Taft and Eisenhower duel for prestige in South Dakota
In South Dakota a head to head GOP primary between Taft and Eisenhower tests prestige as delegates loom for the national convention. Kefauver supports Brown in the Democratic contest while California and DC votes add to looming delegate counts.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
South Dakota
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Europe
Midwest
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
California
Earl Warren
Thomas H. Werdel
Warren
Werdel
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
Edmund G. Brown
Frank M. Jordan
District of Columbia
Indiana
Virginia
Associated Press
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
W. Averell Harriman
Prudential Names David J King District Manager
Prudential Insurance announces David J King will replace Bernard A Gilbul y as district manager. King, joining Prudential in 1923, has led New York districts since 1931 and will oversee more than 56 million dollars in Prudential insurance at district headquarters 945 Main street Bridgeport with six staff managers and 42 agents.
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David J. King
Bernard A. Gilbuly
Wakeman Road
Fairfield
Prudential Insurance Company
James E. Rutherford
Mr. King
Prudential
New York City
New York
Bridgeport
King
Prudential Insurance
Main Street
Norwalk Fracas Leads to Arrests Near Hospital
Frank McAvoy, 27, of the YMCA, arrested at 7 15 am on assault and breach of peace charges after a scuffle on Monroe street left him with a fractured leg in Norwalk hospital. Clarence Wood, 32, and his wife Lulu Wood, 33, also charged with breach of peace and released to their lawyer, to be arraigned June 9. the Woods claim McAvoy fell off a curb during the incident.
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Norwalk
Frank McAvoy
YMCA
Norwalk Hospital
Monroe Street
McAvoy
Clarence Wood
Elizabeth Street
Lulu Wood
MacAvoy
Wood
Toys of many nations on display at London museum
A timeless exhibition at St John’s Institute in London will showcase toys from across centuries and nations, highlighting crafted playthings and cultural forms collected for public viewing.
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St. John’s Institute
London
Collins Warns on Arms Funds Out
Gen J Lawton Collins told the House Armed Services Committee that next year’s spending limits would force the Army to cut purchases of trucks tanks anti air craft and communications gear to prevent ammunition shortages. He said mass production of ammunition will start soon and with approved deliveries the Army would not need rationing again. If funds are limited major equipment intake must be curtailed to protect future ammo supply.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Congress
House Armed Service Committee
Army
Lightning Can Hit the Empire State Building Multiple Times
The National Geographic Society notes that the Empire State Building in New York City has been struck by lightning up to 12 times in a 20 minute period, illustrating a remarkable concentration of strikes at a single site.
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National Geographic Society
Empire State Building
New York City
Memorial Day Toll Reaches Record 300 Deaths
Holiday observance over the three day Memorial Day weekend sets record with more than 500 total deaths. Traffic crashes claim at least 363 lives, drowning accounts for 85, and 62 die in other violent incidents. Previous three day toll was 253 in 1949 and 347 in 1950. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council calls the toll unwelcome, noting initial forecasts of 310 then 350.
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Ned H. Dearborn
The
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Cubs Receive Gift From Bridgeport Machines
Cub Pack 25 at Trinity Methodist church hall received a photograph ic enlarger donated by Bridgeport Machines Inc 500 Lindley Street. Cubmaster Charles Biondini reported on the card and wrapping paper sale proceeds allocated for a Yankee Stadium trip. Awards went to John Schmidt John C Sparano Thomas Fletcher Anthony Tantamonico. James Kanyon spoke on the neckerchief significance.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Bridgeport Machines, Inc
Lindley Street
Charles Biondini
Yankee Stadium
John Schmidt
John C. Sparano
Thomas Fletcher
Anthony Tantam
Oldest West Point grad honors Alumni Day at 92
General Henry Clay Hodges Jr 92 of Noroton Conn the oldest living graduate attends Alumni Day at West Point. He places a wreath at Thayer monument as more than 500 alumni march. A plaque is unveiled in Cullum Memorial hall honoring 68 deceased West Point alumni with Congressional Medal of Honor awards.
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General Hodges
Noroton
West Point
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
Cadet Corps
Thayer Monument
Corps of Cadets
Henry Clay Hodges, Jr
Conn
Dara
Cullum Memorial Hall
Two Men Arrested After Corset Plant Fight
At 10 am yesterday two La Resista Corset Company workers fought in the plant at 305 Railroad Avenue. Larry Abbott 16 of 259 Gregory Street suffered jaw and nose cuts when a bottle was used by Robert Hogle 22 of 386 Myrtle Avenue. Hogle said Abbott kicked him in the groin. Abbott was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in good condition. Patrolmen Capasso and Bartomeli investigated.
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la Resista Corset Company
Railroad Avenue
Larry Abbott
Gregory Street
Robert Hogle
Myrtle Avenue
Hogle
Abbott
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Anthony Capasso
Joseph Bartomeli
Stamford Man Found Dead in Car in Darien
Carl A. Larson age 39 of 122 Woodside Avenue Stamford died by his own action Sunday. Police and medical examiner say he parked at Weed's Beach and ran a vacuum hose from the exhaust into the car. The body was found by Robert Bixby of Stamford at 1 35 p.m. and pronounced dead at 2 25 p.m. A note dated June 1 and addressed to his wife shows despondency over family affairs. His wife was in Baltimore with their son Carl Jr. when notified. A separate line reports a Cambridge England bicycle theft case with an eight year sentence and 12 prior convictions.
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Darien
Carl Alfred Larson
Woodside Avenue
Stamford
Allen M. Ross
Larson
Weed's Beach
Ted
Robert Bixby
Louise Larson
Baltimore
Carl Jr
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Imperial
America
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Fairfield Ave
Elm Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Barnum Avenue
Stratford, Connecticut
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Fairfield, Connecticut
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