Mystery Rifle Attack Shocks City by Ocean
Police seek a tall blond man seen near the Pacific Coast Club after a 22-caliber rifle shot wounded 36 year old Mrs. Elence Williams and endangered her companion Helen Foster. A rifle scabbard bearing a bullet hole was found on the beach as officers search for the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast Club
Elence Williams
E. Ocean Blvd
Helen M. Foster
Greenbrier Rd
Foster
John L. Urquhart
D. M. Wienss
Seaside Hospital
First Pl
Harbor Longshoremen Prepare for National Waterfront Walkout
More than 2000 longshoremen rallied to discuss a coming strike as 20 ships stayed idle and a union caucus rejected a 5 cent an hour wage hike. Harry Bridges vowed to meet employers while warning readiness for Sept 2 unless a satisfactory offer arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Waterfront Employers Association
National Labor Relations Board
Bridges
A. Bridges
Kesman
Morris Watson
Frank P. Fossie
Berlin City Hall Putsch Fails as Red Demonstration Aims for Soviet Ties
A Communist led mob stormed Berlin city hall demanding a new government allied with the Soviet Union. Five thousand anti Communist demonstrators counter protested. Gen. Clay warned such actions would fail as the Socialist Unity party planned a Bonn assembly boycott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Red
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Ber- Po
Socialist Party
Reichstag
Soviet Union
Europe
Germany
Bonn
Socialist Unity Party
S. E
Iin
Virginia Carrying 100 Aboard Enveloped in Atlantic Hurricane
The steamship Virginia with about 100 passengers on board reported very rough seas as it rode a developing hurricane roughly 1200 miles southeast of Miami. The storm, moving at 13 miles per hour, was small but violent with 100 mph winds near the eye, and forecasters warned it could reach land in four days or veer away. A Russian vessel and a Navy hurricane hunter plane assisted sensing the system, with Lt. (jg) C. W. Gibbs piloting the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sami
Fla
Virginia
Atlantic
Miami
New York
Capetown
South Africa
Weather Bureau
Petmakis Nomikos
Navy
J. G
C. W. Gibbs
Laurens, S. C
Kobe Sprayed With DDT to Curb Disease
Kobe aims to halt a sleeping sickness outbreak as 8000 gallons of DDT are dispersed by planes over the city. Public health officials coordinate the aerial spray to protect residents and prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Site for four year college eyed by inspection team
Nationwide inspection tours consider a new four year college site in the state. City details include bids for the Veterans Memorial stadium portion and local plan developments. Community updates cover housing price relief and municipal activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Memorial Tadium
Governor Urged Not to Terminate Daylight Saving
A committee of the State Public Utilities Commission advised Gov. Warren not to end daylight saving time on Sept. 26. It noted continued saving benefits outweigh potential cuts in the state economy and welfare from premature abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
State Public Utilities Commission
Gov. Warren
Warren
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
R. E. Mittelstaedt
Hunter’s Point
Harbor Steam Plant
Los Angeles
23 Hurt as Bus Runs Into Truck
A Greyhound bus collided with a semi truck and trailer on U S 40 near the Licking County border. Gerald L. Gibbs of Pa drove the truck. Harold O. Linscott of Columbus piloted the bus from Pittsburgh to Columbus. Twenty-three people were injured, three severely, with Gibbs and 22 passengers hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Greyhound
Here
State Highway Patrol
Gerald L. Gibbs
Licking County
Wagram
Harold O. Linscott
108 Degrees in Wisconsin as Nation Sizzles
The United States endured another day of extreme heat with readings above 90 across the nation. Wisconsin reported 108 in Black River Falls, while Detroit and Chicago also faced severe temperatures. numerous auto plants idled thousands of workers across Detroit and Chrysler plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago
Dakotas
New England
Seaboard
Mountain
Pacific Coast
Detroit
Midwest
Federal Weather Bureau
Corn
Canadian Northwest
North Atlantic
Hartford
Conn
Hunting
W. Va
Alpena
Mich
Black River Falls
Wis
Phoenix
Yuma
Ariz
Toronto
Canada
Louisville
Chicago
Philadelphia
la Guardia Field
New York
Boston
Hillsboro
Lillian Machovee
Elroy
St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
Raymond Pisha
Cincinnati
Cleveland
San Francisco
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
Chrysler
Dodge Truck
Gen. Hodge Praised by Korea Assembly
Seoul delegates express deep gratitude to Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge in a resolution. They credit him with leading a friendly liberating army into South Korea as he prepares to depart for the United States. Gen. Hodge has commanded South Korean U. S. occupation forces since 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korean Assembly
John R. Hodge
United States
Gen. Hodge
South Korea
U. S
Man Kidnaped After Bus Ride in Inglewood
Edward Walker reported to police that he was kidnapped and robbed of 186 dollars by a man who exited a city bus with him. A confederate in a car followed, and the pair drove Walker around for about two hours before releasing him unharmed in Inglewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Ryan
Ryan
Los Angeles
Edward Walker
Walker
Inglewood
Probers to Ask Justice Dept to Act in Spy Case
The House un American activities committee will hand over testimony from its spy probe to the Justice Department with recommendations. It may seek perjury prosecutions for witnesses Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers, as their accounts conflict. The panel also pursues a 1929 Ford and plans a Sept. 7 progress report and hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Thomas
R.N. H
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Miss Chambers
New York
Tion J. Peters
Chambers
Peters
Ward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Steel Plant Shut by Work Stoppage
At Youngstown Ohio August 26 all 15 open hearths at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp plant were idle today due to a work stoppage that began at midnight. The stoppage halted operations across the Ohio works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, CO
Ohio Works
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Costly Aid Watch Lost After Kind Deed
Mrs Evelyn Barnett helped an aged woman onto the Angel's Flight tram in Los Angeles and minutes later found her $300 diamond studded wrist watch missing. Police were told of the incident and Barnett described the sequence of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Evelyn Barnett
Barnett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ain Ae
Pamela
Pamela Lamphere
Fred Lamphere
Associated Press
A.P
Scranton
Wisconsin
Korea Assembly
Justice Dept
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!