Inside Blair House Guards Foiled Puerto Rican Attack on Truman
Secret Service and police protected President Truman after two Puerto Ricans tried to shoot their way into Blair House. The piece outlines extensive guard protocols for daily walks, trains, hotel meals, and presidential events, including staffing, patrols, and kitchen security.
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Washington
Secret Service
Blair House
Truman
Congress
McKinley
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
New York
St. Louis
Thornes Haunt Thorne Hill in a Family Stand Off
In a bleak Thorne City house, Leeana Thorne clashes with her hostile kin as Peter Thorne arrives. Miss Maggie, near death, orders Leeana to uncover his true intentions while family rivals plot, and Deputy Martin Preston teases at every turn.
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Thorne Hill
Leeana Thorne
Pops
Maggie
Leeana
Thorne
Peter
Peter Thorne
Miss
Jasper
Agatha
Aggie
Miss Maggie
Sondra
Sheriff's
Martin Preston
Matt Preston
Aunt Margaret
Old miners seek help over pension cuts and delays
William Jacobs of Nelsonville recalls his 69 years and 47 years in the mines as he laments losing welfare aid in 1949 and battling reinstatement, with appeals to state officials and questions about pension eligibility and corruption in Athens and Lima offices.
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Columbus
Duffey
Lausche
Athens
Lima
William Jacobs
Nelsonville
Television Program Schedule Fringed by Station Listings
A dense listing of TV and radio programming across multiple stations for Friday and Saturday. The grid shows show titles such as Kukla Fran and Ollie, Captain Video, Quiz Kids, Wrestling, and news blocks, with network references and time slots across WTVS WTVN WHNS WMOA and others. The fragmentary OCR captures daily schedules, announcements, and variety programs with numerous program names, times, and network cues.
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LWC
Channel 8
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Ahbe
Cbs Network
Abe
Mbs-East Kiddies
Abe Bob Crosby
Cba
Cbs Fivening
Nero Wolf
Cbs
Mbs
Cbs the Sheriff
Abe Vincent Lopez
Riley
Cbs East
Rex Allen
Cbs-West
Nets
Worse Than Fools: Rhetoric on Spending and Reform
The piece blasts government spending and non-defense cuts, arguing inflation and debt risk from continued extravagance. It urges voters to oppose profligacy, endorse reductions, and favor GOP as the sole organized opposition to an alleged rise of union-backed and socialist influence.
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Byrd
Hoover Commission
American Bankers Association
Congress
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
America
Washington
Republican Party
GOP
Early Christmas Post Office Woes Hit Athens Area
The article warns of an impossible mail rush this Yuletide as postal curtailments strain services. At Athens and other offices, Sunday throughput and pre Christmas parcels overwhelm workers, risking late gifts for soldiers overseas and relatives, with long lines and delayed Aunt Eliza presents.
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Athens
Uncle Sam
Eliza
California
France Faces Censorship in Indo China Dispatches
Daily reports from Indo China show French forces under pressure with a vital region at stake for free Asia. The editorial argues for accurate, uncensored coverage, noting French authorities suppress reporters to conceal events and avoid damaging morale.
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Indo-China
Free Asia
Indo-China Front
Boyle in Korea: GI Joe rations adapt to South Korean tastes
HAL BOYLE reports on South Korean troops adopting new C rations in Korea. The meals shift from familiar American staples to rice starch paste, dried cuttlefish, kelp, and peppery rice cakes, while gum and salt remain common. ROK soldiers consume about 3210 calories daily with varied grains and vegetables. the system aims to fuel front-line and support troops, with ROKs often balancing diet well.
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Hal Boyle
Eighth Army Headquarters
Korea
Republic of Korea
GI Joe
North Korea
GI Kim
ROK
William F. Runge
Sanford, Fla
Runge
U.S
French face grim Indo Chinese drive toughened by propaganda
The text argues that French reports on Indo Chinese fighting are biased and downplay casualties. It warns that if the Communist push is real, Paris may require more than arms from the West and could need additional military manpower.
Medical Q and A on RH factor viruses and pregnancy
A newspaper health column answers reader questions on ery throblastosis fetalis outcomes, differences between viruses and bacilli, insanity heredity, blocked fallopian tubes, age of first pregnancy, and mineral oil effects on nutrient absorption.
Easy to Make by Sue Burnett Winter Dress Pattern 8663
Beautifully tailored daytime dress suitable for winter wear with a distinctive bodice button treatment. Pattern No 8663 offers sizes 14 to 44 with 4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16 short sleeves. Send 25 cents plus first class mailing to Sue Burnett Athens Messenger New York for the Fall Winter Fashion issue featuring 48 pages and a free pattern inside.
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Sue Burnett
Athens Messenger
Ave. Americas
New York
N. Y
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