Miss Blackman Selected for Rhododendron Girls State duties
West Virginia junior Miss Blackman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Blackman, earned a scholarship based selection to Rhododendron Girls State Citizenship training camp. She plans nursing school in Morgantown in fall and will join 26 state sponsors competing in the North South Style Show Pigskin Pageant and halftime events at the N S gate as a Miss North contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Blackman
American Legion Auxiliary
Dorothy
Benjamin Blackman
Morgantown
West Virginia
Balckman
Army Relieves Arsenal Chief in Detroit Turmoil
The Army dismissed Brig. Gen. David J. Crawford from command of the Detroit tank arsenal and reprimanded him for accepting favors from contracting firms and using government material personally. He is replaced by Brig. Gen. Carroll H. Dietrick, former Watertown arsenal commander. Investigators cited violations of Army regulations including occupying a hotel suite in Washington without charge and accepting a boat keel gift from a steel firm linked to contracts with the ordnance center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
David J. Crawford
Detroit Tank Arsenal
Pace
Army Inspector General
Crawford
Detroit Arsenal
Carroll H. Dietrick
Watertown, Mass., Arsenal
Congressional Investigation Committee
Detroit
Free Hotel
Congressional Hotel
Washington, D. C
Ordnance Tank Automotive Center
Cen
Taft Leads GOP Charge At Plymouth Rock Rally
Senate Republican Leader Taft of Ohio accuses the Truman Administration of steering the U.S. into an international emergency while urging calm. House Minority Leader Martin of Massachusetts joins, predicting a Republican sweep in 1952 as about 20,000 New Englanders attend the Plymouth Rock rally countering Truman’s Detroit speech on Communist threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
GOP
Plymouth
Mass
Senate Republican
Taft
Ohio
Truman
United States
Yatt
New
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Dewey Urged to Explain Luciano Parole Before Senate Panel
Suffolk GOP chairman W Kingsland Macy urged Gov Thomas E Dewey be called before the Senate Crime Committee to explain why Charles Lucky Luciano was paroled early from a 40 year sentence for compulsory prostitution. Macy says Dewey paroled Luciano for unclear reasons and notes Luciano’s return to Italy where he is linked to alleged global crime activity.
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New York
Linsi
Suffolk County
GOP
W. Kingsland
Macy
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate Crime Committee
Charles Lucky Luciano
New York State
Hanley
the Crime Committee
Luciano
Italy
Crime Committee
O'Conor
D-Md
Dewey
Luciana
Inside Today amusements and obituary classified notes
Brief page item noting amusements and an obituary classified section. Mentions patterns, radio and TV columns, comics, society events, crosswords, and a Sparta editor ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio-Tv Comics Society
Vc Taaeae
Pu Sparta Editaridis
Chief raids Sporting House on Court Street
Police Chief Bernard Simma led a four o clock raid on an alleged house of ill fame at 711 Court Street in the triangle district. He arrested Marie Thomas 24 for soliciting and operating a house of prostitution and Mary Livingston 34 of 708 Court Street for soliciting. Each woman was accused of offering a date for four dollars.
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Bernard Simma
Court St
Triangle District
Marie Thomas
Mary Livingston
Simms
U N Negotiators Insist Talks Be Non Political
Fire damage from a lightning strike at Carbide and Carbon Chemical Division's Institute plant could exceed 1.5 million dollars. A 2.4 million gallon ethyl alcohol tank exploded and burned, sending residents fleeing as flames lit the night. Plant Manager C H W Atwood of Charleston said the tank was two thirds full with about 1.6 million gallons of liquid, worth nearly a dollar per gallon, with plant operations and jobs unaffected. Firemen were credited with stabilizing the blaze near a benzine tank, while Atwood remained on site nearly 21 hours after the blast guiding operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbide and Carbon Chemical Division
Institute
U. S. Rt. 33
C. HW. Atwood
Charleston
Atwood
Page
Carbide and
Carbon Chemical Division
Gazette
E. T. du Motz
13th Session Deadlocked Over Buffer Zone in Korea
News from Korea reports the 13th session of UN and Communist negotiators amid a deadlock over buffer zone location near the 38th parallel. Both sides show little progress as Allied delegates resist a proposed 12 1/2 mile de militarized belt along the frontier, stressing military concerns and political implications.
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TV. N
Korea
United Nations Gamra
U.N
William Nuckals
Maesang
North
South Korea
U.N. Delegaion
Matey Vieg
C.turner Tay
NM. Adegate
Kaesong Armeistice
Centey
Vv. Comuniqans
Adm
Jaw
Little Tangs
Pyoneyvans
KH Charaedd
United States
Hot Toddies On the House At Institute
A chaotic piece describes a lightning strike at Institute causing massive alcohol losses. It claims 1.6 million gallons of spirits burned, with fanciful comparisons to antifreeze for cars and sweeping impacts on local traffic and rules. The tone is satirical and hyperbolic.
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Institute
Truman Lists Must Bills For Congress This Fall
Sen. McFarland says President will not recall Congress unless emergencies arise. He outlines a four point plan including controls legislation final passage, a new tax bill, regular appropriations, and the 8.5 billion foreign aid program. A compromise controls measure is ready for final action this week. The House has passed a 7.2 million dollar bill.
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McFarland Washington
Sen
McFarland
D-Ariz
Congress
Seper
Arizona
House
Please Turn to Page Two Col Two
Fragmentary OCR note directs readers to page two column two for alc details. No further readable facts or names are available in the portion provided.
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Alc
Bodies in Trunk At Drive-In Prompted Police Chase
In Chicago, a pale witness claimed two men hid a body in a car trunk and drove to an open air theater. Police traced a car with five youths, who confessed to stowing three in the trunk to evade admission prices.
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Chicago
Educators Charge Boards Biased in Student Draft
Washington July 29 The American Council on Education charged that some draft boards show bias against college students. Brig Gen Louis H Rentrow said arbitrary local board action should not be tolerated and councils observers noted many letters claiming colleges are mishandled.
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Washington
American Council On Education
Louis H. Rentrow
Selective Service
Raymond S. Howes
Council
Howes
Renfrew
Arbi Pars
Valley Bell Dairy Joins Pigskin Pageant Float Entry
The North-South Football Game announces Valley Bell Dairy as a float entrant in the fourth Pigskin Pageant commercial division. The event will be held the night of August 16 on Lee Payette Field.
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Valley Bell Dairy
Lee Payette
Li Mi’s Nationalists Narrow Red China Frontier Shift
In Formosa and Rangoon reports, Li Mi's Nationalist Chinese forces push into Red China from North Burma, claiming control of about one third of Yunnan while authorities deny knowing specifics. Burmese Reds shift operations to frontier areas near Yunnan, prompting concerns of a broader communist buildup with possible cross-border links.
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Red
China
Frontier
Burma
Taipeh
Formosa
lPi
Li Mi
Red China
Centre
Yunnan
Tsuman
Associated Press
Seymour Topping
Rangoon
Kusming
U.S
Topping
Taipei
Ho Chi Minh
Indochink
Administration Ways Controls Bill Seen Signed
An Administration spokesman predicted President Truman will sign the new economic controls bill promptly, calling it “better than nothing.” House Banking Committee Chairman Spence said the toned-down measure could work if properly used, noting without it there would be nothing when the present law ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat Truman
Spence
Washington
Truman
House Banking Committee
House
Triaman
Ex Nazi General Pushes Equality for Germany Rally Speech
Brunswick Germany July 29 Gen Hermann Ramehke, just released from a French war crimes prison, urged political and military equality with the West at a veterans rally. He called for immediate end to discrimination against Germans and the release of those labeled German war criminals.
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Brunswick
Germany
Hermann Ramehke
Hiller
Agenny
West
Occipied
Brest
Airlift in Reverse Eyed To Move Berlin Exports
Berlin reporting that Western Allies plan a reverse airlift to move Berlin exports to the West if Soviet export restrictions persist. Planes would bypass the Russian zone to transport goods to Western zones, with Britain and America coordinating via Allied airlift forces and willing extra transport aircraft if needed.
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Berlin
BOM
Germany
Casital
Sovie
Derana
Aledhiah
Ners
Americ
Parelin
Negapas
Lion Forges
Royal Army Force
Rhean-Mant
Sadie Bowang
Drive to Seek Million Dollars For FFA FHA
A page 3 drive reports a statewide effort to raise 1 000 000 dollars for the West Virginia FFA and FHA camp and center. Officials describe plans, site tour, and facilities to support school and church programs with a statewide radio conference.
Prayer for Peace Fragment Teaches Hope and Unity
A fragmented prayer text speaks of peace and unity amid leadership and nations. It references heavenly guidance and collective wishes for a peaceful world, but the garbled lines obscure clear events or names. The piece reads like a devotional invocation amid global concerns.
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Grafton Sentinel
Grafton High School
Thespians
Sporting House
Los
The
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Joy
Bacardi
the Gazette
Patrick St
Big Province
RIP
Pfa-Fua
Pps-Radio
Cass
Monomre
Ripley
Hansickes
Voguteai Pouvillen
Virginia
Fiona Steht
Vhurehes
Eben Garrid
Sant Orsiy
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