Leigh Joins Air Search in Western Canada
Group Capt. L. Leigh of Vancouver arrives in I N I I P E G to assist in planning the search for a missing United States navy plane. He previously directed searches for a missing Trans-Canada Air Lines aircraft in British Columbia. Leigh’s home is Lethbridge Alberta. Meanwhile twenty eight search aircraft droned through September skies of northern Manitoba in one of the most extensive aerial searches in Western Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IINIPEG
L. Leigh
Vancouver
British Columbia
United States navy
Leigh
Trans-Canada Air Lines
B.C
Lethbridge
Alla
CRAF
Manitoba
Canada
Search centres Lake Wabowden in Manitoba missing aircraft
The Pas Manitoba Sept 15 The United States charter plane on a 450 mile Churchill The Pas flight has been missing since Sunday as the RC AF and para rescue teams expand searches around Lake Winnipeg. Five aboard a C 54 Beechcraft including two naval officers were unaccounted for as search planes logged about 22 000 miles by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAS
Man
Church Hl
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Wabowden
Silling Lake
Godbout
RAAF
Wabowden
north west air command
Edmonton
Hudson Bay
Churchill
Robert W. Stirling-Hamilton
Ottawa
Capt
B. 5. Custer
R.C.A.F
Manitoba
Amos and Andy sale moves to CBS with same onair duo
Beeman Golden and Charles Correll sell all rights to Amos an' Andy to CBS while continuing in their roles. The show moves from NBC to CBS airing Sundays at 2 30 pm starting Oct 3. Reported price near 2 million dollars plus actors writers and advisory fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BEEMAN GOLDEN
Charles Correll
Columbia Broadcasting System
Amos an
Andy
NBC
CBS
Gosden
Mr. Correll
Mr. Gladen
Amos
gaid
orarning
Orphanage mix up feeds chickens by mistake
In Waterloo Ontario a donated bag of chicken feed was mistakenly sent to the Kitchener-Waterloo orphanage instead of food for the orphans. President Herbert Schaus explained the error and noted the mix up involved chicken scraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WATERLOO
Ont
Kitchener-Waterloo
Herbert Schaus
Order Police Out In Force In California Oil Strike
In San Francisco and Richmond a massive oil workers strike sparked a day of clashes as 2000 longshoremen and AFL members confronted police near the Standard Oil refinery. Nine injured. negotiations continue with a demand for 21 cents an hour versus 12.5 cents offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN FRANCISCO
C.3.O
A.F.L
CSO
rnng
AFL
Reese Taylor
G.I.O
Harry Bridges
Richmond
council
Los Angeles
Churchill Won't Accept Salary From Government
The report shows Winston Churchill refuses a £2000 annual government salary, either as opposition leader or former prime minister, and has not drawn the money since April 1947. The balance sheet, published as a white paper, notes no payment has been taken to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
STALIN
LONDON
Moswew
Trains Collision Kills 35 U S Troops in Korea
A fast Mokpo to Seoul passenger train crashed into a halted troop train in a tunnel killing 35 American soldiers and injuring 120 total. Two Koreans died. rescue teams worked overnight as doctors treated the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEOUL
Korea
Mokpo
Charles McCafferty
Chicago
McCafferty
Leaders Clash Over Communism in Canadian Labour
Winnipeg reports two top TLC figures, Frank Hall and Carl Berg, disagree on the role of Communism in Canada's union movement. Hall accuses the TLC of tolerating Communism amid a merger dispute. Berg defends the body's anti Communism policy and says the conflict centers on congress rules and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINNIPEG
Canada
Dominion
Frank Hall
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Carl Brig
TLC
compress
railway brotherhood
ound union
Canadian Lake Seamen's Union
tcont
Seafarers’ Uniet Hational Union
seamen’s
Hall
Berg
congress
Bevin Urges Maximum Resources to Stamp Out Communist Threat
Foreign Secretary Bevin told the Commons Britain and the Commonwealth will use the maximum of their resources to stamp out Communist agitation in Malaya. He warned the aim is to drive Western associations from the territory and urged unity for a peaceful, prosperous future. Eden accused India of invading Hyderabad, risking renewed communal strife if not halted promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ONCON
Bevin
commons
Britain
commonwealth
Malaya
INDIA
anthony Eden
Hyderabad
Eden
Mine blast kills hundreds on Pokon bound train
A communist railroad mine near Pengpy 90 miles northwest of Nanking blew up a Pokon bound train killing at least 166 people. The locomotive and first car were destroyed. the blast occurred last night according to railroad officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NKING
Nanking
Pengpy
Primaries Held Across Seven States In US Election
Sept 15 report shows voters in seven states selecting candidates for governor senator and local offices. Notable outcomes include Joseph Ball winning Minnesota Republican nomination and Hubert Humphrey securing Minneapolis Democratic senatorial nomination. Edwards Johnson won Colorado Democratic primary. Will Nicholson leads against John Vivian for November race. Saltonstall and Bridges remain unopposed. Ferguson and Hook unopposed in Michigan. Texas lists another senatorial candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
United States
Joseph Ball
Minnesota
Hubert Humphreys
Minneapolis
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Will F. Nicholson
John C. Vivian
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Michigan
Homer F. Ferguson
Frank Hooke
Texas
Draft hits Brown School for Boys as term nears
The draft plan to affect Brown School for Boys in Saratoga Springs prompts founder Thomas C. Brown to say the term set to start Sept 28 will be disrupted as most students face conscription before year’s end. The report notes the broader context of postwar tension and Russian British Berlin incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SARATOGA SPRINGS
N.Y
Brown School
Thomas C. Brown
BRLIN
A.P
Britain
Brandenburg gate
Alexander Kotikov
provocateurs
Paris Police Clash as Mass Strikes Rock France
In Paris riots erupted as 90,000 aviation auto and steel workers walked out nationwide. Police faced 4,500 strikers on Boulevard Hausmann with 15 officers seriously injured. Amid clashes, workers demanded 13,500 francs monthly and protested layoffs at Renault and nationalized aviation plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PARIS
bouler vards
France
Confederation Generale Du Travail
Renault automobile
Faris
Boulevard Hausmann
goveernment
Boulevand Hausmann
Billancourt
Renmand Motors
Seaman Cleared Of Murder Charge
Vancouver verdict acquits 23 year old Torontonian seaman Clitford Tate of murdering shipmate Ralph Hunter Forsythe. Forsythe died June 9 in Vancouver hospital after a June 7 cabin fight aboard the steamship Lake Pennask. Tate testified Forsythe slashed his ankle during the altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VANCOUVER
B.C
Clitford Tate
Toronto
Ralph Hunter Forsythe
Lake Pennask
Tate
Forsythe
H. Wood
Tighten Up Rules On Charitable Givings
Ottawa report details tightened regulations for income tax deductions on charitable donations. Deductions remain up to 10 percent of individual taxable income and 5 percent for corporations, but gifts to non general community projects or organizations with private aims are disallowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
revenue department
remula Uone
U S Reinforces Berlin Air Lift
The United States Air Force will send about 40 additional C-54 four engine cargo planes to Germany to bolster the Berlin airlift. The planes will use expanded airports built to handle supply missions to Berlin and may be deployed for months under Gen. Lucius Clay as military governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
J.P
United States Air Force
Germany
Berlin
Serlin
air force
Lucius Clay
United States
Moscow Parleys Near Conclusion
Western observers report Moscow talks with Soviet leaders begun July 31 are nearing end with guarded optimism. Unclear if last night’s Kremlin conference with Molotov was final or if one more session remains. Sources say British envoy Frank Roberts may depart soon as Moscow discussions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOSCOW
sala
ister Molotov
Frank Roberts
Trailing Manyberries Cattle Across Border For Shipment
A Montana buyer herd of 800 to 1000 cattle is readied near Manyberries for crossing into Chester Montana 125 miles away. With rail cars scarce the convoy will use four riders and a chuck wagon to drive the cattle across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Hat
Montana
Chester
Mont
Disorder and tensions in Yugoslavia and Europe
Reports from Il Tempo indicate deadly clashes in Yugoslavia with police firing on demonstrators at Dubs Gurcka and Sokotovic amid factional strife. Communists warn relations with Romania and Hungary near breaking point while a Portuguese schooner Gaspar sails toward Argentia under perilous hurricane winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YUGOSLAVIA
ROME
Il Temp
Tricate
ussersers Sats bobta
Ifia
Cominform Communit Information Bureau
Dubs
Gurcka
Sokotovic
BELGICADE
USA
Homania
Hungary
Marshal Titos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Air Search
U.S
Amos and
South Africa
Winston Churchill
Saag
MOV ag Pre ees Ree
Central Press
T.L.C
G.B. House
Kotikov
Jean Geneval
Koukov
western Berlin
Frank Howley
E O. Herbert
Of Paris
Kremlin
LORM
Gaspar
Atlantic
Argentia
Newfoundland
United States court guard
culier
CINCINNATI
witmntr
INDONESIA
Netherlands
Indie povernment
Communist party
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!