Jaycees Begin plans for 1953 Cole County Fair
Jaycee officials and Cole County Fair representatives met to spark preliminary plans for the 1953 Fair. They discussed permanent fair grounds, potential sites near River Acres and Memorial Airport, and possibilities to enlarge the fair with school exhibits and hobby shows. Premiums in 1952 topped 1900 dollars with strong entry numbers, while rain and the Democratic National Convention reduced attendance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cole County
Jaycee
Othiers
River Acres
Memorial Airport
Jim Kalb
Snd
Beck
Highway 30
Cole
Jefferson City
Nelson Vincent
Chesies Edmondson
Kolb
Fai Kolb
Edmonson
Rhee Assured of Election in Korea
Syngman Rhee was assured of re election as president of the Republic of Korea after incomplete returns showed him with 3,689,809 of about five million votes counted. He led by a wide margin and needed only a bare plurality of roughly seven million votes cast.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Weather forecast for Jefferson City and central Missouri
Partly cloudy today in Jefferson City and central Missouri with a chance of widely scattered thundershowers tomorrow. Temperatures around the mid 80s today, near 90. Tonight cloudy with mid 60s to 70s expected. River and lake levels nearby. no major warnings issued.
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Jeferson City
Centra
Missouri
Midian Missucie Riere Ransee
Wiggnedite
Ozarks
Chief Thinks Pros Robbed Tanner Drug Store
Police Chief Louis Rackers suspects out of town professionals carried out a 2300 robbery at Tanner Drug Store Tuesday night. A tall, heavy set man with a white cloth eye mask and a companion in a car were seen in the area since Monday, with prior suspicious visits to Becks Grocery and AA Auto Salvage in Cedar City. The duo fled with about 1300 cash and a $1000 diamond ring after forcing Sonny Tanner to open the safe.
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Tanner
Louis Rackers
Rackers
Jefferson City
Donald
Sonny} Tanner
Becks’ Grocery
Cedar City
AA Auto Salvage
L. E. Short
Short
Indiana
Keilholz Wins Osage Representative Spot
Keilholz clinches Democratic nomination for Osage county representative. Mosby leads for prosecuting attorney with 727 votes to Balkenbush 669 in 34 of 35 precincts. absentees and servicemen ballots remain. Peters unopposed for Republican nomination. Manville departs New York for divorce proceedings against Sigera-vid asbestos heir.
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Joe £. Keilholz
Osage
Joseph W. Mospy
Mosby
Henry Balkenbush
John V. Peters
Keilholz
Herman Schne
Alder
Manville
New York
Tommy Manville
Jeff
Mexico
Russell Sees Record Win Rival Seeks Big Stevenson Majority
SPRINGFIELD Aug 6 Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia predicted that Gov. Adlai Stevenson will win the presidential election by a large majority. Russell, a former rival, told reporters before a conference at the executive mansion that the party is now more unified. Stevenson plans a campaign strategy meeting with party chiefs next week.
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Springfield
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Russell
Neweace
Stevenson
Executive Mansion
iBy
Presa
South Carolina
Democratic Convention
John J. Sparkman
South
Nhc
Washington
Truman
White House
Dixie
Odd Fellows Induction Slated in Carrollton
The Capital Democratic Campaign Committee plans an initiatory degree for new members in Carrollton with Lodge 37 Odd Fellows hosting. Mrs India Edwards and Sen John Sparkman are noted figures, with Truitt Woodson named a transportation vice chair for the trip to include Democratic leaders and party members.
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Lumsuel
Wyatt
Democratic the Odd Fellows
Carrollton
Frank E. McKinney
Earle
Wip
Kentucky
Senate
Democratic
Kirwan
Ohio
House Democratic Campaign
India Edwards
Carrolltan
John Sparkman
Alabama
Truitt Woodson
Grand Noble
Transportation
Arkenson to Missouri Ends in Jail Again
Carl Dinton of Twin Falls Arkansas 23 arrived in Missouri after prison term in California. A patrol aircraft spotted him after a stolen airplane escape. He served two years in San Quentin and was released recently. He later claimed to be Ollie Ray Wilson of Santa Anna California but was found wanted on car theft and forgery charges. He faces return to Santa Anna in custody.
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Carl Dinton
Twin Falls
Ark
Missouri
California
Mace
San Quentin
Argos
Reformatory
Orin. Lucy
Troop F
Dinhom
Dinten
Ollie Ray Wilson
Santa Anna
Calif
Wilson
State Highway Patrol
Schism opens in Ike state as Hall wins renomination
In Topeka Kansas on August 6 1952 Governor Arthur Hall defeated State Senator Wayne Anderson by more than 210000 votes to secure renomination. Hall backed by Governor Edward Arn a key Eisenhower backer triggers a party split at the head of the ticket. Amorn Am unopposed for a second term. The result complicates patronage fallout for Frank Carlson and Eisenhower supporters.
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Topeka
Kas
Liu
Pred
Hell
Kassas
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hall
Wayne
Edward F. Arn
Arany Hioz
Hail
Republican Party
Free State
Eisenhower
Fort
U.S
Frank Carlson
Fis
Beams Raised on Bridge To Speed Truck Traffic
The Missouri River bridge project raises beams to increase clearance and keep trucks in their lanes. Eight portals on the bridge involve 16 beams, with 11 already raised and the work expected to complete within days.
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Astey
State Highway Department
Missouri River Bridge
Two Escapees Drown and a Third Saved by Pal
Three tomstepicker inmates of Algoa Intermediate Reformatory slipped away, swam the Missouri River, two drowned, a third saved by another inmate who pushed logs. Gus Larrabee identified the youths as Earl Preston, 17, Montgomery City, burglary. Gene Wiber, 16, Kansas City. William Thompson, St. Louis, car theft. Two others escaped last night and were captured near Fulton.
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Algoa Intermediate Reformatory
Missouri River
Gus Larrabee
Earl Frederick Preston
Montgomery City
Gene Arnold Wiber
Kansas City
Larrabee
William Thompson
St. Louis
Boonsville
Algoa
State
Fulton
Henry J. Lake
Norman D. Webb
Roswell
Nine Hungarian Olympians Seek Refuge in Helsinki
In Stockholm on August 6, Dagens Nyheter reported nine Hungarian Olympic athletes have defected and taken refuge in Western legations in Helsinki Finland to avoid returning to Communist Hungary. The group disappeared over the weekend during preparations for a post-Olympic year, prompting the coach to halt the tour and charter jets to bring the rest back behind the Iron Curtain. The missing athletes were not named in the report.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Helsinki
Finland
Dagens Nyheter
Hun
iSary
Hungary
Limo crash victims report mixed recovery at St Marys
Three mishap victims from the past six days showed varied progress at St Marys Hospital. Cecil Lute, 25, of Kansas City, improved after losing his left arm in an auto accident. William Wayne Holt, 14, of Holts Summit, and Charles Webb of Tipton remained in fair condition after bicycle and side-swipe incidents. Holt was struck by a car Friday night, while Webb and Lute were involved in separate crashes Saturday and Monday night.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Cecil Lute
Kansas City
William Wayne Holt
Holts
Summit
Charles Webb
Tipton
Holt
Webb
Lute
Sentencing of Reds Delayed Till Today
Los Angeles August 6 14 California Communists convicted of conspiracy face delayed sentencing as Federal Judge William C Mathes weighs a defense motion for directed verdict of acquittal. The judge planned to pass judgment the next day after lengthy arguments following the jury verdict.
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Los Angeles
California
William C
Mathes
U S to aid drought hit farmers through FHA loans
Government spokesmen said Uncle Sam would prevent farmers from being ruined by drought. The Farmers Home Administration has funds and a plan to blunt dry weather damage with disaster and production loans. FHA officials from 14 states outlined drought and heat in regions from Virginia to Texas, urging faster loans or hay appeals.
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Atlanta
Sam
Farmers Home Administration
Dillzar Lasseter
Henry Smith
FHA
Virginia
Florida
Texas
St, Louis
Symington
Missouri
Truman
Washington
Forks of the Creek
Symingon Varolina
Missouri Ibad
J. 4
L. Taylor
Rootes
Taylor
North Carolina
Issouri
Somellor
Earl Mayhew
Kentucky
West
Marcus Braswell
Naritional Fha
Department of Agriculture
Production and Marketing Administration
Symington sweeps Missouri in Democratic primary
Swart Symington, a political newcomer, wins Missouri Democratic senatorial primary by a record vote, defeating President Truman’s pick. The victory reshapes Missouri politics as Symington heads toward the November race against Republican James P. Kem with strong party support and calls for disaster relief credits for drought and hay shortages in the West.
Ike Plans to Keep Demos in Dark on Campaign
Dwight D. Eisenhower said he will keep the Democrats guessing about his campaign plans and that non political stops like fairs may be included. He outlined a general program for America during the VFW address and noted his plans crystallize rapidly as he studies conferences and investigations before active campaigning. He will attend events in Gallup and Los Angeles, with a brief appearance at an intertribal Indian ceremony and an American Legion convention address planned for Madison.
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Fulton
Tefferson City
Joder
Ike
Denver
Gen.Square Garden
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gallup
New Month
York
Los Angeles
Veterans of Forlal
America
Toaign
asHe
N. Mi
American Legion
Madisonite
Patrol Jails Linn Man After Head On Wreck
A 21-year-old Linn man, Herbert Hilkemeyer, was jailed yesterday on charges of careless and reckless driving and driving while intoxicated after a head on collision with a truck. Robert Mack, 22, of Linn drove a westbound truck on Highway 30 three miles east of Linn when Hilkemeyer’s car approached from the west.
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Linn
Herbert Hilkemeyer
State ‘Highway Patrol
Robert Mack
Himimeyer
Missouri Congress Runners Win Smoke-quick Nominations
Election results show all ten Missouri congressional candidates winning renomination with comfortable margins. Notable outcomes include Hillelson in the Third District securing a solid lead over Bakewell and Jones in the Second District edging Wathe Fort Karst for the Webster Groves seat.
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Hilkemeyers
Louis
Jackson County
Missouri
Horton
Bates
Cass
Henry
Johnroad
Mack
Lafayette
Vernon
Leonard Ting
Independence Labor Union
Hilkemeyer
Mary
Linn
Truman
Gro- Rice
Bible College
St. Louis
Jeffrey PF. Hillelson
Mark Rich
Claudeldependence
Bakewell
Rov
A. Jones
Warwork
Jensburg
Johnson County
Columbia
Church
John B. Sullivan
Hillelson
Jones
Raymond Wathe
Ian Baptist Home Mission Sot
Loiely
Newsclear
Donald T. MecClanahan
York City
Bert Cooper and Wife Injured in Jefferson City Crash
Bert Cooper 72 and his wife Eula 40 were injured in a collision near Jefferson, along with Cooper's brother Claude 70 and Eva 65, all treated for bruises or fractures. Eula listed in good condition. incident occurred as Missouri State Semi Pro tournament played at City Park, Schaeffer's Bar led 4-1 in sixth.
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Lexington
Albert Henry Bert Cooper
Jefferson
State Department of Business and Administration
Cooper
Eula
Claude
Sheridan
Eva
Bert Cooper
Bulletin Schachfer
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Red Birds
City Park
Schaeffer
Irish milkmaid finds fiancé in bottle from sea
In Dingle County Kerry Ireland Breda O'Sullivan aged 24 found a bottle washed ashore from a troopship seven years earlier containing a note from Frank Hagostak an ex serviceman from Johnstown Pennsylvania. The two began a long exchange of letters and plan to marry after meeting in Ireland.
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Dingle
Kerry
Hagostak
Betti
Breda O'Sullivan
County Kerry
Frank
Johnstown
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Democratic National Committee
Niflenn Ufeate
Arkenson
Pal
Highway Department
L. J. Lincoln
Army Engineer Corps
Kansas
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U. 5
Byrnes
Russell Big
Mayhew
Arkansas Fha
Herman H. Hankins
Kem
James P. Kem
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tri’ Lumph
Air Force
AEC
Callanan
Thomas F. Callanan
Pendergast Hart Callanan
Missouri Poltics
Phil J. Welch
Phil M. Donnelly
Lebanon
Welch
Sanses City
Pendergast
Tom
Joseph Short
Sparkman
James F. Byrnes
Nixon
Chicago
Stevenon
Burmés
Darte
Burnet RR. Maybank
Olin D. Johnston
Patrol
Missouri Congress
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