Bonsall Objects to Sale to 18-Year-Old PCRA Head
Howard C. Bonsall, Yosemite Valley Railway trustee, testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission that he cannot support selling the California railroad to the Pacific Coast Railroad Association led by J M McFadden, an 18 year old, calling PCRA a hobby club with limited members and dubious aims. He warns such action would deprive bondholders of their property without due process.
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Pacific Electric Railway
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Army Training For Women Is Prof's Advice
Harvard anthropologist Ernest A. Hooton urged universal military training for women. He argued rigorous physical conditioning, judo, and firearms use could restore parental control, deter impulsive marriages to servicemen, and prepare women for armed service roles and domestic life.
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Ernest A. Hooton
Harvard
Hooton
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Actress Sigrid Gurie’s brother hailed as Norway’s Scarlet Pimpernel
Oslo patch to the Daily Express says Toralv Gurie, twin brother of actress Sigrid Gurie, is decorated for leading Norwegian underground resistance during the German occupation. Described as Norway’s greatest hero, he formed mountain raiders who harassed Germans and evaded capture by parachuting to Hardanger plateau after a note to his sister. He kept radio contact with London throughout.
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Daily Express
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Hardanger
Parliament Ended by King George VII Dissolves Commons
London Britain s King George VII formally dissolved the 10 year old parliament in a final step before the general election.
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Great Britain
Japan Excluded From Soviet Science Jubilee
The Soviet academy of Sciences jubilee opens with 1 000 Russians and international guests attending. About 16 American scientists are among the visitors, while Japanese scientists were not invited.
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Moscow
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Russia
Stalin Charming Says Mrs Hopkins News Paris Visit
Mrs. Harry Hopkins said in Paris that Marshal Stalin is a complete charmer once you know him. She described his serious approach while noting he loosens up in conversation and has a keen sense of humor during the Kremlin banquet for Truman envoy.
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