Warren Retail Trade Expands In Ten Years
Warren County shows a substantial rise in retail and service activity from 1939 to 1948. Preliminary figures report 1949 county retail sales at 26.3 million and wholesale plus service gains, with 1,204 paid employees for weeks near mid November 1948. Lebanon leads in retail and service sales, with 10.9 million in 1949 and 405 workers, ahead of Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Lebanon
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Warren County
Wolesale
Franklin
Ohio
Washington, DC
Murderer Escapes From London Prison Farm
Escape of Clarence Beard 56 of Detroit from London Prison Farm was reported. Beard was checked into bed Saturday night and not missed until Sunday morning. Details of his record were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London, D
London
Clarence Beard
Detroit
W. V. Seaman
Beard
I Went Abroad Without Leaving Home By Charles Honce
A personal travel essay reflecting on visits to Canada and Mexico from the United States. The author extols cross border ease, currency tips, and affordable lodging, recounts experiences in Mexico City traffic, Taxco churches, Acapulco stays, and friendly locals. He notes practical travel advice, souvenirs, and humorous anecdotes from driving journeys and police encounters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Canada
Uncle Sam
Mexico City
New York
Dayton Prison Riot Quelled After On Duty Guards Fail
Dayton authorities quelled a short lived workhouse riot when 16 law enforcement officers from the Dayton Police Department the sheriff's office and the Highway Patrol arrived. About 310 prisoners serving misdemeanors refused to return to cells from the bullpen and yelled catcalls protesting solitary confinement for two inmates after a rule violation. Eleven ringleaders were placed in solitary after the disturbance ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Dayton Police Artment
Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
E. E. Ayersnan
Ayersman
Fleven
Rearranged Seats Could Reduce Plane Crash Losses
Air Force crash expert Maj. John Paul Stapp cites Edwards AFB sled tests showing rearward facing seats with sturdy backs and headrests, plus lap belts, could allow survival of up to 98 G decelerations and possible aircraft escape in crashes. He notes most crashes occur near airports during takeoffs and landings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Paul Stapp
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
Cal
Aero Medical Association
Stapp
Air Force
Fatal Wounding Near Cleveland Reported By Deputies
Paul A. Cartey of Hemlock Michigan died in Bay View Hospital after being shot in the side by another soldier. Lorain County deputies called the shooting in Cartey’s car last Thursday accidental. An 18 year old Cleveland man on furlough with Cartey from Fort Knox Kentucky said a pistol they were examining went off inadvertently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Paul A. Cartey
Hemlock
Mich
Bay View Hospital
Lorain County
Cartey
Carley
Ft. Knox
Fragmented OCR Note Describes Mental and Physical Strains
A garbled OCR fragment mentions fatigue headaches emotions and bodily sensations with scattered phrases about energy and tone. It references trauma like bladder pain and emotional strain and hints at varying states of health and mood without clear events or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Honce
U. S
Plough Handle
Nebraska
Gaspe Peninsula
U.S
Acapulco
China
England
Taxco
Mexico D. F
Monterrey
Montreal
Quebec
Pacific
St. John
New Brunswick
Toby
McDonald
Doulton
Ince
Carlota
Cuernavaca
North America
Ver
Hury
National Distillers Products Corp
N. Y
N.Y
America
Ford
Ross Motors, Inc
Middletown
14Th Diai
Miai- Si Eo
Idoletown
Mamaron
Cate Passee
Lys Mene
Bod Tao Loene
Ea Ve Dav
Bugle
Dom
John Ross
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!