Mobile Circus Plans Nationwide Road Tour From Mobile
A new three ring circus the Biller Brother circus will tour the mid west east and Canada starting April 8 10 from Mobile Alabama. Arthur Sturmank and his brother Hyman organize the show drawing talent from top acts across the country. About 300 circus personnel and animals moved into Mobile for winter training with three baby elephants due to arrive from Siam.
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Mobile
Ala
Biller Brother Circus
mid-West
Canada
Arthur Sturmak
New York
Hyman
New York City
Sturmaks
Mohbile
Siam
Territorial shifts ignite nationalist tensions across Europe
The text notes Russia backed transferring large areas of East German lands to Poland after the war, creating a volatile political tool. It warns that if Russia continues to influence the Polish government, it could leverage control to push for reunification by restoring parts of Western Poland to a new German state.
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Germany
Russia
Poland
Westward shifts in Germany spark European realignment
Western powers plan a provisional 52 square mile realignment allocating areas to the Netherlands France the Saar Belgium and Luxembourg affecting 31 localities with 13 500 people to address waterways highways rails and customs issues. Allied spokesmen say final terms await a German peace treaty as Germans denounce the move.
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Associated Press
Germany
Netherlands
France
Saar
Belgium
Luxembourg
United States
Britain
Benelux
Ithe
North Rhine-Westphalia
Washington
State Department
U. S
Bevin
Schu- Map
Tehran
Gurganistrict
Caspian Sea
Paris
Italy
de Gaullists
Foreign Office
Madrid
Spain
Portugal
United Nations Commission On
Peiping
Letson Rites Set for Nellie Letson Sunday at Smyrna Church
Services for Mrs. Nellie Letson 54 are scheduled Sunday at 2 P M at the Smyrna church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Highsmith Moulton Funeral directing. She died at home on Courtland 1 at 4 15 A M Saturday after an extended illness. Surviving are her husband A O Letson two daughters and two sons plus two granddaughters.
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Nellie Letson
Smyrna
Highsmith, Moulton
Markets Show Modest Improvement Amid Mixed Trading
New York stocks drifted with faint gains in some issues led by Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck and Woolworth amid thin activity. Bond market saw modest gains in Third Avenue Adjustments while many issues across rail and industrials posted small moves as wheat corn and soybeans fell in Chicago futures. Cotton trading was slow with China credit news offering little guidance as ECA legislation loomed.
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New York
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Woolworth
Douglas Aircraft
Glenna Martin
Lockheed
Plymouth Oil
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
Chrysler
Firestone
International Paper
Paramount Pictures
Twentieth Century
Fox
International Nickel
U.S. Steel
Oliver Corp
Allied Chemical
Gulf Oil
American Woolen
Commission House
ECA
China
U. S
Rally Speakers Decry Suppression of Intellectual Freedom
Dr Sidney Hook of NYU said he was denied permission to speak at a conference. Dr Bryn J Hovde of New School for Social Research warned that Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union crush freedom. Dr George Counts of Teachers College warned Soviet leaders use police power to destroy freedom of speech and inquiry.
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Page
Freedom House
Sidney Hook
New York University
Bryn J. Hovde
New Schol For
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
George S. Counts
Teachers College
Columbia University
Language Melody Will Be Studied By Dutch Professor
STOCKHOLM March 26 Professor P G Lestrade of the University of Capetown arrived in Sweden to study the melody of spoken Swedish. The Dutch born linguist hopes mastering Swedish intonation will aid his work on 333 African Bantu dialects. He spoke Swedish fluently on arrival and noted Swedish is among 34 languages he can master.
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Stockholm
P. G. Lestrade
University of Capetown
Sweden
Lestrade
Appeal notes on multiple forfeiture and driving cases
An appeal list includes Tyler G W Cupp Buford Cupp Otto York and Fred Peindhart challenging a forfeiture from an nd mayor s court Kenneth Copeland appeals bas tardy charges Albert McCay seeks relief from a reckless driving case from Moulton mayor s court Will Previt and Will Steve Yarborough from Courtland ne groes distilling listed among the defendants in a regional docket
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Tyler
G. W. Cupp
Buford Cupp
Otto York
Fred Peindhart
Nd Mayor's Court
Kenneth Copeland
Albert McCay
Moulton
Will Previt
Will Steve Yarborough
Courtland Negroes
Verdeur wins NCAA medley in record 150 yards
Joe Verdeur of LaSalle edged Keith Carter of Purdue by a finger in the 150 yard individual medley in 1 30.2 a new American record and near world standard. Wally Ris Iowa won the 100 yard freestyle 54.4 and Bill Smith Ohio State held the 440 yard freestyle crown at 4 42.6 as team scoring favored Ohio State over Michigan.
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Chapel Hill
Joe Verdeur
LaSalle
Keith Carter
Purdue
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Verduer
Carter
Harry Holiday
Michigan
Verdeer
Gasatte
Verdeur
Wally Ris
Iowa
Iowan
Bill Smith
Smith
Ohio State
Rent Control Conferees Clash Over Increases and Dates
Conferees spar over extending rent controls 15 months and setting new increase rules. Sparkman and Flanders lead Senate critics as House balks at a single word modification. Exp ited discretion to free luxury units and automatic decontrol of trailer camps are debated amid broader home rule clashes.
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Parkman
Sparkman
Senate
House
Flanders
R-Vi
Maybank
D-Sc
Conference
Texas University Beats Rice and Arkansas in 65 Football Meetings
Texas University has played 65 football games against Rice and Arkansas with no ties. The series shows Texas dominating the matchups across decades, reflecting a strong program record against both opponents.
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Texas University
Rice
Arkansas
Cotton Carnival Kings and Queen Chosen in Memphis
Memphis named its 15th cotton carnival king and queen for May 8 to 15. Queen Mimi Parker, 22, and King Charles Panter Sates, a World War II Navy veteran, were announced by McKay Van Vleet of the Memphis Cotton Carnival Association. The festivities begin May 10 with a royal barge entry on the Mississippi and culminate May 14 with the grand parade themed King Cotton Plays Make Believe.
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King
Charles Oates
Mimie Parker
Memphis
Tenn
Oates
Hiriam
Mimi) Johnson Parker
Charles Panter Sates
McKay van Vleet
Memphis Cotton Carnival Association
Carnival Group
Queen Mimi
Cotton Carnival
Percy Parker, Jr
Mississippi River
King Cotton
GI Trainees Win Less Paper Work Under New System
Veterans under the G I bill will face reduced paperwork starting April 1 with a streamlined reporting system. After that date trainees in job programs and non college schools will no longer file monthly progress reports. Conduct and progress notes will be folded into a quarterly earnings statement.
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Montgomery
Ala
Taining
Veterans Administration
Harley A. Smith
Ex-Romanian King Mihai Becomes Father to Princess Margareta
Former King Mihai of Romania today became the father of a seven pound princess born to his wife Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. The baby, christened Margareta, is named after Anne's mother. Both mother and child are reported well at Mont Choisi clinic in Lausanne. Grandmothers Princess Margareta and Princess Helene attended. Anne entered the hospital in a hurry after earlier plans for April 4.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Mihai
Romania
Anne
Bourbon-Parma
Athens
Margareta
Mont Choisi
Helene
Princess Anne
Truman Voices World Appeal for a World Relief Drive
President Truman urged Americans to join a nationwide world relief effort, to be raised in about 76,000 churches tomorrow. The appeal supports interdenominational relief through partner religious groups and overseas agencies, aiming to destroy barriers of distrust and propaganda. Churches from major Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions participate, with several church and interfaith bodies backing the drive.
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Washington
Truman
America
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Church World Service
United Council of Church Women
American Committee For the World
Council of Churches
Eight New Schemes to Boost Paper Production
India approves eight schemes totaling 70 thousand tons of paper yearly. An additional factory in the central provinces will produce 30 thousand tons of newsprint annually. Cement output stands at about 2.245 million tons per year with 19 factories post partition. Government sanctions 29 schemes with a combined capacity of 282 million tons.
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New Delhi
India
S. P. Mookerjee
Bookerjee
Textile Workers Warn of Looming Losses in Congress
The CIO Textile Workers union says the Truman program is bogged down and a new liberal labor coalition is needed to save the Fair Deal. Its Textile Labor editorial warns no liberal legislation and little Taft-Hartley change if Republicans and Southern Democrats dominate the Senate. Tom Dewey is cited as an odds-on favorite.
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Washington
CIO
Textile Workers
Congress
Textile Labor
Union
Isadore Katz
John Edelman
Iss
Alexander Barkan
Senate
Tom Dewey
Pressure Control Draws Fire Chief's Lesson on Water Use
The Fire Chief defended line pressure as appropriate for each blaze noting spectators misread low pressure. Elkins said fire crews adjust streams to suit the fire, using low pressure when it wets a larger area. The city water department backed protecting Scoco with $3,000 in fire protection costs, seeking broader cooperation and possible 50 50 cost sharing with future cases.
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Scoco
Godwin
Soviet Zone to Exhibit at Polish International Fair
Sixteen countries and the Soviet zone of occupation in Germany will participate in the Poland held international fair from April 23 to May 10 in Poznan. Exhibits from the Soviet zone in Germany will be shown in Poland for the first time since World War II ended.
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Poznan
Poland
Germany
Polish Foreign Ministry
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Albania
Romania
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Great Britain
Switzerland
France
Italy
Austria
Safety Plea Blames Tardy Cab Driver
Chicago report recounts Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council addressing a radio program on accidents. He waited for a livery service, and the driver apologized saying listening to a program about accidents slowed him as he traveled Outer Drive.
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Chicago
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Tornado Hits Belden Mississippi Town Damages Homes
A March tornado struck Belden Mississippi tearing through the town and destroying four houses with injuries and fires under investigation. Several other houses were damaged or affected.
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Belden
Miss
Birth announcements add two new Decatur residents
Decatur police report no arrests since noon Saturday through Saturday night. Mr and Mrs James E Rice 602 Eighth Avenue W welcomed a son at the Baugh Wiley clinic Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Thomas J Briscoe announce the birth of a daughter Friday night at Decatur General hospital.
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Decatur
James E. Rice
Eighth Avenue
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
Thomas J. Briscoe
Decatur General Hospital
Scientist Will Eye Man-Apes' Origin in Africa
Professor D M Watson of University College London arrives in Johannesburg under a Nuffield Trust grant to study South Africa's man-apes and estimate their age. He cites Dr. Robert Broom finds and hopes to place them with African ancestors and other great apes.
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Johannesburg
D. M. Watson
University College
London
South Africa
Nuffield Trust
Nairobi
Kenya
South Kca
Robert Broom
Watson
Peking
Africa
Cats Favorites In Title Clash
A capacity crowd filled the University of Washington pavilion for the Kentucky versus Oklahoma A and M match in the National Collegiate Basketball championship. The 12,500-seat arena likely sold out with many watching via telecast as Kentucky’s fast high‑pressure offense faced the Aggies’ patient ball control.
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Seattle
University of Washington Pavilion
Kentucky
Oklahoma A & M
Aggies
Teleyvision
Irish Clowns Athletic Club Misnomered Namesake
Chicago notes tell of the Irish Clowns Athletic Club a misnamed outfit with mostly German Polish and Italian members. It grew from a boys basketball team and takes its name from Pete Irish Kraus, a star who inspired the moniker.
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Chicago
Irish Clowns Athletic Club
Pete
Kraus
Birds of the Philippines Show Rich Endemism
About 700 bird species inhabit the Philippines and roughly half are endemic to the islands, underscoring unique avian diversity and ecological value.
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The
Philippines
Islands
Iranian Soldier Killed by Reds Near Caspian Frontier
A 50 Soviet troop detachment killed one Iranian soldier, wounded two, and captured two in the northeast frontier area near the Atrek River south of the Caspian. Iran seeks release for the prisoners and indemnity. Moscow reportedly issued an ultimatum, with both sides massing forces but no clash.
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Tehran
Iran
Agan
Atrek River
Gurgan
Caspian Sea
Surkman Republic
Caspian
Russia
Teen Confesses to Fatal Shooting and Disposal Plan
In a courtroom narrative, Babich describes a high school couple involved in a fatal shooting. He says Patricia picked up the gun, a second shot followed, and he disposed of the body in water. The accused mentions magazine tips and the weapon hidden with rags and wire. The marriage of Milton and Kathleen is approved amid sobs.
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Babich
Patricia
McCauley
Milton
Kathleen
Edward T. Berkanovic
Albert Birmingham
Berkanovic
Tough Talk Sparks Quick Response From Sacramento Boy
Police officer Bill Wilson used a stern warning to calm a four year old boy who said his name is Dickie Sharrah and gave his address at 1015 Arcade Boulevard after failing to respond to kindness, ice cream, and candy.
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Sacramento Boy
Sacramento
Galif
March
Bill Wilson
Dickie Sharrah
Arcade Boulevard
Chiropractic scope and success across ailments
The doctor explains that Chiropractic is a comprehensive health service, not limited to any one ailment. It has established impressive records of success in restoring health for many ailments and bodily diseases beyond headaches and nervousness.
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Chiropractic
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Wall Street
Niagara
Hudson Power
United Light and Railways
Woodley Petroleum
American Gas
Barium Steel
Burry— Biscuit
Carr—Consolidated,Biscuit
Fansteel Metallurgical
Humble Oil
Eastern Malleable Iron
Board of Trade
Hollywood
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Laurence Oliver
Hamlet
Claire Vor
Jerry Wald
Irving Thalberg
Jane Wyman
Walter Houston
CI0
Fynandad Lavuiuulu
Boy
Neil Kirk
Great Street
W T. Grant
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