Run-Down On Politics by James Marlow
Washington overview of Tuesday elections notes 42 million expected voters and a record non presidential turnout. It tallies Senate and House seats at stake, gubernatorial races across 33 states, and party battle lines with mentions of Taft Nixon Douglas and Ferguson as key figures in tight contests.
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James Marlow
Washington
Senate
House
Maine
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Ohio
California
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Richard M. Nixon
Robert A. Taft
T. Ferguson
St. Louis
Gain Weight With Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Ad
An advertisement claims Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery helps underweight people gain weight by boosting appetite and digestion. It promises a stomachic tonic action, increased food utilization, and added flesh, urging readers to try and cut out the ad for extra pounds.
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Dr. Pierce
Wake Island veteran recalls POW survival and war crimes tale
Chief Warrant Officer J. M. Stowe recounts captivity at Wake Island and Japanese prisons. He describes extreme torture including water treatment, beatings, and forced confession attempts. The account includes a Korean witness at a Seoul girls' middle school location and mentions POW abuse by Red forces.
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Cers
Seoul
First Marine Division
J. M. Stowe
Toccoa
Stowe
Wake Island
Shanghai
Japan
Stone
Forecasts and party control in Congress and White House
The article notes a pundit predicting a Democratic landslide while leaders from both parties stay cautious. It recalls Democrats have led both chambers since 1933, with a Democratic president in office for 17 consecutive years, except for two years in 1947 and 1948 when Republicans held Congress.
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Congress
House
Senate
White House
Persistent skin condition left me unwell and isolated
Months ago I suffered a severe skin condition that covered my face neck arms and hands. My face swelled and turned red with sores. It caused intense itching and disrupted sleep. I feared going out or meeting people due to the appearance and discomfort.
Truman Stassen Clash Over Korea and Peace in Missouri
In a St Louis campaign clash President Truman accuses Republicans of isolationism and ceding peace, while Thomas Stassen counters with charges of coddling Chinese Communists and US casualties in Korea. Both leaders urge voters ahead of tomorrow’s election as party chairs forecast Senate gains and a coalition government if Korea widens into broader conflict.
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Taft
Truman
St. Louis
Republican Party
Stassen
North Korea
Kansas City
Independence
Washington
William M. Boyle, Jr
Senate
House
Guy G. Gabrielson
Korea
Gabrielson
Hospital adds nurses home to hospital addition plan
Commissioners vote to eliminate laundry building saving about 28000 and leave 100000 for hospital addition equipment. They insist the nurses home addition must be built or the project risks delays and higher costs.
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Ray
Daniel
Gene Jordan
Jordan
Mr. Wirtz
County Hospital Expansion Bid Award After Years of Work
The hospital construction contract was awarded by unanimous vote of the commissioners after a lengthy process. Architect Guy Carlander concurred with the court. Bonds totaling 750000 were authorized in 1947, but bids exceeded funds and federal matching aid was pending.
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John Halley
Jack Swann
Guy Carlander
Carlander
Truman Says No Comment on MacArthur Communique
In Independence Truman faced questions on the surge of Chinese Communists into Korea and MacArthur's communique. Ross gave a terse reply that the President has no comment, noting a morning talk with Acheson and a full report. Earlier, he breakfasted with WWI veterans including James M. Pendergast.
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Korea
MacArthur
Ross
Acheson
James M. Pendergast
Tom Pendergast
War headlines Truman silent as UN Korea action grows
World capitals fret as fifty three non Communist nations back UN armed peace enforcement against North Korea after its June 25 invasion. Red forces, aided by Russian weapons and Chinese divisions, push Allied lines toward Manchuria while the Chongchon River front near Pyongyang sees a grim retreat for the defenders.
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Truman
Republic
Red Korea
Korea
Manchurian
Manchuria
Chongchon River
Pyongyang
MacArthur
Russell Brines
Associated Press
Tokyo
United Nations
Seventh Regiment
Sinanju
Kumu
Chongchon
Pukchang
Sudong
Changjin
Seventh Division
Pungsan
Kilchu
Siberian
Met Spear Carriers Left Out in Cold at Don Carlo
Margaret Webster, first woman directing a Met Opera stage, leaves traditional spear carriers outside the stage door for Don Carlo opening. She used music students as extras and faced nerve wracking prep while balancing contemporary staging with wishing audiences see a solid opera performance.
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Elizabeth Toomey
New York
Margaret Webster
Metropolitan Opera House
Met
Miss Webster
Verdi
Bing
Manhattan
Opera House
Robert Merrill
Burglars Target Bruner Drug Store For Narcotics
Bruner Drug Store was burglarized with code to narcotics locked in a prescription box pried open and left on the floor. No merchandise or cash was taken. In May 1949 a similar narcotics theft occurred with entry into the safe yielding over $600 in cash.
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Bruner
Markets to Close on Election Day Across Nation
Financial and commodity markets nationwide will shut Tuesday November 7 for election day. The Department of Agriculture will issue livestock reports during the holiday period.
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New York
United States
Department of Agriculture
Newman Mart Opens in New Building at 3011 NE 8th
Henry and Billie Newman have opened The Newman Mart in a new building at 3011 North East Eighth. The store offers antique furniture and china and carries a line of children's wear. Henry Newman formerly worked with Cretney Drug, managing its Sixth and Pork location and the Tu cumceari store.
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Henry
Billie Newman
Newman Mart
North East Eighth
Henry Newman
Cretney Drug
Sixth
Pork
Orchids to Her Orkids to Her Cherchez-la femme
Freeman's Flowers began in 1938 and grew to one of the Southwest's finest floral businesses. Mrs Freeman has long balanced duties creating pieces delivering orders and sweeping the shop then recently shifted to helping her 16 year old son Warren Jr. The piece highlights her friendly presence and service to customers as the fourth in a series about community faces.
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Cherchez
la Femme
Freeman's Flowers
Southwest
Hutchins infant dies. services at Memorial Park Cemetery
Hutchins infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchins died Saturday. Service 10 AM Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Grandparents and great-grandparents named in obituary. Annie Ray Whittington dies at 78 in Hollywood. service pending. Emily Elizabeth Swafford, 79, dies. service 11 AM Monday at Ivy Chapel. interment Wellington. Frank Paul Studyvin, 25, dies. body to Green Forest Arkansas. survived by wife Reba, son Rodney, parents, siblings.
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Hutchins
van Neal Hutchins
James Hutchins
P. B. Carlson
Thurman Hutchins
Vera Archer
Memorial Park Cemetery
Whittington
Annie Ray Whittington
Hollywood
Cal
Oden
Lyla Hopkins
Frank LaQuest
Ola Phillips
Boxwell Brothers
Swafford
Emily Elizabeth Swafford
N. Polk
Robert
D. C
BR. B
A. L
H. C. Covey
James C. Crawford
Minnie Swafford
A. P. Watkins
Eunice Thorp
Ivy Chapel
Wellington
Texas
Frank Paul Studyvin
Lela Mae Courts
Reba
Rodney
Alex Studyvin
Reeves
Clarence
Green Forest
Ark
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