Tragic Adrian High student dies after car crash
James B. Mitchell 16, Adrian high school junior, dies at Bixby hospital after a four-teendriver car veers out of control near Palmyra. Four boys, including Mitchell, Hense, Spangenberg, and another Mitchell, were injured. Hense released, Sprangenberg with chest injuries, coroner to decide on inquest. Funeral set for Tuesday at Tagsard Funeral Home.
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James B. Mitchell
Adrian High School
James A. Mitchell
Holloway
Bixby
Palmyra
Carl Hense
George Young
Hillsdale
Eugene Sprangenberg
Eastern Star Villa
Thomas Mitchell
Hugh Mitchell
James
Hense
Bixby Hospital
Sprangenbere
Adrian High Juniors
Blissfield
Arthur Kerr
James Mitchell
Tom Mitchell
Spangenberg
Mr. Hense
Michigan Producers Dairy Co
Tom
Mitchell
Ed Braun
Rex. Martin
Mary Ann
Billy
Opal Mitchell
Lenawee Board of Supervisors
Raisin ‘Township
Palmyra Grange
Tagsard Funeral Home
John Marvin
Adrian
Raisin Presbyterian Cemetery
Three Blissfield Family Members Drown Near Isle Royale
Special to The Telegram reports three Blissfield residents Harold and Irma Holmes and their 14-year-old son Fritz drowned off Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Mrs Lucille Pindle of Columbus, a vacation acquaintance, is believed recovered from a capsized 14 foot boat. Coast Guard crews and a plane search the area near Tobias Harbor as officials seek the Holmes family bodies. Harold Holmes, 40, worked as a general supervisor for Michigan Bell in Detroit. Irma Holmes, 45, was daughter of Blissfield residents Fred and Mrs Schultz. The Holmes had moved from Detroit to Blissfield and had left for vacation August 2 with a return planned around August 17 or 18.
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Harold Holmes
Fritz
Isle Royale
Lake Superior
Houghton
Lucille Pindle
Columbus
Holmes
Tobias Harbor
National Park Service
Coast
Roy F. Holmes
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Irma Holmes
Fred Schultz
Schultz
Indiana
Pindle
Princess Elizabeth to marry Mountbatten without trousseau
London August 18 Princess Elizabeth will marry Lt Philip Mountbatten on November 20 at Westminster Abbey with no trousseau due to austerity and current conditions. She selected a Normal Hartnell wedding dress design, the palace announced.
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London
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Hartnell
Army Will Conduct Hearing on Charges Against Gen. Lee
The army plans a grand jury like hearing into morale under Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, commander of the Mediterranean theater. Eisenhower said Maj. Gen. Ira T. Wyche will likely lead the inquiry, which could take ten days to two weeks, following articles by Robert C. Ruark. Lee called the reports unwarranted and distorted and welcomed inspection by the army and press.
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Washington
Army
John C. H. Lee
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
Ira T. Wyche
Lee
Robert C. Ruark
Rome
United States
U.S. Army
Scripps-Howard
Livorno
Heat Keeps Plaguing Midwest With No Quick Relief
The Associated Press reports sustained extreme heat across the nation with the West Coast and Rockies seeing relief delayed. Highs linger above 90s in many cities including Yuma 103 and Lacrosse 100s as northern states brace for a new cool air mass by Wednesday. Corn drought persists with little moisture and only local showers foreseen midweek.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
West Coast
Rockies
Seaboard
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Yuma
Ariz
Lacrosse
Wis
Minneapolis
Linensin
Grand Island
Norfolk
Neb
Sioux Falls
S. D
Souix City
Bilbo Hospitalized with Suspected Lung Clot in New Orleans
Senator Theo G Bilbo of Mississippi lay seriously ill at Foundation Hospital after three previous cancer operations. Doctors reported a possible pulmonary embolism while tests continued and later noted slight improvement as he slept. His political career has been marked by controversy over alleged intimidation and profiteering.
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New Orleans
Theo G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Bilbo
Senate
Congress
Wilmington Pools Closed As Polio Cases Increase
Wilmington officials announce closure of all public pools as six new polio cases push Delaware summer total to 35. Police to patrol open sewers to keep children from infected waters. Dr. George J. Baines warns epidemic proportions exceeding 1944 high. Camp Mattahoon quarantine keeps 80 boys isolated after two cases.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
George J. Baines
Camp Mattahoon
The
Boys Club of America
German Refugees Overwhelm U S Zone Jails
Berlin reports the American Military Government says the U S occupation zone is flooded with illegal German immigrants from the Russian zone. An AMG two week tally shows 6011 refugees in Hesse, but overcrowded jails and taxed courts lead to three quarters being sent back without prosecution.
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Berlin
United States Occupation
AMG
Hesse
Firemen Battle House Fire While Owner Resists
Detroit report says Cornelius Locks refused entry with a knife as firemen arrived to a smoke filled home. Firefighters subdued him then fought a blaze sparked by a cigarette after Locks fell asleep. Police charged Locks with carrying concealed weapons amid the incident.
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Detroit
Cornelius
Locks
Government Opens War on Prices Against Steel
The Federal Trade Commission filed a cease and desist action accusing the steel industry of conspiring to fix prices and curb competition. The complaint targets the basing point system and basing charges used by U S Steel, Bethlehem, Republic, Inland, Jones & Laughlin and others, with hearings set for September 19 and potential penalties up to 5000.
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Washington
American Iron and Steel Institute of New York
United States Steel Corporation
FTC
Justice Department
Truman
Commission
ETC
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
New York
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Youngstown Sheet, and Tube Co
Youngstown
Ohio
National Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
Jones & Laughlin Corp
American Rolling Mill Co
Middletown
Wheel Steel Corp
Wheeling
W. Va
U S Files Antitrust Suit Against Color Motion Pictures
Attorney General Clark stated a monopoly exists in color film production and filed a civil anti trust action in Los Angeles federal court naming Technicolor Inc Technicolor Motion Picture Corp and Eastman Kodak Co as defendants seeking to end illegal arrangements and agreements in the industry.
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Washington
Clark
Color Motion Pictures
U.S. District Court
Los Angeles
Technicolor Inc
Technicolor Motion Picture Corp
Eastman Kodak Co
Windsor Shoppers Kill a Good Thing
Windsor Ont August news reports grocers foresee American housewives rushing to Windsor for cheap food under Canadian price controls. Detroiters flocked here for bargains with meat eggs and canned goods, while prices narrowed as locals trimmed tags. Customs limited passenger food allowances and denied any embargo, despite busy lines at the Detroit Windsor tunnel.
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Windsor
Ont
Detroit
Windsor- Detroit
Women Flyers Learn Cooperation Lesson From Arnold
In Sonoma California General Hap Arnold brokered peace between rival Women Flyers of America and American Air Women at his ranch. He urged cooperation and unity, joking that they could do better together. The two groups ended inviting each other to their fairs and shows.
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Calif
Apj
Solomon
H. H
Hap
Arnold
San Francisco
Women Flyers of America
Air Force
American Air Women
Wapa County
Mary Carey
Cherie Gardner
Air Women
Rubber workers settle for six paid holidays
In Cleveland on August 18, the CIO rubber workers reached a settlement with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co after talks, granting six paid holidays per year in place of further wage hikes for now. The agreement follows prior deals with Goodrich, Firestone, and U. S. Rubber, where an 11.5 cent wage increase had been granted in March.
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Cleveland
CIO Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
G. L. Patterson
Goodrich
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
U. S. Rubber
Dallas Women Revolt Against Fashions
In Dallas Texas at least 1,300 women join the Little Below the Knee Club to protest long skirts. President Mrs Warren J Woodward 24 says hemline reforms are a selling point. A park meeting featured Herman Philipson praising knee length styles and a march is planned for next Saturday. Alma Daigle questioned why women must revert in fashion.
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LBR
Warren J. Woodward
Dallas
Mrs. Woodard
Herman Philipson
Alma Daigle
Radio advice aids native boy with head wound on Raroia
Los Angeles August 18 Amateur radio operator Frank Cuevas Jr relayed medical guidance to the isolated Raroia Island group of Polynesian natives. Thor Heyerdahl, 32, led Norwegian researchers who reached Baroia Island August 7 after a 4000 mile voyage aboard a log raft from Callao Peru.
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Los Angeles
Raroia Island
Frank Cuevas, Jr
Thor Heyerddahl
Baroia Island
Cuevas
Alfred Scheffel
Georgia Street
Heyerdahl
Callao
Peru
Violence Feared as Punjab Boundary Award Divides Lands
New Delhi reports high officials of India and Pakistan meeting to quell communal strife in the Punjab after a boundary commission awards most of the Punjab and Bengal to Pakistan. Lahore goes to Pakistan while Amritsar stays in India, and Nankana Sahib lies in Pakistan. Calcutta joins India. Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the decisions amid bloc disagreements.
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India
Pakistan
Punjab
Boundary Commission
Lahore
Bengal
Amritsar
Nankana Sahib
Guru Nanak
Paris
Calcutta
London
Cyril Radcliffe
Guerrilla courts in northern Greece promise people’s justice
Guerilla fighters in northern Greece announce they are setting up people’s courts under a temporary regime described as a precursor to a provisional democratic government. The three member courts will try cases with penalties up to five years while more serious matters go to military courts.
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Athens
Greece
Larmy
Hemispheric Defense Study Opens Amid Claims of Fifth Column
At Quitandinha Brazil the Inter American conference began a study of hemisphere mutual defense. Panamanian Foreign Minister Alfaro accused Latin American Communist parties of acting as a Russian fifth column and said the conference supports joint actions against subversion.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Mateo Marques Castro
Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro
Latin America
Alfaro
Mariano Fiallos Gil
Arguello
Nicaragua
Petropolis
Rio de Janeiro
Clinton Strike Prompts Labor Inquiry at Clinton Plant
Aug 18 the Clinton Machine Co resumed production of small gasoline motors for lawn mowers and scooters as the House labor committee announced an inquiry into Clinton labor conditions. Rep Clare Hoffman will lead the probe while Donald Thomas said the company welcomed investigation. Local 608 UAW CIO accepted a new wage contract with a ten cent raise and bonus clause as National Guard was deployed to maintain order. About 900 workers are employed at the plant which saw earlier picket lines and a sizable union rally.
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Clinton
Clinton Machine Co
House Labor Committee
Washington
Rmiake
Clare Hoffman
Allegan
Mich
Labor Committee
Grand Marais
Donald Thomas
House Committee
Uaw-Cio
Sigler
Michigan National Guard
Adrian
Clinton High School
Mr. Thomas
Michigan
CIO
W. B. Magner
Jackson
Mid-West
Magner
Shipping and Packing Motors
Thomas
Charleston Boy Soap Box King At Akron Derby
Kenny Holmboe the 14 year old from Charleston West Virginia won the national junior soapbox derby title at Derby Downs Akron with a 26.7 second 975 foot run. He beat 134 rivals earning a four year college scholarship as prize and carried luck charms in his pockets for the victory over Red Miller of Cuyahoga Falls.
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Akron
Kenny Holmboe
Charleston
W. Va
Kenny
Holmpoe
Eugene
Red) Miller
Cuyahoga Falls
Tony Penuelas
San Diego
Calif
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