Shanghai Evacuations as Front Moves Near Nanking
Amid Civil War fighting around Nanking and Henkow, 13 000 troops were reportedly wiped out or captured. Communications to Nanking were disrupted. About 2 400 Americans remained in Shanghai with 100 feared evacuated. Evacuation ships and international relief measures continued as fleets moved to safer harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Henkow
Manchuria
Associated Pregy
Seymon Topping
U.S
John Cabot
Shanghai
Wilson
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Pacific Far East Line
Swarthmore Victory
Formosa
Boissevain
Eldorado
Adm
Oscar A. Badger
Whangpoo River
Yangtze
Chilton
London
Constance
Canton
Dionysians Name Cast for Skylark Play
The Dionysian Players announced the Skylark cast by Sampson Raphaelson. Performances set for May 7 at Valley Falls and May 12 at Second Presbyterian Church in Troy. Cast includes Fred Pal 60 as George Virgil Van Wagner Theodore Hugh Wilkes Tony Edith Magrath Lydia Joanna Guresz Charlotte Zachary Zendran Bill Jane Lavin Myrtle and Dick Guibert Harley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionysian Players
Sampson Raphaelson
Valley Falls
Second Presbyterian Church, Troy
Gertrude Lawrence
Donald Cook
Ife
Edith Magrath
M.C.A
Virgil van Wagner
Denise van Wagher
Fred Pal 60. Jr
George
Theodore
Hugh Wilkes
Tony
Lydia
Joanna Guresz
Charlotte
Zachary Zendran
Bill
Jane Lavin
Myrtle
Dick Guibert
Harley
Brannan Seeks Farm Plan Trial for Hogs
Secretary Brannan asked Congress to authorize a trial farm program for hogs with guaranteed prices to aid farmers and possibly lower pork prices. He said the plan could be given quick priority and that purchases would support hog prices, though the fate of perishable meat after purchase remained unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
House Agriculture Committee
Mids
Spanked Boy Provokes Revenge Then Shoots Teacher
In Arthur Illinois a 28 caliber pistol shot wounded Mrs Nina Donahoo 57 after two boys aged 16 and 11 were spanked for pasting notes. Deputy reports indicate Lloyd Titus 16 fired the shot while brothers and an witness provided statements as the incident unfolded under a bridge near Maple Grove School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Nina Donehoo
Here
Glen W. Braden
Maple Grove
Lloyd Titus
Glenn Phillipe
Braden
Titug
Seven Cases Settled In Upstate Court
In Hudson Falls Washington County Court seven cases were settled. Francia Harold Goodspeed 18 of Hudson Falls received an unannounced state institution sentence from 2 1/2 to 8 years after pleading guilty to burglary third degree and grand larceny second degree for a Hebron burglary. Several defendants received suspended sentences and deferments including Robert R Upton 20 of Ford Edward Dwight Flewelling 26 and Beecher L Vandenburgh 48 of Hudson Falls for grand larceny tied to theft from a Fort Edward garage. Freda A Gebo of New York City former Whitehall resident received a one year jail term suspended on petty larceny. Other sentences were deferred to May 13 for Ernest J Phillips 18 and John A Norton 19 who pleaded guilty to attempted burglary third degree. Edward Harry La Roe 17 will stand trial later as a youthful offender. Donald W Sawyer 16 admitted to second degree forgery. Robert Woods of Salem was discharged on a disorderly charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hudson Falls
Wymen S. Bascom
Francia Harold Goodspeed
Hebron
Vandenburgh
Ernest J. Phillips
John A. Norton
Edward Harry la Roe
Donald W. Sawyer
Robert Woods
Salem
Boy Admits Setting College Fire near LeMoyne Campus
A 16 year old boy admitted starting a fire in a LeMoyne College storage barn. Detectives chased him after he fled in a motorist’s car on Highway 1. The blaze destroyed batteries and equipment worth thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Upi
LeMoyne College
Cornelius Cook
Cook
Highway 1
LeMoyne
Bronx Boy 12 Stabbed Over Penny Dispute
A 12 year old Bronx schoolboy was stabbed in the lung during an argument over a penny with a teenage boy. The victim, Richard Johnson, was in critical condition at a hospital. Police said the suspect, Cassady, admitted stabbing and said he fled after realizing the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
New York
Penny Joan
Richard Johnson
Cassady
Young Johnson
Johyem
Bart Johnson
Trojan Post Plans Memorial Day Program
Trojan Post and VFW members planned a Memorial Day program for May 6 at the Court House with a dinner on May 7. A long committee was named to represent the post at the event, and the post baseball team will open its season May 4 against the Central YMCA at the post grounds. Commander Schlamlak presided as the apothecary presented framed insignia to the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trojan Post
VFW
Post
Court House
Max Schlamlak
George le Febre
John Albert
John J. Connally
Fred Soppie
Jarvis Hoyt
William Tobin
John Arlaski
Clarence Morse
William J Me‘Grane
John J. Dougherty
William, Mack
Dennis Ryan Thomas MicClean
William J McCracken
Frank McLoughlin
Arthur Gaganer
Fred Lobbie
John Delap
Clarence Cramer
John McGrath
Central Ymca
Post Grounds
Charles Davis
Apaihary
Schiambak
Bill to Expand DP Admissions Faces Senate
Senator McCarran introduced a bill to raise DP admissions from 205000 in two years to 507000 in four years. He defended the current Displaced Persons Act against charges of discrimination and said the bill would admit virtually any European displaced persons eligible under present law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Mel Carran
D-New
United States
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
State Milk Price Reduction Plan Discussed by Albany Body
The temporary State Commission on Agriculture will meet with milk dealers in New York City to discuss reducing consumer prices. Chairman Sen. Austin W. Erwin said the session is the first in a series aimed at lowering the cost of processing and distributing fluid milk in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Commission On Agriculture
New York City
Austin W. Erwin
Geneseo
Commission
Sullivan Quits over Navy Air Force clash in defense policy
The article reports Sullivan resigning amid a dispute with Defense Secretary Johnson over the Navy Air Force role and the halted work on the Navy's carrier project. It notes reactions from lawmakers, the carrier keel ceremony, and possible successors including Jonathan Daniels. It mentions Sullivan's career and 1945 Shangri La service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Corpus Christi
Tex
Renault
Marine Corps
Naval
Secretary of Defense
Navy
Air Force
JSS
United States
Congress
House
Johnson
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services
Cannon 1D
Trouse Appropriations Committee
Rep
Cole
R-Ny
Armed Services Committee
Keel
Tydings
D.md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Newport News
Va2
Shipbuilding Corp
Shangri la
James ¥. Forrestal
Defense
Ga Spor
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh (Nc
Jury Urges Secrecy In Spy Probes
A New York 42 A federal grand jury urged dropping secrecy over espionage investigations and possibly holding public hearings like the House committee. It said secrecy aids foreign spies and urged changes to permit prosecutions even after long-delayed discoveries, noting three years as a limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sny
United States
House Un-American Activities Committee
Grand Jury
Sylvester J. Ryan
Army
Navy
Air Force
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Probers Quiz Scientists Alleged Spy Before House Panel
Washington reporters say congressional investigators quizzed three scientists and an alleged Red espionage agent yesterday with unclear results. Steve Nelson of Pittsburg, Giovanni Rossi Lominitz of Fisk University, and Joseph Weinberg of the University of Minnesota appeared, with David Bohm from Princeton failing to complete questioning. The identity of Scientist X remains a secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Steve Nelson
Pittsburg
Giovanni Rossi Lominitz
Fisk University
Nashville
Joseph Weinberg
University of Minnesota
Weinberg
Bohm
Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley
Dewey Signs New England Water Pollution Pact
Governor Dewey authorized ratification of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact to curb pollution of interstate waters. A five member board was approved to launch and enforce a long range campaign against water pollution within New York State. Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island have joined. Vermont New Hampshire and Maine have not acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
GPI
New York
New York States
Dewey
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Congrese
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Women’s Clubs Push for Uniform Divorce Laws
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs adopted a restitution urging Congress to enact uniform divorce laws. The resolution was noted during the federation’s 57th convention in Hollywood Florida with about 200 delegates present and also called for abolition of the electoral college and endorsed the Congressional Un-American Activities Committee’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Fla
General Federation of Womens Clubs
Congress
Federation
Jame
Congressional un-American Activities Committeer
Czechs Plan To Rebuild Lidice
The government backed reconstruction of Lidice in Czechoslovakia proceeds with about thirty houses ready by Oct 3 and 36 started in 1948. The new town aims to house women and orphans who survived the Nazi massacre, with a permanent memorial and local Council ready to repopulate as families return and settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Lidice
Society For the Reconstruction of
Mangacre
Ao Ag
Won
Lving Moally
Kraceb
Kladno
Helen Lefterosa
Communist Party
Experia
Government aims stalled Lidice resettlement progress
The article notes government plans to build a model town at Lidice with modern facilities. It explains the long delays before the first family could be rehoused, with labor by thousands of Czechs and many foreign visitors, while work has progressed slowly into 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lidice
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fourth ST
Sherwin-Williams
Fourth Street
Tas Bomms Charlee F. &. Kalbrener Eitmeudlblng
Fulton ST
Troy
Troy Top Soil CO
Chas. Fannucci
North
Ben Ogden
Temple University
Howard Jones
Willie Suber
Colgen
Penn
Dionysians
Rodee
SS. Packeye
Socucowm Bondex Hygraulic Cement
The
Sherwin Williams Co
Fowth
Chern
Healy
Arch Free
Roar Arcovt
Gerendant TY
Br- Fray &. Moxultt
Sotcr & Berks
Bastern
Bertin
Steerer Cours
Orbe
Ketthe M. Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars Wationsl Home For
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Kettha
Sacererera
Probers
Congress St
Helen Hacker
Ashion
STU Comers
Coeds
Ene 3
Rte
Portia
Inez Horton Gay
Montclair
N. J
U. S. Supreme Court
Gay
High Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
F. M. Edwards
Ohio
Mann
Trey
Fulton
Melrose
Glad Gardens
Jone
River ST
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!