Spirit of Fiesta Hinges On Royal Arrival In San Antonio
Reigning Spirit of Fiesta, King Antonio XXIV, returns to San Antonio after five years away. Crowds gather along the river at 7 p.m. as a procession of former kings leads to enthronement at the river theater and a ceremonial key presentation by Mayor Gus Manermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Antonio XXIV
The
Alamo
Texas
Antonio Teats
Perry
Shankle
Aude
Antonio
Arneson River
Gus Manermann
Oltworld
Chili Plaza
America
Daughters of the Texas Trail Drivers
Army-Navy Y. M
Municipal Auditorium
Sign Worker Electrocuted in Kansas City Hotel Neon Sign
An employee of the Star Cup Sign Company was electrocuted while working on a large neon sign atop the Phillips Hotel in Kansas City. The accident occurred this morning and details are sparse, but authorities are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
INS
Star Cup
Phillips Hotel
Kansas
Fiesta Program Highlights Fort San Houston Events
A fragmented schedule lists a Monday pilgrimage to the Alii and a Tuesday review of army camps at Fort San Houston. Also noted are a Tuesday flower show at Wornday hub RT and a Wednesday event titled Brattle of Flowers at Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treview
Army Tecnps
Fort San. Houston
Woman's Club
Municipal Auditorium
Deathbed Reunion as Soldier Dies Weeks After Arrival
A British GI bride sped by air to reach her husband at Camp Kilmer where Tech Sergeant Orvin Grigsby, 34, died of tuberculosis shortly after his wife arrived at LaGuardia. He will be buried with military honors in Fortuna California. Grigsby served 42 months overseas, and his wife was with him for a brief deathbed reunion before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadip Kilmer
Anril
INS
Fortuna
Calif
Orvin Grigsby
Camp Kilmer Post Hospital
New York
la Guardia
Prison Mob Seizes Jail in Milan Riot
A mob of about 2500 rioting prisoners armed with light machine guns and grenades seized control of Vittore jail in Milan. Ten guards were taken hostage as the revolt began yesterday. Cardinal Schuster was asked to mediate. Police and army surrounded the jail. about 20 people were wounded. Many inmates face political charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Vittore
Alfred Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster
Fires Hit Chicago In Several Blazes Overnight
Chicago incidents spread across three sections. Fires drew a sixth of the city’s fire equipment into action, the most since the 1944 stockyards blaze. Officials warned that another major fire could endanger the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stockyards
Army Uses Noodle to Ease Food Shortage
Seoul April 22 3 Use Rbe noodle is a practical pun to the U S military government. Five noodle plants opened in five weeks to substitute for rice and other rains. Plants produced about 65000 pounds of needs to be marketed soon. Col Carroll of Pittsburgh Pa military govern head food administrator said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
U. S
Col. Carroll
Pittsburgh
Missing aviator Mollison pursued by R A F search
April 1971London reports the Royal Air Force opened a search for James Mollison the noted British aviator missing on a flight from Cairo to Karachi He had completed a solo ocean crossing in 1932 and was due in Karachi on Saturday He was flying a light monoplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Mollison
Cairo
Karachi
India
North Atlantic
Europe
U. S
Nazism Surfaces in Switzerland amid Hidden Groups and Threats
Swiss authorities warn of rising Nazi minded groups operating across Switzerland under the banner of anti communism. The Netz of 165 released or resurfaced sympathizers are linked to camouflaged German firms. The Essen Interesse Gemeinschaft plan monopolize Swiss imports and exports. In Japan the submarine 1 155 sunk in Bungo channel by British Sutlej.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
INS
Switzerland
Titer
Hitler
Berlin
Lme
Wazi
Uireat
Born
Interessengemeinschaft 13
Ors
Kure
Japan
Bungo Channel
Warship Speeds Truman to Tests
President Truman boarded the 45 000 ton aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hampton Roads to observe the navy s first large scale postwar maneuvers. He transferred from the Williamsburg to the carrier and will witness exercises off the Virginia Capes before returning to Hampton Roads for a five day rest cruise on Chesapeake Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Truman
Hampton Roads
INS
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Williamsburg
Virginia Capes
Washington
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
U.S
West Indies
Premier Kijuro Shidehara and Cabinet Resign in Japan
In Tokyo on April 22 Premier Kijuro Shidehara and his cabinet resigned under pressure as parties failed to form a majority after elections. Emperor Hirohito accepted the resignation, and Shidehara agreed to stay until his successor is named. The Progressive Party pushed the dissolution, citing a do nothing cabinet and livelihood woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
AIE
Shidehara
Wataru Narashi
Ma Tashi
Japan
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Shigeru Yashida
MacArthur
Supreme Headquarters
Progressive Party
Progressives
Assassination Plot Exposed Against Rhee in Korea
Police report a Korean group plotted to assassinate Dr. Syngman Rhee during a speaking engagement and to organize an ally-sponsored army. Seven Koreans were arrested at Taes on April 15, with two admitting the assassination plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Taes
Rhee
Explanation of Strafing Asked
CHUNGKING April 22. General Marshall sought an explanation of Communist charges that two American planes strafed Communist troops in Manchuria last week. Marshall and Cheu En Lai discussed the issue, with Cheu promising a full investigation by Chinese Communist authorities. The Communists alleged the attack near Szepingkai involved a large plane and a smaller craft said to be shot down with a soldier aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
INS
Cien
George C. Marshall
Manchuria
Marshall
Bente
Ungking
Cheu En-lai
Cheu
Szepingkai
Alvan
Gillemay
China
Fatid
Westea
Szepingkail
More POWs Poisoned. New Illness Toll Rises at Nuernberg Stalag
NUERNBERG April 22 Two hundred eighty three prisoners at Stalag 13 near Nuernberg showed arsenic poisoning since last Monday raising the count as US authorities report no deaths yet. Four arsenic bottles found under a bakery floor supplying bread to a prisoner regiment. HOOVER IN INDIA Herbert Hoover arrives in Karachi continuing tour as special investigator on food conditions after Baghdad flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuernberg
U. S
S.S
Stalag 13
Hoovet
India
Karachi
INS
Herbert Hoover
Baghdad
Iraq
Rape
Asia
Trains Collide Killing Two, Hundreds Hurt in New Haven Crash
In Roadville two New Haven passenger trains collided head on injuring about 200 people and killing two crew members Norman Goodwin and William Bean. Officials said one train ran a stop signal and an investigation began. Elsewhere W Averell Harriman arrived in London as the new U.S. ambassador to the court of James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Haven Railroad
Roadville
Norman Goodwin
William E. Bean
U.S
Ervoy
London
W. Averell Harriman
James
Co Day
John Winant
Cape Cod Forest Fire Threat Eases After 11 Mile Front
Cape Cod firefront from Saindwich to Barnstable tightens as Governor Tobin leads 3000 firefighters in an all night push. The blaze scorched about 160 miles of land, destroyed homes, with timber and property losses in the millions. Other fires across the state also under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saindwich
Mass
Cape Cod
Maurie J. Tobin
Barnstable
Jet Cracks Record on New York to D C Flight Time
The Army set a speed record with a P80 Shooting Star flight from LaGuardia to National Airport in 29 minutes 15 seconds at an average 456 mph. Captain Marthy L. Smith of Kid Jarre Missouri piloted the jet on the Washington test trip described as a day in a suburban setting near New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
New York
LaGuardia Field
National Airport
Marthy L. Smith
Kid- Jarre
Jap Cannibals Raiding Villages in Luzon
Manila April 22 A high ranking American officer says about 1000 Japanese troops hide in northern Luzon mountains. They raid Filipino villages at night and abduct victims. The officer claims prewar population in the province has halved due to disease hunger and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Parea
Weather forecast shows showers and storms early next week
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday. Highs near 74 Monday with lows around 60. Rainfall in the past 24 hours measured 1.59 inches. Details continue on Page 2-A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mintinwa
Tuesdaa
Test Flight At Vienna Molested
Four Russian P-39 fighters, lent by the United States, fired on a C47 transport as it landed at a U S Army airport near Vienna. The attack occurred within the Russian occupation zone, with strict flight rules in place. Reporters accompanying American publishers arriving from Frankfurt witnessed the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Tulle
Russia
Americat
Prankfurt
Wet Easter Weekend Shocks San Antonio Ranchers
Rainfall drenched San Antonio and surrounding areas with 1.53 inches over 24 hours as a trough of cool, cloudy weather persisted. Forecasters warned of continued showers and thundershowers into Monday and Tuesday with high winds and cooler temperatures. Lightning accompanied the downpours, with Pearsall reporting 4.47 inches Sunday night while the region gained much needed relief for ranchers and truck farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Cl Weather Bureau
Banaera
Pearsalt
Five Japanese War Criminals Hanged in Hankow Case
In Shanghat on April 22 Maj. Gen. Masataka Koburagi, former chief of staff of the Japanese 32nd Army, and four subordinates were executed at Ward Road Jail for torture and the strangulation of three American flyers at Hankow in December 1944. This marked the first wartime executions by American forces in the China theater.
Bandits Loot Castle in London Hever Heist
Four armed masked men robbed Hever Castle belonging to Col. John Jacob Astor, breaking in after overpowering the night watchman. The theft encompassed thousands in negotiable gems and art works, described as one of the century’s greatest burglaries with over a thousand objects reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hever
John Jacqu Astor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alii
Tad
Wornday
Aviator
Londom
Camp Edwards
Bourne
Miss
Manila
INS— the Philippine Press
Manna
Roosevelt
Virgilia Capes
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!