Communist USO All Hero No Betty Grable
A Ta Kung Pao report from Peiping turned up in Seoul claims Chinese Reds in Korea see USO Camp Shows as propaganda not entertainment. It describes how Red entertainers perform with a military message, while American GIs in foxholes react to depictions of heroism and battles, noting no Betty Grable presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Betty Grable
Seoul
Korea
NEA
Peiping
Ta Kung Pao
Dorothy Wenzel
Dewey Seating Rule Aid to Taft Forces
Supporters of Senator Taft push a 1944 rule limiting seating contests to delegates-at-large, threatening to shrink contested delegations in five southern states. If upheld, Taft would gain control of district contests in Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and Texas. Eisenhower could benefit from broader contention. Deadline for notices is next Monday with contests potentially deciding the nomination.
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Harold Oliver Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Sen. Taft
Chicago
Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
Eisenhower
National Committee
Associated Press
Lightning Bolt Kills Belview Farmer in Field
Belview Minnesota farmer George M. Berquist age 50 was killed by a lightning bolt while plowing a cornfield. His wife found him dead on the tractor seat. Investigators noted the cultivator blades were deeply embedded in wet soil, negating insulation from the tires. Belview lies 12 miles northwest of Redwood Falls.
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Belview
Minn
George M. Berquist
Redwood Falls
Riley Young Salem to Tangle Tonight in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS Young Tommy Salem the hard hitting featherweight meets veteran Charley Riley in an eight round fight at the Minneapolis auditorium. Salem halted Auburn Copeland’s unbeaten string in his last Minneapolis appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Tommy Salem
Cleveland
Charley Riley
Minneapolis Auditorium
Salem
Auburn Copeland
German Catholic Archbishop Dies
German Archbishop Michael Cardinal Von Faulhaber of Munich and Freising, dean of German Roman Catholic clergy, died today. His death reduces the College of Cardinals to 46 of its 70 full strength. He was made a prince of the church in 1921 by Pope Benedict XV, and in 1923 he toured the United States to raise relief funds for Germany.
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Munich
Germany
Michael Cardinal von Faulhaber
Freising
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Faulhaber
Benedict XV
United States
Service Men From The Hers Column In The Austin Area
Soldiers and sailors from the Hers area are listed with addresses and assignments. Carlyle E. Thomas aboard USS Rockwall in Caribbean amphibious training. William H. Mathews in Norman Oklahoma awaiting NATCCLASS 5C. Kenneth Benesh at Hqs. & Hggs. Co. 11th Armored Car Camp Carson Colorado. James Wentzel at 17299678707th Ordnance APO 7 San Francisco. Gordon C. Unverzagt back at Camp Rucker after visiting mother. Harlan V. Buck on a 15 day leave from Fort Jackson then Camp Kilmer heading for Germany late month.
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Kenneth Benesh
Louis Benesh
Myrtle
Hqs. & Hggs. Co
11Th Armored Car
Camp Carson
Colo
O— Pvt
Harlan V. Buck
Hans Buck
Waltham
Food Service
Fort Jackson
S.C
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Germany
Lake depth in Chubb Crater surfacing 500 feet below rim
In Chubb Crater Northern Quebec the lake surface lies 500 feet below the rim top. The lake reaches a maximum depth of 825 feet.
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Crater
Chubb Crater
Quebec
FASTEETH Denture Powder Ad
Plainspoken ad touts STEATHer non acid powder to keep denture plates from wobbling and odor free. Claims the product makes false teeth feel more secure and comfortable and asks readers to buy FASTEETH at drug stores.
Reds Train Guerrillas in France and Italy
In exclusive NEA Service reporting from Paris, former French Communist Party security chiefs reveal a secret Red army trained for guerilla warfare in France and Italy, totaling about 15,000 members. The network links southern France with northern Italy under Soviet command, with ties to Andre Marty’s faction and past Spain/Civil War activity. The piece notes internal feuds, party splits, and Moscow’s shifting policies as tensions rise amid May riots and leadership changes.
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Paris
NEA
France
Italy
Communist Party
Cominform
Russia
Red
Red Army
Andre Marty
Marty
Spain
French Red
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Change in Moscow policy ends Duclos era riot stance
The piece analyzes a shift in Cominform strategy from mass mobilization to direct action by secret cadres. Duclos, defending the new line, attended riot scenes and was arrested to show resolve, yet Moscow’s policy has changed again, weakening his position within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duclos
Browder
Moscow
Kremlin
Palm variety at Gulfstream Park track noted
Palm trees flourish in a Palm Palm Hallandale scene at Gulfstream Park where screwball is listed among some 80 varieties of palms thriving at the track.
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Hallandale
Fla
Gulfstream Park Race Track
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Riley
Young Salem
Renco
Gibson
Kelvinator
Hi-Way Sales CO
Austin
Herald
Carlyle E. Thomas
William H. Mathews
Harold Mathews
Dexter
Norman
Okla
Cpl
James Wentzel
Ordnance Maintenance Co
APO
C-O
San Francisco
O— Cpl
Gordon C. Unverzagt
Camp Rucker
Ala
Marie Unverzagt
DR. Salsbury
Lederle
Aureofac
Reds
By Leon Dennen
Jacques Duclos
Maurice Thorez
West
Earl Browder
American Communist Party
Maurice Thores
Stalin
Dad
Johnson How
Smith Shoe CO
Citied
Rose Point
Wallace
Zenith
Ae Vas
YA Weie
Chrome
Water ST
Austin, Minnesota
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