California under siege as 1000 battle fires rage
More than 1,000 men fought five major fires across California amid tinder dry brush. Lightning spurred dozens of spot fires in Monterey and neighboring counties while San Gorgonio near Banning endangered the California Electric Power Company plant. Huge blazes in Mendocino and Carmel valleys, plus Ukiah Cow Mountain area, strained resources with hundreds of firefighters, inmates, and air force engineers combating fires spanning thousands of acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Monterey
San Gorgonio Mountains
California Electric Power Company
Banning
Pillsbury Basin
Mendocino National Forest
Air Force
Camp Beale
Carmel Valley
San Quentin
San Benito
Monterey County
Pinnacles National Monument
Cow Mountain
Ukiah
Streamliner by Stella White
A home care note explains foggy furniture from damp air can be removed by washing and waxing. Use a vinegar water solution one tablespoon vinegar to one cup water, wring dry, wipe lightly, then polish with a dry cloth. Copyright 1951 Field Enterprises.
Award For War Dead Kin Honors Widows And Parents
Arizona veteran official James Murphy announced a gold lapel button program for next of kin of World War I World War II and Korean conflict dead. Applicants contact the appropriate service department in Washington DC, or Murphy’s office in the state capitol, for verification and free delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murphy
Arizona
Department of the Army, Navy
Air Force
Washington
D. C
Murphy
State Capitol
Maniac Sought In Brutal Bludgeoning Of Nurse
Ann Arbor police hunted a suspected killer after Pauline Campbell 34 was bludgeoned to death on a tree lit street near University of Michigan dorms. A second nurse Shirley Mackley 22 was also attacked nearby as fear spread among women walking home together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pauline Campbell
University of Michigan
Claude Damron
Barbara Ferguson
Miss Campbell
Shirley Mackley
Blood Donations Needed to Replenish Depleted Stockpile
The Defense Department said it requires 300000 pints of blood monthly until July to rebuild a stockpile gravely depleted by dwindling donations. The appeal was released from Washington on September 17 by the AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Peach tree moved across America before English and French settlement
A short note describes the peach tree traveling across the continent prior to European settlement, highlighting its use by Indigenous peoples as it spread through Native American regions and trading routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ten Romania spies sentenced by military court
In Bucharest on September 17 a military court sentenced ten men to prison terms from 10 years to life for espionage for the Vatican and Western governments. Among the defendants are Catholic Bishop Augustin Pacha and Rev. Josef Schubert, both given life terms or harsh confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Romania
Vatican
Augustin Pacha
Josef Schubert
Schubert
Pietro Ernesto Gatti
Josef Waltner
Lion Heber
Petri Tota
Luke Pilot's Skill Saves Residences
Sacrament o Calif sept 17 AP thankful residents credit the skill of air force captain James Adams 29 Bloomington Ill and his three man crew for saving homes in a crash landing of a crippled two engine B 26 bomber The craft nosed into an open field after takeoff from McClellan AFB to Travis Field AFB both planes from Luke AFB Phoenix Ariz Also aboard were Capt Doyle Price 29 co pilot Sikeston Mo Technical Sgt Calvin M Beylie 27 El Monte Calif and Pfc Sylvester Byrd 29 Luke AFB a passenger Byrd wife resides in Luke housing and was en route to Camp Stoneman Calif where he was transferred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Air Force
James Adams
Bloomington
Ill
McClellan Air Force Base
Travis Field Air Force Base
Luke Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
Doyle Price
Sikeston
Calvin M. Beylie
el Monte
Sylvester Byrd
Luke Afb
Byrd
Luke
Camp Stoneman
Judge Denies Move To Put 18 In Jail Brooklyn Police Graft Case
Kings County Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz denied a motion to jail without bond the 18 defendants in the Brooklyn police graft trial. The suspended or retired officers, from patrolman to inspector, faced accusations of protecting a $20 million bookie operation led by Harry Gross, with a $1 million annual payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kings County
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Brooklyn
Harry Gross
Parade Through Downtown to Promote Airborne Volunteers
Lake Greenway Post No 1 American Legion stages an 8 PM parade in downtown Phoenix marching from the main Post Office to Van Buren then First Avenue and Monroe, before two concerts at the county courthouse lawn and Federal Building park. A 20 minute film on the 82nd Airborne Division follows the concerts for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Lake Greenway
American Legion
Arizona
van Buren
First Ave
Monroe
Federal Building
Washington
82Nd Airborne Division
Federal Building Park
Ike To See Maneuvers Near East German Troops
Gen Dwight Eisenhower arrived in Hannover Germany to observe Atlantic Pact troops from seven nations in maneuvers near Russian forces in East Germany. The visit highlights Cold War tensions as NATO allies train close to the Soviet bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannover
Germany
Dwight Isenhower
East Germany
Soviets Deplore Iowa Farmers Lot
Des Moines report notes Senator Benton reading Soviet encyclopedia excerpts about Iowa describing large capitalist farms, heavy farmer debts, and debts exceeding half the farm value. The item characterizes Iowa farming as debt laden and bank dependent, reflecting Soviet critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Benton
Conn
Iowa
Middle West
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press
Stella White
Field Enterprises, Inc
Prostate
7Th Ave
7Th Avenue
Dick Steinman
Money Store
1St Ave
Western Auto
Little Loans Corp
N. 1St Ave
Mesa
Ed Vetter
Main St
Adelbert Borosh
Solana
Second Street
N Tmg
Ike
the Phoenix
Charles Bloom
Diamond's
Cresent Nylon
Priscillas
DuPont
Diamond’s
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!