Self-Styled Confidence Man Engel Ill, Trial May Be Postponed
Chicago Oct 23 Sam Engel 73 known as a self admitted champion lover says he will not attend trial on confidence game charges due to illness and nervous condition. Prosecutor James A Brown intends to push for immediate proceedings while defense attorney Allen Block says Engel may recover to face trial. Engel is accused of swindling multiple women across states including Reseda Corrigan.
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Sam) Engel
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North Side
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George M. Fisher
Allen Block
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Demonic Davis Dies in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Ewin L. Davis a 73 year old Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission from Tennessee died Sunday in Bethesda Maryland. He had suffered a stroke last July and had served on the commission since 1933 including several years as its chairman. Funeral plans called for services at his Davis home and burial in Tullahoma Tennessee. President Truman must fill his third FTC vacancy this year following resignations of Robert Freer and Garland Ferguson and the appointment of James Mead.
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Ewin L. Davis
Federal Trade Commission
Tennessee
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Norman H. Davis
Red Cross
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House
Tullahoma
Tenn
The
Trade Commission
Truman
Robert Freer
Ohio
John Carson
Michigan
Garland S. Ferguson
North Carolina
James Mead
UN Day Meeting to Open Outdoor UN Site Ceremonies
The United Nations Assembly plans an unprecedented outdoor event on Manhattan’s 42nd Street to hear President Truman speak and witness the cornerstone lay for the UN home. Soviet Minister Vishinsky may attend as a vice president. ceremonies include other UN leaders and a luncheon at Gracie Mansion.
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United Nations Assembly
Manhattan
42Nd Street
Truman
Washington
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Vishinsky
Flushing Wadows
Warren R. Austin
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Thomas E. Dewey
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O'Dwyer
Gracie Mansion
Herbert H. Lehman
US Senate
John Foster Dulles
Gonzales Poultry Expert Speaks at A&M Nutrition Parley
Russell Reid supervisor of the Gonzales poultry substation spoke at the Texas nutrition conference at Texas A&M College. He discussed newer vitamin concentrates for broiler feeding based on experiments at the substation.
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Russell Reid
Texas A&m College
Reed
California Halloween Plan Turns Pranks Into Aid
Boston reports on Palo Alto's scheme where children in costumes collect items such as buttons needles pins thread and laces door to door. Bags are gathered at a central hub then shipped to relief groups for Europe and Asia.
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New England
California
Europe
Ruth Mcelantire
University of Massachusetts
Palo Alto
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Asia
Fast Expert Urges Jap Trading Trips
The US Commerce Department official in Tokyo urged General MacArthur to allow selected Japanese to travel abroad to expand trade outlets. He opposed sending individual company reps until Japan is free from U S support and suggested government market studies to aid private channels.
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US Commerce Department
Far East
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Michael Lee
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United States
Lee
Asia
Burma
Siam
Americans Blame Chinese Reds For Dairen Consulate Shutdown
In Seoul on October 23 American consul Paul Paddock and vice consul Culver Gleysteen reported harassment by Chinese Communist forces forced the Dairen consulate to close. They described arrests, intrusions, and travel limits, but said they could buy from a Soviet commissary and hear radio.
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Korea
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Five-man panel urges broader government exchange program
A federal advisory commission calls for expanding government supported exchange of technical experts students and teachers with other nations beyond Latin America. The group led by Chancellor Harvie Branscomb says understanding fuels peace and notes private organizations bear most costs while Congress recently funded under 1.25 million dollars.
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Latin America
Harvie Branscomb
Vanderbilt University
Branscomb
Truman
Commission On Educational Exchange
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Commission
Acheson
US General Receives Papal Audience in Italy
Lieutenant General Clarence R. Huebner and his wife and daughter Juliette were received by Pope Pius XII in Castel Gandolfo on Sunday. Huebner, who commands US troops in the American zone of Germany, is on a vacation tour of Italy.
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Remarkable rise in lung cancer linked to smoking
Dr Evarts A Graham told Inter-American Congress delegates that lung cancer now rivals stomach cancer as the most common internal cancer in men. He cited a study of 400 cases showing squamous cancer almost always followed years of heavy cigarette use, noting women with the disease are usually younger heavy smokers. He warned other factors may play a role and discussed tobacco components beyond smoking itself.
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Chicago
Inter-American Congress of Surgery
Evarts A. Graham
Washington University of St. Louis
South America
Mexico
Cuba
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Labor Leader Fears Arab Refugees Threaten Israel
AFL union official H. Goldberg warned Arab refugees resettled in Israel would become a trouble column for the country. He said Arab states created the problem through aggression and use refugee concerns as a weapon against Israel.աթիվ
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Chicago
AFL
I H. Goldberg
United Hat, Cap and Millinery Workers Union
Israel Histradiut
General Federation of Jewish Workers
Israel
Hungary Cabaret Girls Deported on Espionage Suspicions
Cairo report cites Arab news agency saying Syria plans to deport all Hungarian cabaret girls and night club performers over espionage suspicions after Damascus dispatch.
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Egypt
Damascus
Syria
Corporate Profit Drop Darkens Taxes Outlook
The Commerce Department reports a 12 percent drop in second quarter corporate profits from the prior quarter, with a 25 percent decline from 1948. National income slipped to an annual rate of 223.7 billion, and tax collections are expected to fall short of earlier estimates, widening the deficit outlook.
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Commerce Department
Department
Truman
Gonzales 4-H Clubs Award Achievement Day Prizes
In Gonzales on Oct 23 the County Home Demonstration Clubs held Achievement Day at North Avenue Grade School. Betty Lou Dibrell won two awards including the gold star for outstanding work and an intermediate dress revue pin. Other honorees included Maggie Jolene Swann, Marilyn Pierpont, Diana Behlen, and Merle Gloor with various pins and recognition. The event featured a feed-sack dress revue and exhibits of canned fruits and vegetables, glove making, and work simplification.
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Gonzales County
North Avenue
Betty Lou Dibrell
Smiley
Maggie Jolene Swann
Harwood
Marilyn Pierpont
Wrightsboro
Gonzales Club
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