WILLA
Air Force
Washington
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
Johnston
Nicholas
Yale University
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Armed Services
Senate
House
House Committee
Mynson
Rosente
Civilian defense policies unveiled by Texas official
William L. McGill, state civil defense coordinator, said directives outlining policies of the federal Civil Defense Administration will be issued to state authorities within 10 days. The plans cover protective shelters heavy equipment stockpiling medical supplies and other relief essentials. He noted the act authorizes federal expenditures but carries no appropriations and called a state budget unrealist until cost shares are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense Administration
William L. McGill
McGill
Texas
Millard Caldwell
Washington
Opposition by Labor Leaders Slows Wage Order Decision
Washington January 25 AP An eleventh hour hitch surfaced as labor leaders voiced strong opposition to a wage freeze but the general freeze order remained expected Friday. Wage board unanimity was sought but a full vote may not occur before issue. Officials noted shifting dates for price rollbacks and discussed broader wartime controls and flexible policy impacts for coffee and metals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus Ching
Granger News prints edition upside-down to fit world
Publisher H B Fox of The Granger News printed Thursday's edition upside-down with the mast head at the bottom to reflect a world that is upside-down and to help readers adjust to current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
H. B. Fox
Granger News
Two Austin Dealers Agree to Hides Price Rollback
Austin dealers Tom Miller and Nortex Hide and Produce say they will follow the Office of Price Stabilization order to roll back hide prices. They note current green hide prices of 37 cents per pound are far below 1920 levels and doubt the rollback will lower shoe costs, citing limited profit from hides and slaughterers' earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Office of Price Stabilization
Tom Miller
Nortex Hide and Produce Company
Two Brownsville Officers Charged With Robbery
In Brownsville on January 25 police charged Ramon Trevino and Luis B Rodriguez with armed robbery. The officers, with four and a half years and under a year on the force, allegedly took $35 from Manuel Flores, an alien, in a case managed by a justice of peace court after Police Chief Gus Krausse removed them from duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Gus Krausse
Justice of Peace Court
Ramon Trevino
Th Department
Luis B. Rodriguez
Manuel Flores
Collision Injures 3 Near Georgetown
A head on collision about one mile north of Georgetown on Highway 104 injures three people. Mrs. Arthur Rosenbusch of Liberty Hill suffers broken legs and serious injuries. her husband is hurt. Deputy Sheriff Bobby J. Kens er receives two broken ribs and a concussion. All were unconscious at the scene. Kenser is hospitalized in Georgetown while the Rosenbuschs remain in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Arthur Rosenbusch
Liberty Hill
Rosenbusch
Bobby J. Kenser
Collsenser
E K. Browning
State Highway Patrol
Dan Dowdy
Joe Spivey
Kensey
League Women Voters to End Poll Tax Drive in Travis County
The Austin League of Women Voters will shut down their poll tax booths after Wednesday. President Mrs Horton Smith said they were shocked by a county tax office statement claiming civic groups only hand out mail order sheets with no reliable way to tabulate payments. The league argues notary requirements and deputizing members to write taxes are burdensome and unaffordable, halting their civic effort in Travis County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin League of Women Voters
Steve Hefsington
Horton Smith
League
Heffington
Houston
Waco
Brownsville
League of Women
Federated Business and Pr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Osan
MacArthur
Sven
Yoju
Soares
Chunchon
Capitol
Reuben
Eeneeeer
Eseere4eee
Sports
Bernard P. ‘Traynor
Frank L. Winship
Keith M. Monroe
Alvis Vandyegriff
John A. Bierwirth
H. L. McMath
Brunelle R. Moon
Co. J. Thomas
Charles A. Walker
Max P. Fluscher
Chester A. Palmer
Frederick J. Renze
James H. Banks
John K. Hurst
James A Bennett
Alexander J, McNary
Robert
Richard B. Russel
Dgal
INS
Europe
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Connecticut
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Rosenberg
Russia
Civil Service Committee
United Press
United
CMP
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!