Nine airmen dead in B-25 crash on Spruce Knob WV
A fire touched the wreck site on Spruce Knob West Virginia after a B-25 crashed while en route to Offutt Nebraska. Nine bodies were recovered and identified from the Ogden Utah and Hamilton California areas. The plane originated from Olmstead Pennsylvania with a Utah stopover planned before returning home to Utah.
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Circleville
W. Va
Spruce Knob
West Virginia
West Virginia-Virginia
Elkins
Olmstead Air Base
Middletown
Offutt Base
Nebraska
Ogden
Utah
Air Force
Lenard F. Kurowski
Hamilton Air Base
Calif
C. T. Economos
Clearfield
Harry W. Rogers
Neal M. Moss
Robert P. Burt
Kenneth G. Lester
Sherman J. Bernard
Gerald M. Wheelwright
John H. Fearn
Public Records Transfers and Deeds in County Ledger
Land and debt transfers listed include J M Henderson to Grover Le monds for 1 dollar and Morgan county to Trustees of District I Tuberculosis sanatorium. Others show payments from 1 to 4 thousand dollars among named individuals and organizations.
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J. M. Henderson
Grover Lemonds
Morgan County
J. J. McCutcheon
William E. Thombs
Claudia Thombs
Louis S. Bean
Charles D. Sandlin
Dick Dean
John F. Thompson
Paul Bryan
Martha Ann Chunn
J. T. Burch
Ella B. Ringsolding
B. C. Cowan
R. E. Puckett
Odis Morris
666 Quinine Formula Now Available
Quinine based medicine 666 with quinine is now at all drug stores. It is touted as time tested with past successes and is urged for malarial season by thousands of satisfied users to obtain promptly.
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GMAC
U S and Russia Arm To The Teeth As Peace Talk Grows
June 16 report notes Washington and Moscow both boosting armament while leaders tout peace. Hoffman cites Moscow as pushing a “peace” drive to secure European neutrality. Acheson and Truman speeches frame policy as preserving peace amidst large military spending by both sides.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U. S
Paul Hoffman
Marshall Plan For
Europe
Congress
Moscow
Hoffman
Acheson
Truman
Mr. Truman
Free World
Deed transfers and payments listed in local record
A high volume of property and cash transfers appear, naming numerous individuals and entities such as Decatur Land Company, Ltd, James A. Gosline, and Noah White to L. L. Bates. Amounts range from small sums to several thousand dollars, including corrections of deeds and various to and from trustees and financiers.
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F.C. Reeve
Owen Johnson
John A. Thompson Ko Newell Yarbrough
J. A. Turner
A. R. Turner
John W. Vinzant
Douglas G. Prince
Harvey F. Bazemore
W. H. Berry
A. Clemons
Dick Dean
Floyd Curry
H. D. Crow
Owen Garrison
Church of God
Edna Holland
James A. Gosline
Jesse R. Hoover
State
Paul B. McRae
Knox L. McRae
R. C. McWhorter
Floyd E. Napps, Jr
Ae Troupe
Odell Bevels
W. Burns
Jessie G. Burns
Decatur Land Company, Ltd
Syule Kilgore
Nethery
Frank Lowery
Goldie Absher
O. W. Bonds
Idelia Bassham
Walter Lee Jones
L. L. Bates
James O. Morgan
Mary Faye Blankenship
Clyde E. Blankenship
Bernice M. Bonds
J. E. Washington
Nettie Hodges
Mildred Haslett
J. W. Johnson
Grover Lamons
Florence R. Kendall
EF. Osborn
Orates Brittan
James T. Watson
J. L. Roberts
E. Pearl Booth
Franklin B. Stewart
Herman M. Woodall
Noah White
Decatur Land Company
Murray Dodd
Omas E. Kimbrough, Jr
R. D. Gibbons
Hubert
Daniel Albert King
J.H. Rountree
Truman W. Praytor
Roselawn Cemetery Association
Pearl Cartee
Joe Neal Taylor
Theo J. McKee
J. E. West
Smuts Faces Illness As World Watches For Commonwealth Crisis
Widespread concern follows the illness of aging Field Marshal Hans Christiaan Smuts at his Pretoria home. The 80 year old veteran, a pillar of the empire and a major figure in world diplomacy, suffers pneumonia after a collapse. If politics fade, the Commonwealth faces renewed strains amid calls for separation and white supremacy, while Britain and allies fear loss of leadership in global cooperation. Smuts’ career spans Boer War leadership, World Wars service, and influence on the League of Nations and United Nations. Johannesburg celebrated his 80th birthday with massive turnout, underscoring enduring public esteem across nations.
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Hans Christiaan Smuts
Pretoria
South Africa
Commonwealth
Association of Nations
Smuts
British Commonwealth
Union of Nations
England
Afrikanders
United Party
Daniel F. Malan
East Africa
Imperial War Cabinet
London
Britain
League of Nations
United Nations
Malan
Johannesburg
Acheson and Truman Emphasize Peace Over War in June Speeches
In June public remarks, Secretary Acheson urged arms aid for Europe while trimming the term cold war, and President Truman spoke to Missouri and St. Louis graduates stressing a peace program. Acheson later framed war as not inevitable in Dallas.
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Acheson
Congress
Europe
U. S
Truman
University of Missouri At Columbia
St. Louis
Dallas
Texas
Dempsey Carpentier Heavyweight Fight Broadcast
The first radio broadcast of a heavyweight title bout is reported from Jersey City New Jersey. The event featured Dempsey and Carpentier on July 2. Boulder Colorado is noted as the gateway to the glaciers in relation to the coverage.
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Dempsey-Carpentier Batae
Jersey City
N. J
Boulder
Colo
New Diet Used in Treating A Disorder of Tiny Babies
Doctors test a high calorie diet for infant diarrhea focusing on more food and maintained weight. Dr. Edward Scott O Keefe reports feeding every three hours with apple powder milk cereals strained meats and multivitamins to slow bowel movements and support growth.
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Edward Scott O’keefe
Massachusetts
The Meat Market For Inspiration And Wit
A collage of light verse and jokes with puns on food and love, including a taunting chef and humorous exchanges among guests, family members, and characters. Notable lines reference Emerson and the American Fur Company founder John Jacob Astor.
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The
American Fur Company
John Jacob Astor
The Secret Life of a Reporter Quiet Tales of Hidden Truths
New York columnist reflects on private secrets people reveal to strangers. He recalls interviewing subjects with notebooks, the urge to record words, and the tension between dignity and privacy, including a lurid tale of a widow who killed her husband for insurance and hid behind secrecy.
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New York
America
Sccre
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Nev
Enoon
Reader
Destructive Crows Threaten Crops By Pulling Up Corn
Destructive birds, notably crows, are a major crop pest likely causing more damage than others. They pull up young corn shoots to reach the kernel seeds, leaving fields scorched and yields reduced. Farmers report increased crow activity as harvest nears.
Boulder Heights Above Denver Area Described
Boulder Colorado stands 25 miles from Denver with a height of 5350 feet. The description notes the northwest location and elevation in a concise regional summary.
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Boulder, Colo
Denver
Woman Recovers Appetite After Scott's Indian River Medicine
Franklin Tennessee resident describes four years of gas and weakness after surgery in which her baby died. She credits Scott's Indian River Medicine with restoring appetite, relieving stomach trouble, and restoring strength, noting weight gain from 100 to 115 pounds and ability to work. The tonic is advertised as a vegetable stomach remedy with a money back guarantee priced at 1.25 for a bottle or 5.75 for a six bottle course.
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Franklin
Route 1
Lenoir City
Tenn
Scalf
Scott
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