Teachers And Editors May Be Questioned
The New York Star reports the House committee on un American Activities will question college teachers and magazine staffs this fall and winter. It will probe communist influence on U S campuses and left wing magazine staffs with subpoenas anticipated for faculty at Yale Harvard Princeton NYU and other institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Star
Joseph Kugelmass
U. S
U.S.A
The
Star
Robert E. Stripline
Kio
Yale
Harvard
New York University
Dartmouth
College of the City of New York
Duke
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton
Greek Drive On Rebels Succeeds Amid Front Crumble
Athens reports the Grammos campaign is near end with Greek forces pushing rebels back. Defense lines collapse in the western front as guerrilla material and wounded flee. Peak graphed at Grammos top captured while 8 000 foot summit nears. Rebel bands remain active nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cral
Grammos
Markos Vafiades
Naal
Greece
Weather Summary for Carolina and Surroundings
Partly cloudy conditions with temperature changes tonight into tomorrow. Rainfall amounts appear minimal with no significant storms indicated. Temperatures show variation across regions including St. Paul and Mobile as reported in the latest 24 hour period ending early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oath Carolina
Las Antea
Dixiecrats 4 Entrenched In 3 States
President Truman faces ballot hurdles as Alabama moves to nominate 11 pro Truman electors in opposition to Thurmond. In South Carolina and Alabama moves stall with slim chances, while labor support grows for Truman. McGrath highlights gains under Democratic rule to rally voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Alabama
Organized Labor
Sparkman
D-Ala
Joe
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
South
William Green
AFL
Green
Detroit
J. Howard McGrath
Two Strangers Sought In Fla Murders
Florida police widened a manhunt for two unknown men linked to the seaside rape and murder of Mary Hucks a 24 year old Georgia stenographer and the slaying of Gregory Blount a Kentucky student. Investigators questioned four white youths and two Negroes as footprints on the beach pointed to two killers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond
Fla
Florida
Mary Hucks
Steno
East Point
Regory Blount
University of Kentucky
T. J. Wright
Wright
Daytona Beach
J. S. Matthews
Hucks
Alex Littlefield
Gregory Blount
Lexington
Duke Plans Large Plant At Leaksville
Duke Power Co executives report steady progress on a 15 million dollar steam electric plant near Leaksville on the Dan river as part of a broader expansion exceeding 30 million dollars over two to three years. A second plant is planned for Piedmont South Carolina with preparatory work including a spur railroad, paved highway, offices and housing facilities. A seven foot diversion dam will insure water flow for condensers and steam turbines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Duke Power Co
Leaksville
Dan River
Piedmont
Uth
Carolina
Welders Scalded by Steam At Raeford Mill
Two welders near death after steam scalding at a big boiler in a Raeford cottonseed mill. Identified as Lor ong, 28, and Lacy David Pearc, 25, workers for Wilmington Iron Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raeford
Lorong
Lacy David Pearc
Wilmington Iron Works
Stock Prices Show Strength Today
In New York Aug 17 buyers lifted stock prices with the widest gains in about two weeks. Leading issues rose about two points as volume grew slightly. Higher prices were paid for U S Steel Youngstown Sheet Goodyear General Motors and several other majors including Dow Chemical Du Pont Allied Chemical Texas Co Santa Fe and American Tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Goodyear
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
United Aircraft
Schenley
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
Dow Chemical
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Philip Morris
American Tobacco
Santa Fe
N. Y
Leak sparks row at House Un-American Activities committee
The HUAC panel debates a possible leak after Alger Hiss testified at a closed session. A member vows to demand an investigation into who broke the oath as names linked to the session are cited, including Chairman Thomas and Representatives Nixon McDowell and Herbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Committee
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss and Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Thomas
R-Nj
Nixon
Calif
McDowell
R-Pa
Herbert
Dla
Robert E. Stripling
Donald Appell
Ben Mandel
Louis Russell
William Wheeler
Anselia Poore
Lillian Howard
Congressional
Appell
Wheeler
Russell
Tiny Coal Mining Village Inherits Large Estate
Philadelphia report states Perryopolis, a small coal town 30 miles from Pittsburgh, inherits most of Mary Fuller estate. Will filed for probate reveals $210000 bequest to residents, with $100000 trust for mausoleum upkeep and 18 grants totaling 110. The residuary estate funds public improvements for the 1300 resident community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Mary Fuller
Perryopolis
Alfred M. Fuller
Filibuster to End All Filibusters Planned by GOP
The GOP plans a major filibuster at the next Senate session to seek rule changes and cloture reform. Taft notes a two-thirds vote and cross-party support needed. debate recalls 1917 rule with loopholes. The issue centers on curbing unlimited debate while balancing wartime precedents and current unity concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Washington
Senate
Taft
U S Globemaster Delivers 25 Tons Flour To Berlin
A C-74 Globemaster, the largest plane to land in Berlin, brought 25 tons of flour to the blockaded city landing at Gatow due to Templehof runway limits. The flight served as a test with no clear plan for regular service, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
British
Gatow
U. S. Templehof
No Date Yet For Credit Curbs As Inflation Fight
President Truman signed the anti inflation bill but dates for time payment restrictions and bank reserve rules remain unsettled. The federal reserve board will issue rules and set an effective date later this week likely Friday. Republicans quick to criticize while Truman notes the plan is only a small step against rising living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
GOP
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
America
Wherry
Nebraska
Communists Intensify Drive Toward Southeast Asia
AP analyst notes Moscow intensifying effort to communize regions from Burma to Indonesia. Bangkok hosts an Asiatic cominform as Moscow supports Java led by a Javanese cadre. Dutch East Indies factions seek interim government as plans for a United States of Indonesia unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Southeast Asia
Dewitt MacKenzie
Burma
Malay Peninsula
French Indo- China
Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
Europe
Far East
Bangkok
Siam
Comintern
Netherlands
United States
East Indies
Sumatra
Java
Dutch Borneo
Celebes
Indonesian Republic
Madoera
Republic
United States of Indonesia
Red
People's Democratic Front
Montgomery Calls For 150 000 Reserves
Blackpool August 17 Viscount Montgomery said the world is in a truce rather than peace and urged 150000 reserves to bolster Britain's defenses. He spoke during a ceremony granting him the freedom of Blackpool as part of the imperial general staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackpool
Eng
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Montgomery
Cne
Imperial General Staff
Dexter White Dies After Heart Attack in New Hampshire
Dexter White, 56, former assistant secretary of the treasury, died in Fitzwilliam New Hampshire yesterday afternoon from a heart attack. White had served as a treasury department monetary expert for twelve years before his promotion to assistant secretary. His name surfaced during a congressional investigation of Communist spy rings in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzwilliam
N. H
Harry Dexter White
the Treasury
White
Treasury Department
United States
Food Shortages Rise in Eastern German Zone After Berlin Blockade
In Berlin and Magdeburg the Soviet zone faces growing food shortages as western freight cuts to the area continue. Krupp workers strike over scarcity, some jailed, while the Social Democrat notes industrial shutdowns and requisitioning for Berlin. American and British airlifts move shoes cigars and coal amid controls on Russian zone supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Germany
Krupp
Magdeburg
Social Democrat
Ruhr
Hof Im
Bavaria
Poland
Telegraf
Salzwedel
Talks with Molotov Leave Berlin Deadlock Unresolved
Moscow reports little clarity on Western envoys and Molotov after last night's session. A London informant said Molotov would deliver Russia's reply to Western settlement proposals, leaving observers unsure of progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Whitney
Moscow
Molotov
London
Russia
Berlin
State Reports 24 New Polio Cases Today
Raleigh reports 24 new infantile paralysis cases today bringing year total to 1,520. Cases came from Gaston Guilford Iredell Mecklenburg Catawba Cumberland Jackson Montgomery Onslow Rockingham Watauga. Month total rises to 225 with one Halifax county change. Polio deaths reach 78 statewide with county tallies listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Health
Burke, Caldwell
Cleveland
Gaston
Guilford
Iredell Mecklenburg
Catawba
Cumberland
Jackson
Montgomery
Onslow
Rockingham
Watauga
Halifax County
Alamance
Alleghany
Bladen
Buncombe
Burke Cabarrus
Caldwell
Clevland
Durham
Forsyth
Iredell
Johnston
Leg
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Dreher
Late Department
Dixiecrats
Duke Planning
Iron Curtain
Reno
Nev
By Edwin B. Harkinson
Wilson
U.S. Globemaster
Asia
Dexter White
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!