Ford River Rouge plant resumes production after layoff
The River Rouge complex and three other Michigan Ford factories restart Monday as 38,000 workers return after six weeks off. Most lines are open. final body and assembly await next week. Ford targets 3,200 daily units across 12 plants, with full output in about 26 working days, depending on steel and parts flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
River Rouge
Michigan
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Ford
Highland Park
Iron Mountain
Village
Ford Assembly
Buffalo
Louisville
St. Paul
Minn
Crester
Edgewater
N. J
Somerville
Mass
Kansas City
Memphis
Surplus War Goods Backlog Tops Six Billion
Washington AP A War Assets Corp report to the Mead committee shows $6,019,313,000 in wartime surplus goods and plants, with only $778,000,000 sold. Airplanes costing $4,000,000,000 brought $46,000,000 as scrap, leaving a large on hand surplus including over a million blankets, 917,387 wool socks, and 123,703 girdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
E. B. Gregory
War Assets Corporation
Senate
Mead Committee
Carefree Driving Being Eliminated On C R Streets
Cedar Rapids police chief Tom Condon says wartime laxity is over as traffic enforcement rises. In 1946 speeders 52 vs 21 in 1945, reckless driving 23 vs 8, failure to yield 19 vs 9, illegal parking 85 vs 24, and overtime parking 151 vs 110. New squad cars and full staff boost patrols to improve street safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tom Condon
Condon
Silver Flute Hair-do Wins Midwest Contest
The Silver Flute, a white-haired head drape of waves, won the gold trophy at the 22nd annual Midwest beauty trade show in Chicago. John Georges, a Chicago beautician, created the winning entry. Thomas Bayard had his entry fee returned at the last minute after planning to enter a male model, highlighting growing interest in men’s hair care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Georges
Truman Plays Brief Role As Casey Jones On Presidential Train
President Truman donned engineer’s cap and gloves for five minutes to pilot the diesel locomotive carrying him and Winston Churchill to Missouri. He later denied he really ran the train, posing as Casey Jones instead. The pair toured cars, shook hands, and discussed American history near Harpers Ferry, with Churchill detailing Civil War events and reciting Barbara Frietchie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Winston Churchill
Missouri
Washington
Casey Jones
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Churchill
Stonewall Jackson
George McClellan
John Greenleaf Whittier
Barbara Fritchie
Shrove Tuesday Childhood Pancake Joy and Lent
Edgar A. Guest recalls a cheerful Shrove Tuesday in a family kitchen. The mother explains Lent arrives tomorrow with a pledge to forgive sins, fast, and curb indulgence. The children celebrate with dancing and pancakes, then prepare to begin forty days of self discipline for spiritual growth.
Sack of tacks causes flat tire chaos on Highway 99
Thirty motorists in Everett Washington reported flats after a passing truck shed a sack of tacks on Highway 99 north of the city. The state highway department was called to sweep the pavement with magnets to remove the nails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett, Wash
Highway 99
Here
State Highway Department
Roe Defends Rail Act Coauthorship Amid Dismissal
New York AP reports Wellington Roe defended his coauthorship of a magazine article on the railway labor act amid disloyalty and insubordination charges from Union President A F Whitney. Roe says the article repeats material used in union testimony and denies any disloyalty while noting he handled confidential matters before his ouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Wellington Roe
A. F. Whitney
Roe
Whitney
Harry S. Becker
Brotherhood
Martin H. Miller
The
Senate
Committee On Education and Labor
Korean Yanks Reds Try To Get Together
In Seoul AP dispatches report American occupation forces have sent a special mission to the Russian-occupied zone to resolve undisclosed differences. Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge headquarters announced Monday. Concurrently officials expressed concern over rising lawlessness among U S troops and said extra precautions were taken to protect Koreans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
John R. Hodge
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Li Pe LD Sad
Eda
Tovar
C.R
Third Avenue
Third Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Frei
Chambray
Penney
Red Cross
Chase & Sanborn del Monte
Heh la
van Camps
Pekoe
Londonderry
Texas
Glory
Penney’s
Bucklie
Forest Green O
Penney's Work Clothes
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!