The Illustrated London News 1950

Some pages from March 4 1950 Illustrated London News

World-Famous conductors and great soloists; as they are seen by members of the orchestra

The fluctuating fortunes of Britain's political parties over the last hundred years:

A diagram illustrating the duration of parliaments and the majorities of governments from 1852 to 1950

Women members of parliament (1950 general election UK):

Successful candidates for Westminster in the election

Where the threat of the "Dust Bowl" is ever present:

Grim scenes in the dry lands of Colorado

The Soviet - Chinese treaty, arctic manoeuvres etc.

Venomous marine animals in Australian waters

The world of the cinema ( "Morning Departure" and "Twelve o'clock High"

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The English team for the world cup soccer tournament played in Brazil.
This side defeated Chile in their pool B Match. England lost to the United States and Spain

Our Group of the English team for the world cup soccer tournament shows (l to r.)
Aston, Mannion, Ramsey, Hughes, Wright (captain) and Williams and in front
Mullen, Bentley, Dickenson, Mortensen and Finney.

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Some Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

January 21st - George Orwell, 46, died of Tuberculosis.
he loathed communist aims and tactics which inspired his books
Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
he was a strong socialist but the Spanish Civil War,
in which he fought, made him hate totalitarian communism

February 23rd- The Labour Party was returned to power after the General Election with a much reduced majority

February 10th - Mark Spitz, American swimmer is born in Modesto, California

March 19th - Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan, dies aged 74

April 14th - First issue of the Eagle comic in Britain, Peanuts by Schulz was also published in the USA

May 26th - Petrol rationing came to an end in Britain after 10 years

June 7th - The BBC broadcast the first episode of The Archers (could be 1951?)

June 25th - The Korean War began, when North Korea invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel,
the United Nations was asked to aid the South. The Americans sent forces (the war claimed 5 million lives)

August 15th - Princess Anne, Princess Elizabeth's second child, was born

November 2nd - The death of George Bernard Shaw,
94, described as an ardent socialist and apologist for the Soviet System,
he had won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925

December - Scottish Nationalists removed the Stone of Scone,
on which King of the Scots had been crowned for centuries,
from beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey

Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin announced at a luncheon that he had a list
of 205 Communist party members who were working in the US State department!

Douglas MacArthur appointed commander UN forces

Klaus Fuchs imprisoned, guilty of betraying British Atomic secrets

Some Adverts

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January 7

' At Tigne Point In Malta - Princess Elizabeth the Duchess of Edinburgh Waving Goodbye to
Her Husband in the Destroyer " Chequers " - With Countess Mountbatten and Lady Pamela Mountbatten '

' A Notable Acquisition for the Fitzwilliam Museum - 14c Arab Glass Mosque Lamp
Made for the Emir Saichu A Cup Bearer to the Sultan ' a glass lamp

' Passing the Tigne Point From Which Princess Elizabeth Waved and Received a Message
Flashed Back From Her Husband - HMS Chequers with The Duke of Edinburgh Aboard Sailing From Malta '

' HMS Chequers Floodlit as She Lay in Valletta Grand Harbour in Malta '

' Israeli parliament Meets in Jerusalem - Mr Joseph Sprinzak The Speaker Opening the Session '

' Queen Elizabeth Steeplechase at Hurst Park - Monaveen with Tony grantham Up Jumping a Fence '
owned by The Queen and Princess Elizabeth

' Princess Elizabeth Patting Monaveen the WInner at Hurst park '

' New Year Celebrations in Piccadilly Circus - Out You Go 46'

' About 10,000 New Years Revellers Thronging Trafalgar Square - Around the Christmas Tree '

' Midnight at the Chelsea Arts Ball - The Scene in the Royal Albert Hall as Thousands of Balloons Floated Down '

' The Weathercock Centerpiece - Pre New Years Eve in the Royal Albert Hall '

Reconsidering The Verdict:

' Sir Patrick Hastings Author of " Cases in Court

' Mr Edgar Lustgarten Author of " Verdict in Dispute "

' A Princess's Libel Action Against MGM - The Prince and Princess Youssupoff at the Time of the Trial '

' Mrs Florence Maybrick Sentenced to be Hanged but Later Reprieved ' (1889) .

' Hanged for a Murder in Which She had Struck no Blow -
Mrs Edith Thompson With Her Husband Percy Thompson '

' The African Plant Which Holds Out New Hope for Arthritis Sufferers -
The Tropical Climber Strophanthus Sarmentosus The Extract From Whose Sees Will Simplify
and Speed up the Production of the New Anti Arthritis Drug Cortison Compound E ' full page drawing

Bativia and The United States of Indonesia Inaugurated:

' Signing the Protocol- Sultan Hamengku Buwono and Dr Lovink of The Netherlands '

' The New Minister of Defence Bids Farewell to the Last Netherlands Governor General - Sultan Buwono with Dr Lovink '

' Hoisting The Red and White Flag of the United States of Indonesia Over the Palace at Djakarta ( Batavia ) - Dutch Troops Presenting Arms '

' Arrival of the First President of Indonesia in Djakarta -Dr Soekarno Acknowledging the Crowds ...'

'The First Family of Indonesia - Dr Soekarno With his Wife, Son and Daughter at their Home '

' Professor Einstein Whose New Gravity Theory Was Disclosed on the Eve of The New Half Century '
"Exclusive Portrait Study by Karsh of Ottawa "

Afforestation of the Culbin Sands in Scotland:

' Hauling Brushwood for Thatching the Sand to a Planting Area ...'

' Illustrating the Depth of San on the Shifting Desert hills of Culbin -
A mansion with Sixteen Crofts and FArms is Buried under the Sand '

' A View of the Cublin Sands Before Afforestation '

' The Work of Thatching with Birch Branches Before Planting

' After the Thatching Forsters Planting Young Corsican Pine on the Dunes

' Showing Some of the Trees Successfully Planted - a View on the Edge of the Culbin Forest '

' A Map Showing the Planted Area in 1948 '

' Planted in 1923 - Young Lodgepole Pines

The United Stats Budget Picture -
Charts Illustrating America's Economic Position '

' Crowds Assembled on the Dam (the Great Square )
During the Ceremony of Transferring of Sovereignty to Indonesa at Amsterdam'

' Scene in the Royal Palace at Amsterdam -
Documents Being Countersigned by Queen Juliana and the Netherlands and Indonesian ministers '

' New Methods of Presentation at the Victoria and Albert Museum '

' New Stamps Issued by the Republic of Indonesia
Depicting Indonesian Leaders with Portraits of Famous Americans Inset '

' Dr Soekarno Taking the Oath of Office at Jogjakarta '

' A State Ball in The Palace at Valetta - HRH Princess Elizabeth -
Governor of Malta - Lady Creasy - Duke of Edinburgh Watching a Dance '

' Leaving Christiansborg Castle -
Mrs Eugenie Andersson the New United States ambassador to
Copenhagen with the Court Chamberlain '

' The Duke and Duchess of Windsor with Their Dog -
Leaving Paris on 21 Dec to Board the Queen Elizabeth at Cherbourg '

' Gardening - Polyanthus '

Kuala Lumpur in Malaya -:

' The Beautiful Caves of Batu near Kuala Lumpur Malaya '

' The Lake Gardens of Kuala Lumpur Now Restored

' Looking Over the Roofs of Kuala Lumpur '

' A Native Street Traders '

' Chinese Woman Selling Vegetables

' Petaling Street - The Gay Paper Lanterns Hanging in the Chinese Quarter ...'

' Mountbatten Road - The Main Street in the European Shopping Centre '

' A Tin Dredger a tWork inthe State of Selangor '

' The Post Office of Kuala Lumpur

' Palm Fringed Waterway and Modern Houses with The Oriental Building in the Background '

' Kuala Lumpur's Station and RAilway Hotel '

' The Domes and Campanile Which Form Part of the Facade of teh Government in Kuala Lumpur '

Pope Pius XII in St Peters at the Inauguration of the Holy Year on Christmas Eve

' The Pope Enters the Great Basilica of St Peter Through the Holy Door

' The Pope Wearing His Mitre Knocks on the Holy Door with a Silver and Ivory Hammer

' Making His Inaugural Address in St Peters

' Photograph Shows the Mechanism by Means of Which the Holy Door
was Lowered Backward and Removed After the Pope ad Knocked '

' Showing the Bornze Door Which has Been Erected Temporarily
to Close the Holy Door at Night - a Group of Student Priests Waiting to Enter '

' Celebrating Midnight Mass in the Basilica of St Peter on Christmas Eve '

' The "Fiery Cross " at London Airport -
A Diagrammatic Explanation of the Line and Bar" Approach Lighting System Installed for Use in Conditions of Poor Visibility
drawing by "Our Special Artist G. H. Davis SMA at London Airport "

The World of Cinema:

Three Scenes from the film " The Rocking Horse Winner " - John Mills - John Howard Davies - Valerie Hobson

'Southampton - The Cunard White Star Ocean Terminal Nearing Completion and Due to Open ...'

' London Zoo's Giant panda Taken Seriously Ill - Lien Ho Eating Bamboo Shoots '

' A Monster Whale Shark Measuring 41ft Caught in Karachi Waters '

' The Flag of the President of the Republic of India ...'

' Supplementary Petrol Coupons for Private Users - The Old E and The New A/B Coupons ...'

The Stoa of Attalos in Greece

' A Reconstruction Drawing ...'

' A Reconstruction Drawing of a Pilaster Capital Built by Peisianax Uncle of Alcibiades '

' A Shattered Pilaster Capital ...'

' The Stoa of Attalos as It is Today ...'

' An Ancient Column Capital of Pergamene Type ...'

' Reconstruction by the Skilled Marble Workers of Modern Athens - Column Capital '

' A Wall Block from the Painted Porch '

The First of Six Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution
Showing Dr Dunsheath Aided by a "Fairy" Examining
The Electrical Gadgets in a Model of a Modern house ' full page photograph

' Fossils - Squid from Christian malford Wilts -Herring Type Fish from Mount Lebanon Syria '

' Humanity's Brief Span in the Worlds History Represented bgy a Few Seconds on a Clock Face -
A Chart Illustrating the Succession of Life and Some Geological Systems '
drawing by F. Pattisson showing Age of Trilobites -
Cambrian Period - Cephalaspis - Bothriolepsis - Labyrinthodont -
Diplodocus - Arsinoitherium - Hyenodon and the Present Day etc

' A 12c Reliquary - An Example of Mediaeval Cloisonne Enemelling '

' A Standing Ram in Chinese Cloisonne Enamel fromthe Reign of the Emperor K'Ang Hsi '

' A CDhinese Cloisonne Incense Burner of the Ming Dynasty '

' Enamelled Chinese Cloisonne Jardiniere of the Ming Dynasty '

People and Events of the Week and New Year Honours

' Mister A. V. Alexander the Minister of Defence - Viscount '

' Sir Steven Bilsland the Commissioner for Western District of scotland- Baron '

' Mister John wilmot the Minister of Supply - Baron '

' Dr L. Haden Guest - Baron '

' Mr T. w. Burden the MP Park Div. Sheffield - Baron '

' Mr Joseph Henderson of the Treasury - Baron

' Mr Philip Hendy the Director of National Gallery - Knight Bachelor '

' The Oni of Ife in Nigeria - KBE '

' Mr H. V. Tewson the GEneral Secretary of Trades union Congress - Knight Bachelor '

' Miss J. M. Woollcombe the Director of Womens Royal Naval Service - DBE '

' Mme Adeline Genee for Services to Ballet - DBE '

' Dr O. A. Wheeler Professor - DBE '

' Major General N. C. D. Brownjohn to Be Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff War Office '

' Mr Hervey Allen American Author Dies at Miami '

' Lieutenant General G. W. R. Templer'

' Sir henry McMahon Died 29 Dec

' Sir Montague Eddy Died on 22 Dec'

' Dr John E. Lovelock Killed in Brooklyn - Former World Record Holder of the Mile ...'

' The Sketch" Choices of ther Year - Award Winners at thr Savoy - Mr Carleton Hobbs - Miss Annette Mills -
Miss Berta Ruck (deputising for her husband Mr Oliver Onions ) - Miss Peggy Ashcroft - Mr Carol Reed - Miss C. A. Lejeune '  .

' Engineer Rear Admiral Sir Sydney O. Frew Retires ...'

' Admiral R. A. Hopwood Died 28 Dec ...'

' Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother of Belgium at the Christmas Eve Holy Door Ceremony in Rome '

' Mr W. McChesney Martin Appointed by President Truman as US Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...'

' Senior Superintendent F. S. Philip The Nigerian Disorders ...'

' Chess Problems by Baruch H. Wood '

' A Photograph of the United States Submarine Amberjack TAken During Recednt Naval Tests - Breaking the Surface liked a Hooked Marlin '

' IN Shadwell Basin - Royal Research Ship William Scoresby to Be Used for Oceanic Survey and Research ...'

' The Beautiful Crib Installed in St pauls Cathedral During Christmas Week '

' Photograph - What Happened in a 2,000,000th of a Second to a Glass of Water ' taken by a GEC high speed photolight

' The Entrance to a Sicilian Brigands Den '

' Mister Stalins 70th Birthday - the Dictator receiving Flowers from Children

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some Adverts

Chanel No 5 Perfume '

' A. S. Jenkinson Caravans '

' Bonsoir Pyjamas '

' Allen Motor Scythe '

' Dr Barnardo's Homes '

' Noilly Prat French Vermouth '

' The Pye Entertainment '

' The New Velocette LE ' motor bike

' Swan Last Drop Ink '

' Booths Dry Gin '

' Burlington Cigars '

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Our Note Book by Arthur Bryant

Reconsidering the Verdict - Cases in Court by sir Patrick Hastings - Verdict in Dispute by Edgar Lustgarten - An appreciation by Sir John Squire

A Window on the World - How to Vote a French Budget by Cyril Falls

The World of Cinema by Alan dent

The World of Science - Time and The Earth by MAurice Burton

Books of the Day by E. D. O'Brien and K. John

Gardening Column - by Clarence Elliott

April 1st

April 8th

April 15th

April 22nd

BEA Viking aircraft, Vigilant, following a mid-air explosion which blew a large hole in the port side of the fuselage.
The pilot landed the aircraft safely, and all passengers and crew survived.

New York Motor Show, photo of the 'fastest car on earth',
John Cobb's land-speed record breaking Railton-Napier the world's first turbo-jet car, manufactured by Rover;
and the world's fastest stock-car, manufactured by Jaguar.

Girton College, Cambridge, as it appeared in 1950.

April 29th

Double page diagrammatic representation of the proposed new 'electric' submarine
and the latest converted surface destroyers and frigates.
Lots of technical information on these developments,
and 'cutaway' detail showing inner workings of the sub (with key).

Latest waxwork models at Madame Tussaud's in London.

June 10th

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June 17th

A diagrammatic representation (double page centrepiece, with key) of the new 24,000 ton P&O ship RMS Chusan,
the largest passenger liner completed anywhere in the world in 1950.
The Chusan is featured just one week before her maiden voyage was to take place. (I was on the Orcades 28,000 ton)

Harthope Viaduct, where five passengers lost their lives as a result of a fire on board the Birmingham-Glasgow express train

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June 24th

September 2nd

Wreckage of the Irish Mail train from Holyhead which collided with a light engine outside Penmaenmawr station in North Wales.
Eleven of the sixteen coaches were derailed, with six passengers killed and thirty five injured.

The war in Korea,

volunteer archaeologists at work on Roman mosaics discovered at Lullingstone Park in Kent.

September 16th

Colliery rescue: the great Knockshinnoch subsidence'. On September 7 there was a huge subsidence of land at Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery (Ayrshire),
which blocked the main underground road trapping 129 men. Rescue attempts were successful, but it took more than two days to reach the trapped men.

Rare photographs of Mrs Maria Dicken, founder of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals in 1917,
on the occasion of her eightieth birthday.
She gave her name to the 'Dicken Medal', more commonly known as the 'Animals' VC'.

Photographs of aircraft from the Farnborough Airshow.

November 18th

adverts = GUINNESS (Sportfolio No.11 - GE 1535) , HUNTLEY & PALMERS, WHITE HORSE

Contents includes : Queen Juliana at home,

Nepal :the deposed King and members of the Rana family,

the Centenary of the "Tusitala",

the funeral of King Gustaf V. of Sweden,

Tongking scenes,

the war in Korea

November 25th

Dramatic photographs of the scene of the Canadian Skymaster aircraft tragedy.
The plane crashed in the alps south-east of Grenoble, on its return journey to Montreal.
In all, fifty-one passengers and seven crew lost their lives.
The dead included several nuns and twelve priests returning from a holy year pilgramage.
The images include part of the wreckage, and depict some of the 250 rescuers who climbed the mountain to bring down the bodies.

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Christmas Number 1950 No. 3316A, Vol. 127,

November

16, Published by the International News Company, 141 Varick St., New York, Published at Commonwealth House,
1 New Oxford St., London, W.C.1. It has great advertisements, including the one on the back for "Black & White" Scotch Whisky

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On the front cover is a reproduction of "The Thames Off Greenwich" by George Chambers.