Seek Aid In Tornado Area
Fargo reports a tornado killed ten people and left about 2,000 homeless, with six Munson children among the dead. Gerald Munson, away in a Bismarck hotel, learned his family had been wiped out. The Udahls perished with their young daughter Mary. A Fargo teacher began raising funds to buy shrouds for the six Munson children as the city works to recover. Mourning services set for Moorhead, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N.D
Gerald Munson
Munson
Bismarck
Theodore Udahl
Mary
Moorhead
Minn
Flood Danger Mounts in Italy Delta Regions
Floods threaten the Po river delta as cloud bursts and leaks tighten the danger. Levees dissolve under pressure with 12,000 acres already underwater in Ariano and 35,000 farmers evacuated. Crop damage exceeds 240000 dollars and may rise in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rovigo
Italy
Mississippi
Po di Gnocea
Porto Tolle
Alps
Adda
Sondrio
Ariano
Deadly Trough Blamed For Floods And Tornadoes
Weather experts blame a large misplaced trough in the high atmosphere for the spring floods and twisters hitting the Southwest Texas and Oklahoma hardest. The trough persisted into spring then moved north with the season. By May 1957 the U S logged 624 tornadic storms, Texas reporting 125, far exceeding five month totals from 1945 and 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Oklahoma
Fargo
N.C
United States
Iowa Senate ends session with missing teeth mystery
Iowa legislators wonder if they left the teeth out of a recent measure after a set of false teeth was found in the Senate chamber when the Legislature adjourned May 9. The teeth remain unclaimed and trigger a quirky post session tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
One Killed As Twister Hits Kansas
A severe weather outbreak across the Midwest left at least one person dead in Hutchinson Kansas where a tornado damaged homes and power lines. Strong winds toppled trees, sparked fires, and four turkey houses were demolished near Bellwood Nebraska. Flooding followed an inch and a half of rain as storms swept through Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin with unconfirmed twister damage reported in Glencoe Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Midwest
Nebraska
Kansas
Hutchinson
Kan
Steven Chlentoes
Chlentoes
Ted
Bellwood
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Glencoe
Minn
Omaha
Lincoln
Neh
Sioux City
Redwood Falls
Manneapolis
Wisconsin
Oshkosh garage offered to city for parking solution
Beck Motors Inc garage at 25 Algoma Blvd could provide immediate off street parking for about 75 cars with three floors and basement. Staub offered the $90,000 building to the city funded by parking meter reserves, noting expansion potential and a quick conversion to a ramp to aid Main Street merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Beck Motors Inc
Algoma Blvd
Philip F. Staub
H. §. Thorgrimsen
Staub
Main Street
End of Building Tieup Near as Strike Talks Progress
A three week carpenters strike from Fond du Lac to Marinette nears end after Friday talks between contractors associations and union carpenters. Merle Phalen announced a 50 cent three year package with 20 cent raise this year and 15 cents in each of the next two years, plus 15 cents for millwrights this year. Union reps will take the proposal to the Fox River Valley District Council for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters
Fond du Lac
Marinette
Contractors Associations
Merle Phalen
Contractors Committee
Fox River Valley
Phalen
Phasen
Fox River Valley Contractors
U S to Begin Shipping Jets To Korea
The United States plans to send F100 jet interceptors to South Korea starting Monday to counter North Korean air threats. The move, paired with an armistice breach by the Communists, signals modernization of U S forces in Korea and potential deployment of atomic-capable aircraft. North Korea's Kim Il Sung urged a conference on Korea and charged U S imperialists with arming for invasion. The plan includes reinforcing 150 U S Sabre jets already in Korea and comes as U N command doubts the armistice terms. A U S health alert reportsEastern Seaboard flu cases prompting full port and base monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
United States
South Korea
North Korea
Washington
Naval
U. N. Command
Atlantic
Pacific
Nua
Defense Department
Cee
Newport
Osan
R.J
U. N
Korea
China
Kim
Must List Of Bills Issued By Governor
Madison reports Republican legislators received a confidential list from Gov. Thomson detailing six must pass measures for the closing days of the session. The four page mimeographed list aligns with Thomson’s budget goals for the next biennium, aiming to balance without major tax increases while funding his program. Republicans seek to hold line on the 1957-59 budget with current income taxes and the 20 percent surtax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Thomson
Associated Press
Jeaders
US agrees to withdraw Japan forces from Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Nobushe Kōshi concluded a Washington visit with U.S. agreement on prompt withdrawal of remaining ground forces in Japan and a revised security pact granting Tokyo more say in air and naval unit use. The talks secured about 500 million dollars in loans and support, and U.S. pledge to consider Kishi's demand for a complete ban on H bomb tests in talks with the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nobushe Kōshi
Japan
U.S
Eisenhower
Kishi
United States
Tokyo
Soviet Union
International Monetary Fund
Export-Import Bank
Department of Agriculture
China
Reds
Hunt for Vessel Futile as Hoax Report Emerges
Coast Guardsmen spent eight hours searching the Gulf of Mexico for a sinking ship after a weak radio message identified as the El Rancho. The vessel later called from Galveston, Texas, saying it was not in trouble and had sent no distress signal. The Coast Guard labeled the report a hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexco
J. B Thomas
Coast Sufe
el Rancho
Eugene Island
Galveston
Tex
Move Only Routine Says Defense Chief
Seoul reports South Korea canceled all leaves for 700000 troops and placed forces on full alert amid fears of a Communist attack. Official statements framed the move as routine while unofficial sources linked it to broader Western defense modernization and a push to deter Red aggression from China and Korea. The border strain sparked mixed reactions in Asia with Pyongyang denouncing the decision while Seoul and allied allies hailed it as morale boosting and necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
All Korea
Kim Chong Kap Ae
U.S
China
Korea
U.S. Divisim
Syngman Rhee
Asia
Far East
America
Frontier Days land offices open at county fairs
Covered wagon land offices were scheduled for business today at Menominee Park and Winnebago County Fair Grounds as the land rush to fund the swimming pool enters its second week. Catholic War Veterans will sell deeds today at the softball tournament the horse show and on Oregon Street. Women's Division Chamber of Commerce takes over sales on Sunday at the same locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee Park
Winnebago Country Fair
Oregon Street
Chamber of Commerce
Benny Yooper’s rescue doctor bill sparks protests
A Long Island doctor faces national protests and anonymous threats after charging Benny Yooper’s parents 1500 for saving their 7 year old son from a 23 hour backyard well ordeal. Critics say the sum is unwarranted though some defend the physician for keeping oxygen ready and responding at all hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manorville
N.Y
Benny Yooper
Teir Son
Long Island
Joseph Kris
Kris
Benjamin Kent Hooper
American Medical Assn
Benny
U.S
William A. Purtell
R-Conn
John O. Pastore
D-Rt
Senate
Purtell
L. Nadewell
Dallas
Court Puts Off Recess to End Girard Tangle
The U S Supreme Court delayed its vacation to hear appeals in the Girard case amid an international dispute. Justice Douglas plans overseas travel, while other justices have conflicting schedules. briefs due by July 1 with five days for responses, and Girard remains confined in Japan awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Girard
William C. Douglas
Europe
Khyber Pass
Afghanistan
U.S
William S. Girard
Japan
Camp Whittington
Defense Department
MacGarraghy
Van Ryzin Guilty of First Degree Murder in Tacoma
A jury of seven men and five women convicted James A. Van Ryzin of first degree murder in the October 18 killing of Richard J. Remynse in Tacoma. The court will impose a life term without death, as the jury did not recommend the death sentence. Remynse’s wife and Van Ryzin’s parents reacted emotionally to the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
James A. van Ryzin
Appleton
Wis
Richard J. Remynse
van Ryzin
Frank Hale
Hale
Remynse
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. D
Twister
Turkey
Marshall
Minneapolis
South Carolina
Florida
Rockies
Plains
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Algoma Boulevard
Isiders
Greater
Norman Brunsdale
North da
Kota
North Dakota
Bay ‘Oun
Leroy Burney
Eastern Seaboard
Atlantic Coast -Naval
Defense
Pyongyang
Red Korea
Chung Kook Rok
Chung
United Mine Workers Union
John L. Lewis
John Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Labor and Public Welfare
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!