White Russian Exiles in France Grow Old in a Foreign Land
France hosts a 75 000 strong White Russian community that resided since 1917. Grand Duke Adreï Vladimirovitch leads exiles with the pretender Vladimir Cyrilovitch abroad. Many emigres obtained Soviet passports after V E Day and some have sailed to Odessa. The community maintains churches and a Russian cemetery in the Paris region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Communist Party
Rheims
Zinovi Pechkoff
Tokyo
Pechkoff
Maxim Gorki
Aprdrei Vladimirovitch
Alexander II
Vladimir Cyrilovitch
St. Genevieve of the Wood
Steppes
Passay
Red Army
Imperial Army
Russia
Moscow
Odessa
Germany
Construction commitments rise in 1947 across eastern states
Construction commitments in 1947 for 37 states east of the Rockies are expected to exceed 1946 levels, spurred by a November surge. F. W. Dodge Corp reports November increases of 42 percent versus 1946, with total contracts for January–November at 7.135 billion versus 7.032 billion last year. Strong November gains appear in Louisiana Mississippi eastern Missouri southern Illinois western Tennessee Arkansas upstate New York and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rocky Mountains
F. W. Dodge Corp
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Mexico City to Host 102 Day Hipodrome Racing Season
Mexico City prepares for its greatest racing season at the Hipodrome de las Americas with 500 horses on site a month before opening. Foreign stables from the United States Ireland England Cuba Argentina Chile and Panama compete in what will be a 102 day meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Hipodrome de Las Americas
Infield
Gardens
United States
Ireland
England
Cuba
Argentina
Chile
Panama
Male dominance in U S medical workforce cited
About 96 percent of physicians in the United States are men, a statistic highlighting the gender disparity in the medical profession. The figure reflects historical trends and ongoing debates about diversity in medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wisconsin Resident Eligible for Colorado School of Mines Scholarship
A Wisconsin resident may win an annual scholarship to the Colorado School of Mines starting 1948 49. The award covers tuition of 425 dollars yearly for up to four years, requires state superintendent of public instruction recommendation, and fulfillment of entrance and scholastic requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
Colo
Colorado School of Mines
Wisconsin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ben H. Parker
Circuit Court rejects Cargill appeal in futures case
The U S circuit court of appeals denied Cargill Inc of Minneapolis damages of 10 624 867 from the Chicago board of trade The court held price fixing followed a board order restricting futures trading in Chicago vats The decision by Judges Evans A Evans Sherman Minton and Walter Lindley was one of three rulings with two upholding and one reversing a lower court verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Chicago Board of Trade
Cargill
Evans A. Evans
Sherman Minton
Walter Lindley
Michael L. Igoe
French sign up with anti red union
Representatives of more than one million French workers lined up to sign up their shops plants and locals with the workers force an anti Communist offshoot of the Red dominated General Confederation of labor CGT in Paris today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Workers
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Also Mentioned on This Page
the LA Crosse TO
Caledonia Street
By Carl Hartman
Brittany
Grand Duke
Chesinskaya
Krasinsky
Nathan Horowitz
New York City
Committee For Amnesty
White House
Truman
Sedlmair
Smartwear
DapPy
Caledonia St
Tire
Insurance Agency
L. E. Brown
D. M. Brown
North Side
Desert
Earth
Heaven
Cargill Coal Co
North Front Street
Mexico
Dawes
Mas
Seasons Greetings
Best
Merry Christmas
Logan St
Bob” Loughan
Prop
Wittenberg
Cigar Store
Paul
Riviera Theater
Sletten
Perrot
Raha
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!