Alaska Votes Gratitude and Marching Economy
Alaska voters rewarded E L Bartlett with a Senate seat after a statehood drive that included Ernest Gruening and Mike Stepovich. The article notes a tied race for the second Senate seat and switches to an economic report on price stability easing payroll costs and improving durable and nondurable goods sales amid a recession.
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Alaska
Congress
E. L. Bartlett
Washington
Ernest Gruening
Bartlett
Mike Stepovich
Territorial
Couness
Alsskatis
Gruening
House of Representatives
Gas chamber executions mark first in California history
Years ago December 2 1936 San Quentin Calif Albert Kessel 18 and Robert Cannon 29 murderers were executed today in the lethal gas chamber at the state prison. They were the first persons put to death by gas in California. Hang ing previously was the method of execution. The chemical contents of cig arettes the manufacturing process used and their distribution through the United States were discussed last evening by Harry S Keelan of the research department of the Phillip Morris Co at the Kiwanis Club dinner at the Hotel Corry. One person was injured and three other occupants of the car were bruised and shaken when the automobile skidded into a ditch at East Wayne and East Smarth streets. The car was driven by Robert Roach of East Main street.
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San Quentin
Calif
Albert Kessel
Robert Cannon
California
United States
Harry S. Keelan
Phillip Morris Co
Ki‘wanis Club
Corry
East Wayne
East Smarth Streets
Robert Roach
East Main Street
Fortune Attacks American TV Industry In Fortunes Take
New York AP reports Fortune magazine denounces current American television, calling the season mediocre and driven by boot hill style formats. It blames exodus of creators, West Coast packagers, and economic pressures for shoddy programs and questions pay TV as potential remedy. Industry backlash follows, with many defending audience demand and claiming change is unlikely.
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New York
Fortune
Boot Hill
Outer
Hollywood
Cial TV
Veterans and locals mourn as wars toll lingers
Corry notes include Corporal Harold Marsh recovering in a base hospital in France from light wounds in the Argonne drive. Tributes paid to two Elks, J Walter Clough and Lieut. Charles B. Case, at the lodge of sorrow. Reports say Sgt Merle Rickerson wounded near war’s end, possibly losing his foot. Frank Lockwood ill with influenza at home. Economic outlook indicates higher output and moving toward a new plateau, with lower food prices forecast and per capita consumption rising, including meat, milk, and dairy products.
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Harold Marsh
France
Argonne Drive
J. Walter Clough
Charles B. Case
Department of Agriculture
Eee Hation
Wanzer Fired As Royals Mentor In NBA Cellar
Wanzer was dismissed as coach of the Cincinnati Royals after a 3-15 start. Veteran Tom Marshall, a 27 year old Western Kentucky alum and standout point maker, will take over. Wanzer, 35, formerly Seton Hall star, ends a four year stint guiding the Royals.
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Tere Reel Wanzer
Cincinnati Royals
Tom Marshall
Western
Kentucky
National Basketball Association
Wanzer
Seton Hall
Royals
Rochester
N. C
Hunter Shot Near Warren in Limestone Township
Charles L. Shaw of Grove City was wounded by a stray bullet while deer hunting in Limestone Township Warren County near Route 1337. He was taken to Warren General Hospital in serious condition but stable with the bullet lodged near the heart, doctors awaiting whether surgery is needed. Police have not identified the shooter. game protectors say it was likely accidental in a densely wooded area. Patricia Boots Mallory Marshall, 45, actress and former wife of Herbert Marshall, died in Santa Monica after a chronic throat illness. she previously married producer William Cagney.
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Warren
Grove City
Limestone Township
Warren County
Charles L. Shaw
Tidbute
Allegheny River
Shango
Shawgo
Santa Monica
Calif
Patricia
Boots) Mallory
Herbert Marshall
William Cagney
James Cagney
New Orleans
Jewelry sales set for record Christmas in postwar era
The Jewelry Industry Council reports 7 percent holiday sales rise, lifting the year’s total to a new high as retailers await the crucial Thanksgiving to Christmas period. Albert E. Haase notes optimism among 24,000 retailers despite past recessions. per capita spending reached a peak, with factors including a growing pre marriage market and graduation watch purchases.
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New York
Jewelry Industry Council
Albert E. Haase
Council
Haase
Jewelers foresee 1960 marriage boom and rising demand
The article argues gifts and rising education level lift jewelers profits. It notes a postwar increase in marriage rates and birth rates boosting outlooks. Jewelers expect stronger sales in 1960, viewing a new era of elegance as underway and tied to consumer taste.
Jam Blocks Dunkirk Road After Tractor Trailer Crash
State police reported Route west of Dunkirk largely passable with a tremendous traffic jam caused by a diesel rig jackknifing. Cars and trucks were piling up as crews worked to extricate them. Other tri-state area roads were icy or snowy but moving slowly. Drivers were urged to avoid highways when possible.
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DunstRi
New York
Dunkirk
Westfield
Tri-State
Thanksgiving Guests Gather Across Nearby Towns
News items record Thanksgiving visits and holiday guests across multiple households. Richard Price and Bruce Price joined Jasper and Houghton College relatives at Ju cile Price’s home, while Clyde Hotchkiss family hosted Thomas Grove and kin. J. C. Manwaring’s clan dined with Gordon White’s family in Clymer. Rev Burkett Smith’s gathering occurred in Batavia. Jerome Eddy and John Eddy hosted relatives in Jamestown and Edinboro student Flora Morton returned home from Edinboro Teachers College. Perry Smith, longtime Army member, expected home January. Maude Commish and Ioan Ayling shared Sunday dinner with Arthur Ayling in Columbus.
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Sear
Ioan Ayling
Arthur Ayling
Columbus
Famed explorer dies in Framingham hotel room
Sir Robert Wilkins aged 70 renowned explorer of the polar regions was found dead in his Framingham hotel room yesterday. A medical examiner cited heart attack as the probable cause of death.
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Framingham
Mass
Sir Robert Wilkins
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