Railroads Lay Off After Coal Strike Call
More than 50,000 railroad workers were furloughed as John L. Lewis ordered United Mine Workers to stay out of coal pits for two weeks. Major railroads including Pennsylvania 20,000 and Chesapeake & Ohio 15,000 reduced staff, with Norfolk and Western 4,500 Louisville and Nashville 1,500 New York Central 600 and Reading 2,300 also announcing layoffs. The move follows Lewis opposition to James Boyd's appointment as mines director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Lewis
Truman
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Louisville & Nashville
New York Central
Reading
Midwest Faces Another Wave of Freezing Weather
Strong northerly winds and snow flurries from Canada sweep into the midcontinent. By Sunday night the cold air will cover Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Montana Wyoming North Dakota and portions of surrounding states with zero to five above readings in parts of Minnesota and mid 20s in Kansas prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Montana
Canada
Iowa
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Colorado
North
Dakota
Minnesota
Wiscasin
Dakotas
Colorado Mountains
Democrats Brace for Tough Rent Bill Battle in House
Democrats rally house members for a likely hard fight on rent controls next week. The plan could push a bill through with minimal changes though disputes may still push extensions to local control or 90 days. Key fights include extending controls 15 months to June 30, 1950 and a 90 day extension near March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Banking Committee
143 Catholic Instructors Are Excluded
SANTA FE New Mexico March 12 District Judge E T Hensley barred 143 Catholic teachers from public schools in a Dixon case ruling The decision applies to 25 schools and requires replacing at least 16 church owned buildings with public schools The suit was brought by Harry L Bigbee on behalf of Protestant residents counties wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
E. T. Hensley
New Mexico
Dixon
Hensley
Harry L. Bigbee
Residents petition to curb posters at Kit Theater
About 125 West End residents in High Point filed a petition with Police Chief C S Stoker seeking relief from posters outside the Kit Theater they call not wholesome or decent for children. The chief will have officers study the case while a state law against obscene displays could be tested in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
High Point
C. S.toker
Stoker
Approxia
E Ty
Steele Street
English Street
Moving Picture House
Pejon
Kit Theater
Stoke
British and Israeli Forces Face Off at Aqaba
British reinforcements moved to strengthen the garrison at Aqaba amid clashes reports. Israeli armored units held the Red Sea coastal strip opposite Aqaba while Britain and Trans-Jordan dispute the Jewish claim to a Red Sea outlet. Atlantic talks in Washington aimed to frame a Greenland base solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Jordan
Red Sea
Aqaba
Israel
Palestine Front
Abdullah
Britain
Negev Desert
Egypt
United Nations
Atlantic
Washington
U. S
Greenland
Iceland
Azores
Denmark
State Department
Atlantic Alliance
Rome
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Bulgaria
Overmans To Face Hearing On Tuesday
Randolph county Sheriff Ben Morgan said bones from Clarence Overman’s home near Liberty belong to a human child aged 1 to 4. The case concerns charges of criminal neglect of their children, with a preliminary hearing and Tuesday recorder's court appearance in Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Clarence
Overman
Liberty
Randolph County
Ben Morgan
Duke University Hospital
J. F. Markee
Duke Hospital
Mary
Randolph Recorder’s Court
Iat Liberty
Crippled B-36 Sets New Non-Stop Flight Record
A damaged B-36 land at Carswell Air Base after a 9,600 mile non-stop flight spanning 43 hours 37 minutes with two engines down and 24 hours 55 minutes carrying bombs. The mission, piloted by Maj. John D Bartlett, beat the previous U S distance record by 687 miles but fell short of the non fueling record. route ran north over Minneapolis, ending near Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Warswell Air Base
Earth
Carswell
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Perth
Australia
Columbus
Oho
John D Bartlett
7Th Bombardment Wing
7Th Air Force
Minneapolis
Wire-Tapping Plot Tangles New York Officials
New York City Mayor William O Dwyer reports a sensational conspiracy to tap telephones of city officials and others in New York and other cities. Kenneth Ryan, a retired detective, leaped from City Hall to escape custody as others discuss alleged hires and prominent names in a widening investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William O'Dwyer
City Hall
Manhattan
O'Dwyer
Kenneth Ryan
Dwyer
Ryan
Edward Jones
Treasury Department
Chicago
Detroit
CIO Demands Fourth Round Wage Boost and Profit Cuts
Washington dispatch reports the CIO calls for substantial fourth round wage increases, profits trimmed for the common good, and expanded worker security. It argues prices won’t fall, wages must rise to restore buying power and prevent a low mood and unemployment, warning of soft spots in consumer goods industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Labor Organization
Eight New Power Projects Planned for Western North Carolina
Nantahala Power and Light will build eight dams and power developments in Jackson Swain and Macon counties at over 20 million dollars. Construction begins on a Glenville Jackson county project with a 3600 horsepower unit and 120 foot head. Other works include dams and tunnels on the Tuckasegee East Fork, Nantahala river, and Little Tennessee river near Needmore, expanding capacity and plant investment for the AO AA subsidiary serving multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Nantahala Power and Light Company
Jackson
Swain
Macon
J. E. S. Thorpe
Glenville
Jackson County
Aluminum Company of America
Franklin
Graham
Cherokee
Federal Power Commission
Tuckasege River
Nantahala River
Wesser
Nantahala
Swain County
Little Tennessee River
Needmore
Textile mills curtail operations across North Carolina
North Carolina textile plants slash output with layoffs reported. Fieldcrest mills reduce operations at most plants while rayon mills face reduced rations. Leaksville Spray area mills show mixed schedules with five day weeks, two shifts, and uncertain futures as Morehead and other mills vary in activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Leaksville-Spray
Fieldcrest Mills
Marshall Field & Co
Rayon
Fieldcrest Group
Leaksville Woolen Mill
Spray Cotton Mills
Morehead Mill
Liquor store gunman fatally shoots two in Philadelphia
A dark suited gunman killed Herman Weintraub and Howard Robinson and wounded Fielder Jackson during an attempted holdup at a state liquor store on South Street. Jackson described the moment he blocked the drawer as the intruder opened fire. The assailant fled as customers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Herman Weintraub
South Street
Howard Robinson
Fielder Jackson
Jackson
Weintraub
Robinson
Hoover Commission Would Limit Executive Powers
The Hoover Commission urges trimming executive powers from nine independent federal commissions. It proposes transferring ship supervision from the Maritime Commission to the Commerce Department and moving safety and planning duties of ICC and FPC to the Commerce and Interior Departments. The report calls for tighter procedures and a single chairman to centralize administrative responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Commission
Washington
Hoover Group
Herbert Hoover
Maritime Commissions
Commerce Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Power Commission
Interior Department
Civil Aeronautics
Hoover
The
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Reserve Board
National Labor Relations Board
Secret Sunday talks to end Senate filibuster
President Truman backs a Sunday conference to resolve the 12 day filibuster deadlock. Leaders from administration Democrats, Southern Democrats and Republicans plan a secret session to work out a settlement and avert round the clock action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Ducas
D-I
Lucas
McGrath
Truman May Stump Nation For Program
President Truman met with Capitol Hill rebuffs in Key West Florida and aides discussed a possible national stump trip to promote his program. He commented on the Senate defeat of Lucas's bid to end the anti civil rights filibuster and on Lewis's call for a coal miners stoppage, while White House aides provided updates by long distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West Fla
Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
Lucas
Charles G. Joss
John L. Lewis
James Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
White House
John R. Steelman
Cxaindes Rent
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson Whaley
Ohio
Linda Ann
Kermit Owen Frazier
Winston-Salem
N. C
Redwood City
Calif
Rihh
Mary L. Thompson
Atherton
Doris
Sharle
Frazier
Denver
Colo
Midwest
North Korea
Syngman Rhee
Tive
Rhee
Korea
Overmans
N. Y
Western N. C
James A. van Fleet
Greece
Athens
Constantine Rentis
Rentis
N.C
Key West
Fla
D-Ri
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!