185. Oct. 7, 1948. The World Series; Braves win first game, _Motion pictures, 1940-1949

Indians tie series in 2nd, 4–1. Truman pledges fight for peace. Cuba

hit hard by hurricane. Prisoners hold own rodeo [Huntsville, Texas].

186. Oct. 12, 1948. Indians win; Cleveland wins sixth game, 4–3, to

take the World Series crown. U. S. stands firm on Berlin. Football:

Army 26, Illinois 21; USC 7, Rice 0.

187. Oct. 14, 1948. "Ike" [Eisenhower] takes office at Columbia.

Ram-jet helicopter tested [at the McDonnell plant, St. Louis]. The

Dewey story [a picture round-up of New York's Governor].

188. Oct. 19, 1948. The Truman story [a film presentation of Harry

S. Truman]. Football highlights: Penn tops Columbia, 20–14; Michigan

routs Northwestern, 28–0.

189. Oct. 21, 1948. A salute to the Navy [on the 173rd anniversary].

Clay lauds Berlin airlift. Dewey urges unity for peace. Legion

welcomes President Truman [in Miami]. Big toll in Jap floods. Duck

hunting at Tule Lake. Warfare on the campus [Class Rush at Columbia

University].

190. Oct, 26, 1948. Berlin; airlift increased as Russia vetoes

parley. Red strikes peril France. 40 die in airliner crash

[Prestwick, Scotland]. The pigskin parade: Army crushes Cornell,

27–6; Michigan tops Minnesota, 27–14.

191. Nov. 2, 1948. France acts to break coal strike. Flying lab

takes off [Caldwell, N. J. Converted B–17 tests new Wright Typhoon

gas-turbine engine]. Machine speeds coal mining [Colmol tested, New

Lexington, O.] The trial of Ilse Koch. Dean of baseball [Connie

Mack] honored. Mrs. America on air tour. Football highlights:

California 21, Washington 0. Ole Miss 32, Boston College 13.

192. Nov. 4, 1948. U. S. welcomes 813 DP's. Marine anniversary

marked [173rd birthday]. Football highlights: Notre Dame 41, Navy 7;

Georgia Tech 19, Duke 7; Northwestern 21, Ohio State 7; Southern

Methodist U. 21, Texas 6.

193. Nov. 9, 1948. Truman wins; President re-elected as Democrats

win majorities in House and Senate. Fighting in Palestine. Coal

minerettes "shine," England. Greece hails war heroes. "Queen Mary"

overhauled. Michigan State 46, Oregon State 21 [football].

194. Nov. 12, 1948. Truman gets Capital ovation; leaves for Florida

vacation. First inductees sworn in. Fires ravage coast town [Topanga

Canyon, Calif.] The pigskin parade: Penn State topples Penn;

Southern Methodist U. tops Texas A. & M.; Army crushes Stanford.

195. Nov. 16, 1948. French miners returning to work as Reds are

beaten at the polls. Army tests new M–46 tank, Aberdeen, Md. Texas

tests jet jalopy. Dutch smoking contest, Zwolle, Holland. Little

Poppy Queen chosen, Montreal. The world of sports: Northwest hails

ski season; Michigan routs Navy gridders.

196. Nov. 18, 1948. Tojo to hang for war crimes. Strike ties up New

York port. Prime Minister King retires. Truman on Florida vacation.

Football: Notre Dame tops Northwestern; Army overtakes Penn.

197. Nov. 23, 1948. Navy sinks cruiser "Pensacola" off coast of

Washington. British hail new Prince [son born to Elizabeth and

Philip]. Mrs. F. D. R. gets Oxford degree. Truman meets the press

[at vacation headquarters, Key West, Fla.] Canada's new Prime

Minister [Louis Saint Laurent is sworn in]. Western style baby

contest [Las Vegas, Nevada]. Football thrills: Alabama upsets

Georgia Tech.

198. Nov. 26, 1948. Truman sees Marshall on crisis [conference on

the international situation]. Navy tests twin jet fighter [the

Chance Vought XF7U]. Midwest hit by blizzard. Football highlights:

Harvard beats Yale, 20–7; S.M.U. defeats Baylor, 13–6; Michigan

stops Ohio State; North Carolina tops Duke.

199. Nov. 30, 1948. Salt harvest from the sea [Puerto Rico]. Wrist

camera demonstrated [Germany]. World's smallest plane [the Wee-Bee

tested in San Diego]. Beauty and the beasts [Jane Fulton arrives by

plane in New York with two lion cubs]. Spectacular ice revue [Sonja

Henie in Indianapolis]. French groaners mix it [wrestling exhibition

in Paris].

200. Dec. 2, 1948. Navy battles Army to 21–21 tie. Preview for Santa

Claus [thousands thrill to parades in New York, Philadelphia and

Hollywood]. Father Flanagan [of Boy's Town] honored [by Variety

Clubs in Omaha]. Georgia tops Georgia Tech.

201. Dec. 7, 1948. Suchow falls to Communists as Mme. Chiang seeks

U. S. aid. Highlights in the film world: [Queen Elizabeth greets

film stars in London]; [Donald O'Connor crowns "Helen of Troy" in

Los Angeles beauty contest]; ["Miss Alaska" arrives in Hollywood].

New [reversible] propeller slows airplane. The "Squirrel Cage" jeep

[tested at Quantico, Va.]. Penn State tops Washington State. Skiers

get "jump" on season [at Cypress Gardens].

202. Dec. 9, 1948. Probe new micro-film spy data. Hoffman off for

China visit [prior to making recommendations for possible U. S.

aid]. First Lady of the army [Col. Mary Hallaren takes the oath of

office]. Santa rides into Holland. U. S. C. battles Irish to draw.

Wrestling free-for-all [Montreal]. School gridders in 6–6 tie [in

Philadelphia].

203. Dec. 14, 1948. Crisis in the Far East [Nationalist troops fight

encirclement on the road to Nanking]. Widen spy case probe [Sumner

Welles appears before Un-American Activities Committee]. Dutch try

Nazi hangmen of Amersfoort. Cuba's President [Carlo Prio] in U. S.

[Truman greets Prio]. Fashions for the holidays. [Mme. Elanora

Garnett in New York]. Catty style show held [7th annual Cat Show in

Brooklyn].

204. Dec. 16, 1948. Incident in the Negeb Desert [medical supplies

for Egyptian troops held up by Israel]. President Chaim Weizman

visits Jerusalem. Novel [Kaman] helicopter tested [in Windsor Locks,

Conn]. Aluminum shoes new fad [in Austria]. Legion chief [Perry

Brown] comes home [Beaumont, Texas]. Santa holds open house in

Savage, Md. Pro football thriller [Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore

Colts].

205. Dec. 21, 1948. Thousands lost off China; refugee ship strikes

mine. United Nations adjourns [General Assembly comes to an end in

Paris]. Israel prisoners returned [Jewish prisoners of the Arabs

exchanged]. "Sinbad" [baby gorilla at the Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo]

gets a bath. Small fry slugfest [Madison Square Boys Club, New

York]. Holiday greetings: [Children of foreign diplomats send

Christmas greetings. Children from the Foundling Home are guests of

Cardinal Spellman].

206. Dec. 23, 1948. The Royal christening [of "Bonnie Prince

Charlie" by the Archbishop of Canterbury]. Aviation in the news:

"Kitty Hawk" enshrined [in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington];

the carrier, Rendova, rescues 33 airmen forced down in the Pacific;

President Truman presents the Collier Trophy to supersonic fliers.

Blizzard cripples East [New York buried under 20 inches of snow].

Pro-football finals: Eagles edge Cards, 7–0; Browns rout Bills,

49–7.

207. Dec. 28, 1948. Jap war criminals hang. GI's in Germany play

Santa. War brides beat deadline [46 brides arrive by air in New

York]. New gold [for China] from stolen coins. [Lashley] quads have

their first communion. The world of sports: "The Angel" startles

Spain [during a wrestling bout in Barcelona]; Marines win grid title

[at College Park, Md.]

208. Dec. 30, 1948. Fliers await new rescue attempt on Greenland

icecap. [Engineers] topple 168–foot [Shinnecock] Lighthouse [at

Hampton Bays, L. I.] Guns cut up for scrap. Petrillo signs new disk

pact [with manufacturers]. Truman goes for a walk [in Independence,

Mo.] 86 candles for Connie Mack. College swim stars shine [at 10th

annual East-West Swim Forum at Coral Gables, Fla.] Financial chaos

in China. [Forty patients flown home for the holidays from Gonzales

Warm Springs Foundation, in Texas.]

209. Jan. 4, 1949. UN debates Indonesia crisis. Flames gut Montreal

store. Dutch feel scars of war. Breed new strain of [Siberian]

Husky. [English] bull pup for Leathernecks. The world of sports:

Basque weight-lifters vie [in Spain]; Santa Anita season opens [with

California Breeder's Championship Stakes].

Volume 22, 1949.

210. Jan. 6, 1949. Earthquake rocks [penal colony on Maria Madre]

Island, Mexico. Airlift fliers entertained [in Berlin]. Highlights

of the Bowl games: The Rose Bowl [Northwestern Wildcats beat

California]; the Sugar Bowl [Oklahoma beats the Tarheels]; the

Cotton Bowl [Southern Methodists beat Oregon]; the Orange Bowl

[Texas beats Georgia].

211. Jan. 11, 1949. Truman asks increased taxes in message to new

Congress. [In Seattle] 11 Yale men die in crash. Scores dead in

tornado [in Warren, Ark.] Tokyo raider [Rev. Mr. Deshazer returns]

in peace role. Sporting highlights: [Tommy Bruen swims in a hole in

the ice at Lac Des Sables, Canada]; KO's feature "Gloves" tilts [at

Ridgewood Arena, Brooklyn].

212. Jan. 13, 1949. Marshall resigns State post; [Dean Acheson named

by President to replace Marshall]. Last rites for Premier Nokrashy

Pasha in Cairo. Tragedy mars air show [in Miami]. Four-year-old

minister [Marjoe Gortner, performs wedding ceremony]. 18,000 Mummers

parade [in Philadelphia]. Miss Press Photographer [Jean Crow]

selected. Revelry marks annual [Chelsea] Arts Ball [in London].

Florida Governor inaugural [Fuller Warren takes oath as 30th

governor].

213. Jan. 14, 1949. California shivers as Florida sizzles. France

says thanks [for Friendship Train]. Destroyers come out of

mothballs. Kids steal show [German children see Punch and Judy

show]. Mangrum cops Los Angeles Open [golf tournament]. It's ice

time [Silver Skates at Madison Square Garden].

214. Jan. 18, 1949. Top Reds go on trial [in New York]. The March of

Dimes. Truman "joins" union. Traffic signal talks [London]. Pigeons

strut [550 birds of 35 varieties at pigeon show in Montreal].

Chihuahuas on parade [in Miami]. Ski jumpers soar in [Norge Ski

Club] meet. Aviation in the news [Gorgon IV, pilotless ram jet

aircraft tested by Navy; Air Force's X–1 rocket plane climbs 23,000

feet in two minutes].

215. Jan. 20, 1949. The inauguration; Truman takes oath of office;

denounces Communism in speech.

216. Jan. 25, 1949. Volcano in action [Paracutin in Mexico]. Acheson

is sworn in [as Secretary of State]. Fights end dive for cross [in

Greek church ceremony in New York]. Chamois hunting in the Alps.

[Holstein] bull in a China shop [Hamilton, Ontario]. Jack Frost

fleet sails [in ice regatta at Fox Lake, Ill.] Sonja [Henie] in gala

ice revue.

217. Feb. 3, 1949. Operation Haylift [to save starving livestock of

western ranges]. Italian art on display [Wildenstein Galleries]. New

jet bomber [Boeing XB–47] tested. Italy sends ships to Soviet.

Metallic bathing suits. Ski jump chills and spills [Dubuque, Iowa].

Water skiers over the jumps [Cypress Gardens, Fla.]

218. Feb. 8, 1949. Greek Reds wipe out town [Naoussa]. Dominion

Parliament opens [at Ottawa]. Blizzard toll rises in West. Gas blast

wrecks [Chicago] plant. March of Dimes parade. Track stars shine in

meet [Millrose Games]. Learning how not to ski.

219. Feb. 10, 1949. U. S. hails French gift train. Soviet troops

quit Korea. New sonic plane [X–4] tested. Snowmobile in Arctic

debut. March of Dimes style show. Texas holds Citrus Fiesta. Spanish

fly-weights mix it [Luis Romero vs. Luis de Santiago]. New U. S.

ski-jump record [of 290 feet set by Sverre Kongsgaard on Olympian

Hill, Wash.]

220. Feb. 15, 1949. Cardinal Mindszenty faces death penalty. Navy's

air giant spans continent with 90 aboard. Thousands flee Nanking.

Thank You train at Capital [Washington]. Rodeo rough stuff [Palm

Springs]. Ice skating championships [Mid-Atlantic titles at

Newburgh, N. Y.]. Joe [DiMaggio] ends hold-out.

221. Feb. 17, 1949. A split party [Dewey gives reasons for defeat

before 900 Republicans at the Lincoln Day Dinner]. Athenagoras heads

Orthodox church. Record narcotic haul [New York City]. "Fourty"

years old [Badgett quads celebrate tenth birthday]. India [pays

tribute to Gandhi a year after his assassination]. Leavenworth,

Wash. [winning ski jump of 260 ft. made by George Thrane].

222. Feb. 22, 1949. Canadian chief [Prime Minister Saint Laurent]

visits Truman. Winter sets the keynote [winter pageant at St. Paul].

Don't spare the strikes [57 day bowling tournament in Atlantic

City]. Brotherhood Week.

223. Feb. 24, 1949. President reviews air might parade. Operation

Snowball [82d fighter group at Manchester, N. H.]. DeGaulle sounds

warning of coup. Help to China [sent from Bangor, Wash.] Make-up

magic [make-up artists display skills in Holland]. Boxer is top dog

[Westminster Kennel club show in New York].

224. Mar. 1, 1949. Final mission for flying forts [B–17's make crash

landings on water to determine damage]. Margaret [Truman] is 25.

Gone with dynamite [navy blimp dirigible hangar demolished

scientifically at Hoama, Ja.] Honeymoon fashions. Mop-up rebellion

[London char women on strike]. Governor General [Alexander]

snowshoes [in Canada]. Scampering on skis [Bruno Engler at Banff].

225. Mar. 3, 1949. Israel inaugurates first president. Pre-Lenten

levity [Mardi Gras in New Orleans]. France's merci [Thank You train

arrives in Los Angeles]. Papal protest [against Communist foes of

the Church who convicted Cardinal Mindzsenty]. Athletes get the gate

[Ogden starting gate used at Madison Square Garden]. Soaring without

wings [ski jumpers]. Magic on ice [Dick Button keeps world figure

skating crown in Paris].

226. Mar. 8, 1949. Milestones in aviation [Caroline Mars carries 218

passengers from San Diego to Alameda; Martin Mauler takes off with

9,000 lbs. of bombs and rockets; towing winch yanks gliders off

ground at 25 mph]. Volcano eruption [Mauna Loa]. U. S. envoy [Selden

Chapin] returns [from Hungary]. Princess on skis [Holland's

Princesses Beatrix and Irene in Austria]. 30 die in train wreck

[Spain], Huskies start training [175 oarsmen vie for places on

Washington State championship crew]. Ski record falls [Iron

Mountain, Mich.]

227. Mar. 10, 1949. [B–50] bomber circles world non-stop. Cardinal

[Spellman] provides own grave-diggers [during strike]. Battering

rams. Clinging barnacles [removed from a whaling ship in drydock].

Negro rights get a boost [Gene Tunney and Levi Jackson are chairman

and vice-chairman of Urban League's Campaign]. New Orleans

celebrates [Mardi Gras]. Chapeaux madame [Paris millinery styles].

228. Mar. 15, 1949. Cold war victory. Portuguese re-elect President

[Carmino]. Uranium discovery [Saint Sylvestre, France]. Israel

approved as UN member. Gale batters Dutch coast. The Life of Riley

[premiere in Cincinnati]. Pyramid [Clubs] sweep country.

229. Mar. 17, 1949. Odom sets non-stop air mark. Axis Sally guilty.

Lewes, Del. [Cruiser Milwaukee returned from Russia]. Holland

carnival. [Joe Louis retires as heavyweight champion]. Prime

Minister Atlee inspects operations of Berlin air lift. President

Truman receives degree from Rollins College. Rugged hats [made from

carpet]. Hare and hounds [hunt in Spain].

230. Mar. 22, 1949. Restoration of [Temple of] Karnak [at Luxor,

Egypt]. Truman vacation [Key West]. International fires [Amsterdam,

Holland; South London; Bronx, New York]. Motorbike race [won by Don

Evans, Daytona Beach, Fla.]. Flea weight pugs [children boxing in

New York City]. Steeplechase [Cheltenham, Eng.]

231. Mar. 24, 1949. Atlantic Defense Pact is mapped. 67 war orphans

find U. S. haven. Zionist appeal for Palestine. First Israeli ship

dedicated. British clothes rationing ended. Fire destroys Army pier

[Oakland, Calif.] The Irish are on the march [New York City]. Ski

meet [Snoquolmie, Wash.]

232. Mar. 29, 1949. Cradle of atom open to public [Oak Ridge, Tenn.]

Texas gets swank hotel. President Truman wins "Oscar" [for his

mimicry of radio commentator]. That rocket didn't rocket [new

experiment by Jene Maynor in Chicago]. Put-puts in the mud

[motorcycle race in Seattle]. Hair-raising finals [San Francisco

wins over Loyola at Twelfth Invitation College Basketball title].

233. Mar. 31, 1949. 5,000 riot in London. Conference [of the

Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace] arouses

criticism. Chinese troops train U. S. fashion. Two celebrities from

England [Winston Churchill and family and J. Arthur Rank arrive in

New York]. The Greeks have a word for it [American servicemen

entertained by dances in Athens]. An ancient horse show [Verona].

Bike obstacle race [Spain]. Spellman appeal [for Catholic

charities].

234. Apr. 5, 1949. Pickets protest leftist parley [of the Cultural

and Scientific Conference for World Peace]. Greek independence day

[celebrated in New York City]. Tornadoes kill 29 [in the south and

southwest U. S.] Argentina gets new constitution. Academy awards.

Grand National Steeple Chase [England].

235. Apr. 6, 1949. Fog dispersal [at the municipal airport, Los

Angeles]. Atlantic Pact envoys arrive. Egg beater drives ship

[cycloidal propellor on an Army tug]. Spring fleecing [Canada].

Oxford-Cambridge classic. Skiing in the trees [Willa Worthington at

Cypress Gardens].

236. Apr. 7, 1949. Atlantic Pact signed. Churchill says bomb checks

Reds. East-West cagers meet [Madison Square Garden]. A crooked

[outboard speedboat] race [Sammamish River].

237. Apr. 8, 1949. 74 die in hospital tragedy [Effingham, Ill.]

Final Army Day parade. Pope's anniversary [of his ordination into

priesthood]. Skiing in paradise [Sun Valley, Idaho]. Kid fashions.

Circus in New York.

238. Apr. 12, 1949. Efforts fail to save tot in well [Kathy Fiscus].

Corinth canal re-opened. U. S. envoy to Israel [James MacDonald].

Spanish victory parade [Madrid]. General Ike [Eisenhower]

coordinates [problems of armed services]. Baby swimmers. Motorbike

maniacs [France]. Midget maulers [Annapolis].

239. Apr. 15, 1949. Earthquake shakes Pacific Northwest. The Fallas

of Valencia [St. Joseph's Day celebrated in Spain]. Canadian ice

spectacle [Montreal Ice Carnival]. Two strikes on DiMaggio

[sidelined by recurrence of heel injury]. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

makes an appeal for CARE.

240. Apr. 19, 1949. Easter across the nation. Puerto Rico gets a

trade school. Fliers set new endurance record [for continuous

flying]. Bus training [given English bus drivers]. Toronto takes

third Stanley cup straight.

241. Apr. 22, 1949. Ukraine refugees riot against Reds. Texas City

rebuilds [after explosion of two years ago]. President spurs U.S.

bond drive. Egyptian exposition. Aerial hot rods. Roller derby.

242. Apr. 26, 1949. Chinese Reds shell British warships. New

streamliner [train built in America to be sent to Spain]. Revelry

unconfined [costume ball of art students in New York]. Hero's reward

[96 painters paint Okinawa veteran's home in 2-1/2 minutes]. Window

ledgerdemain [Betty and Benny Fox]. How not to drive. Olympia wins

Wood Memorial [Jamaica].

243. Apr. 29, 1949. The cold war thaws out? [Russia makes overtures

for abatement of cold war]. Valley of the kings [excavation of tombs

of ancient kings of Egypt]. It's springtime [in Holland]. Steve

Belloise wins [middleweight bout with Jean Stock].

244. May 3, 1949. Americans flee Shanghai trap. May Day is loyalty

day [protest Communist influence in New York City]. Aqua-maniacs

[Cypress Gardens]. Twists and turns [top gymnasts of colleges

demonstrate]. Soccer finals [Wolverhampton vs. Leicester in

England].

245. May 6, 1949. Russia agrees to lift Berlin seige. Israel

anniversary. Tokyo fire. Marine review. Queen Juliana is 40.

Physical education [Jersey City community demonstrates value of body

conditioning]. Leo Durocher is cleared. New slants on diving.

246. May 10, 1949. Shanghai digs in for Red assault. U. S. must

remain strong, says Johnson. Hoover honored [receives Humanitarian

award of the International Variety clubs]. Collier's award [to

Congressmen Rayburn and Vandenberg]. $5,000,000 fire [at Hollywood

Park track]. Four-in-a-row [Collins quadruplets]. [Ponder, an]

outsider wins [Kentucky] Derby.

247. May 13, 1949. UN admits Israel. Reds executed in Shanghai.

Cotton Carnival [Memphis]. Blockade lifted [Berlin].

248. May 17, 1949. Supplies pour into Berlin by land. Holland Tunnel

rent by blasts. Capot wins Preakness.

249. May 20, 1949. U. S. acclaims General Clay. Brazil's President

[Gaspar Dutra] welcomed to Capital. Gloves across the sea [America

and Europe in international Golden Gloves in Chicago]. President

asks bond support.

250. May 24, 1949. Tornadoes kill 45. New York hails President

Dutra. Air giant [Marshall Mars] carries 309. Rockabye baby

[motorized crib]. Tulip time [Holland, Mich.] Mister Muscles [Jack

Delinger receives title of Mister America]. Los Angeles relays.

251. May 27, 1949. Four powers meet in Paris. Reds take Shanghai.

Queen of Greece cares for tots. Navy head [Francis Matthews] sworn

in. Oyster trees [on coast of Puerto Rico]. Reading aids [presented

by Mrs. Lewis Douglas to paralytics at London hospital]. DiMaggio

still out [with heel injury]. Motor jockies [climb Blue Barrons

hill, Tacoma, Wash.]

252. May 31, 1949. Lillienthal defends atom program conduct. Dutra

visits TVA. New Soviet envoy sworn in [Alan Kirk]. General Clay

comes home. Ali Baba's cave discovered [near Cairo]. Roller vanities

[performed by U. S. skaters in Paris]. Cut in out [exhibition of

horse against dogie at Breckenridge, Texas].

253. June 3, 1949. Rita [Hayworth] and Aly [Kahn] wed. Graduation

day [Columbia University awards honorary degrees; color presentation

at Annapolis]. Glamour mule [flies to Hollywood for Universal's new

picture]. Bill Holland wins auto classic [Indianapolis].

254. June 7, 1949. President honors General Marshall. [Miss Chicago

selected as] Miss Press Photog. Middies graduate [Annapolis]. May

Day in Moscow. Derby day [England]. Golfing celebrities [Bing

Crosby, Bob Hope, and government heads].

255. June 10, 1949. Mobs riot in Tokyo. Tribute to Franco [at

opening of third assembly in Madrid]. Italian anniversary [third

anniversary of Italian Republic]. Washington premiere of "Illegal

Entry." West Point graduation. How not to grow old [Sammy Mason does

stunt flying]. Summer not skiing.

256. June 14, 1949. Truman dedicates memorial stadium [Little Rock,

Ark.] Dallas premiere of "Calamity Jane." Will Rogers Memorial

[hospital turned over to Variety Clubs for research center for

tuberculosis]. Trooping the colors [England]. Drop the handkerchief

[flag retrieved from ground by plane in France]. Dr. Carey

Middlecoff cops the open. Capot wins Belmont. Rodeo roughhouse

[Livermore, Calif.]

185. Oct. 7, 1948. The World Series; Braves win first game, 1–0;