Soviet Police Barred From Berlin Sectors Amid Tensions
American and British MPs blocked two Russian forays into western Berlin sectors as Soviet police and German auxiliaries attempted arrests. In Frankfurt 20,000 workers protested rising costs, attacking an American soldier after overturning a jeep. Russian influence strained city government with a split to favor communists, while food control offices were expelled from City Hall. Russian zones report crop thefts and dairy rackets as punitive measures deepen shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kreuzberg
Potsedamer Platz
Frankfurt
Trade Union Federation
anti-Comunist
Germany
Saxony
Mecklenberg
Babe Ruth Remains Critical as Health Fades
Babe Ruth, 53, at Memorial Hospital, shows slight rally but remains in critical condition from pulmonary complications linked to a two year illness. Bulletin notes pulse stronger yet overall status unchanged. family and friend Paul Carey allowed in Ruth's room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Babe Ruth
Memorial Hospital
Hayes Martin
Memorial Hospital Center For Cancer and Allied
Babe
Paul Carey
The
Babe Ruth Foundation
Ruth
Polite Bandit Gang Robs Havana Bank In Broad Daylight
Cuban police pursue a group described as eight to ten men in police uniforms who looted the Royal Bank of Canada in midtown Havana after 3 pm. They allegedly stole about 562000 in cash including U S dollars and Cuban pesos, with 365000 from the vault and the rest from the cashier’s window. No shots were fired and insurer covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Royal Bank of Canada
U. S
Council presses governor to remove Pomeroy mayor
The Pomeroy Village Council majority asks Gov. Thomas J. Herbert to remove Mayor Delmar A. Canaday. They allege malfeasance nonfeasance and misfeasance and say he approved hundreds of dollars in purchases without council approval and withheld information. The letter accuses him of using court methods contrary to Ohio law and threats to council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Thomas J. Herbert
Delmar A. Canaday
Pomeroy Village
Canaday
Ohio
Daniels Faces More Charges in Ohio Slayings
Robert M. Daniels 22 of Columbus faces two more first degree murder counts from a Seneca County grand jury for the July 22 shooting of James J. Smith and Orville Taylor near Tiffin while eluding police. He already faces six murders and awaits trial for three Richmond County killings. John West died in the Van Wert capture. The Mansfield reformatory farm superintendent and his two relatives were the Richmond County victims. Further action on indictments rests until Mansfield trial ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Robert M. Daniels
Columbus
Richland County
Daniels
Seneca County
Grand Jury
James J. Smith
Near Tiffin
Orville Taylor
Niles
Mich
Smith
Taylor
John West
West
van Wert
Richmond County
John E. Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory
Niebel
Mansfield
Mystery Marks Death Of Woman Lover Retracts Confession
Huntington man Verlin E. Adkins faced questioning in the death of Mrs. Birdie Gillette 34 found in her apartment. He claimed an intimate relationship and said a note was left but did not admit to killing her. Coroners pursued natural causes and poison tests while awaiting verdicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercll H. Gartin
Huntington
Adkins
Mrs. Gillette
Hittman
Birdie Gillette
Birdie
Wayne County
Lyman A. Adair
Farmers Use the Want Ads Sell Unit of Farm Equipment
Farmers read the want ads and learn a complete farm equipment bundle will be sold as a unit. Included are a H Farmall tractor with hydraulic lift, McCormick single row corn picker, winter front, Carter loader, Dunham 7 ft tandem disc, rubber tired wagon. Ralph Miller, Dix Ad. Dial 2-6984. Journal Want Ad Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Farmall
McCormick
Carter
Dunham
Ralph Miller
Dix Ad
Dial
Tobin Chosen Labor Chief Aids Truman in November Drive
President Truman named Maurice J. Tobin as secretary of labor to mobilize union voters in November. Tobin, former Massachusetts governor, opposed Taft Hartley but will support labor reforms. The move comes as Thurmond and Wright attack Truman civil rights programs, while Dewey and GOP leaders criticize administration policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Democratic Party
Maurice J. Tobin
Tobin
Massachusetts
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
New
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Houston
Thurmond
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
National Democratic Party
Alabama
Thurmond - Wright
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Young Republican National Federation
Albany
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Canton Murder Solved as Ex-Employee Confesses
Police in Canton say they solved a 60 year old watchman murder. Howard E. Payton 29 former Peter Pan Dry Cleaners employee confessed slaying Clyde Engle with a pipe last Saturday night. Payton charged with first degree murder. A scrap of paper from Engle’s body and $772 stolen in the robbery tied Payton to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, O
William B. Harrison
Howard E. Payton
a_ dry cleaning
Clyde Engle
Payton
Peter Pan Dry Cleaners and Dyers Company
Engle
Harrison
Inventor George R. Hunt Dies at 54
Akron AP reports engineer George R. Hunt 54 died in a local hospital yesterday. Hunt was famed for inventing a mechanical chicken picker and gaining wide recognition for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, C
George R. Hunt
Spy Witness Faces Perjury Charges by Investigating Group
Washington AP report says House Un American Activities Committee moves to prosecute witness perjury. Chairman Thomas states Michael Samarin and his wife will be questioned in Washington in executive session. George Fay, US attorney for DC, has a transcript from the espionage ring hearings. Mundt subcommittee planned to question the Samarins in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
New York
George Morris Fay
United States
District of Columbia
Fay
Justice Department
Samarins
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Samarin
Munat
Moscow
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Justice Dickstein
Yakov M. Lomakin
R-Nj
House Committee
New York Area
House
Charles Kramer
Abraham George Silverman
Michael Iwvanovitch
Russia
Local Suspects Face Shooting Charges In Newport Ky Today
Two Middletown men Irvin Turvey and Raymond White face armed robbery charges in Newport Kentucky after arrest in Charlotte North Carolina. Romaine Knight a Covington woman disputed she acted as fingerwoman and said White had named her. Knight identified the suspects from police photos and aided their arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Middletown
Irvin Turvey
Vanderveer St
Raymond L. White
First Ave
Charlotte
N. C
Romaine Knight
Covington
Ilinois
Avery L. Hack
Turvey
White
Knight
Hack
Yorkshire Club
Labor Storm Center In Dayton To Face Washington Hearing
Lou Kaplan CIO field representative and storm center of the Univis Lens Company strike is ordered to appear in Washington before a House subcommittee. The Dayton hearing featured heated exchanges with Rep. Clare Hoffman with accusations and counter accusations about communism and the Ku Klux Klan. Kaplan testified previously last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Storm Center
Dayton
Washington
Lou Kaplan
Cio-New
Storm Center
Univis Lens Company
Kaplan
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Ku Klux Klan
Bund
House
Five Die As Plane Crashes Flourish Across Globe
AP reports five deaths in a series of crashes amid fires and missing planes. An Air Force craft from Topeka base burned after takeoff killing five and injuring two. A Transcanada jet burned on landing at Sydney Nova Scotia, eleven passengers and six crew escaped. A Navy Privateer and two aircraft remain missing near Guam and in Canada’s Arctic region with names Miss Oldenburg and W B Murray among those unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Globe
Kansas
Air Force
Topeka
Transcanada Air Lines
Sydney
N. S
Navy
Guam
Canada
Northland
Edmonton
Alta
Bathhurst Inlet
Arctic Circle
W. B. Murray
Washington, D. C
Wallace Petitions 58 Per Cent Invalid
Stark County board rejects 58 percent of Wallace for President nomination signatures as invalid. Of 2061 names, 850 accepted as valid, others deemed nonresidents. Seneca County officials report 35 invalid and 180 valid signatures on Wallace petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Stark County Board of Elections
Seneca County Election
Russia blocks move to produce teacher for questioning
Russia blocked a New York court order to produce Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina for questioning by congressional spies. A second teacher, Michael Samarin, arrived in Washington for House Un-American Activities Committee probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia Today
New York City
Congressional
New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alexander S. Panyushkin
State Department
New York State
West Envoys Speak With Molotov In Moscow Talks
American, British and French ambassadors, led by Walter B. Smith, met Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov at the Kremlin for the fourth time in two weeks as Western powers seek Berlin crisis resolution. A London informant hinted Stalin may intervene if talks fail. Smith declined comment, saying he would hold a no comment statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kremlin
Vyacheslav Molotov
U. S
Walter B. Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
Molotov
Berlin
Europe
London
Stalin
Smith
Salem Executive Flies to Scotland
Samuel F. Keener of Salem Ohio lands in Prestwick Scotland after a transatlantic DC-3 flight from Canton Akron via Keflavik Iceland. The 60 year old steel maker, on his 53rd crossing, plans to fly to London to meet Chancellor Cripps and British steel firms to offer advice on boosting steel production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestwick
Scotland
Samuel F. Keener
Salem
Canton-Akron
O. Airort
Keflavik
Iceland
Atlantic
Ohio
Keener
London
Stafford Cripps
British Steel
America wins yachting titles and rings semifinalists in London
American sailors dominate Torquay Bay earning two yachting class wins and two fighters reach boxing semifinals. Llanoria and Hilarius top their divisions while Wallace Smith and Horace Herging advance in the ring after defeating Edward Johnson and Jay Lambert in the day’s heavy action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Uncle Sam
Torquay Bay
Hilarius
United States
Wallace Smith
Cincinnati
Horace Herging
St. Petersburg
Fla
U. S
Edward Johnson
Kansas City
Jay Lambert
West Jordan
Utah
Fall Of Crop Prices May Hold Line Against Further Inflation
New York AP reports farm prices have fallen below February lows with bountiful crops, signaling inflation may ease. Livestock remains costly, keeping meat prices high for months. Analysts note steel billets and other industrials rose, while grains and textiles stay near February lows and January highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Richard Kasischke
John D. Anderson
Lower Circle
Pima County
Arist
Guy L. Rockefeller, Jr
Upper Circle
Tucson
Aris
Anderson
Labor
Wallace
Aids Red Consul
Dewey
Kramer
Silverman
Miss Bentley
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Une
Zot
Salem Executive
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!