Kaesong Out As Conference Site In Korea War News
The week’s dispatches report a potential shift away from Songhyon as a meeting place between UN and Communist forces in Korea. General Van Fleet warns of possible all out war if talks fail, while U S Marines mark a helicopter landing in an operations milestone. New draft calls for November December total 55 900 bring cumulative call to 734 680 since 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Songhyon
No-Man’s-Land
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
North Korea
van Fleet
United Nations
United States Army
Army
Marine Corps
House
Senate Committee
Senate
George
United States
Olmey
Carlisle
Ind
Carl Snider
Baltimore
War Fears Suppressed by September Survey Claims
A wartime brief notes that leading U.S. officials forecast Russia delaying World War III this year while pressing satellite conflicts. China favors a truce. Iran and Germany show disputed moves. Internal security drives manning cuts and a purge of drones, with Romney-era figures and labor leaders involved in defense contracts.
High wet strength paper aids shotgun shells and bass fishing tips
Western Winchester reveals a wartime plastic coating melamine formaldehyde to boost shell durability against dampness and wear. Tests show hulls with four ply paper and paraffin endure severe abuse, improving chambering and waterproofing for civilian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western-Winchester
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Concern
Sporting
Western Winchester
Fingerprints 1200-Year-Old Cohonina House Found
University of Illinois archeology team led by Prof. John C. McGregor uncovered a Cohonina house near Flagstaff Arizona dating from 700 to 1100 AD. The burned clay walls preserve finger marks and wattle and daub construction. Artifacts include broken pottery potentially restorable for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
University of Illinois
John C. McGregor
Illinois
Museum of Northern Arizona
McGregor
Reds in U S Communist Party Falling Apart
A latest survey reports the U S Communist Party in decline with shrinking membership to 37,000 from 74,000 in 1947 and funds limited as 67 leaders face trial. Hoover notes financial shortfalls. an April drive raised about $200,000 of a $374,895 goal, signaling continued decline nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
F.B.J
Birth of America Ties St Die to U S Aid Plan
A historical feature notes St Die France, birthplace of the name America, and outlines long ties to the United States. It recalls Mar tin Waldseemuller’s 1507 map naming America after Amerigo Vespucci and cites the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of Franco American friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New World
St. Die
U.S
St Die
Martin Waldseemuller
Great Western Sea
Amerigo Vespucci
Americus Vespucius
Waldseemuller
Amerigo
Americus
Europe
Asia
Jules Ferry
Forgotten Isles Become United States Wards
Caribbean secrets and a dozen small wards reveal how Swan Navassa Serrana Quita Sueno Roncador Cay and related rocks fell under U S control in the 19th century under a 1856 act. The guano rush and ensuing disputes helped shape vast holdings like Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Swan
Navassa
Serrana
Quita Sueno
Roncador Cay
Corn
U. S
Rock
Look the Lion in the Eye and Show No Fear
A terse exchange notes that deception fails when facing a lion. The speaker concedes fear but hints at a bolder stance by meeting the animal’s gaze. The passage emphasizes courage under peril and the limits of trickery in survival.
First Aid To Te Ailing House By Roger C Whitman
A reader asks how to keep white walls from turning yellow and whether blue or colored paint can help. The answer advises using a good grade white paint and cautions against laundry blue. It suggests asking a paint dealer to mix small amounts of blue carefully if desired and to stir thoroughly until the right shade is achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael V. DiSalle
Roger C. Whitman
Dean
Doan
Trees That Cool Homes Provide Natural Air Conditioning
Trees strategically placed around a house cut summer temperatures by five to fifteen degrees and reduce winter wind to a breeze, while lowering heating fuel needs. Deciduous trees shade in summer and admit sun in winter, transpire moisture, and create cooling through leaf movement and shade patterns.
Gambling Man Medal Sharpshooter Recalled in Tale
A speaker recalls a relative who earned twelve medals in the war and earned fame as a sharp shooter though tagged as a risk taker at the gaming table describing him as a great craps shooter.
Americans and Englishman share a joke at a London grill
Incognitu sits with Americans and an Englishman in a London grill-room. A breezy American jokes about staying out late at a drinking-club and meeting his own drunk self on the way home. The Englishman smiles doubtfully as others agree it was just good-natured exaggeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shook by a crook did Jack stay calm
A burglar entered and Jack remained cool under pressure despite the scare. The incident portrays quick restraint and composure during a tense moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Main Street
Kaesong
Korea
Senate Finance Committee
Executive Department
United Defense Fund
National Community Chest Campaign
New York City
USO
United Community Defense Services
American Relief For
Truman
Community Chest
Russia
China
Burma
Thailand
Indo- China
Kremlin
Moscow
Iran
Azerbaijan
Germany
Iron Curtain
Crusade For Freedom
Bohemia
National Communist Committee
Prague
Svoboda
Freedom
Czechoslovakia
Civil Service
Robert Ramspeck
Frederick Lawton
Ramspeck
Lawton
Washington Pipeline
Defense Lovett
Anna Rosenberg
George Carshall
Armed Services
Michigan
Blair Moody
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Defense
Charley Wilson
Hori Ey Jim Rhody
Sporting Ammunition
Bass
Trout
REDS
U.S. Communist Party
Drew Pearson
Rustain Products, Inc
St, N.Y
Rex Soni
Allbran
Sam Waters
Route 4
Box 29
Renton
Wash
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Mich
Alp
Iel
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!