Gls Retake Hill Despite Heavy Fire
Allied troops recaptured Pinpoint hill on Sniper ridge in central Korea after a three hour assault, fighting through heavy Chinese fire and a tunnel network. The ridge saw 12 changes of control since midnight, with intense hand to hand combat and continued air bombardment of fronts and supply hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
INS
Pin
Point Hill
Yoke Hill
Korea
Pinpoint
Sniper Ridge
White Horse Mountain
Probe of Tax Asked
Sen. Martin asked the justice department to investigate a $5,166,380 tax claim settlement for $295,000 involving late film and theater executive William Fox for 1935 and prior years. He said FBI believed a key stock transfer occurred four years after Fox stated it was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Martin
Justice Department
Atty
James P. McGranery
William Fox
FBI
Fox
Gen Dean Up For Promotion
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, held as a POW in Korea for over two years, was recommended for promotion to permanent major general. Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr announced Dean among 24 generals slated for elevation in the regular army. his current rank is temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William F. Dean
Korea
Army
Frank Pace Jr
Dean
Eden to lead British UN delegation in New York
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons he hopes to head the British group at the United Nations in New York next week. He said he would pursue a fair and satisfactory Korea settlement if an opportunity arose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
London
Anthony Ede
House of Commons
New York
Korea
San Antonio Opens Guadalupe Nogalitos Freeway Link
Friday marks the opening of the Guadalupe Nogalitos freeway section in San Antonio, a 3.4 million project over 20 blocks with a 300 foot overpass and a 2000 foot San Pedro crossing. Officials from the highway commission city county and Chamber of Commerce will attend a ribbon cutting at 8 30 am followed by a caravan along the new route toward Pruitt avenue. A multi million dollar skyway across the area has already begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Guadalupe
Nogalitos St
San Pedro
Republic
State Highway Department
Laredost
Stockyards
Nogajitos
Pruitt
Guadalupest
Woodlawn Ave
Fredericksburg Rd
Pruitt Ave
Martin
Guadalupests
Pecos
San Sabasts
Forest Fires Intensify L. A. Dryness
A smoke haze from east Texas forest fires hung over San Antonio as October neared an unwanted dryness record. Skies will be fair to partly cloudy with no measurable rainfall. Temperatures rise to near 79 after a low of 50, with southeast winds gentle to moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
San Antonio
Government approves higher bicycle price ceilings
Washington Oct 30 government lifts ceiling on bicycles. OPS says manufacturers may raise ceilings seven percent above the highest price charged since July 1, retailers may apply their usual markup. Formosa Taipei Oct 30 John M Allison assistant U.S. secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs arrived from Manila for conferences with top Chinese Nationalist officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasiington
OPS
U.S
Formosa
Taipeh
John M. Allison
U. S
Absentee Voting Ends Soon in Bexar County
Absentee residents in Bexar County have one more day to vote at the courthouse. Hours are 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office will close Friday at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Demos to Win In Texas Kilday Predicts Comfortably Democratic
Rep Paul Kilday forecast Texas would go comfortably Democratic in the upcoming election while calling the current presidential campaign the roughest he has seen. He warned both parties have wandered from major issues and focus on inconsequential, vote-getting matters. Kilday backed Gov Stevenson as a good Democrat in this analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kilday
Texas
Kilday
Ing Gov. Stevenson
Governor predicts Eisenhower will carry Texas in biggest vote
Austin October 30 Gov Shivers said Eisenhower will win Texas and that it will be the largest vote the state has ever seen He criticized government loans to millionaires noting the export import bank granted a 3 664 000 loan on October 17 to Pan American Sulphur led by Houston millionaire J R Parten and said associates have donated thousands to the Democratic campaign
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Shivers
Eisenhower
Texas
Truman
Export Import Bank
Pan- American Sulphur Co
Houston
J. R. Parten
National Democratic
Parten
Dixie Crosby Incoma Seeks Break for Singer's Wife
Dixie Lee Crosby wife of Bing Crosby remained in a coma in Beverly Hills with her life ebbing away. Doctors expressed little hope for survival as of October 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Slills
Calif
Dixie Lee Crosby
Bing Crosby
Chicago gamblers favor Ike 7 to 5 in upcoming election
Chicago gamblers remain confident in General Eisenhower, with odds at 7 to 5 against Gov. Stevenson for the next Tuesday vote. The report notes wagering favored Ike but at lower odds than a week earlier, reflecting cautious optimism among bettors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gen
Eisenhower
Ske
Gov. Stevenson
Forecast: Mild, fair to partly cloudy late Thursday into Friday
A forecast shows fair to partly cloudy conditions Thursday afternoon and night and Friday with warmer daytime temperatures. Southeast winds ease from gentle to moderate. High Thursday afternoon around 75 degrees, low Friday morning about 50, with Friday afternoon peaking near 79 degrees.
Index of sections and pages listed for today
The page guide announces sections and pagination across the newspaper with Amusements Around the Plaza Bexar Facts Classified Comics Financial Fulton Lewis Lewis Haney Horoscope Radio Society Sports Television Texas Trails and page numbers. It serves as a directory for readers to locate content on specific pages and topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar Facts
Classified
Financial
Fulton Lewis
Lewis Haney
Society
Texas Trails
Dem official fired over $9 million contract probe
An official of the Democratic National Committee was dismissed after allegations he aided negotiations on a $9,000,000 government tungsten contract while employed by the committee. Col. Lawrence Westbrook, longtime liaison to Congress, faced dismissal despite denying wrongdoing. The New York Herald-Tribune cited a $450,000 potential commission for Westbrook and two associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Lawrence Westbrook
Dan
Congress
Westbrook
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Dallas
New York Herald-Tribune
Ins
Herald-Tribune
Joel Westbrook
Steven‘son
San Antonio
Jess Larson
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
Gese
Larson
Mitchell
National Committee
Purse Thief Steals From Mrs Griffin on Yorkshire Avenue
Police chased a purse snatcher who seized Mrs. T. H. Griffin's handbag containing 500 dollars and a 1200 dollar ring after a grocery trip. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Hampshire Avenue as the thief fled toward Schley Avenue, tripped in brush, but recovered and disappeared. Losses included four or five other purses, an 18 dollar check and valuable papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Griffin
Yorkshire Ave
Griffin
Typhoon Slashes Indo China Hits Tourane Base
Saigon reports a typhoon with 120 mph winds striking the central Indo-Chinese coast damaging the Tourane air and naval base. It is the third storm to strike Indo China in 100 days, following an Oct 21 cyclone that caused about 600 deaths at Phan Tiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indo-China
Tourane
Phan Tiet
Grunewald Denies Contempt Charge
Washington Vet 30 UP Henry W The Dutchman Grunewald pleaded innocent to a 22 count contempt of congress charge for refusing to answer questions before a house committee on tax frauds Judge Bolitha J Laws set trial for Jan 19 and released him on 2500 dollar bond Sanger in Tokyo Tokyo Oct 30 Margaret Sanger arrived from the US to promote birth control in Japan en route to Bombay for a world population conference opening Nov 24
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vet
Henry W
Grunewald
Congress
House
Bolitha J. Laws
Sanger
Tokyo
Margaret Sanger
U. S
Bombay
Grand jury finds illegal city spending and payroll issues in San Antonio
The Bexar County grand jury charged San Antonio with illegal investment of sinking funds and other irregularities. It found payroll records inadequate and noted an employee paid by the city while working for a supervisor. The panel alleged nepotism, questioned tax resurvey spending, and criticized limited city hall investigations due to time. It urged legislative action and cited deplorable conditions at San Antonio State Hospital, including spoiled food, ammonia leaks, overcrowded wards, insufficient clothing, and underpaid staff, while praising Superintendent Dr. J A Scarborough's efforts within budget limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County Grand Jury
San Antonio
Criminal District Court
Wlw. McCrory
City Hall
Icare
San Antonio State Hospital
S. Presast
Austin
J. A. Scarborough
Remedy
Bexar County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gen. Dean
Union Stockyards
L. A
Broadway
Fifth St
Jack Mitchell
Nash
Demos
Texas-Kilday
Dixie Crosby
Pruitte
Ike
Today's Index
The
Heinz Pulvermann
Rye
N. Y
Thurman Hill
Roe
Oliver Cromwell
England
S.A
Dial Fannin
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!