Army prosecutor admits mock trials used to extract Nazi confessions
Washington reports Army war crimes prosecutor Lt Col Burton Ellis acknowledged mock trials were held to pressure Malmedy Massacre defendants into confessing. McCarthy questioned him over brutality claims and a letter from court reporter James Bailey alleging starvation and threats aided confessions.
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Washington
Army
Malmedy
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Belgium
Ellis
McCarthy
James J. Bailey
Pittsburgh
Storm Troopers
cCarthy
Renfro Drug Promises Fast Relief for Athlete’s Foot
An ad claims T four L for athlete’s foot offers deep penetration with a 90 percent alcohol base to reach the germ. It promises relief in one hour or a 40 cent refund at any drug store, featuring Renfro Drug today.
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Renfro Drug “Ak Adv
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Bastrop Opens Produce Market In Gus Wallace Building
Bastrop will host a new produce market starting Saturday with M. A. Carpenter as head. The facility, in the Gus Wallace Building, will handle up to 100 cases of eggs weekly and buy fryers chickens turkeys cream and hides in various sizes. T. C. Alderman will oversee operations with his family recent arrivals to Bastrop.
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Bastrop
M. A. Carpenter
Gus Wallace
T. C. Alderman
Seguin
Temple Woman to Talk at Elgin Rites
Mrs. G. W. Brindley of Temple will deliver the Memorial Address at Elgin First Baptist Church Sunday at 3 15 p m. The Elgin Cemetery Association and UDC Wm Owens Chapter sponsor the annual service with an organ duet by Mrs. Joe V Fleming and Howard Culp, invocation by Rev Edward Fraim, and readings and songs by local participants.
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Elgin
Sps
G. W. Brindley
Temple
Elgin Cemetery Association
UDC
Wm. Owens
First Baptist Church
Joe V. Fleming
Howard Culp
Austin
Edward Fraim
Warren Arbuckle
Seaborn Riker
Jeane Mullins
Lawson Rivers
Herman Engeling
McAllen Man Named MO Ranch Manager
O. O. West of McAllen was named general manager of the MO Ranch near Hunt owned by the Presbyterian Synod of Texas. The appointment was announced by Thomas B. Gallaher of Waco. West will assume the post about May 1. the ranch spans 6816 acres with housing for 200 guests and was bought in February for 500000 dollars for church conferences and youth gatherings.
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O. O. West
McAllen
MO Ranch
Hunt
Presbyterian Synod of Texas
West
Thomas B. Gallaher
First Presbyterian Church of
Waco
Gallaher
Synod
Portugal President Begins Fourth Term Inauguration
Marshal Antonio de Fragoso Carmona was inaugurated as Portugal president for the fourth time in Lisbon. He began his first term in 1926 and ran unopposed in February’s election. Carmona accepted Salazar’s resignation and asked him to form a new cabinet.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio Ar de Fragoso Carmona
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Carmona
Salazar
Austin Aggies Hear Kyle Thursday Night Muster Event
Texas Aggies in the Austin area mark San Jacinto Day with a 7:30 p.m. dinner and dance at the Avalon Club. Dean E. J. Kyle, 1945–48 ambassador to Guatemala and longtime Aggie leader, will be honored and speak, followed by a film on Guatemala.
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Texas Aggies
Austin
San Jacinto
Avalon Club
Dallas Highway
Aggieland
E. J. Kyle
Guatemala
Kyle
A&m
Aggie
Curtis Chapman
George E. Wyse
Dean Kyle
Cancer Drive Receives $500 Donation From Banks
The Austin Clearing House Association contributed 500 dollars to the cancer drive. Travis County ACS chairman Fagan Dickson announced the gift and noted a 100 percent contribution record by the Texas Liquor Control Board. Dickson urged renewed effort as the drive runs through April.
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Austin Clearing House Association
Fagan Dickson
Travis County
American Cancer Society
Dickson
Texas Liquor Control Board
State and District Office
Coke Stevenson Jr
Three Year Fuss Flushed Out Forgery Suspect
Midland deputy sheriff Ed Edwards hunted a forgery suspect for almost three years. The man was spotted near a taxi and when accosted said he was heading to the sheriff’s office to learn what the fuss was about.
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Midland
Ed Edwards
Midland County
Sheriff's Office
Frontier Day Delayed by Rain at Southwest Texas State College
Rain postpones the Frontier Day celebration at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos. All events shift to Thursday and Friday except the college rodeo set for Saturday night at Hughson Arena 7:30 p.m. High school students from 42 Central Texas towns told to stay away until Thursday.
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San Marcos
Central Texas
Hughson
Wimberley Highway
Armed bandit pockets $135 from Monahans liquor store
An armed man entered a Monahans liquor store Tuesday night and, after threatening Mrs. Opal Davis, fled with $135 in cash. Police reported the bandit escaped in a car driven by an accomplice and roadblocks were established in the area.
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Monahans
Opal Davis
Red Labor Leader Attacks US and Britain in WFTU Split
Moscow reports Vasili Kuznetsov, Soviet trade union chief, berates American and British unions for leaving the World Federation of Trade Unions. He says the WFTU can survive without them as the 10th Congress opens. The Literary Gazette also targets Upton Sinclair as a careerist in industry-serving prose.
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Moscow
Vasili Kuznetsov
World Federation of Trade Unions
Moscow Press
Kuznetsov
WFTU
Literary Gazette
Upton Sinclair
P. Pavlenko
Sinclair
Merchants of Death
Reynolds Meets Reynolds in Lynn Car Crash
SAUGUS Mass. On his first day holding a license Edward A Reynolds 17 of Lynn collided with Andrew Reynolds also of Lynn. The two are not related.
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Saugus, Mass
Edward A. Reynolds
Lynn
Andrew Reynolds
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