04 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Page
1
A fashion note promotes a shirtwaist dress pattern No 1617 available in plaid cotton for summer or white. It lists sizes 20, 40, 42, 44, 46, requires six yards of fabric, and includes knitting directions and free patterns inside the Spring and Summer Fashion book priced at 25 cents.
In Hartfield the Salustri case drives reporters and editors to danger and distraction. Managing Editor Drislane and Chief Lawton fear a return by the notorious numbers king as a new cold trail points toward Bayside. A pliant publisher pushes staff, including a fresh wave of young women, into the hunt.
A dramatic newsroom scene unfolds as Miss Loretta Hewes helps identify gangster Nat Saluski in Nick's barber shop. The story chronicles the editor's scramble to publish while a reporter vows to marry Jerry Cowan, amid a chaotic staff and looming threats.
A review of Towboat Pilot follows 12 year old Tom Briggs as he dreams of becoming a Gasconade river pilot. He faces hardship from a harsh stepfather and a false murder accusation while pursuing duty perseverance and eventual respect from neighbors. The Missouri setting and outdoor themes mark this juvenile tale as moving and uplifting.
The National Geographic Society notes new uranium discoveries widen the ore’s global distribution. Burma and the Union of South Africa announce extensive deposits, suggesting uranium is more common than believed. Prospecting is aided by a scientific divining rod. the ore’s radioactivity guides search.
A bank clerk Joe Sands plans to kill Elmer Dunning at Webbville's First National. He retrieves a rusty pistol, wrestles with courage, and moments before the act a masked robber shoots Coats and Joe declares the intruder dead, feeling a strange surge of knightly purpose.
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