Thrills for Kids At Saturday Matinees At Rialto
Mary Louise Brooke recounts Saturday morning kiddy shows at Rialto and Empire theaters. Young viewers flock for serials and action filled frontier plots with cowboy heroes and stage crowds cheering the hero’s peril. Manager Jack King notes well behaved children, occasional whistles, and modern comforts like air conditioning.
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Billy Anderson
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
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Visiting Encouraged By Seventh-day Adventists
Chicago reports Seventh-day Adventist members launched a visit your neighbor day to boost church turnout. A church spokesman unveiled a plan for congregations to visit 10,000,000 homes this year across the denomination.
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Chicago
V.P
Casper, 30, Laughing Prank Leads to Reckless Driving
Tommy Casper tickled his father Joseph and then lost control of his car. He struck five other cars and was fined 100 dollars plus costs for reckless driving in Chicago.
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Chicago
W.P
Tommy Casper
Joseph
Tommy
Strategy of Bleeding Democracies in Korea and Beyond
Dewitt MacKenzie argues Soviet pressure aims to exhaust Democracies financially to invite Red attack. He cites the Berlin blockade and Korea, noting Russia uses satellites for heavy lifting while expanding Western military and economic costs. The piece links China’s Formosa stance to Moscow’s broader strategy and warns of extended U.S. draft needs as forces build for Korea.
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Russia
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South Korea
Sula
John M. Hightower
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Hightower
Korea
China
United Nations
Formosa
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
USA
Wife in every port sailor jailed for rural globe wives
An Australian sailor received a three year prison term after being found guilty of maintaining wives in five ports around the world. He faced charges of polygamy and adultery across multiple jurisdictions as police traced relationships in distant harbors.
Let’s Talk About Something Else
HAL BOYLE writes about widows returning from Korea and a Manhattan bar conversation. A veteran bartender notes the shift from baseball chatter to Korea news as widows face new duties and lingering loss while the Lost Battalion tale surfaces in casual talk.
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Hal Boyle
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Japan
Korea
Manhattan
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Children Reunited with Greek Parents in Australia
Eleanor Roosevelt notes 16 Greek children arrived in Australia from Yugoslavia to rejoin parents, with forecasts of 50 more and 200 to 300 from other European nations. Efforts via Australian Council for International Social Service and Yugoslav cooperation aided by external affairs and consular staff. Amvets urge higher voter turnout with Operations Ballot to promote democratic participation nationwide.
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United Fea. Syn. Inc
Hyde Park
Australia
Yugoslavia
Australian Council For International Social Service
United States
Belgrade
Yugoslav Red Cross
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Bubonic plague threat hits Fukien province shore
Hong Kong officials report bubonic plague in Fukien, threatening about 11 million people. Chinese authorities rush vaccine and medical staff to Amoy, the port city at the center of the outbreak.
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Hong Kong
South China
Fukien
Amoy
Famed Captain Dies After WWII Raider Capture
Harry Clifford Hills, renowned for capturing Count Felix von Luckner, the noted German World War I sea raider, has died in Australia. The veteran naval officer gained fame for the daring wartime operation and later lived out his years Down Under.
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Harry Clifford Hills
Felix von Luckner
Australia
Industrial activity in new Japan at postwar high in April
Industrial activity in new Japan rose to an index of 104 in April, up from 100 in the 1932-36 baseline, signaling stronger output after World War II. The reading reflects a continued expansion of manufacturing and related sectors as postwar recovery gains momentum.
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New Japan
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