Jersey City's Mayor Denies Waterfront Racketeering Links
Jersey City's Mayor John V. Kenny faced testimony at a New York State Crime Commission hearing alleging ties to waterfront racketeering and pressure on a special police squad. Witnesses claimed Kenny sought to dissolve the squad and warned witnesses, while Kenny defended himself from New Jersey and called the accusations unfounded and politically motivated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
John V. Kenny
State Crime Commission
Kenny
New Jersey
New York State Crime Commission
Charles S. Witkowski
Commissioner of Public Safety
New York State
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey Law Enforcement Council
Newark
Driscoll
Thomas E. Dewey
Witkowski
Public Works
Frank
Buffo) de Lorenzo
de Lorenzo
City Hall
Truman Directs U N over security of U S personnel
President Truman orders three federal branches to devise a plan to maximize security for U S personnel employed by the United Nations. The directive, announced by Attorney General McGranery, follows a panel's recommendations on subversion and espionage concerns affecting UN staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
U. S
United Nations
James P. McGranery
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Wiley
U. N
Dwight D. Eisenhower
McGranery
U. S. Atty
Myles J. Lane
State and Justice Departments
Civil Service Commission
Washington
International Jurists
Trygve Lie
United States
Fluoridation Expands Across Minnesota Water Supplies
Twenty-three Minnesota communities have begun adding fluorides to their public water supplies in under two years. Eleven near-term communities await kit installations while Hibbing and South St. Paul rejected the idea. A proposal is before Minneapolis officials pending doctors and dentists poll results. Fluoridation is underway in Fairmont, Red Lake Falls, Fergus Falls, Winnebago, West Concord, Thief River Falls, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Halleck, Ely, Arlington, Benson, Hutchinson, Staples, Mora, Austin, Appleton, New York Mills, St. Paul, Morris, International Falls, Mapleton and Rush City with Madison and Cloquet authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Hibbing
South St. Paul
Minneapolis
Fairmont
Red Lake Falls
Fergus Falls
Winnebago
West Concord
Thief River Falls
Montevideo
Granite Falls
Halleck
Ely
Arlington
Benson
Hutchinson
Staples
Mora
Austin
Appleton
New York Mills
Morris
International Falls
South International Falls
Mapleton
Rush City
Madison
Clo
List of Minnesota Cities Appears in OCR Fragment
Fragment lists places Duluth Brainerd Two Harbors Detroit Lakes Okabena Virginia Faribault Crookston and Amboy. The context is unclear but reads as a regional city name sequence from a historical newspaper page.
Ex-Mormon Dutson Freed in Cohabitation Case
George M. Dutson, 47, excommunicated Mormon, avoids Superior Court trial as charges of open and notorious cohabitation with three women are dismissed by Justice of the Peace Jack Hunsaker. The state alleged up to six wives. four claimed spouses remain to face trial on similar charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesa, Ariz
George M. Dutson
Dutson
Justice of the Peace
Jack Hunsaker
Douson
Three Sisters Die in Gas Stove Explosion
In Florence Arizona a gas stove explosion ripped through a two story house killing three teenage sisters. Lillymae Ferrin 17 Rachael Ferrin 14 and Judy Ferrin 12 were trapped in the upper floor and burned to death. Their parents Mr and Mrs John Ferrin survive the tragedy.
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Florence
Ariz.p
Lillymae Ferrin
Rachael
Judy
John Ferrin
Curious View Body of Badman Billy Cook
A steady stream of curious spectators viewed the open coffin of William E. Cook in Comanche Oklahoma after his execution in San Quentin California. Cook admitted six slayings and his family urged the funeral home to halt the display, alleging a violated agreement.
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Badman
Billy Cook
Comanche, Okla
William E
Billy) Cook
Cook
San Quentin Prison
Calif
Joplin
Northfield Area Votes to Consolidate Districts
Thirty two rural districts around Northfield voted to consolidate with the Northfield District. The measure passed 443 to 192, reported by Erling Johnson, the Northfield superintendent. Districts lie in Rice, Dakota and Goodhue Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Minn
Erling Johnson
Rice, Dakota and
Goodhue Counties
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al Wolfs
Lita Aut
Rae
Arc
Rothley
Rayon
Shorty Or
Frieze
Davenport
Lane Cedar Chest
Tweed Frieze
Rug
East Side Furniture Store
Sunbeam Appliances
Sunbeam Radiant Control
Sunbeam
Sunbeam Ironmaster
Sunbeam Waffle Baker
Sunbeam Coffee Master
Sunbeam Shavemaster
Fryryte Deep Fryer
Philco
Philco Comb
Eureka
East Side Furniture
Farmer's and
Workingman's Store
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