Negro Admits Wrecking Train To Loot Bodies
NORRISTOWN Pa November 11 17 a 17 year old Negro admitted he caused a fatal train wreck intending to loot the bodies of the victims District Attorney W Arnold Forrest said Johnson of Pocomoke City Md will be charged with murder The signed statement described tearing up a 38 foot rail section to steal money by looting victims He fled after the wreck believing no one was badly hurt Two railroad workers Engineman Buck L Demmy and fireman Howard Jackson were killed and no passengers were seriously injured Johnson had been sought for questions in another wreck at Valley Forge and previously jailed for attempting to derail a train in 1940.
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Norristown
W. Arnold Forrest
Forrest
James M. Johnson
Pocomoke City
Johnson
Johnston
D. C
Pennsylvania
Reading County
Historic Valley Forge
Stanton
Del
Buck L. Demmy
Howard Jackson
Allentown
Refugee says Tito will not align with the West
A Yugoslav refugee in Austria says Premier Marshal Tito will remain anti West and pursue a crackdown on liberty, food shortages, and peasant campaigns. He claims only about 500000 Communists remain in Yugoslavia, with 14 million neutrals or anti Tito. He also says Russia sought air bases, which Yugoslavia refused but would offer bases in war. Independent Trieste reports note steps affecting Archbishop Stepinac and troop movements in Istria and the Trieste area.
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Vienna
Australia
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Rome
Momento Sera
Vatican
Joseph Patrick Hurley
Belgrade
Alois Stepinac
Stepinac
Trieste
Fiume
Trieste Free Territory
Yugoslav Free Territory Zone
Istria
Rain Delays Major Soil Demonstration at Waco Farm
Rain threatened to postpone a Friday soil demonstration at Ned Shurette’s 172 acre farm near Waco. The event would showcase 10 000 dollars in improvements and employ 250 soil technicians and 60 farm machines. Sponsoring groups include the McLennan County Soil Conservation District, the Waco Chamber of Commerce, and the Farm and Ranch Club of Waco.
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Waco
Ned Shurette
Shurette
McLennan County Soil Conservation District Supervisors
The
King of Canada to resign November 15
Ottawa reports that Prime Minister William L. Mackenzie King will resign on November 15 after more than two decades in office. Louis Stephen St. Laurent, aged 66 and formerly external affairs minister, is chosen as Liberal leader and will succeed King upon retirement.
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Ottawa
William L. MacKenzie King
Louis Stephen St. Laurent
Liberals
St. Laurent
MacKenzie Oe
Farm To Be Model For Soil Conservation
PRINCETON November 11 The Collin County Soil Conservation District plans to buy an old farm as a model for complete soil and water conservation demonstration. Officials say the farm will be the first in the nation owned outright by a soil conservation district. Paul Hardin of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce commented.
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Princeton
Collin County Soil Conservation District
Paul Hardin
McKinney Chamber of Commerce
Envoy's Berlin Trip Delayed by Snow
MOSCOW November 11. A snow storm delayed US Ambassador Bedell Smith’s flight to Berlin. He had planned to depart Wednesday and now aims to depart Friday if weather clears. He will be away about a week and may visit Paris.
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Moscow
Bedell Smith
Berlin
Smith
Paris
Shrine benefit game to feature plaques at Texas A and M tilt
The second annual Shrine benefit football game between Texas and A and M in College Station on November 20 will award plaques with last year’s players’ names. Tickets sell fast and a special eight car foot train is planned. Proceeds aid the Ben Hur Crippled Children's Clinic offering free care to eligible children under 14.
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Texas
College Station
George Hurt
University Band
Memorial Stadium
Ben Hur
Austin
Missouri — Station
Ben Hur Temple Divan
Temple
University
Austin Shriners
Cummins Cummings Settle Out of Court
Los Angeles reports that the case between actor Robert Cummings and agent Oscar Cummins, involving $247,000 and $240,000 claims, was settled out of court. Terms were not disclosed.
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Los Angeles
Cummins
Cummings
Oscar Cummins
Robert Cummings
Union Demands Cut Clock Plant Output
Union pressure for higher wages blamed for drastic curtailment at US Time Corporation in Waterbury. Since last August about 1,000 production workers have been discharged from two clock and watch plants where 3,200 were employed in August with a weekly payroll of 180000 dollars.
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Waterbury
Conn
US Time Corporation
Earl Carroll Will May Be Contested
An attorney for suspected heirs says the $1.5 million Earl Carroll estate may not benefit a friend and a cancer clinic as planned. Charles A. Thomas seeks notification of probate actions, as French relatives of Carroll's late wife claim a possible community property interest. Carroll died in a plane crash on June 17.
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Los Angeles
Earl Carroll
Jessie I. Schuyler
Charles A. Thomasset
Thomasset
Carroll
Reds Plan Trade Pact With Five Nations
The Soviet government is negotiating trade pacts with five foreign delegations. The latest group arrived from Poland and Finland, an Italian delegation has been in Moscow for months, and more recent arrivals include Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.
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Moscow
Poland
Finland
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Old-Timer Boxers Honor 4 Houck Brothers in Banquet
Lancaster, Pa. was the scene for the first annual banquet of the Old Timer Boxers and Sportsmen's Association honoring Ed, Leo, Frank and John Houck. Attendees included former champions Battling Levinsky and Harry Lewis, both connected to Leo Houck's middleweight acclaim, with guests from New York, Baltimore, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and Allentown.
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Lancaster
Leo
Frank
John Houck
Battling Levinsky
Philadelphia
Harry Lewis
Leo Houck
New York
Baltimore
Atlantic City
N. J
Allentown
High Flying Sheep Mares and Clouds
Cirrus and alto cumulus clouds draw the maidenly nicknames mares tails and sheep backs among observers. The light, wispy clouds drift high in the sky, shaping eerie patterns and sparking discussion about upcoming weather.
Ouster trial hears contested wire recording in Bertha Allen case
Gregg County court debated the admissibility of a wire recording amid the Bertha D. Allen ouster trial. Judge Otis Dunnagan allowed the tape showing a Aug 12 conversation with D. M. Brown to be used as evidence as defense decried it as eavesdropping and Gestapo like. The case centers on the state lunch program funds and $48.40 testimony.
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Otis Dunnagan
R. L. Whitehead
D. M. Brown
Shiloh
Gregg County
D. 8
Meredith
Dunnagan
Allen
Health costs in the United States total about 715 million
An article notes roughly 715 million dollars is spent yearly in the United States on drugs including home remedies and patent medicines.
CIO Study Reveals Rising Dis-Saving Trend in U S Families
The CIO reports since 1946 nearly six million Americans cashed in government bonds to cover current bills. It notes growing dis-saving among under $5000 income families and cites charts from the Federal Reserve Board showing declines in savings, loss of bonds or bank accounts, and skewed income and savings shares favoring the top 10 percent.
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Washington
CIO
CPA
Department of Education and Research
Federal Reserve Board
Dill Tops Junior College Scorers
Arlington November 11 Bobby Dill Kilgore Junior College grid star leads this season's scoring in the Southwest Junior College Conference with 67 points. A review of statistics through last Saturday's games shows the Paris Dragons with 1 953 yards rushing the top in that classification. Kilgores 916 yards was the most passing by any team. Dill also leads in rushing with 127 carries for 741 yards an average of six yards per attempt.
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Arlington
Bobby Dill
Kilgore Junior College
Paris Dragons
Kilgore
Dill
Attack on Capital by Planes Postponed Simulated drill delayed
Adverse weather halted the simulated attack on Washington by Air National Guard units in Harrisburg. The training maneuver is rescheduled for Sunday if weather allows, announced Brig. General Frank A. Weber, state adjutant general.
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Harrisburg
Washington, D. C
Air National Guard
Frank A. Weber
Merrill Lynch sees no shift in business outlook after Truman election
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane says the Truman victory leaves the national business outlook unchanged. The firm notes the industrial machine remains at a record pace and finds no reason to doubt securities values despite the election.
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Truman
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Unproven fat loss scheme pitched to dieters
An old column promotes Barcentrate as a simple fat loss method. It claims grapefruit juice mixing and a refund if no weight loss occurs, urging overweight women to avoid strict dieting and diet plans. The piece dismisses vitamins as ineffective and offers a low cost, non diet based alternative.
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Texas
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Communist International Information Bureau
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William H
Bill) McCullough
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Ben Murdock
Tulsa
E. Lawton Bragg
McCollough
American National Bank of
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Scarbrough & Sons
Clown Suit
Young Austin Shop
C. L. Vaughn
Rio Grande
Quality Health Service
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Bertha D. Allen
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