Ban shee jet heralded as navy’s new carrier fighter
McDonnell Aircraft Corp announced the Ban shee jet, a 600 mph twin engine carrier plane with a 41 foot wing span, 14,000 pound take off weight, and over 2,000 mile range. Test pilot Rob ert Edholm led navy flight tests, praising its unprecedented power and carrier suitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Navy
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
Robert Edholm
James S. McDonnell, Jr
Westinghouse
McDonnell
Leid
Intense Hunt Ordered by N C Governor
Jackson North Carolina intense search for Godwin Buddy Bush continues after claims he escaped his jailhouse kidnapping. District Solicitor Ernest R Tyler says no lynching occurred and Bush is a fugitive from justice. Governor Cherry orders all law officers to aid the hunt. possible lynching suspected amid searches of woods streams and swamps along the Roanoke river. U S Attorney General Clark comments on possible court action in South Carolina lynching case.
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Jackson
N. C
INS
Godwin
Buddy” Bush
Bush
R. Gregg
Ernest R. Tyler
Tyler
Cherry
Roanoke River
Topeka
Kan
U. S
Clark
South Carolina
Justice Department
Scrutiny of TVA And Other Govt Agencies Planned
Rep. Ploeser announces an inquiry by the House Business Committee into government agencies including the TVA Reconstruction Finance, Home Owners Loan, U S Housing, and Rubber Development Corporations. The probe will study monopolistic features of cooperatives and tax exemptions with a fall start and a subcommittee led by Rep. Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ploeser
R-Mo
Tennessee Valleythority
House Business Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
U. S. Housing Authority
Ribber Development Corporation
Howell
R-N
Hill
R-Colo
Keogh
D-N.y
Philippine Plane Found Wrecked With No Survivors
Manila Sunday AP report says President Roxas announced his personal plane missing a week with Philippine officials aboard has been found wrecked in northern Mindanao and there was no sign of life nearby. Maj. Gen. Rafael Jalandoni as army chief of staff provided the details.
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Manila
Manuel A. Roxas
Philippine Ad
Mindanao
Rafael Jalandoni
Philippine Army
Plane trip reunites mother cat with newborn kittens
John Dorland of Sioux Falls paid pilot Chuck Oberle $75 to fly 500 miles to Waterloo Iowa carrying a mother cat to her newborn kittens found in a truck after Dorland drove there. Oberle flew back to Sioux Falls then to Waterloo with Mrs Oberle as stewardess. The kittens began feeding after six days.
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Fairmont
Minn
John Dorland
Sioux Falls
S. D
Dorland
Chuck” Oberle
Fairmont Sportsman
Waterloo
Oberle
Camp Good Health Fund seeks furnishings replacements
Public Health Nursing Association camp committee led by A T Pleune will visit Camp Good Health this week to decide which chairs and tables must be replaced or refinished after years of rough use by about 60 children per day. The fund lists contributions from Women's Bible Class, Loyal Workers, Fairview Aid Society, Pi Omicron, Hesperian club, and others totaling 2176.20.
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A. T. Pleune
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
Women’s Bible
First Presbyterian
Evangelical United Brethem Fairview Aid Society
Ely E. Weare
Pi Omicron
The
Hesperian Club
Service Circle
Edwin C. Evans
Spenic
Friendship Circle
Marion to vote on annexation with Cedar Rapids
Marion voters will cast a secret straw vote Tuesday on annexation to Cedar Rapids. Polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two judges guard against repeaters at Marion library basement as council weighs merger plans amid expected public opposition.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Marion Library
Marion Sentinel
John Mullin
N. P. Kepros
Barrymore and Howard Fined for Disorderly Conduct
Actress Diana Barrymore and her husband tennis pro John Howard were fined five dollars each in Louisville police court for disorderly conduct after police stopped a car to investigate a loud horn. City officials had refused to issue warrants for the three arresting officers.
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Louisville
Diana Barrymore
John Howard
Radio Hams Plan Global Role in Peace Effort
Radio amateurs from ten states and three foreign countries heard George Bailey outline plans for a worldwide network titled The United Amateur Radio Aides. The network aims to aid world peace by exchanging signal reports and information during emergencies, with FCC and State Department backing, and uses 10 20 and 40 meter bands for international contact. Bailey, head of ARRL and IARU, noted regular overseas talks among US amateurs.
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John Reynolds
George Bailey
New York
Bailey
American Radio Relay
International Amateur Dio Union
C.S.P.S. Hall
Federal Comunications Commission
State Department
Tion
Etary Ampuieiata
Ries Eiaaeotaadi
Wloka
ARBL
IARU
Pwre 4
Probable Robber Fumbles Jamaica Holdup
New York AP report says a man attempting a late night holdup near Landon’s Jamaica home got flustered. He demanded money, grabbed a wallet with eight dollars, and fled after a struggle with a wooden gun. Police later detained a black suspect found with the pistol and knife.
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New York
Landon
Jamaica
Perce
Rob
Casey
French Utility Workers Drafted to Avert Strike
Paris Premier Paul Ramadier ordered a wartime emergency drafting of more than 100000 utility workers to smash a planned strike set for Wednesday. The decree bars equipment and personnel use without factory posters approval, and the government threatened troops if needed as unions press for higher wages.
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Paris
INS
Paul Ramadier
Ramadier
France
Mother Truman Growing Weaker Amid Health Update
President Truman said his 94-year-old mother Martha Etre remained weak with little change overnight. He spoke with her several times during long hours at bedside, noting she slept most of the time and was “a little weaker, if any.”
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Martha Etre
Kirsten Flagstad Heads to London by Airplane
New York AP reports soprano Kirsten Flagstad, famed Wagnerian voice, departs by air for London as part of her international touring schedule. Details on dates and accompanying personnel are unavailable in the fragment.
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Kirsten Flagstad
London
New York
Kirsten
Four die as farmer drops box of dynamite caps near Sibley
In Sibley Iowa a 37 year old farmer Lee Stevens killed along with Rose Horky 38 and her two children when a box of dynamite caps exploded after being dropped. The blast blew out windows 160 feet away and severed limbs of Horky. Stevens body found in a hole as coroner investigates.
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Sibley
Lee Stevens
Stevens
Rose Horky
Wilson
Horky
Joel
Rehe
Meader Resigns From Probe Group Job
George Meader chief counsel of the Senate war investigating committee resigns he hopes to leave before July 1 after pending matters. Senate sources expect William P. Rogers of Scarsdale New York to succeed him as assistant counsel on Saudi oil contracts inquiry.
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Washington
INS
George Meader
Senate War Investigating Committee
Saturn Me
Senate
William P. Rogers
Scarsdale
N. Y
Meader
Poppy Day Sales Exceed $3,000 Nationwide Drive
Receipts from Saturday's poppy distribution at 8 p.m. were well in excess of last year's $3,000 total, announced Mrs. F. G. Parrish publicity chairman. Hanford Post auxiliary of the American Legion was aided by Camp Fire girls, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in the sale. Four persons were cited by Mrs. Parrish as out-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
F. G. Parrish
Hanford Post Auxiliary
American Legion
Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Rooster Becomes Mail Carrier Hazard on Mobile Route
An AP report from Mobile describes a mailman facing danger from an overprotective rooster on his route. The rooster reportedly guards a shed behind a residence and the note asks the mailman to use a stick if the bird advances.
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Mobile
Ala
Five Vacancies On Health Camp Staff At Camp Good Health
Five paid staff openings announced for Camp Good Health due to resignations. A. T. Pleune invites applications from a registered nurse, two experienced caretakers, a kitchen helper, and a teen helper for 10 week terms starting June 13. Cedar Rapids residents encouraged to apply.
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Camp Good Health
A. T. Pleune
Bever Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Argentina and U S Move Toward End of Dispute
Washington sources expect a final accord to end the long U S Argentina dispute and enable an inter American defense conference within weeks. The accord would address Nazi deportations and Argentine compliance with Chapultepec obligations, clearing the way for regional defense planning.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Nehru Rejects Moslem Corridor Plan
New Delhi India's leaders reacted to Mohammed Ali Jinnah's demand for a 1000 mile Moslem corridor linking a separate state. Nehru called the proposal fantastic and absurd amid Hindu Muslim Sikh clashes. The article notes Britain hands over power and rising tensions across five regions.
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New Delhi
INS
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
India
Britain
Nehru
Poerenat
Cane & Seiad
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