Film Star John Garfield Dies at 39 in Friend's Apartment
New YorkMay 21 AP John Garfield 39 renowned film and stage tough guy died of a heart ailment in the Gramercy Park apartment of actress Iris Whitney. He collapsed in the two room suite after staying overnight. Garfield rose to fame in Golden Boy and later starred in Body and Soul Gentleman's Agreement and Force of Evil. He denied ties to any subversive groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Garfield
Gramercy Park
Iris Whitney
Charles H. Nammack
Imedical Examiner
Garfield
John Barrett
Miss Whitney
Warwick
W. 34Th St
Whitney
House Committee On un-American Activities
Brooklyn
Julius Garfinkle
Angelo Patri
Patri
American National Theater and
Academy
Bells for Lakewood Cats Law Seeks Repeal
In Lakewood, Ohio, a 35 year old law requiring cats to wear bells has never been enforced. City law director Charles Ross asked the council to repeal it, noting cats cannot prowl legally without bells though the rule remains largely ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lakewood
Charles Ross
Kefauver Faces Tough California Start in Campaign
Senator Kefauver opened a final drive for California delegates with a Long Beach speech planned after a show of White House support for Brown’s delegate slate. Brown accused of stop Kefauver move. Roosevelt endorsement triggers intra party clash as Kefauver plans events at the Wilton Hotel and Municipal Auditorium with local figures guiding the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes Kefauver
California
Long Beach
Washington
Atty
Edmund G. Brown
Truman
Brown
Kefauver
White House
Los Angeles
Arizona
James Roosevelt
E. George Luckey
Roosevelt
Fie
Wilton
Merrill Lillie
Rolland Truman
Municipal Auditorium
L. A. Pipkin
Drinking Pal of Pair Held on Suspicion
Los Angeles May 21 CAP A young laboratory technician was booked on suspicion of attempted murder after two Marines were poisoned in his apartment by a hangover remedy he gave them Police said Richard McAlister 22 Pte Keith Loran 22 and Pte Loren Ticknor both of Camp Pendleton Calif became critically ill in McAlister s apartment Lt Carl Lee of police homicide detail said McAlister told him he had taken the drug di chloride or mercury for hangovers He admitted the Marines and their companion Pvt Billie Tucker to his apartment for drinks after meeting them in a bar The officer said McAlister gave the two ill Marines capsules from a bottle marked poison The bottle contained bichloride of mercury ordinarily used in cleaning surgical instruments The marines were treated here and then transferred to Carona Naval Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Richard McAlister
Keith Loran
Loren Ticknor
Camp Pendleton
Calif
McAlister
Carl Lee
Lee
Pvt
Billie Tucker
Carona Naval Hospital
Eisenhower Receives France’s Medaille Militaire in Paris Farewell
Thousands lined the route to Les Invalides as Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower received France’s Medaille Militaire from Premier Antoine Pinay in a farewell ceremony. He was later named an honorary citizen of Louveciennes and placed a wreath on the Unknown Soldier tomb at Arc de Triomphe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Medaille Militaire
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Napoleon
Europe
Antoine Pinay
Les Invalides
Win‘ston Churchill
Eisenhower
Lou
Pinay
Atomic expert halts test device at Yucca Flats
Dr. Jack C. Clark, 49, deputy director at Los Alamos and head of AEC test series, said sweat poured as he pushed the timing button on an atomic device at Yucca Flats. The device failed to explode yesterday, marking the second such incident in his career with similar electrical circuit problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Jack C. Clark
Los Alamos, N. M. Laboratories
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flats
Clark
Ohio restaurants press ban on potatoes amid black market
The Ohio State Restaurant Association urged 2300 members to remove potatoes from menus to curb the black market. Executive VP Robert R. Williams said purchases would violate the law, and a menu notice declared the item unavailable, calling the black market situation un-American and urging households to help crack it. Williams called the potato shortage in Ohio terrible and noted many complaints from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Restaurant Association Today
Robert R. Williams
OSRA
Williams
Jams
Koje Island Prison Riot Turns Deadly Night
At Koje Island Camp 76 a U N guard shot and killed a Chinese war prisoner amid a new unrest. Brig Gen Haydon Boatner said the guard acted after a threatening gesture. authorities hold the guard for investigation as U N troops restore order. Eleven Chinese were questioned and 12 funeral flowers were laid on the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
U. S
Koje Island
Hbrig- Gen
Haydon L. Boatmer
Koje
Boatner
U. N
Prisoner of War
Boamer
Page
Weather Tonight and Tomorrow Forecast Card
Night and morning low clouds and local fog. Generally sunny after mid forenoons with rising temperatures. Cooler early, developing warmth by afternoon as sun breaks through. Light winds persist with variable cloudiness diminishing into afternoon.
Ben Hay Frolic Injured in Crash
REDDING May 21 Twenty five women on a gay hayride were injured when an automobile hit their wagon and horses bolted. One victim, Hazel Schaefer, a divorcee and mother of two, was reported in critical condition. The accident occurred along Bechelli Lane six miles south of Redding. Kenneth Lee Knighten, 17, drove the car but was not held responsible because the wagon lacked lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Hazel Schaefer
Bechelli
Highway Patrol
Kenneth Lee Knighten
Classifieds and notices span multiple pages in the local section
The reader is directed to find items across Beach Combing, Boyle, Bridge, Camics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and Television, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, Tides Temperatures, and Women's Activities pages with page coordinates listed for each feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
Camics
Reds Raise Riot At Pusan Used To Attack UN Repudiation
PANMUNJOM Korea May 21 The Red truce delegation seized on the Pusan prison riot to attack the United Nations great hoax of voluntary repatriation North Korean Lt Gen Nam 1 senior Communist delegate filed a serious protest over the killing of a Red prisoner during the uprisings Eighty five other prisoners and one Allied guard injured Nam said UN murder was involved and demanded unequivocal action American troops armed with night sticks used concussion grenades to restore order Vice Admiral C Turner Joy UN delegate called Nam charges crass and unfounded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
Red Truce
Pusan
United Nations
Nam 1
Nam
Amon
C. Turner Joy
Crass
U N Prison Camps Fall to Red Fanatics Says Ridgway
Sen Bridges quotes Gen Ridgway that fanatical Communists in United Nations prisoner camps commit atrocities and terror. Bodies found and red flags and own phone lines reported. He fears little chance for cease fire and world peace amid Korea truce talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Bridges
R.N. H
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
Bridges
Ridgway
U.N
Far East
Koje Island
Korea
Ridgway Delays Departure to Paris by Two Days
General Matthew Ridgway revises plans and will fly to Paris on Monday instead of Saturday. The Defense Department says the delay allows extra time at United Nations headquarters in New York before departing for his European command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Matthew Ridgway
Paris
Defense Department
Ridgway
United Nations
New York
Acheson Hopeful on German Pact
Secretary of State Acheson said he hopes plans to unite West Germany with western Europe will be completed soon with only a few controversial points left. He will discuss peace terms and Europe defense integration with Eden and Schuman after word of the agreement, and noted UK Egypt and Tunisia issues may arise. He praised President Quirino for alerting the Philippines to Communist dangers in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
West Germany
Western Europe
Europe
Eden
Schuman
Britain
Egypt
Tunisia
Seven of ’Em Monkey Business High Over Pacific
A Pan American Clipper pilot 600 miles offshore spotted a scrawny tail and grabbed at a macaque that jumped from a baggage area. The macaque was one of 100 shipped from Bangkok to be unloaded in San Francisco. The flight carried 57 passengers and six other monkeys were found loose before the crew recaged them after two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific
Robert F. Setterfield
Palo Alto
Bangkok
Luxury Ship to Sail for L A Maybe
Independent Marine Cooks and Stewards Union urges members to sign aboard the luxury liner Lurline for Los Angeles after a jurisdictional dispute with the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific led to the previous cancellation of a Honolulu departure. The Ninth Circuit weighs NLRB contract ruling. union says crew should sail even if SUP demands the waiter Reino Hejas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Marine
Sigw
Lurline
Los Angeles
MCS
AFL Sailors Union
Pa ‘Ile
AFL
Here
Honolulu
U.S. Cawt of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ibrown
Throngs
Gen
Ike
the Invalides
Richard Applegate
Compound 76
Redpenton Lnd
Ben Hay
Sen
Russell
Roje
Solons
L. A
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!