Water Line to Hulman Field Bid Opened
The Board of Aviation Commissioners opened the single bid for a water line to Hulman Airport. Ralph A. Green of Vincennes bid 6822.50 and the award was held until the Seelyville town contract is approved. The session also signed the Seelyville agreement, pending attestation by Clerk Walter Sowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aviation Commissioners
Hulman Airport
Ralph A. Green
Vincennes
Seelyville
Raymond F. Thomas
Board of Trustees of
William Mullins
Herschel Dickerson
Albert Mason
Walter R. Sowers
Ray Thomas
Harry Fitch
Herbert R. Gerdink
Robert R. Bennett
Aviation Board
John Hart
Hulman
Eleanor Walsh
Red Chinese shell ships in Yangtze battle as war widens
Nanking reports Communist forces crossing the Yangtze near Tikang and Wuhu as British ships join the fight. Mao and Chu Teh urge liberation of China while Nationalist forces prepare evacuations along the Yangtze line and Marines redeploy from Nanking to Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Red
Chu Teh
China
Peiping
Nanking
Kuomintang
Government Party
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yangtze Line
USS
Shanghai
Weather Summary From Local Observer
Cloudy with showers in the area as noon and afternoon readings show a high near 64 degrees and a low around 50. River stage stands at 4.9 feet and rising with sunrise at 5.05 and sunset at 6:33.
World peace congress hears pro Soviet stance from Zilliacus and Robeson
Ronni Zilliacus told 2000 delegates from 50 nations that British workers will not fight the Soviet Union. Paul Robeson said American Negroes would not fight the USSR, prompting a reply from NAACP leader Walter White. The congress opened with strong anti imperialist rhetoric as delegates from many nations gathered in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ronni Zilliacus
World Peace Congress
Workers of
Britain
Soviet Union
Paul Robeson
United States
Zilliacus
China
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New York City
Walter White
N.C.A.A.P
Robeson
White
SAYS MARSHAL TITO IS DEAD
A Roman Catholic priest exiled from Yugoslavia claims Tito was killed by German forces in 1942 and that a Russian commissar impersonated him for years. He names Josa Tijade and Kardelj Edvars as real Yugoslav leaders, calling them Trotsky socialists. The priest asked to remain unnamed for safety and says most Yugoslavs know Tito is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kans
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Josa Tijade
Kardelj Edvars
Tijade
Edvars
Opera Star Found Slain In Atlanta Alley
In Atlanta on April 21 a Metropolitan Opera singer identified as John Garris was found shot to death in an downtown alley off Marietta Street. Detective J L Pack said the left chest wound was caused by a 45 caliber bullet. An autopsy was ordered as investigators continued to confirm identity and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
U.P
John Garris
Metropolitan Opera Company
Herman Jones
Fulton County Crime Detection Bureau
Garris
Carssio
Laerte
Memphis
Tenn
Marietta Street
J. L. Pack
Chile quake kills 57 with 150 injured in Chile
The south central Chile quake Tuesday night killed 57 people and injured 150. Property damage ran into thousands of dollars. It was the region's severest quake since the 1939 Chillan disaster that claimed 2,500 lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Chillan
Increasing clouds and showers in Indiana and Illinois
In Terre Haute and vicinity showers to night and Friday with increasing cloudiness. Slightly cooler Friday. Indiana reports more clouds to night with scattered showers Friday, warmer north portion tonight and cooler Friday. Illinois mostly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Friday, warmer tonight and cooler north and central Friday. Temperature readings: 6 a.m. 32, 1 p.m. 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Congressman's Death in Jet Crash Shocks Nation
Rep. Robert L. Coffey Jr., 30, a Pa. Democrat and war hero, died when his jet fighter crashed during takeoff at Kirtland AFB. Coffey, a former coal miner and three time Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, served in Congress after WWII nose to the witness, survived by wife Tene and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
U.P
Robert L. Coffey
Coffey
Air Force Reserve
Kirtland Air Force Base
Air Force
Andrews Field
Detroit
Riverside
Calif
Johnstown
Tene
Robert Lewis
III
Eileen Maria
Congress
United Mine Workers
Italy
Yugoslavia
France
Germany
U.S
Santiago
Chile
Bendix Strike Threatens Wisconsin Nash Plants
A 7500 member C I O United Automobile Workers strike at Bendix Aviation in South Bend Indiana risks closing Nash Automotive plants at Kenosha and Milwaukee Wisconsin, suppliers of brakes to Bendix. Nash spokesmen said closures would occur without parts supply after Bendix’s wildcat walkout and subsequent official strike over discharges and speedup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
U.P
C.I.O
United Automobile
Bendix Aviation
Nash Automobile
Wisconsin
Bendix
Nash
Kenosha
Wis
Milwaukee
Hopes To Span U S On Foot At Age 70
Seattle resident N G Pappas aged 70 begins a walking journey from Seattle to New York City aiming to cover about 40 miles daily and reach Times Square by July. He carries a record book for travelers to sign, proving his claim of walking from Seattle to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Seattle
U.P
N. G. Pappas
Times Square
New York City
Pappas
Crete
New York
Malmedy GI to testify before Senate on massacre
Sergeant Kenneth F. Ahrens of Erie Pennsylvania will testify before a Senate armed services subcommittee about the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge. He survived the December 1944 German slaughter of American captives and will discuss alleged brutal methods used to obtain confessions from 73 Germans, six of whom remain on death row. Lt. Col. Burton F. Ellis acknowledged mock trials but denied brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G.I
Malmedy
Belgium
Burton F. Ellis
Personal safety related wound fatal to aged man
Funeral services are set for John Campbell, 87, who died at Union Hospital after a gunshot wound found by his daughter-in-law Tuesday. Campbell, a retired stationary engineer, had resided with his son near Terre Haute after moving from South Bend. He is survived by three sons, two step-sons, 14 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren. Burial will follow services at Highland Lawn cemetery with Euclid Lodge No. 573 assisting at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Campbell
Union Hospital
Thomas Funeral
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Euclid Lodge No. 573
Campbell
South Bend
Arthur Campbell
Frank Campbell
Toledo
Ohio
Carlton Campbell
Terre Haute
William Surdan
Herman Surdan
Chicago
Hoover resigns as VP at Commercial Solvents
Kenneth Hoover of 625 South Sixth street has resigned as vice president and head of the research department at the Terre Haute plant. Officials including Henry E. Perry would not confirm the change. Rumor links Thomas S. Carswell of 2730 Wilson Drive as potential quick replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hoover
South Sixth Street
Commercial Solvents Corporation
Hoover
Terre Haute
Mr. Hoover
Henry E. Perry
Commercial Solvents
Thomas S. Carswell
Wilson Drive
Corporation
Confesses Murder of Detroit Youth
A 19 year old Detroit youth confessed to killing 6 year old George Counter. The body was found slashed beaten and burned in a Detroit garage basement. Theodore Hilles admitted the crime and was arrested by state police 112 miles west of Pinckney Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Theodore Hilles
George Counter
Pinckney
Mich
Here
Hilles
East Lansing
American pilot killed in war games near frontier
An American pilot died when an F-47 Thunderbolt crashed into a high tension wire during war games near the Czechoslovak frontier. The fatal incident occurred as part of four days of large scale maneuvers involving about 70,000 U.S. troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuernberg
WA P
Czechoslovak
Defense links Lobaugh to Howard murder in trial
In Columbia City Indiana on April 21, defense for Robert V. Christen argued that Ralph Lobaugh, already convicted of the killing, was the man who aided Charlies Dodson in luring Mrs. Dorothea Howard into a Fort Wayne alley the night of March 5, 1945. Det. Capt. Chester Axt testified Dodson earlier named Lobaugh as the killer while stating Christen was not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
U.P
Robert V. Christen
Dorothea Howard
Ralph Lobaugh
Fort Wayne
Chester Axt
Charlies Dodson
Christen
Circus Wagon Accident Kills Worker in Louisville
Charles Hogan about 21 of Louisville Kentucky an employee of Cole Brothers circus was killed instantly when he fell beneath the wheels of an 18 ton wagon in front of 2644 Fourth Avenue The circus had performed in Terre Haute that afternoon Kay Herman who watched the loading near the Pennsylvania Railroad reported the fatal misstep Hogan was riding the wagon tongue and fell as it was being towed by a truck driven by Harry Stone Hogan was taken to J N Hickman and Son Funeral Home and his only known survivor is his brother Mert Hogan of Louisville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hogan
Louisville
Cole Brothers Circus
Fourth Avenue
Terre Haute
Kay Herman
North Twentysixth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Decatur
Hogan
Harry Stone
J. N. Hickman & Son Funeral Home
Mert Hogan
Government reports show spring boost delayed economy
Government reports indicate the spring economy boost is overdue with declines in non farm employment factory earnings and hours loans and farm receipts. Commissioner Ewan Clague cites late Easter as possible delay while Treasury Secretary Snyder notes higher year earnings and strong liquid assets. Louis Bean warns investment cuts could depress business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Treasury Snyder
New York
Snyder
Louis H. Bean
Ends Treaty With Miners Ends Treaty With Miners
The Southern Coal Producers Association abruptly terminated its wage hour contract with John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers effective June 30. President Joseph E. Moody announced the move for over 400 companies producing about 150 million tons of soft coal annually, representing a major portion of UMW contracts. The action precedes new talks as Lewis plans to convene the union wage policy committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Southern Coal Producers Association
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
Association
Lewis
U.M.W
Southern Association
Runaway Vera Plunkett Found Near Cayuga Ind
Vera Plunkett a Woodrow Wilson High School seventh grader aged 12 was reported missing from Terre Haute after leaving school Tuesday night. Officers traced her movements to a river camp near Tecumseh and Cayuga Ind where she was found riding her bicycle Wednesday afternoon. Police said she had spent the first night with a friend and the second night at the river camp before returning. The state police and deputies aided the Terre Haute police in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Plunkett
Woodrow Wilson
Cayuga, Ind
Terre Haute
William Plunkett
South Thirteenth Street
Woodrow Wilson High School
Plunkett
Vera
Tecumseh
Wabash River
Fayette Township
Joe Wheeler
Mace
Ohio Street
Endurance pilots skip air show in San Diego
Endurance fliers Bill Harris and Dick Riedel will not attend the first American Gold Cup air races at San Diego on Sunday. They will remain near familiar fields refueling over Brown Field and stay near the desert due to fatigue and potential bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Calif
Bill Harris
Dick Riedel
San Diego
Russian inventors claim another first in sound movie breakthrough
In Moscow on April 21 the Evening Moscow reported that Russian inventors claimed another scientific first. It credited Prof. P Tager with establishing a Moscow sound movie system in 1926, a time when no other place had such technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Evening Moscow
P Tager
British ships hit by Chinese attack near Nanking
The April 21 report states 42 dead from communist artillery on four British warships on the Yangtze. London has 15 dead and 20 wounded, Black Swan five wounded, Amethyst about 20 dead and 30 to 40 wounded, and Consort with 10 dead and 16 wounded. The London and Black Swan returned to Shanghai as Amethyst survivors described casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yangtze River
International Soundphoto
Seymour Topping
Nanking
China
Yangtze
Red
Tikang
Wuhu
Tottering
Mao Tze-tung
All China
The
London
Consort
Amethyst
Black Swan
Batesoint
Beaved Island
Crash Kills Cycle Rider In Greene County
Wendell Hugh Byers 21 died from a motorcycle crash on State Road 54 near the White River bridge in Bloomfield Greene County's sixth traffic death of 1949 Sheriff Bransteter notes no eyewitnesses but says Byers likely traveled at high speed before skidding 200 feet He died at Freeman Greene County Hospital Survived by parents James and Warren F. Bock half-brother Funeral at Wesleyan Methodist Church Grandview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Ind
Wendell Hugh Byers
White River
Byers
Greene County
Bill Bransteter
Freeman- Greene County
Linton
Garrett Byers
Broomfield
James Byers
Texas
Warren F. Bock
Ashland
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Grandview Cemetery
Madison County raid targets Anderson area gambling den
The Madison County grand jury and Prosecutor Henry P. Schrenker joined Sheriff Joe L. Brogdon and deputies in a raid on an alleged bookmaking operation near Anderson Indiana. The raid along State Road 32 about three miles east of the city led to several arrests and releases after questioning under a search warrant issued by Circuit Judge Joseph A. Dickey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Ind
Madison County Grand Jury
Henry P. Schrenker
Joe L. Brogdon
Here
State Road 32
Joseph A. Dickey
Police hunt driver who damaged meters
Police seek a man who allegedly pulled over a parking meter near Third and Mulberry streets Wednesday night and tried to pull over a second meter. An approaching car halted the activities. Chief Cleon Reely ordered officers to investigate at once and place the guilty party under arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third
Mulberry
Cleon Reely
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Hulman Field
Board
Aviation Com
Cross River
U & Weather Bureau
Carl Hartman
Rep. Coffey
Ken H. Hoover
Cs.c
Carswell
Say Lobaugh
Axt
Wilfort Tepin
Gov't
Norman Walker
Cayuga
Bulletin
R.A.F
Hong Kong
Anderson Gaming
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