Two Girls With One Pair Of Hands Share Hope For Future
Browerville, Tenn. Jan 9. Phyllis Detweijller 12 of Willoughby Ohio visits Betty Lou Marbury at a Bethel Lou Marbury home near here. Both girls have had their right hands amputated to halt a malignant lesson. Phyllis urges Betty to be independent and do tasks herself. Betty, left handed, has struggled since September. Phyllis came after Betty's national plea for prayers drew 10 000 letters. Phyllis flies to Memphis after the visit and plans a tour before returning home tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tenn
Phyllis Detweijller
Willoughby
Ohio
Betty Lou Marbury
Here
Betty
Phyllss
Phyllis
Tennessee
Lake County News-Herald
Memphis
Watkins Overton
Wilson E. Crosier
Wil,roughby
State Closes Case Against Fred Stroble
Los Angeles dispatch reports the prosecution rested with a sound recording of Stroble saying he deserved to die for the sex slaying of 6 year old Linda Joyce Ghucolt. He gasped as the recorder captured his reply that a man who kills a child should die, and he affirmed punishment on this side before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Linda Joyce Ghucolt
Stroble
Atty
Fred Henderson
Reno Man Fatally Hit While Flagging Traffic
SAN DIEGO Jan 9 A Reno Nev man identified as J S Ginocchio was flagging traffic after a minor accident when he was struck by a car and fatally injured just north of the city according to highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Reno
Nev
Here
Highway Patrol
J. S. Ginocchio
Isbrandtsen Vessel Hit 30 or 40 Times in Shanghai Run
The Isbrandtsen Line freighter Flying Arrow was shelled 30 to 40 times by a Chinese Nationalist gunboat near the Yangtze River entrance to Shanghai. All 43 crew and 12 passengers survived as fires were fought and cargo jettisoned. a U.S. protest was anticipated and some crew signed off in Hong Kong while others remained aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Arrow
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Associated Press
Wayne Richardson
Hong Kong
David Jones
Chicago
Richardson
Jones
U. S. State Department
Taipei
Formosa
Wiling
Black Swan
State Department
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
47000 Miners Strike in Five Rich Coal States
Pittsburgh Jan 5 More than 47000 soft coal miners struck today in five of the nation s richest coal states in the second big stoppage in two weeks by United Mine Workers. Mines in Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Alabama shut down while several steel company pits ceased operation. UMW President John L Lewis urged three day work weeks and accused Taft and the NLRB of aims to oppress miners. Officials offered few details on immediate labor action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United Mine Worker
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Alabama
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Du.m. W
Pitt Consol
U. S. Steel and Republic Steel Corporation
Steel Company
John ©. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Sen. Taft
Taft
Truman
Robert Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Tong
Derelict Mine Blast Injures 40 in Japan
A derelict mine exploded at Koshino Village on the Japan Sea injuring 40 people and wrecking 37 homes while badly damaging 98 more. The western Honshu village was buried under snow, increasing hardship for the homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPA
Koshino
Japan Sea Iront
Honshu
Flood Threat Grows as Wabash Levees Collapse Near Vincennes
The Wabash River threatens Indiana flood areas after the Niblack levee near Vincennes failed Sunday night, flooding 16 000 acres and prompting evacuations. Upstream Graysville levee fears drive residents to safety 30 miles away. Soldiers and volunteers bolster sea walls with sandbags as cold New England snaps tests others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Indiana
Niblack Levee
Vincennes
Ind
Graysville
Vin Cennes
New England
Tenn
Memphis
Old Town
Albany
N. C
South Carolina
Columbia
Minnesota
North Dakota
Jamestown
N. D
Bismarck
Duluth Minn
Hiss Perjury Trial Delayed By Juror Illness
New York January 9 The second perjury trial of Alger Hiss former high State Department official was adjourned until tomorrow due to a juror's illness as the court noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
New Cold Wave Ahead After Rain Clears Skies
Rain washed skies clean and a new cold snap is forecast with temperatures dropping tonight. Long Beach recorded 42, citrus areas near 26, and a sea of water stalled traffic amid gusty winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Citrus
Everyone's Part of U.S. Costs Will Be $282
President Truman outlined a government cost share averaging 282.17 dollars for the 12 months starting July 1, based on a U.S. population around 150.4 million. The figure compares with 287.87 dollars for the prior year, and traces back to earlier totals such as 101.14 dollars for the year ending June 30, 1941, when the population was far smaller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Pearl Harbor
Truman asks Congress to approve 42.439 billion spending for new year
President Truman urged Congress to authorize a 42.439 billion dollar spending program for the fiscal year starting July 1. The plan would borrow about 5.133 billion unless taxes rise, drawing criticism from Taft and McClellan while some lawmakers doubt large cuts are feasible in an election year. The package, sent as a 27,000 word message with tables, signals continued debate over budget policy and wartime debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
Truman
Congress
Capitol
Taft
R.ohia
Sen. McClellan
D.-Ark
McClellan
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
House
Sen. Aiken
R.-Vt
State of the Union
Hope Gag Man Injured in Crash
Hollywood report says Bob Hope and gag writer Fred Williams were injured when their car skidded on a wet Box Springs grade and overturned in a rainstorm. They were thrown clear, walked to the highway, then taken to Riverside Community Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Hollywood
Bob
Fred Williams
Palm Springs
Box Springs
Riverside Community Hospital
Inadequately Clad Woman Fugitive Freezes Feet
San Bernardino January 9 Mrs Marjorie Regalado 30 Los Angeles fled from a cabin near Crestline during a 12 degree storm. She wandered barefoot in eight inches of snow for three hours before being found unconscious by a state patrolman and hospitalized with likely foot amputation. A man accomplice fled. deputies pursued but lost the trail. Regalado held on burglary investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Marjorie Regalado
Los Angeles
Joe Sutton
Devil Canyon
Crestline
Chase Bank in Orient Held Up
Hong Kong reporters say six or seven Chinese gunmen robbed the Hong Kong branch of Chase National Bank within ten minutes. The loss included 195,000 Hong Kong dollars about 30,000 dollars in U. S. currency and 3,000 dollars in U. S. funds. Frank A. Howard, manager, confirmed the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Chase National Bank
Frank A. Howard
U.S
President's budget asks billion for European arms
President's budget outlines billions for European arms program. California projects listed, with millions allocated, in the same page A-2 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phyllis Detweiller
Betty Lou
Isbrandtsen
Japan
Gulf of Alaska
Vatalina
Edison Co
Lakewood Blvd
South St
Santa Cruz St
Golden Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
American Ave
Lake Arrowhead
Big Bear
Angeles Crest Hwys
Angeles Crest Hwy
Sierras
iModesto
Turlock
San Francisco
Moccasin Creek
Modesto
Avanciated Press
By Charles Molony
Chase Bank
Orient
Washington, D. C
Express Optinmisen
Boyle
Conasta
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!