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 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1950
Page
2
A New York grand jury probing Brooklyn gambling and corruption prepared to indict one or more policemen next week on perjury or subornation of perjury charges. Subornation means persuading another to swear falsely.
Nearly 400 war veterans from Bataan and Corregidor convene in Pittsburgh for their fifth annual reunion. The event centers on mutual memories of captivity and wartime experiences under Japanese forces.
Premier Hans Hedtoft rejected Moscow’s charge that Denmark planned to lease territory or host Western military bases. The claim involved trading most of South Schleswig for leases, a report broadcast from Moscow.
Noted newspaper leader Frank J. Carlisle 84 former publisher of the Los Angeles Evening Express died in Los Angeles after a career in New York Chicago and St Louis. He shaped early 20th century press coverage and editorial direction.
Tornadic winds struck Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin causing building damage and injuries while other storms lashed Iowa Minnesota Kansas and Wisconsin. Winds surpassed 100 mph in spots with over 80 mph in Des Moines and Green Bay. Tornadoes damaged farms near Redwood Falls and Maple Lake Minnesota with no deaths. floods threatened Crookston and Grand Forks. Fire at St Joseph stockyards destroyed sheep and barns. forests burned in Juneau County Wisconsin.
General Motors reports record first quarter results for 1950 with net income of 212,387,765 dollars or 4.76 per share. Net sales reach 1,642,659,449 dollars and vehicle sales total 865,756 units. Payrolls amount to 404,000,000 dollars and taxes total 148,971,000 dollars. C. E. Wilson and Alfred P. Sloan Jr. announce capacity at the postwar facilities to GM’s over 433,000 stockholders.
Frederick, Md. A demand to close the Lily Pons postoffice cites its minimal use. W. Harry Haller, former state Republican treasurer, argues economy warrants shutdown, noting business volume is negligible and only two residents are served.
Yaakima Washington February meeting results show attorney Charles Lyon as the lone nominee for president of the Yakima Lions Club.
In Elbridge Md a head on collision of two cars in heavy fog on Washington boulevard three miles south of town killed four people and injured six. The crash sent victims to St Agnes and University Hospitals Baltimore. The dead include Earl C Schrump 27 a soldier at Andrews Air Force Base and William H Lewis 53 of Silver Springs Md. Carl Moline 19 another soldier from Andrews Field. and an unidentified woman about 53 believed to be Lewis wife.
Montana Governor John W. Bonner denied being jailed for drunkenness in New Orleans after an arrest in the French Quarter. Police claimed the man identifying as Bonner produced credentials, was booked for simple intoxication, and released. Bonner called the reports exaggerated and a joke before addressing an Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting.
Young contestants gathered after spelling papers were sorted with the top 35 set aside. They boarded chartered buses to a Museum luncheon where Mayor Corcoran spoke and WSYR officials announced the after noon oral broadcast. Finalists chose numbers and badges determined microphone order for the word by word competition.
Acheson urged mobilizing vast free world resources even if Communism did not exist and called for vigorous development. He said upcoming talks with Schuman Bevin and allied ministers would aim to concert actions by the Big Three and address world issues. He noted the North Atlantic Treaty Council meeting would discuss political economic and military aims to strengthen the West and praised bipartisan congressional support.
FBI top ten fugitive Stephan Davenport alias Walter Daniels was arrested in Las Vegas on a vagrancy charge after fingerprint checks linked him to the wanted list. Davenport claimed he escaped from Quincy Illinois jail last September and worked on farms while moving to avoid recognition. Four other wanted men have since been captured in St Paul Minnesota Aloha Oregon and Florida.
In Rouses Point a search was ordered for two fishermen believed drowned when their boat overturned on Lake Champlain. Joseph Brennan aged 30, owner of a local sporting goods store, and Albert Cooper aged 52, a clerk there, were missing after the craft capsized about 300 yards off the New York shore. Melvin Franklin, Cooper's son-in-law, was saved after clinging to the overturned craft. he said he threw a life preserver to his father-in-law but Cooper disappeared while trying to reach it.
Troops and bloodhounds comb a 33000 acre Fort Lewis reserve for three year old Tommy Jenkins and his dog Lassie after they vanished Thursday noon. Military units, including thousands of soldiers, search the woods and fields through the night.
Senate and House actions reshape the security from Faye one survivors insurance program. The House raises the wage base to 3600 and benefits by seventy percent. Changes expand compulsory coverage to millions, broaden eligibility, and adjust grants for public assistance and child welfare. Religious groups may opt in. non religious charities face compulsory coverage. This reform touches 35 million under the system now and outlines funding shifts for child welfare and health services.
James A. Farley warned at the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks conference that federal spending could reach six trillion dollars for the year 2000 if budgets rise with historic trends. He said the payroll might reach 20 million, from about two million today, and urged checks to avoid a government radically different from America's founding.
President Truman proposed a five point plan to aid small business including government loan insurance up to 25000 and creation of national investment companies. Support comes from Senate Democrats while Senator Wherry criticizes increased government spending and interference.
A heavy fog saturated the metropolitan area early today reducing visibility in Manhattan to about two blocks. Skyscraper tips vanished from view as drizzle and mist crippled air and harbor traffic. the Weather Bureau forecasts the gray blanket to lift by noon.
The Troy Methodist Conference endorsed a resolution urging Federal aid to education while excluding private and parochial schools. The measure was approved as part of the conference Commission on Education in Social Action report.
In Washington a 14 year old was chased into court after a wine bottle dropped from a window hitting a passerby. The defendant’s lawyer argued bottles can fly from windows and urged the court to stop the practice. Judge Thomas Quinn ordered fifty dollars or 30 days.
Mount Vernon educator James A. Cullen warns of a 600 high school and 3 000 to 4 000 statewide shortage next fall. The NEA official calls for long term pay reforms and a unified salary scale to attract teachers and avoid half time schedules and oversized classes.
A horse named Joy Boy used in a Alpha Sigma Phi skit at the Illinois Institute of Technology during Junior Week Open House refused to descend two flights of stairs after being brought upstairs. Students tried blindfolds sugar carrots and coaxing. Workmen then built a ramp and Joy Boy exited the building.
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.