Air Secretary Hints Jets to Speed Big B 36 Bomber
Norwalk Connecticut February 2 AP Air Secretary Symington suggested the six engine B 36 bomber will gain speed from jet engines and could reach any major industrial area with atomic or other bombs from high altitude He cited Col Paul Tibbets and noted the Air Force claims a 10 000 mile range The secretary warned the jet boosted B 36 will rival other jet bombers for long range strategic bombing and could hit distant targets within 16 hours after takeoff with minimal risk to U S lives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Symington
Hiroshima
Paul Tibbets
Air Force
Army
Omar Bradley
Alaska
Labrador
United States
Bradley
Fire Kills Girl Aged 3 While Rescuing Doll
In Andover Ohio on February 12 an 3 year old girl Karen Smith died after rushing into a burning home to save her doll. Her mother Elizabeth Smith 34 was burned fatally in the blaze caused by kerosene ignition, coroner Clyde Reiler stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Ohio
Karen Smith
Andover
Elizabeth Smith
Clyde Reiler
Pope endorses Western Union and Atlantic pact aims
In a Vatican appeal Pope Pius XII urged clergy to celebrate a Passion Sunday mass and indirectly endorsed closer Western European Union ties and the North Atlantic security pact. Excommunications extended to those involved in Mindszenty’s arrest or sentencing, signaling strong stance against atheistic influence and urging unity to deter aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atican
Pius
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Tony
Sacred Consistorial
Cardinal Mindzenty
Mindzenty
Pope Pius
Rome
West
Eastern Europe
Canadian Premier discusses North American defense costs
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent met President Truman to discuss defense plans for North America. He warned that a continent wide warning radar could be prohibitively expensive and noted a $161 million radar screen plan is advancing in Congress. He advocated joint action on St Lawrence waterway and hydro power as Ottawa seeks greater energy links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis St. Laurent
Truman
North America
St. Laurent
Capitol Hill
Canada
Blair House
Mr. Truman
Dean Acheson
Congress
Acheson
Ottawa
Re Re
St.wrence Waterway
Fliers Claim Fleet Sunk off Kodiak
FAIRBANKS Alaska February 12 UP The Air Force says it wrecked the Navy fleet in a mock Battle of Kodiak and released pictures to prove it The Navy reports nine vessels in its invasion fleet remained untouched as they steamed toward Kodiak amid snow and low ceilings The Air Force claims success and released images showing a carrier and supporting ships while the task force continues toward the island to recapture it from an imagined foe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Navy
Kodiak
North Pacific
Adm
G. F. Bogan
Cliff House Trolley Terminal Destroyed by Fire
San Francisco reports the historic Cliff House streetcar terminal was destroyed by fire. The structure, famed for the scene of grandparents awaiting the trolley after a peach day, succumbed to flames, ending its long service to the coastal landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cliff House
Local News Highlights and Page References
Highlights cover new schoolrooms to cut half day sessions in Long Beach and industry leaders shaping a upcoming city conference. Other items include Lincoln Day picnic plans, Hungarian exile handwriting claims, and various features across pages A-2 B-1 B-2 B-9 D-1 to D-6 with a radio log theater and women’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Pape
Baby Lies in Car Wreck Unseen by Rescue Crew
In Portsmouth Ohio a two year old girl Darlene Elizabeth Fields lay hidden in a wrecked auto for an hour and forty five minutes after others were removed. She suffered crushed hips and was in critical condition. Parents Norman D. Fields and wife of Wyandotte Michigan and their one year old son were also injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio
Darlene Elizabeth Fields
Here
Darlene
Norman D. Fields
Wyandotte
Mich
Norman Eldon
Tornado hits Stillwater Oklahoma farm two miles from town
A small tornado dipped into central Stillwater and moved northeast destroying a farmhouse two miles from town. Police estimate damage at several thousands with no deaths or injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Blizzard Sweeps Plains Stalling Repairs and Trains
A Midwest Arctic storm blanks Montana Wyoming northern Colorado and the Dakotas with three to eight inches of new snow and 45 mph winds. The Army declares a snow disaster in North Dakota after Gov. Randahl appeals for relief. Trains face delays as Union Pacific and Milwaukee routes halt and snowplows clear lines. Temperatures plunge in the Dakotas and Nebraska while California and Utah crews cope with rain and cold fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Plains
Montana
Wyomin
Colorado
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
North Dakota
Fred G. Randahl
Sou Dakota
Missouri
Black Hills
Kansas
Idaho
Union Pacific
Borah
American Falls
Bloom
Utah
Lower Plains
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Great Plains
Neraska
Milwaukee
Dakota
Aor
Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Southland
Point Concepcion
San Diego
California
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Chicago
Cty
Los Angeles
State Automobile Association
Yuba Pass
Nevada
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Quincy
Feather River
Man of Vision and Ambition Sought by Baltimore Truck Firm
The Kiss Trucking Co in Baltimore advertised for a man of vision and ambition to fill a freight-traffic solicitor role. The listing, riddled with contradictory traits, sought a versatile candidate capable of sales promotion, credit management, public appearances, and extensive club affiliation while claiming salary would reflect ability. The company said four applicants likely fit the broad, odd criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kiss Trucking Co
Fire Captain Held After Car Kills Two in Berkeley Crosswalk
Berkeley police held Capt. Joseph F. P. Doyle 36 after his car fatally struck Frank W. Ramsey 39 and Thomas Weed Sr. 41 in a crosswalk. A third pedestrian injured, Doyle faces criminal charges next week and an alcohol test indicated drunkenness. Ramsey’s wife Sarah 38 sustained broken legs and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Frank J. Coakley
Joseph FP. Doyle
Berkeley Fire Department
C. D. Glenn
Doyle
Frank W. Ramsey
Mare Island Navy Yard Electric
Thomas .G. Weed Sr
Berkeley, At
Ramsey
Sarah
Explosion rocks New Mexico U lab and classrooms
An explosion at a University of New Mexico laboratory in Albuquerque on February 12 damaged a one story tile building and its adjoining classrooms. A red gas line rupture preceded the blast, wrecking one wall and the roof and injuring no one reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
State Highways Department
New
Mexico
Rescue Near for Camp Periled by Avalanches
Anderson Ranch Idaho February reports first contact from a snowbound camp after avalanches since Wednesday. Rotary plows and bulldozers reached the canyon rim to open the route for supplies to about 150 children, with no loss of life. Rosa Billings, a construction worker, broke through to the outside world. It took about 10 hours to breach several slides as crews advanced toward the camp below the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Ranch
Dam
Idaho
Recitab
Rosa Billings
Hubert Blank
Regional Bureau of Reclamation
Wan & Produce
Blank
Reclamation Bureau
Anderson Ranch Dam
Seymour Simons Dies at 53 Composer of Hit Tunes
Seymour Simons, noted composer of All of Me and many other songs, died after a brief illness at age 53 in Detroit. He wrote first big hit Just Like a Gypsy for Nora Bayes after World War I service with the 32nd Division. He produced shows for Bayes and Elsie Janis and authored well over 300 songs including Honey and Breezing Along With the Breeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Seymour Simons
Simons
Nora Bayes
New York
Elsie Janis
Greek Federalists Repel Rebel Attack Near Phiorina
Athens reports the repulsion of a rough guerrilla assault on Phiorina a western Macedonian city near the Yugoslav and Albanian borders. The clash reflects ongoing unrest with rebels and federalist forces clashing along the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Oerm Aes
Phiorina
Debate in U N on Mindszenty Case Sparks Welcome Dialogue
Budapest reports Hungary asks U S to recall Selden Chapin and to consider withdrawing an assistant military attache after charges of treason and smuggling. U S reserved judgment while noting no intent to sever ties. Hungarian officials named Lt Col Peter Kopesak, linked to the American attache staff, as part of the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
United States
U. SS
Selden Chapin
Laszlo Rajk
Truman
Acheson
Bevin
Hte
Chapin
Ivan Boldizsar
Jozef Cardinal Indazenly
Chi
U. S
Lrst
John G. Florian
Legation
U.S
Peter Kopesak
Amercan
Kopesak
Greensburg
Popcsak
U S Conciliators Break Philadelphia Transit Deadlock
Federal peacemakers in Philadelphia report progress after a day of talks ending a 24 hour transit strike that halted trolley bus and subway service. A spokesman for the Transport Co said negotiators and union leaders agreed to discuss issues point by point in harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ‘Transportation Co
U. S
C. I. O's Transport Workers' Union
AMG Jails Fines Defier of Reds
Berlin February 12 An American Military Government court sentenced Edward J Lada to seven months in jail, fined 70 dollars and expelled from Germany after being found guilty of illegal possession of an Army Identification card and jail breach. A Newark, New Jersey man aiding Ruth Riecke and their two year old daughter Nancy faced related charges of illegal entry into Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Germany
T. T. Marye
Lada
Ilegal
Army
Newark
N. J
Brunet
Ruth Riecke
Nancy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Air Secretary
Hue Wrong
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Pope Indorses
Cardinal Mindszenty
Nevy Colony
Baby
Corl
L.B. Cold Front
Sy Associated Press
New Mexico
State Department
Associated Press
U.N. of Mindszenty
Endre Marton
AMG
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!