Quake Devastates Ecuador Towns Buried Villagers
Dr. C Glenn Curtis reports on the Ecuador earthquake scene with Le Libertad buried and about 600 villagers killed in a mile wide area. The landslide toppled sugar cane fields and reoriented roads in Pelileo La Libertad Patate. President Galo Plaza Lasso plans a Congress loan request of 30 million dollars from the World Bank. A cathedral priest survived four days buried but catechism students perished.
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la Libertad
Patate
Spice
Galo Plaza Lasso
Congress
Nationalist retreat rumors shift center of gravity in South China
Ta Kung Pao reports a southwestward move of the Nationalists South China defense HQ to Kiyang near Hengyang with rear lines further 75 miles southwest toward Chuanhsien in Kwangsi. Canton denies abandonment but warns retreat could occur if forces fall back.
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Canton
China
South China Defense Headquarters
Ta Kung Pao
Pai
Kiyang
Hengyang
Chuanhsien
Kwangsi
Elephant Taffy Reported Well Despite Pregnancy
San Francisco reports Angee Taffy, the pregnant elephant aboard the President Taft, is well though temperamental. Captain Tyrrell said Taffy and three other elephants aboard from Hong Kong to San Francisco remain uncertain about birth timing, with milk supply adequate for possible twins. Other elephants Flora and Emma are healthy, brokers in Los Angeles handle the stock.
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San Francisco
Angee Taffy
W. S. Tyrrell
Taft
Hong Kong
Tyreell
American President Lines
Taffy
Flora
Emma
Louis Goebel
Los Angeles
Take Your Choice STATE-Threse article fragment
A fragmented OCR passage references individuals and events with garbled phrases. It mentions names like MORIN AUSTIN DAVE and Allyson, with unclear context about a prom or public notice. The readable items are insufficient for a clear summary.
Quirino Visits New York City as Philippine Leader
President Elpidio Quirino of the Philippines visits New York City, receiving a certificate of distinguished public service from Mayor William O Dwyer at City Hall. He attends events with Truman in Washington, tours St Patrick's Cathedral, and plans to depart for Manila Saturday.
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William O'Dwyer
The
Statesman
Friends of Democracy
Far East
Parts
Quirino
Washington
Truman
Manila
Philippines
Francis Cardinal Spellman
St Patrick's Cathedral
Fordham University
Philippine- American Chamber of Commerce
National Foreign Trade Council
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
County Court Sets 85 DWI Cases This Week
Eighty five defendants charged with driving while intoxicated have been ordered to appear in County Court at Law Friday at 9 am. The record number of DWI cases in one week will have trial dates set for next week.
Vet and German Sweetheart Wed in Fresno Wedding Tale
A crippled veteran Charlie Eller and his German fiancée Ly Beckmann marry in Fresno with Mayor Gordon G. Dunn leading the welcome. Eller, disabled, had offered to sell an eye for funds. the town provided gifts including car, complete trousseau, furnished apartment, and two jobs. Ly aims to continue dentistry. Charlie hopes she stays home. The ceremony also marks Eller’s 28th birthday and three years since engagement.
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the Atlantic
Eller
Charlie
Germany
Fresno Post 4
American Legion
Miss Beckmann
Fossil Jaw Fragment Found By Texas Student
In Fort Worth on August 11 a fossil jaw fragment described as a helicoprion was found by TCU senior Billy B Cliftern during a geology field trip. Paleontologist Hendricks explained the coil shaped jaw with teeth outlines the inner edge and that the fossil is from an early North American species. The fragment was sent to Dr. Norman D. Newell of Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History for study.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christia
Billy B Cliftern
TCU
Haskell
Leo Mantele
North America
Russia
Hendricks
Norman D. Newell
Columbia University
American Mus— of Natural History
New
One Killed in Auto Crash Near Van Horn
A collision 16 miles east of Van Horn killed Howard Alvis, 18, of Haskell, and seriously injured three other occupants when their car ran off the road into a culvert.
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EL. Paso
van Horn Howerd Alvis
Haskell
Orchard rabbits become care for kits and brood
In Clearwater Nebraska a person found rabbits in an orchard and gave them to a cat, then moved the litter to a boar with kittens and began caring for them alongside her own young.
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Clearwater
Elmo Tanner Heads Taylor CAP Unit
Elmo Tanner was named temporary commanding officer of the Taylor Civil Air Patrol squadron at a reaction meeting at Taylor airport. About 30 attended as the group reorganized with Austin CAP members aiding navigation class plans starting in August.
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Taylor
Elmo Tanner
Taylor Civil Air Patrol
Melvin Tegae
Austin CA
Foim Austin
Slayer Dies Aug 14 in Lee County Case
An entry notes the death of a slayer on August 14 in a Lee County case. The text references McClendon and an electric chair sentence tied to a murder accusation involving a trucker named Nichols. The wording is fragmentary but indicates a state murder designation and capital punishment context.
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Lee County
M McClendon
Monteville
McLerdon
Os Nichols
Trucker
Real Bargain Prompt in Odd Phrase
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a sale or bargain with unclear wording and stray quotation marks. The readable bits mention a bargain impulse but no concrete item, price, date, or seller. context remains ambiguous.
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