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!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1951
Page
2
Governor Dewey designated June 1 as Flag Day in New York to honor national defense sacrifice amid the Korea conflict. He praised Americans for their deep flag loyalty and stressed resolve during wartime conditions.
Severe storms struck Oklahoma last night injuring no one but tearing apart Corm and Colony in Washita County. At Comm a village of 300 people at least 35 homes were splintered and two schools plus 15 to 20 homes destroyed near Colony. A farmhouse and barn were damaged near Chattanooga. No injuries reported.
Washington report notes administration hints at new tax increases as Congress delays action on extending Inflation Control powers. Truman seeks two-year extension and expanded powers while advisers demand a vigorous program to curb inflation, with initial tax proposals ranging from 10 to 16 billion dollars and legislative hearings upcoming.
Formosa China News reports a radar network stretching from Canton to Mukden and a Sino Soviet air defense conference in Peiping mid May. It cites 260 technicians from China’s former Civil Aviation as being sent to Malden for training under Russian advisers.
Taormina notes show King Farouk and party, including a 11 year old, failed to hire Ta Palmer nightclub in Taormina Sicily amid honeymoon trip. Swiss proprietor Stimfanio and others say tables were full. 2,700 attended a Genesee banquet in Corning, with limited availability for special guests.
A batch of obituaries lists deaths of prominent figures, including foreign correspondents, composers, librarians, a university emeritus, a dealer in cameras, and a church archbishop. The notices place them in New York, Montclair, Washington, and Michigan, with brief identifiers of their roles and ages.
A Deposit resident explains he was unsure of the exact mileage but admits he shorted the county by at least 15 miles during juror service years ago. He encloses $2 to cover the difference and expresses no intent to be dishonest.
Two nimble fingered men attempted a safe cracking at a downtown Los Angeles dime store. Clerks Charles Henry and James Mathis were bound and threatened. Mathis’ friends arrived, causing a commotion. Burglars opened one safe and took a small cash amount before fleeing.
In Schenectady New York the area received TV programs from stations in North Carolina Tennessee and Georgia during the night. WRGB engineer Cruger said magnetic interference from gun spots likely caused the mix up. Viewers reported receiving signals from Greensboro and Charlotte North Carolina Memphis Nashville Tennessee and Atlanta Georgia.
DEFREESTVILLE UP Nine persons including a three year old girl were injured last night in a four car crash on Route 4 in Rensselaer County. Only one man escaped injury state police said. The injured were taken to nearby Troy hospitals.
The United States informed the United Nations it will limit its contribution to a permanent UN security force to the forces now in Korea. Ambassador Ernest A. Gross stated that American forces in Europe under NATO could be made available under suitable circumstances. The reply addresses how many antill type forces member nations could offer for UN use in emergencies, part of the Acheson plan for peace.
Jet crashes near Richmond and Cambridge City Indiana during a stormy period. Capt Robert Jackson and Capt Bryer Long survived crashes after emergency landings. Lt Calthorp and others reported explosions at altitude while highly classified material was involved. Wreckage damaged a residence as residents described lightning flashes and two jets going down.
A Toledo funeral featured a quiet service with no jovial rites. attendees remembered the deceased and the Mu Phi Epsilon members he aided performed softly, while the body rested as requested on a slumber bed during the reception.
Senate hearing transcripts reveal Senators Sparkman and Whitney disputing Whitney’s claim that Washington aimed to evacuate Korean forces for political gain. Secretary Acheson denies any plan to abandon Korea or scapegoat the Eighth Army, while MacArthur distances himself from a suggested China policy and condemns the Marshall mission as a mistake that strengthened the Communists.
A plot to attack Rome collapsed when Italian police uncovered the plan. Authorities said they detained suspects as part of the investigation and emphasized the operation averted potential violence in the capital.
A garbled dispatch cites plans for five new hydroelectric plants to be built by Mohawk Power Corp. in New York state nodes like Niagara Falls Syracuse Utica Albany and Troy. The article mentions military figures and political figures in a confused context but notes bomb discoveries and safety concerns during a review of a proposed project.
In Arkansas, prized fowl compete on the last day of judging for the National Chicken of Tomorrow. About 16,000 live birds, 12 weeks old, are scored, with 40 breeders from 25 states contributing. A random entry will be dressed for final judging, and winners announced next Friday after totals from two scoreboards. University poultry experts have tracked growth since eggs hatched three months ago.
A MAWAVIA UPI report states a locomotive supercharger fire delayed a troop train for two hours. The engine burned west of Tere. the train stopped at Lehigh Valley station as local fire crews doused the flames. Two other trains were delayed and 22 members of the 4 U. S. Army unit from Fort Lewis waited two hours before a replacement locomotive arrived from Rochester.
A fragment suggests Chorwon from Pogs will trigger a major new development in the Korean war, indicating strategic significance and potential shifts in military actions or negotiations. The wording is unclear but points to Chorwon as a pivotal location.
Allied advances near Chorwon Kumhwa and Kumina push toward a narrow river crossing as UN forces report gains and a Chinese rear-guard holds a ridge. In U S cattle markets, weekly yard receipts total 122100 head with prices averaging 35.40 per hundredweight, reflecting a small supply week and ongoing shifts among packers and shippers.
More than 3,000,000 Tralians face a second consecutive weekend vote as the third round of oral elections unfolds. Some 5,000 rallies were held across the Austrian border to the western edge of the Italian peninsula, as the election deadline passed at midnight.
A 102 year old woman, Mrs Mehetebel Tobts, says she survived a midflight blast on a Yugoslav bound airliner. The craft exploded after a hidden incendiary fuse sparked a fire in a luggage compartment. Pilot Majcom Branivej feared an explosive device caused the detonation. one of 39 aboard, including the U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia’s son, escaped unharmed as passengers evacuated. U S counter intelligence opened an inquiry into the incident near Munich.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.