Three Dead In Storm In New York Area
A brutal thunderstorm battered the New York metropolitan area causing three deaths and massive damage. A 225-pound man fell from a Manhattan roof as gusts reached 84 mph. debris and downed lines left 800,000 Nassau County residents without power. 22 inches of rain fell in 16 minutes. Victims include Conrad Brethener 69 Gerard Tiede 32 and 12-year-old Irving Paul Jackson.
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New York
Manhattan
Empire State Building
la Guardia Field
Nassau County
Long Island Lighting Company
Irving Paul Jackson
Bay Shore
N. Y
England Readies First Atomic Bomb Test Voyage
The aircraft carrier Campania sails from Portsmouth with Britain's first atom bomb aboard bound for Gibraltar and then Australia. The device will be assembled and tested late this summer or early autumn at Montebello Islands off Australia's northwest coast. The carrier also carries a helicopter and no other aircraft.
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Portsmouth
England
Campania
Britain
Gibraltar
Australia
Montebello Islands
Superliner U. S. Hits Record Speed
The United States, a 990 foot liner of 53 000 tons, sailed Atlantic trials at speeds near 40 miles per hour. An official from the U S Maritime Administration noted the speed was considerably higher than 34 knots, but exact figures were withheld for security reasons.
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United States
Atlantic
U. S. Maritime Administration
U. S
Laun Elected Commander of Alabama Spanish American War Veterans
Wirt A. Laun of Mobile was elected commander of the Alabama department of the Spanish American War Veterans, succeeding E. R. Brown of Tuscumbia. The new commander is a retired railroad conductor.
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Sheffield
Ala
Wirt A. Laun
Mobile
Alabama
E. R. Brown
Tuscumbia
Mt Everest Height Cited By National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society says Mt Everest is the world's highest peak at 29 002 feet, reaffirming its top height status.
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National Geographic Society
Smyth Acquitted In Misdated Tax Backdating Case
In San Francisco James G Smyth, a former Internal Revenue Bureau collector, was acquitted on three counts claiming backdated 1945 returns to defraud the government. Co defendants Dennis Delaney and James Finnegan were convicted earlier. other indictments remain unresolved.
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San Francisco
James G. Smyth
Internal Revenue Bureau
Dennis W. Delaney
Boston
James P. Finnegan
St. Louis
Smyth
Alger Fee
Fee
Paul V. Doyle
Mysterious Ads Highlight Toothpaste Claims of Decay Prevention
An unclear fragment discusses a toothpaste brand claiming to reduce tooth decay when used after meals. It references erectile wording and mentions dental care benefits, though the text is garbled and lacks concrete names or dates.
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Colgate
Pioneer Woman Photographer Alice Austen Dies at 86
New York obituary notes Alice Austen, 86, a long time amateur photographer who rose from poverty after the 1929 stock market crash. Confined to a wheelchair in a Staten Island workhouse at 78, her camera work aided her. Her photos were donated to the Staten Island Historical Museum in 1945 and later sold to institutions.
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New York
Alice Austen
United States
Staten Island
Staten Island Historical Museum
Collier Rites Set Wednesday At Priceville
Funeral services for Rev. Joshua R. Collier 86 will be held Wednesday at 3 PM from Cave Springs Baptist church Priceville with interment in City cemetery Rev. G C Morris and Rev I C Meyers will officiate He died at his Athens home Monday after a long illness He was a charter member of Cave Springs Baptist church Survivors include his wife three daughters two sisters one brother three step daughters three step sons and many nieces and nephews Nephews will be pallbearers.
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Joshua R. Collier
Athens
Cave Springs Baptist Church
Priceville
G. C. Morris
I. C. Meyers
City Cemetery
McConnell
Collier
S.L. Sartain
Nashville
J. D. Moore
W. H. Gulley
Decatur
R. E. Gulley
J. W. Gulley
City three vehicle crash leaves two cars heavily damaged
A three vehicle collision at Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street East yesterday around 5 55 PM left two of the three cars severely damaged. A 1947 Plymouth driven by Rufus C McGregory Decatur 2 and a 1946 Plymouth driven by Edward Otto McCluskey Decatur 1 were involved along with a 1947 Ford driven by Jack David Wages 1905 Endlam Boulevard. The Plymouths were traveling north and south on Sixth Avenue when the 1946 Plymouth attempted a left onto Seventh Street. Police reported heavy damage to both Plymouths and to the Ford.
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Sixth Avenue
Seventh Street East
Rufus C. McGregory
Decatur 2
Edward Otto McCluskey
Decatur 1
Jack David Wages
Endlam Boulevard
Berlin's Radio Blockade Ends After Seven-Day Siege
British troops lifted barbed wire barricades at Russia's Radio Berlin headquarters ending a seven day siege. The move followed concessions from the Soviets loosening their grip on West Berlin by yielding border areas. West Berliners felt the Communists claimed victory.
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Berlin
Russia
Radio
West Berlin
West
Trusting Wife Discovers Double Life Of Mailman
In Glasgow a 57 year old mailman Peter Miller faced theft and bigamy charges after keeping a second home with a wife and affairs for years. He allegedly divided pay with both spouses, giving the legal wife 8 40 and the second wife 11 20 while robbing the mails to fund the arrangement.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Peter Miller
Miller
Former Counsel Indicted for Accepting Fees to Push Cases
Federal grand jury indicted Charles E. Shaver for taking 3100 in fees to influence decisions before government agencies while serving as counsel for the Senate small business subcommittee. Three associates, Leonard H. Cooper of Miami, Jerome H. Weinkle of Miami, were also charged in three indictments. Shaver faces up to 28 years in prison and 110000 in fines if convicted.
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Washington
Charles E. Shaver
Senate
Shaver
Explosion Blows Up Milan Building Killing Eleven
An explosion leveled a three story apartment building in Milan's outskirts before dawn. Eleven people were killed and five injured as a huge flame erupted from the basement, with investigators suspecting a gas plant in the basement caused the blast.
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Milan
Italy
Kruger Park Larger Than Massachusetts Quoted As Vast Zoo
Kruger National Park in South Africa is described as the largest zoo in the world, surpassing the size of Massachusetts. The claim highlights the park's vast scale and global note as a wildlife sanctuary.
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Kruger National Park
South Africa
Massachusetts
Tokyo Resident Visits Athens College Guest
Mrs. Koko Iwai of Tokyo, Japan, stayed with Miss Myrtle Z. Pider at Athens College through June 6 and 7. A former student and later faculty at Woman's Christian College Tokyo, Iwai has studied at MacMurray College and Peabody College in the United States and plans summer study at Boston University before returning to Tokyo to teach American Literature.
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Koko Iwai
Tokyo
Japan
Myrtle Z. Pider
Athens College
Iwai
Miss Pider
Woman’s Christian College
United States
MacMurray College For Women
Jacksonville
Illinois
Peabody College
Nashville
Elephant tusk differences between continents noted
The text notes that Asiatic female elephants have small or no tusks while African females possess large tusks, highlighting a distinct intercontinental variation in tusk development.
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3. W
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Madding King
Alabama Exchange Clubs
Glenn C. Davis
Decatur Exchange
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Decatur Club
James H. Holliman
Jack Jakovac
King
Exchange Club
Huntsville
Florence
Superliner
GREEN
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Decatur Motors
Internal Revenue
Avery Sime
Jersey City
U. S. National Forests
Sarah Mole
Donald Watson
Camden
N. J
Mole
Yankee
Leonard H. Cooper
Miami
Jerome H. Weinkle
Raymond W. Lopatka
Chicago
Goidel’s Drug Store
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Second Avenue
Decatur, Ala
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