Reds Repulsed Near Suchow as Civil War Worsens
Battle hardened Chinese communist troops halted near Suchow east of the government base while southern assaults hinted at possible encirclement. Suining fell per Red radio and Fu Tso Yi watched, with foreign banks evacuating Shanghai and embassies debating feeding staff as Nanking considers terms or continued resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Suchow
Red
Suining
Suhsien
Shanghai
Fu Tso-Yi
North China
Peiping
Tientsin
Inner Mongolia
China
U. S
Roger Lapham
William C. Bullitt
Suchow Front
Allied Air Bridge Adds Another Span into Berlin
The Allied air bridge to Berlin will open Tegel airport in the French sector with noon landings by American planes. British and American C-47s will operate the new strip. Officials plan about 90 flights daily as work finishes and capacity rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tegel
Irked Husband Slays Wife In Beauty Shop
In Los Angeles on November 16 Mrs Linda Nava 30 sat under a hair dryer discussing a magazine article about unfaithful husbands. Her estranged husband Luciano 35 heard her remark and shot her twice in the chest, killing her. He was later found wounded in a nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Linda Nava
Luciano
Nava
Hunter Advises Thief To Complete Looting
Doug Kidwell of Mitchell Indiana complained that thieves who looted his car were not thorough enough He advertised in the Bedford Times Mail offering recovery of a sun shell shell vest and game bag from his car on November 11 and invited the thief to return for his bird dog
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Doug Kidwell
Mitchell
Bedford Times Mail
Distress Signal From B-29 Reported Near Azores
The coast guard announced it received distress signals from a B-29 aircraft near the Azores. A spokesman had no additional details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast Guard
Azores
Coast Guard Search and Res
Typo Prompts Humorous Sermon Bulletin Confusion
Hastings Nebraska parishioners read a bulletin line claiming the sinning should be top notch this morning due to ample hymnals. Reverend Frank Schroeder explained it as a typewriter slip rather than a real directive during services at the United Brethren church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
Frank Schroeder
United Brethren Church
Jews Arabs Weigh Armistice Talks Under UN Directive
The 11 nation Security Council ordered immediate negotiations between Arabs and Jews toward a durable armistice in Palestine. Dr. Ralph Bunche will urge talks, while disputes over truce versus armistice and indirect talks via Israel’s neighbors cloud the path. Aubrey Eban supports armistice talks but objects to a resolution demanding Jewish withdrawal from the Negev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Security Council
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
Jakob A. Malik
Aubrey
Eban
Israel
Negev Desert
Palestine
U.N
Boy Says Father chained him to bed and beat him
Detroit police held Antonio Russo after 13 year old Carl Russo told officers he had been chained to a bed and beaten since age six. The boy showed bruises from a rubber hose and feared returning home. An assault and battery warrant was signed and the father was held for arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Carl Russo
Russo
Christopher E. Stein
Antonio Russo
Packer
Freedom Train Begins Second Tour Friday
Freedom Train launches its second nationwide tour Friday at Gettysburg on the 85th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Attorney General Tom Clark, originator of the project, will speak as the train’s Lincoln notes are shown. Navy date marks first day stamp sale. 1.2 million stamps issued for first day covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Freedom Train
Lincoln
Tom Clark
Navy
Steel Furnace Blast Kills Two in Workington
A blast at the Workington Iron and Steel company works in Cumberland England today killed two workers and injured 24 others. The accident occurred at the steel plant in Workington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englad
Workington
Cumberland
Eng
Workington Iron and Steel Company
Auto Dealers’ Extra Profits Under Fire in House Probe
Washington investigators say exorbident profits and bonus payments to auto dealers and salesmen are being turned over to the justice department. The probe widens beyond the Washington area as testimony cites bonuses of 350 to 6500 and efforts to tax these payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Justice Department
Rep
Macy
R-Ny
New Yorker
Larcade
N. K. Vanderzee
Hudson Motor Car Co
Detroit
Vanderzee
Hudson
Harry Snider
Washington Bar and Grill
Snider
Rail Strike Expands Impact on East Coast Ports and Transport
The AFL International Longshoremen's Association strike shuts Maine to Virginia ports, halting cargo through New York and triggering rail layoffs and trucking slowdowns. Executives warn of wider disruption as shipping lines face heavy delays and passenger lines suspend sailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maine
Virginia
AFL
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
New England
Greater
Joseph M. Adelizzi
Motor Carriers Association of New York
Boston
James M. Curley
President Truman
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
Halifax
Nova
ILA
Robbers Pull Teeth When No Loot Found
Greenville Ohio reports a home invasion where a man and woman recovering from a failed loot plunder forced Mrs Cooper to open a safe at gunpoint. After finding little cash they damaged the victim and pulled four front teeth with pliers. They fled with a diamond ring valued at two thousand dollars and a fur coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Robert Cooper
Cooper
Coopers
Army Examiners Question Draftees Failed Mental Tests
U S army examiners in Virginia show suspicion toward draft registrants who fail mental tests. Col Mills F Neal of state selective service headquarters called for further checks on these men's educational qualifications and urged closer scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
U. S. Army
Virginia
Mills F. Neal
State
Selective Service
Indict 13 Year Old on Murder Charge in Lincoln County
Lonnie Mc Cloud a 13 year old of Harts was indicted by the Lincoln county grand jury on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Hatton Adkins 17 on November 9. The killing followed an argument that began while five youths dug potatoes on a farm owned by McCloud's father. It is the first juvenile charged with murder in Lincoln county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin
W. Va
Lonnie McCloud
Harts
Lincoln County
Grand Jury
Hatton Adkins
Adkins
McCloun
Flying Tigers May See Action Again In China
Washington reports from China say Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault could form a new Flying Tigers unit to aid the Chinese government against the Communists. Chennault runs a commercial airline in China and seeks pilots, gunners, clerks, and other workers as applicants rise to about 50 in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Claire L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
Chennault
Virginia Revenue Report Delayed on School Aid Session Question
Richmond Virginia commission studying state revenues adopted a divided 13 3 resolution delaying a rush to report on local school construction funding. Governor Tuck declined comment while Whitehead urged a special sales tax session to aid schools and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Garland Gray
Waverly
Robert Whitehead
Tuck
Whitehead
Commission
Smog Victims From Donora To Take Week Vacation
Fifty Donora smog victims will arrive in Wilmington North Carolina for a week of all expenses paid recreation sponsored by the Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach junior chambers of commerce. They will stay in Wrightsville Beach apartments and receive medical care and checkups from local physicians. A chartered Capital Airlines DC 4 will fly them from Pittsburgh to Wilmington with an estimated air fare of about $2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
N. C
Donora
North Carolina
Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington Jaycee
Billy Broadfoot
Capital Airlines
Jayceee
Wilmington Red Cross
Wilmington Physicians Entertainment
UN Probes British Aid Allegations in Trans-Jordan
The United Nations is examining Jewish claims that Britain sent reinforcements of men and matériel into Trans-Jordan. UN staff chief Gen William E Riley disclosed the inquiry in Haifa on November 16. Britain denies the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haifa
Israel
United Nations
Britain
Trans-Jordan
Brie
William E. Riley
U. N. Truce Commission
Palestine
Reds See Infiltration Threat in U S Unions At AFL Meet
Cincinnati, Nov 16 AP John R Steelman warned that enemies of democracy are attempting to infiltrate labor unions to gain leverage for attacks on democratic government He praised AFL delegates and noted President Truman's stance. James Roosevelt visited and credited the AFL with aiding a victory for the party Tobin noted 16 million workers lag in a third wage round and asked if a fourth round is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hall
AFL Seafarers International Union
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
NUM
New York
New Jersey
America
Cunard
Southampton
New York Central
the Central Railroad of
New Haven
Boston Wool Trade Association
New England
Cincinnati
John R. Steelman
Steelman
American Federation of Labor
Harry S. Truman
White House
James Roosevelt
California
Roosevelt
AFL
United States
Tobin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fourth wage round likely 7 to 10 cents an hour says institute
The National Foremen's Institute and Labor Secretary Tobin anticipate a fourth postwar wage rise of seven to ten cents per hour. Past increases affected 33 to 44 million workers across auto steel and textile sectors, tied to rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Foremen’'s Institute
Tobin
State Police Recover Two Missing Autos in Princeton
State police recovered two missing automobiles in Princeton. A 1941 black Chrysler stolen from Johnson Motor Co. was burned at Glen Lyn and found destroyed. A 1934 black Ford owned by Freelan Dell of Lashmeet was found abandoned on a dead end street with no damage. A suspect is in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
E. D. Bazzie
Johnson Motor Company
Glen Lyn
Freelan Dell
Lashmeet
Bazzie
Dell
Indiana Farmer Has Mighty Fine Friends
Shelbyville Indiana November 16 ten Dale on a farm southeast of town found on his doorstep a box with 746 dollars and 20 cents plus a note from your friends and neighbors offering sympathy for recent misfortunes. One son needed extensive hospital care after tetanus and another son soon requires surgery for a broken nose. Neighbors also harvested 30 acres of corn for the Dales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Ten Dale
Here
Dale
Dales
Britain Lays Aside Quarrels To Welcome Princess Birth
Parliament in London unites to congratulate Princess Elizabeth on the birth of a son with leaders from major parties and even Communist Willie Gallacher declining to comment. In Ulster, nationalist MPs walk out over a similar resolution, which passes in their absence with one dissent. The royal baby at Buckingham Palace is reported to be progressing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Elizabeth
Willie Gallacher
Labor
House of Commons
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Basil Brooke
Harold Diamond
Buckingham Palace
United States Stands Pat on German Issue in Berlin Deadlock
President Truman stated the US will not resume four power talks on Germany while the Soviet blockade of Berlin continues. He signaled a full peace outlook review in Washington with Marshall and Harriman, and pressed for Taft Hartley repeal and civil rights laws, avoiding a Stalin meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
United States
Soviet Russia
Berlin
Russia
United Nations
Germany
Washington
Betwen
Marshall
ECA
Harriman
Stalin
Lie
UN General Assembly
Evatt
Commission On Organization
Herbert Hoover
Missing Plane Found Safe In The Philippines
A missing bomber from New Guinea was found offshore near Alibijaban island in the Philippines with all 12 aboard safe. Nine survivors were flown to San Andres and then to Manila. three remained on Alibijaban. Walter Sullivan of The New York Times was among the injured with broken ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
New Guinea
Philippines
Philippine Airlines
Little Alibijaban Island
Manila
San Andres
Bondoc
Alibijaban
U S
Walter Sullivan
New York Times
Pupils Protest, Skip Classes at Liberty High School
About 200 pupils at Liberty high school for Negro children in Williamson West Virginia stayed away from classes in protest over the building conditions. A Parents and Teachers committee said windows were broken plaster falling roof leaking heating plant broken sanitary conditions and poor overall upkeep. Teachers reported for duty but only six students appeared and were dismissed. six had ridden from rural districts unaware of the protest.
Berlin Peace Talks Hinge on Berlin Blockade, Says Truman
President Truman in Key West said the United States will not resume four power talks on Germany until Russia lifts the Berlin blockade. The Soviet note urged a big four meeting and full German questions, not just Berlin, while all sides await formal replies from Britain France and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
Berlin
Truman
Key West
Fla
United States
Germany
Saida
Herbert V Evatt
United Nations Assembly
Tryave Lie
U. N
Council of Foreign Ministers
Stalin
Attlee
Britain
Queuille
France
Washington
Moscow
Marshall
Robert Schuman
Hector McNeil
Evatt
Security Council
Juan Bramuzgua
Assembly
Full Assembly
Shooting at Knox Creek Leaves Man Injured
In Grundy Virginia on November 16 a shooting at Knox Creek injured Dowell Lell 40 with 35 shotgun wounds to face and mouth. His brother in law McKinley 48 was jailed on the shooting charge after a quarrel at Matney's home where Lell had been staying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Knox Creek
Buchanan County
Ishmael Fletcher
Dowell Lell
Grundy Hospital
Fletcher
Lell
McKinley
Bull Charged Car Damages Vehicle in South American Race
A wild bull charged a racing car driven by Guillermo Martin of Argentina en route to Lima for a cross continent race. Reports from San Cristobal say the car was damaged but both the bull and Martin escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezula
Guillermo Martin
Argentina
Lima
Peru
San Cristobal Today
Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. and S. Coal Company
Lynco
Wyoming
Allied Air Bridge
Hunter
Heaven
Earth
Lcans
M. D. Griffith
New York Board of Trade
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Joseph P. Ryan
ILW
Ryan
Virginia Revenue
AFL Confab
Indiana Farmer
U.S
Pat
West Doom
New Iry
Bull
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!