Ban Trains From The Russian Zone
Berlin July 26 1948 American and British officials announced an immediate ban on all trains starting or ending in the Soviet zone of Germany aimed at breaking the Berlin blockade. Western allies held a Frankfurt conference to coordinate strategy while British and French envoys discussed a possible Big Four conference to resolve the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Britain
Germany
Jens
Lucius DL Clay
Brian Robertson
Frankfurt
Sterlin
Hay Markgraf
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Markeraf
London
Sates
Ritain
France
Truman
Stalin
Henry
Russia
Pritish
Geremans
Lacille T. Clay
U. S
Clay
U.S
Tiny
Administration to push anti inflation bill with ten recommendations
President will deliver a message in person tomorrow at 10 a.m. EST outlining an anti inflation bill and ten additional recommendations. Items include Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing, federal education aid, minimum wage raise to 75 cents, expanded social security, civil rights measures, displaced persons act revisions, UN headquarters loan, wheat agreement ratification, and restoration of funds for power and reclamation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nater
CP Peesi
Congress
White House
Trivnan
Taft-Ellender-Wagner
Senate
Base Miles Committee
House Labor Committee
Joan
United Nations
New York
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bt Inet Peasion
Wallace Third Party Crusade Promises Peace Drive
Philadelphia July 26 Henry A Wallace rolls new Pro ereserve party promising a peace driven campaign. He and Sen Glen Taylor vow to withdraw troops from Berlin as Dewey Vardenbere and Dulles urge firm policy. The Philadelphia rally at Shibe park draws large crowds and raises about 34,000 in admission and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Glen Taylor
New Party
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Rde Party
Berlin
Taylor
Nt Direct
Frag
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Arthur Varidenbere
R.mich
John Foster Dulles
Pawling
Agree on a Plan for Western Germany Government
Frankfurt officials report final agreement among military governors and western zone German leaders on a western Germany government plan. A constituent assembly is to be elected by September 3 with a German referendum on the charter. No decision yet on a name for the new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Robert Murphy
Lucialn D. Clay
Washington
Berlin
France reels as socialist deputies demand cabinet shares
Socialist deputies who toppled the government of Robert Schuman press for a lean Marie cabinet. They insist on only two of their party joining, proposing Leon Blum as vice premier and Paul Ramadier as minister of state. Marie reportedly offered posts in social affairs, works and industry, and portuaire affairs. The assembly backed the plan, eight abstentions noted, and a further delegation was planned amid tense negotiations. France has been without a cabinet for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schuman
Andre Marie
Specialistx
Marie
Leon Blum
Paul Ramadier
Ramasier
Blum
Deadliest Canadian air crash claims 29 lives in Gaspe
A chartered Ai trousk airlines Dakota crashed into fog bound Cape Bon Ami headland near Gaspe Quebec killing 29 people. Most victims were lumberjack employees from Consolidated Paper Ltd aboard, including two married couples and baby. Ground crews evacuated bodies now en route to Gaspe parish hall for inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspe
Que
Rails
Aitrousk Airlines
Cape Bon Ami
Canada
Leon Blondeau
Air Realations
Montreal
Hoo
Gaspe Parish Hall
Consolidated Paper Ory, Ltd
Anticosti Island
Ast
Emmett P. Maloney
Bert McCallum
Sandy Beach
Maloney
Qdette Ouellet
Wilfrid Ouellet
Rimouski Firsi
Rain floods threaten streams in Kansas weather bulletin
Forecaster Flora reports heavy overnight rains raise flood risk along the Marais des Cygnes and lower Neosho basins. Many gauges show up to four inches, with Topeka and nearby towns recording notable totals while forecasts call for diminishing showers tonight and cooler, fair conditions into midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
US 8
Flora
New Creste
Amerita
Olathe
Worden
Harveyville
Osage City
Lyndon
Quenemo
Poemona
Ottawa
Paola
LaCygne
Garnett
Chanute of Torsens
Oswego
Columbus
Walnut
Pittsburg
Fort Seoty
Iola Lain
Pettey
Elmdale
Manhattan
Fort Riley
Lecompton
Lawrence Lay
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Horton
Hanover
Conicordia -U
Enterprise
Herington
Florence
Coffeyville
Lta
Wamego
Anthony
Finra
Hutchinson
Hill City
Plane crash near Hatette kills four in Oklahoma
Hatett Oklahoma July 26 an emergency report says two 41 year old Stillwater Oklahoma men an accountant and a companion died when a small borrowed plane crashed in a pasture near here on a return trip from Baxter Springs Kansas They were pilot Joe Henry Jarvis a public accountant and Gene Poteet a Stillwater paperhanger The plane was borrowed from Lewis Payne of Stillwater and the crash occurred during a hurried business trip to Kansas Also noted a separate brief states State Representative Diss Stark Kansas July 26 died in a Fort Scott hospital after a heart attack Elder a Neosho county resident farmer stockman and oil company representative was a Republican elected from the 28th district
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diss Stark
Kan
Angell D. Elder
Neosho County
Fort Scott
Elder
Dister
Newsle
Imi
Special Session Opens as Congress Debates Housing and Prices
Washington July 26 1948 The 80th Congress opens amid sharp partisan clashes over housing shortages high living costs and civil rights bills. President Truman prepares to present his program and price control proposals while Republican leaders delay decisions until after his joint address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
McCormack
Laure
Martin
Mass
Senate
Bunker Hill
Oreder
Truman
White House
President Plans Visit To Independence Home
President Truman plans a trip to Independence Missouri after New York City dedication, to vote in the Missouri Democratic primary August 8, then return to Washington by Thursday. Also reports minor collisions in Cran involving a 1930 Chevrolet pickup and a 1946 Chevrolet sedan near West Twenty-third Street, and a note urging readers to subscribe to the Journal-World for summer mail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Independence
New York City
Charles G. Rosa
Menos
Cran
Wallerine
Fred Kroepper
West Twenty-third Street
Tenth
Kentucky Streets
Chester Foster
Unclear Draft Call Order Themes Rise In Washington
Washington July 26. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey drafts chief says Congress will help decide the draft order. The law allows drafts for men 18 through 25. Unlike prior drafts there will be no selecting numbers. instead age groups and birthdays may determine who is called first. Hershey is seeking input from lawmakers who wrote the law before finalizing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tbs
Ehe
Ford
Washington
Lewis
Hershey
Congress
Floods Rise Across Southeast Kansas Sparking Widespread Road Closures
Heavy rains push Neosho and its tributaries to new highs in Parsons and Chanute, with 31.4 feet forecast at Parsons tonight. Creeks swell east of St Paul, Kansas highways closed or washed out, Ogwega fights to protect water supply, and floods threaten Erie Pooly and Osage river areas as rains continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Parsons
Parsons Geoteniny
Sasi
Babette Coun
Ralph Aldrich
Kansas City
Chanute
Erie
Marias Netygnes
Coffeyville
Oklahoma
I Orwega
Neosho
Ogwega
Rews
Frank Niurs
St. Paul
Walnut
Neosho County
Anpheles
Katy
Nenzha
Pooly
St. Louis
Osween
Fort Scott
Oewoge
Fort Sent
Oklahoma Line
Fort Scout
Osage
Constitution crosses country in record 10 hours 19 minutes
Fatuxent Naval Air Station reports Lockheed built The Constitution, the 184,000 pound giant, flew 2,600 miles from Moffett Field California to test speeds at about 269 miles an hour. It will be moved to Washington and Idlewild New York for further testing before navy acceptance. Also notes ex KU quarterback Tom Scott leaving Topeka for Los Angeles Rams after Big Seven eligibility ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatuxent Naval Air Station
Constitution
Lockheed ‘Aircraft
Naval Transports
Moffett Field
Calif
Washington
Idlewild
New York
California
Navy
Scott
Tom Scott
University of Kansas
Topeka
West Coast
Los Angeles Rams
K. U
Stock Market Index Closes At 69.1 Average
The stock market index closes at a 69.1 closing average as traders note a cautious session. Analysts cite mixed earnings and modest volume, with early gains fading before the final bell. Investors monitor key industrials and financials for clues on next week’s moves.
Kansas designated atomic center at KU work to begin fall
The University of Kansas was named among more than 300 atomic energy research centers. Dr. Frank E. Hoecker said KU will start active isotope work in the fall, using radioactive phosphorus to study bone formation with Dr. Paul Roofe. Sinai animala will be inoculated. Research under the naval biophysical project will be supervised by the Atomic Energy Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
Atomic Energy Research Centers
Frank E. Hoecker
Bikini
K. U
Navy Biophysical
Hoeker
Hoecker
Sinai Animala
Altho
Heecker
Uned
Oak Ridge
Tenn
K. Us
University of Oklahoma
University of Nebraska Medical School
Atomic Energv Commission
Eudora Carpenter To Market New Type Shaper
A company to finance the manufacture of a new spindle shaper tool is being formed in Eudora and work will begin soon according to Albert Von Gunten. Eudora Carpenter, who invented the shaper, recently received patent banners for his invention developed about 12 years ago. The device inserts in an electric motor with no belts, runs directly from the motor, can be reversed instantly, and has a simple blade-changing mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wond
Fuedora
Albert von Gunten
Eudora Carpenter
von Gunten
Talks on Club Service by Former District Governor
Dr A R Chambers Yola physician addressed the Lawrence Rotary Club at Hotel Eldridge detailing club service. A KU graduate and former district 136 governor, he was introduced by John Andrews. Gordon Gustafson was inducted as a Rotary member by Andrews. Tel Aviv remarks on demilitarization of Jerusalem deemed unacceptable by Israeli sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
A. R. Chambers
Yola
Lawrence
Rotary Club
Eldridge
University of Kansas
Dr. Chambers
John Andrews
Gordon Gustafson
No Truman Plans For Big Four Meet
Washington July 24 The White House says President Truman has received no official proposal for a meeting with Stalin. The secretary notes Truman’s position that Stalin would be welcomed in Washington, but the president has no intent to leave the United States for such talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Michier
Berlin
Charles G. Rosa
Stalin
Ross
Treavan Stalin
Keitainy
Frince
Boundaries hearing on Wellsville rural district in Kansas
Hearings on the proposed Wellsville rural district spanning Douglas Miami and Franklin counties continued. Opponents including Ottawa high school principal George Harker argued the plan would divert rural youth away from Ottawa for longer travel and threaten local agriculture and homemaking programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twnck
Wellsville
Kan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Douglas
Miami
Franklin Counties
Miami County
George Harker
Ottawa
Parker
Farm blast kills two children in Oklahoma cellar
In Hitchcock Oklahoma a gas explosion in a farm cellar killed Mary Ella Loy and Donald Sims, both 8, and seriously burned Lebby Lov and Mary Frances Lov, cousins aged 8. The blast occurred at the grandfather Frank Lov’s farm where an underground gasoline tank and home gas system were present. The children were taken to a Wagon hospital after the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Okla
Mary Ella Loy
Donald Sims
Lebby Lov
Mary Frances
Frank Lov
Mary Ella
Hobby Loy
Harold Loy
John Loy
Mra
Sarah Sime
Virgil
Blaine County
Fewer Jobs Filled at K S E S Office Forty Placed
Job placements at the Kangae State Employment Service office fell last week from prior totals. Forty people were placed, less than half of the 83 who found work the prior week, while unemployment compensation claims declined to 64 from 72. Reception contacts edged down to 293 from 306. job openings rose to 16 from 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kangaé
Mystery craft reports sweep nation over wonder in flight
Reports from many states describe a wingless craft, an aluminum balloon, a bright light and a flame. Pilots from Eastern Airlines, a Columbus observer and Georgia hunter all report sightings. Yakima police say calls flooded in while Civil Aeronautics Administration staff say it is not a weather balloon or blimp. Army denies involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bnd
Sekend
Eastern Airlines
Montgomery
Ala
Clarence L. McKelvier
Columbus
Ohio
Georgia
Alabama
Yakima
Wash
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Binncus
Army
Torrential July Rain Swamps Lawrence and Surrounding Areas
Heavy rain pounded Lawrence and nearby counties with a peak of 2.70 inches in three hours at Merion Township. Wakarusa River rose toward flood stage while rainfall totals for July climbed to 8.4 inches. Utilities flickered on campus as an electric line failed briefly, then service was restored. Local officials logged 1 to 1.5 inches in several townships, and observers noted continued river rise into the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Doomlas
Merion
Nougs County
Walter Schwarz
Worden
C.J. Posey
Wakarusa
Highway 49
Tom Bridge
Louie Helcom
Elmer Ousdabi
Cain
Grant Township
Ed Johnson
Wakarura
University of Kansas
Krul
Jine
C. T. Hough
Kansas Fleetric Power Company
Seid
Flooded Kansas roads block 21 highways
Flood waters closed 21 Kansas highways including routes near Trracus Laawley and Junction City. Notable incidents report Shelton gang member Bermin Shelton shot near a tavern, and Parsons won a place in the state American Legion junior baseball championship by defeating Arkansas City in Neodesha district finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Teoria
Ill
Bermin Shelton
Shelton
Parsons
Kan
American Legion
Neodesha
Arkansas City
Weather forecast for Kanuay Fair lands near coast
Weather brief notes slightly cooler tonight with low 64 to 66 degrees. Tuesday expected to be warmer with highs near 66 degrees and light winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanuay
Tuasos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Truman Liet Af
Prencentist
Western Germany
Wisanterof Canada
Kaw
Toka Hospital
William Kee Fin
Minnie Lindsay
Lindsay
Lela
Alea
G.O.P
Demos
80Th Congress
G.O. P
Taft
Ohin
Nberg
Mich
Wherry
Millikin
Colo
Rebs
Halleck
Ind
Rown
Arends
The
Journal-World
Neosha
Atomic Center
Eudora
Tel Aviv
Israel
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Jarael
Boundaris
New Wellsville
Toveka
Trracus
Usg
Muerte City
Laawley
Concondra
Rites
Boterneise
Junction City
Eile
Shaw
Gaith
Chanute Tone
Uniontown
Nea Ar Leven
Button
PSAI
TS 68
Lat Vane
Hiartford Tee Stueleneton
Lonkeningearth
Darth
Heasantom
Herth of
Nevin
Bad Wate Mulsane Chebilewancy
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Fort Worth
al Havre
Mont
Jar Angeles
Bray Guinnoren City
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!