Babe Didrikson Zaharias Wins British Women's Amateur Title
Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Denver defeats Jacqueline Gordon of London five and four to become the first American to win the British women's amateur golf championship at Gullane Scotland. She led early, played in corduroy, and surged with a five up advantage in the afternoon.
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Glenn Williams Gullane
Scotland
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Denver
Jacqueline Gordon
London
Walsh dies in Boston former U S Senator David Walsh
Former U S Senator David I Walsh dies at St Elizabeths hospital in Boston from a cerebral hemorrhage. The wartime chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee passed away after his sister Nellie Dooley’s funeral near the end of a long Massachusetts political career. He lost his Senate seat last November to Henry Cabot Lodge Jr in a decisive election.
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U. S
David I. Walsh
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Nellie E. Dooley
Massachusetts
Walsh
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Woodrow Wilson
British Open crown drama features Snead and Babe Zaharias
Sam Snead of Hot Springs and Babe Didrikson Zaharias dominated early rounds but failed to defend the British open title as Miss Gordon of Scotland surged to victory on the East Lothian links near the Firth of Forth. Zaharias wore culottes and a yellow sweater before switching to slacks, while Gordon remained steady and sharp through the final rounds.
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Miss Gordon
East Lothian
Firth of Forth
Batik Sarong Revival Sparks Indonesian Craft Boom
In Batavia and across Indonesia the batik sarong industry rebounds after wartime disruption. Small Chinese funded workshops revive hand crafted designs with wax resist work, paraffin heating, and stamps creating intricate motifs. Balinese textiles and regional styles highlight renewed nationalism and cultural pride.
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Stan Swinton
Batavia
Java
Dorothy Lamour
Hollywood
China
Kopean
Ont Ee
Eva Peron Snub in London Page One Story
London Daily Express reports Eva Peron, Argentina's first lady, received snub during a visit. The page one feature notes her greeting and the reaction of authorities as tensions and diplomacy mix in the capital.
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The
London Daily Express
Peron not asked to stay at Buckingham during visit
The Express reports that Eva Peron, wife of Argentina's president, will not be housed at Buckingham Palace during her forthcoming London visit, breaking precedent as former first ladies did stay there, noting FDR's wife stayed in 1942 and France's Madame Lebrun earlier.
Plane grounded by birds after nest built on engine
An Army surplus plane in Brainerd Minnesota is grounded indefinitely after Mr and Mrs Bluebird nested in its engine casing. Gull Lake Heywood manager John C Riedl says the propeller will not turn until the two tiny eggs in the nest hatch.
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Bluebird
John C. Riedl
Gull Lake-Heywood Eg
Miami hotel manager seeks lost $19,000 in Cincinnati
Nat Weiner, 45, of Miami, says he left 19 thousand dollars in a brown overnight bag at a restaurant in the greater Cincinnati airport terminal. He planned to return to Cincinnati to claim the funds after learning the money was found and given to the restaurant manager, then turned over to the FBI.
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Fla
Cincinnati
Greater Cincinnati
Tuesay
Nat Weiner
Weiner
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
International model plane contest set for Detroit finals
The first international model plane contest is sponsored by Plymouth Motor Corp with the Aero Club of Michigan and the Academy of Model Aeronautics. Detroit hosts finals August 13–16, 1947 with 500 finalists from AMA sanctioned events. Local Plymouth dealers Rowzee Motors Smith Motors and Thomas Motor sponsor entries. Salvation Army handles applications via Captain Fuller at 295-3. Prizes total 6000 dollars and 93 trophies across 30 events in multiple categories including rubber and gas powered divisions.
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Aero Club of Michigan
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Detroit
Plymouth
Salvation Army
Fuller
Decatur
Rowzee Motors
Smith Motors
Thomas Motor Company
Flint Baptist Church Announces Sunday Services and Bus
The Flint Baptist Church invites all to Sunday services on June 15 with Sunday school at 10 am and Baptist Training Unions at 6 45 pm. About 35 people ride the truck from Hartselle mountain on Highway 31 each Sunday at 9 20 am and 6 15 pm, with 91 at last week’s Sunday school and 54 at Training Union.
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Flint Baptist Church
Baptist
Hartselle Mountain
Highway 31
Training Union
Memorial Singing Set Next Sunday
The Davis memorial singing will be held on Sunday June 15 at Evergreen Church ten miles west of On Saturday night at Evergreen the Stamps quartet will appear in concert.
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Davis
Evergreen Church
Evergreen
Stamps
Armed forces receive nutritious yeast hidden in peanut butter
In a covert supply, the armed forces were issued nutritious yeast packaged in peanut butter to mask its taste. The disguise aimed to sustain troops without drawing attention to the supplement.
Pantomime Planned At Evening Service At Central Methodist
The Central Methodist Church will feature a pantomime titled The Old Rugged Cross acted by Miss Billie Rhea Simmons during Sunday night services. The pastor’s evening sermon is Narrow But Safe from The Sermon On The Mount, while the morning sermon will cover The Golden Rule.
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Central Methodist Shurch
Old Rugged
Billie Rhea Simmons
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