Jazz Collecting Boom Spreads Beyond Borders
A surge in jazz collecting since 1936 links American collectors with Europe, Australia, and South America. Early hot jazz was oral and improvised, then written records spread via panies and matrixes. Notable figures include Paul Whiteman and Irving Berlin, while French Discography and Le Jazz Hot shape the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isi
Paul Whiteman
Whiteman
Irving Berlin
New Orleans
Chicago
Panies
France
England
Hughes Panassie
Charles Delaunay
Delaunay
King Oliver
Oliver
Atlantic
Australia
South America
United States
Mother of Film Star Files Suit for Support in LA
Veronica Lake’s mother, Constance Keane, sues the actress and her husband director Andre De Toth in Los Angeles seeking $500 monthly support and $17,416 back payments. Keane alleges she spent nearly $10,000 to further Lake’s career after a 1943 support agreement. Lake declines comment, awaiting the birth of her third child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Veronica Lake
Constance Veronica Keane
Miss Lake
Hugh A. Keane
New York
Truman Cracks Away At 80th Congress Rallying Midwestern Voters
President Truman campaigns across Indiana and Illinois attacking Dewey without naming him and predicts a big poll shock at the November ballot box. CIO's Jack Kroll quotes two Republicans who cared about the people, while Truman proposes an eight point plan including repeal of Taft Hartley and expanded Social Security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Dewey
Air. Truman
Indiana
Illinois
Willard
Ohio
United States
Armory
Springfield
Lincoln
Jack Kroll
CIO Political Action Committee
Teddy Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Meat Price Drop Seen From Local Retailers
Meat prices easing, retailers report beef from packers in better shape as younger cattle enter meat supply. Decline anticipated since July due to strong harvest and farmers selling surplus rather than holding inventory. Discussed laws on calf slaughter and preference for six week calves for quality, with meat mainly yearling stock and some animals aged four years or more.
Blockade To Stay Until Money Out In Berlin Budget Crisis
Berlin's anti Communist government says it is broke with cash wiped out. The budget officer Haas orders emergency 10 day budgets for all departments as funds are sought. Deputy US Military Governor Babcock acknowledged dire straits though not as dire as Haas claims. Allies have provided funds periodically amid a split Western and Russian currency system. Russians have frozen much of the city's finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Friedrich Haas
W. T. Babcock
U.S
Democrats Can Regain Control With Few Breaks
Article notes 963 candidates for 433 House seats including nine Republicans with Democratic cross nominations in California and multiple third parties. It lists unopposed and opposing candidates in Ohio California New York North Dakota and New Jersey, with Wallace and ALP bids shaping the field. It names Reps Engle Miller King Multer Lynch Dollinger Isleson Buckley and others along with Nixon and Welch among California Republicans with cross tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
Michael A. Feighan
Ohio
California
Clair Engle
George P. Miller
Cecil R. King
New York
American Labor Party
Abraham J. Multer
Lee Pressman
CIO
Walter A. Lynch
Leon Straus
Isidore Doll
Leroy Johnson
Richard J. Welch
Jack Z. Anderson
Ernest K. Bramblett
Richard M. Nixon
Gordon L.mcdonough
Carl Hinshaw
John Phillips
Thomas H. ‘Weddell
Welch
Miller
Philps
House
Wallace
Socialist Party
Prohibition
Socialist Labor
Liberal Party
Independent
Socialist Workers
Communist
New Jersey
Increase Social Security ticket draws party attention
One candidate ran under the Increase Social Security label while another bore the Abolish Legislators' Reelection tag, signaling divergent platforms in a local race and prompting scrutiny of ballot wording and party alignment.
West Moves To Speed Action On Berlin Crisis
Western leaders press for a Security Council showdown as mediation stalls and the United Nations is urged to push Moscow. Austin singles out Soviet deputy foreign minister Vishinsky to deny claims that peace between the Soviet Union and capitalist world is impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United Nations
Soviet Union
Larce
Austin
Andrie
Vishinsky
Portrait Found Valuable Hidden under Hessian General
Mrs Stonebraker bought a $2.50 painting for its colors. Cleaning revealed a shiny medal and a hidden British general under the Hessian uniform, showing the work to be a two hundred year old American painted piece of notable artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonebraker
Svery
Hesse
Berlin crisis diplomacy andWestern powers seek council action
U N sources report Britain France and the United States pressing for a council session on Berlin as efforts by neutral states to mediate continue. The Kremlin response remains awaited with some hope of compromise if tone softens. Argentine foreign minister Bramuglia leads mediation amid concern over a tougher American stance linked to a proposed Vinson visit. The text notes a stray line about a small western US cinnamon teal weighing one pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Berlin
U. N
Britain
France
United States
Kremlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
Bramaglia
Truman
Vinson
Moscow
Nation's Farmers Plot for Big Harvest Next Year
The Agriculture Department reports a record crop volume this year and farmers already plan for another large output in 1949. Corn production may top 3.57 billion bushels, surpassing 1946 by about 10 percent, with other grains and crops also reaching near-record levels. Prices may decline further into 1949 if peace prospects improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
O. C. Stine
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Dry Ice Extinguishes Silo Blaze in Kansas
In Stanley Kansas a 60 ton silo fire was tackled with dry ice after a tenant reported smoke. Robert E. Laster, advised by a county agent and Kansas City Fire Department, used the ice to snuff the fire without harming the silage. The chemical firm offered the ice free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Kaz
Robert E. Laster
Don Shippy
Lester
Kansas City
Kansas City Fire Department
Kansas State College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rodan
DuPont
Schindel-Robrer & Co., Inc
LE Amen
West Church Street
Dy, D. Jayne & Son
J. J. Newberry Co
Hagerstown, Md
Isaak Waltons
Central Park
Reais
John Spaulding
Minato-ku
Tokyo
Japan
First Federal
Jonathan St
Security Council
Cushwa
Cpi
Elie Cor
Jon Hautia
All Over America
America
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria
Lil
Imperial
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!