Senate hearing probes distortion in Know North America broadcasts
Senate foreign relations subcommittee opened hearings to assign responsibility for misrepresentation allegations in the Voice of America North America broadcasts. Secretary Allen testified that the State Department holds overall responsibility though NBC produced the programs under contract and urged clearer definitions and a $27 million annual appropriation.
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Ator Smith
North America
Senate Foreign Relations
Congress
America
Voice of America
National Broadcasting Company
States Department
South
Central America
Smith
Erica
George V. Allen
State Department
NBC
Allen
Energize Your Body With SSS Tonic And 88S Tonic Claims
The ad promotes SSS Tonic and 88S Tonic as remedies for fatigue and low blood strength. It asserts high red blood cell activity, improved appetite, energy, digestion, sleep, and overall vigor, with claims of medical endorsement and millions of bottles sold.
Four Americans Reach Fourth Round in British Women’s Golf
At St Anne s on the Sea England June 1 four Americans advanced to the fourth round of the British women s golf tourney. Mrs Glenn Collett Ware of Philadelphia captain of the U S Curtis Cup team beat Mary Richards England 2 up to qualify for another 18 hole match. Louise Suggs Dorothy Kirby and Dorothy Kirby remained in the field among 16 players. Miss Kirby defeated H Garforth 5 3 while Suggs won 3 1 over Jean McIntyre. Grace Lenczyk and Miss Lenczyk both faltered at Royal Lytham on a waterlogged course with par 73.
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ST. Anne’s ON the Sea
England
Glenn Collett Ware
U. S
Mary Richards
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Dorothy Kirbty
Los Angeles
Dorothy Kirby
Miss Au
Nelly Howarth
Miss Kirby
Mrs. H. Garforth
Jean McIntyre
Miss Suggs
Chapel Hill
N. C
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Royal Lytham
St. Anne's
Mrs. Page
Deportation Sought for Jacob Stachel in U S Action
The Justice Department announced the arrest for deportation of Jacob Abraham Stachel national director of education for the American Communist party. He was picked up by immigration agents at his New York City home and taken to Ellis Island for deportation proceedings on charges of illegal entry and association with a subversive organization.
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Washington
Justice Department
Jacob Abraham Stachel
American Communist Party
Department
Stachel
West 94Th Street
New York City
Ellis Island
Wood Called Back By Brother's Death
Charles H. Wood travels from 610 Jackson Street to Milton Mass for the sudden death of his brother W. B. Wood. Funeral services are held there today as John Wood accompanies their father on the somber mission.
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Charles H. Wood
John H. Wood
Jackson Street
Milton
Mass
W. B. Wood
John Wood
Good Thinning System May Double Garden Harvest
A guide to thinning seedlings explains the pressures new gardeners face when too many plants germinate. It recommends staged thinning to avoid waste, using successive reductions to reach optimal spacing. Readers learn when to thin carrots beets and lettuce to maximize yield and flavor.
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Eens
Woman Found Aboard Pullman After Poisoning Attempt
Atlanta June 1 Mrs Evelyn A Wilcox wife of a Jacksonville Florida businessman was found unconscious in a Pullman compartment aboard a Southern train. Physicians at Grady hospital reported she had taken poison but remained unconscious. Police noted ten notes including one to the train conductor and one to her stepmother. Her despondency followed her 10 year old daughter's death in 1945. Her husband George A Wilcox flew to Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Evelyn A. Wilcox
Jacksonville
Fla
E. C. Carter
L. C. Williams
Southern Railroad
Carter and Williams
Grady Hospital
John T. Floyd
Floyd
Wilcox
Death by own action planned and chosen burial in negligee
A note states the death was carefully planned and intended, describing the deceased’s wish to be buried in the new negligee she wore. The wording suggests deliberate self infliction and personal preparation for the burial attire.
Coins Cut Into Quarters Used as Change in 18th Century
In the eighteenth century it was common practice to cut large silver coins into quarters to use the pieces as change. The practice reflected monetary needs and coin supply issues of the period.
Death Sentence Again Meted to Montgomery Man
Montgomery Alabama June 1. Phillip Cobb a 24 year old black man was convicted yesterday of killing Jesse Porter a fellow convict at Kilby prison Cobb who had earlier faced a death sentence for killing his wife had that sentence commuted to life by Governor James E Folsom He was under a mandatory death statute making the electric chair compulsory for murder by a convict serving life for a prior capital offense Another black man received a 20 year term for murder Leon Bowie of Birmingham was convicted of shooting James Thomas in an argument over a girl
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Montgomery
Ala
Phillip Cobb
Jesse Porter
Kilby
Cobb
James E. Folsom
Porter
Leon Bowie
Birmingham
James Thomas
Infant Laid To Rest In Holly Pond Cemetery
Funeral services for Janie Louise Patterson infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Patterson Holly Pond were held Sunday afternoon at 2 pm from Drinkards Brown Services Chapel. Interment followed in Holly Pond cemetery with Rev Franklin officiating. Surviving are the parents and one sister Martha Patterson. Services for Mrs Murphree follow.
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Janie Louise Patterson
Herbert Patterson
Holly Pond
Drinkard
Brown Services
Franklin
Drinkards
Martha Patterson
Globe of citizenship dreamer Garry Davis aims world status
Garry Davis of Philadelphia, 26, Broadway actor and former bomber pilot, tells Paris reporters of renouncing U.S. citizenship to become a citizen of the world. He says his home is in Philadelphia and is the son of orchestra leader Meyer Davis.
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Garry Davis
Paris
Philadelphia
Meyer
Davis
Young Davis
Bentonville Woman Murphree Dies at 37
Murphree, 37, died at her Bentonville Arkansas home May 27. Funeral held Monday at 3 p m from Lawrence Cove church with Rev R L Andrews officiating. Burial in cemetery. Mass service directed. Surviving relatives listed.
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Murphree
Bentonville
Ark
Lawrence Cove
R. L. Andrews
Murphree Family Mentioned in Brief Note
Husband D. C. Murphree and son Doyle Murphree are named with three daughters Larue Shirley Anne and Sue Murphree. A unrelated zoological fact states that no bird species today has teeth.
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D. C. Murphree
Doyle Murphree
Daught Larue
Shirley Anne
Sue_ Murphree
Leroy Lotion Ad Claims Overnight Fungus Knockout
An old advertisement hawks Leroy Lotion as a cure for athlete's foot and ringworm. It promises overnight germ kill and painless treatment with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The copy urges purchase at local drug stores and emphasizes strong results after the first application.
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