May End Meat Strike Moves Toward End Across Cities
Union officials reported today that about 12 000 strikers in Omaha Nebraska and 80 000 workers in the big four firms faced a company by company vote to end or continue the meat strike. Chicago workers reportedly approved ending Swift Armour and Cudahy action with possible doubt on Wilson and Co. settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
St. Paul's
Los Angeles
New
Swift, Armour and Cudahy
Wilson & Co
Swift
Police in Fort Madison Work Clothes Ordered in Uniform Plea
Fort Madison Iowa May 21 policemen patrolled their boats in uniforms on mayor Thomas Tiptons orders. He said officers who failed to wear proper attire would face dismissal. The city cannot fund a $25 monthly pay raise and officers wore work clothes for two days to press their demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa
Thomas Tipton
Boy Drowns At Parochial Picnic In Albia
Bernard Sinnott, 13, of Georgetown drowned in a farm pond near St Patrick's parochial school during a picnic. The incident occurred yesterday in Albia Iowa and was reported by UP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Iowa
Bernard Sinnott
Georgettown
St. Patricks Parochial School
Spurgeons Mercantile Plans Remodel Store on West Square
The Spurgeons Mercantile Company of Chicago will open a new store on the west side of the square late this summer. The space formerly occupied by Oetjen's seed store is being completely remodeled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Spurgeons Mercantile Company of Chicago
Oetjen’s
Whitman’s and Stover’s Candies Fresh From Refrigerator Case
A local candy shop advertises its selection of Whitman’s and Stover’s chocolates kept in a refrigerated display. The note emphasizes freshness and direct appeal to customers seeking cool treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
Stover
Mundt Accepts Debated Mundt Foster Clash Over Communism
Rep Karl Mundt of South Dakota said he welcomes a public debate with Communist leader William Z Foster on the Mundt Nixon bill. Mundt noted prior commitments, aims to expose communism in a radio network setting with an acknowledged leader of international communism. Foster challenged Mundt to a matchup as part of the national debate effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
S. D
Karl E. Mundt
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
Mundt
Foster
Mie
National Forensic
Dewey
Portland
Ore
Harold E. Stassen
Arrow
Stassen
Oregon
International Soundphoto
Movie Writers Get Jail Terms
Hollywood script writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were sentenced to a year in jail and fined 1900 dollars each for contempt of Congress. They appealed while remaining free on 1000 dollar bonds. Trumbo also faced a separate verdict for refusing to disclose membership in the screen writers guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Liberty
Congressional
Communist Party
Trumbo
Screen Writers’ Guild
Paratroopers announce enlistments to Sand Airborne Division
Sgt Charles L Anson reports Kenneth E Snow son of Mr and Mrs Lester Snow 829 South Ave B and Charles R Smith son of Mr and Mrs Milton E Smith 1222 N 2nd have been accepted into the army and sent to Fort Bragg NC for airborne training with the Sand Airborne Division. Both enlist for three years and may receive 40 dollars extra monthly if training is completed satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Anson
Army Airforces
Kenneth E. Snow
Lester Snow
South Ave
Charles R. Smith
Milton E. Smith
N. 2Nd
Army
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
Sand Airborne Division
Woman accused in theft from dying man in Iowa town
McGregor Iowa May 21 UP Larceny charges to be filed against Mrs Cons tance Bonney who allegedly admitted taking $62 from 78 year old August Hallberg before he died of a heart ailment after being found unconscious on a downtown street in a tavern incident said County Attorney E L Gross Hallberg a retired farmer died shortly after the incident which led to the accusation and admission of theft by Bonney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Iowa
Lareceny
E. L. Gross
Constance Bonney
August Hallberg
Hallberg
Gross
Bonney
Maquoketa Awards First Street Paving Contract in 22 Years
Maquoketa Iowa awarded to Quad City Engineering Co Rock Island for 79 447 bid to pave 12 blocks around the business district. Only bid submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Iowa
Quad City Engineering Co
Rock Island, i
Davenport to open bids for modern airport terminal
Davenport Iowa May 21 the city council will open bids June 21 for a 1 120 000 modern air terminal at Mount Joy with cost shared by the city and federal government. The airport site was part of a February 1948 controversy also involving a rival site at Moline Ill before the civil aeronautics administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Mount Joy
Moline
Ill
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Energy value of milk compared with common foods
A quart of milk has an energy value equal to about one of several foods listed: 1 pound lean beef 9 eggs 6 pounds tomatoes 6 pounds spinach 13 small oranges 3 broilers 7 bananas 5 pounds raw cabbage.
Sergeant Anson Seeks Contacts at Post Office Office
A newspaper note states Sergeant Anson is available at his office in the post office building open daily and reachable by phone at WET.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson
Indians in Mexico Population Share
A historical note states that twenty nine percent of Mexico’s population is described as pure Indian, reflecting the country’s demographic composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
The Voice Explained Temple Voice at Delhi
Hippolytus, a historian, described the temple voice in Delhi as a truck with a hidden assistant speaking through a crane’s flexible fullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hippolytus
Delhi
Tularemia risk tied to contact with wild rabbits
Dr. Robert P. Little of Columbus Ohio says avoiding all contact with wild rabbits could cut 90 percent of tularemia cases. He notes the disease is fatal to animals and urges caution with tame or sluggish rabbits. Historical US cases span most states, with about 18 000 cases and 7 2 percent fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Little
Columbus
Ohio
American Medical Association
Vermont
United States
Pottery as a fuel saver in cooking
The article advises pottery saves fuel by retaining heat. Do not use high flames as it wastes gas and may crack the bottom. Preheat with a medium low flame, then reduce to a gentle simmer once boiling begins.
Largest US stadiums by seating capacity described
The text lists major football venues in the United States with high seating capacities. Soldier Field in Chicago seats 200000, Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 130000, Los Angeles Memorial Stadium 105000, and Cleveland Municipal Stadium 100000, as examples of venues seating 100000 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States
Philadelphia Municipal
Los Angeles Memorial Stadium
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Sweden Sees Debut of Wire Photography from Gothenburg
Pictures of a theatrical performance were sent by telephone from Gothenburg to Stockholm marking Sweden’s first wire photography. The sending apparatus can be attached to any telephone and used for telephoto image transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gothenburg
Stockholm
Sweden
Tiny folding car aimed at easing air field transport
A Capper's Farmer item 소개 a compact folding car designed for private plane owners. At 37 inches long 20 inches high and 72 pounds it carries two adults and reaches 25 mph. It folds like a suitcase and can be taken aboard the plane for airport to shopping center hops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
Pioneer women win suffrage in western territories
In the West women first gained voting rights as pioneer women faced harsh nature and conflict. Wyoming granted women the ballot in 1809 followed by Utah in 1870, marking early territorial progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territory of
Wyoming
Utah
Nickel Deposits Shift to New Caledonia After 1877
Early nickel was mined in Norway after 1840, then major deposits opened on New Caledonia in the South Seas around 1877. These mines supplied most of the market through the late 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
New Caledonia
South Seas
Poultry and Eggs Market Report From Chicago
Chicago May 21 production desk notes a steady poultry trade with seven trucks noted. Eggs show 40 567 cases across browns and whites with market firm. current receipts and standard rates listed alongside extras and checks in mixed figures.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Killer Canyon
Mark Twain
Edgar Buchanan
Anna Robert Lee
Shayne
York
Kansas City
Alia
Washington Oil Company
Starring Joe E
Jeanne
Te Lied
Oscar Levant
Percy Kilbride
FOX
Roscoe Ates
PRC
Black Hills
Eddie Dean
Pittsburgh Paints
Pittsburgh
Wallan
Color Dynamics
Pioneer Drug Store
St. W. Cor
Father Flanagan
Berlin
Boys OF
Boys Town
Edward J. Flanagan
Yard & McFarlane Insurance Agency
Hotel Washington
West
Eres Ae . Saas 1
Texas
Little Richard
Yellowstone Park
Marie O'Day
Cogozzo
Great Salt Lake
Hollywood
Tiltll
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!