Local Notes From Morgan County Gandy's Cove
Sunday reports from Brown's Chapel and nearby communities mention visitors, inductions, and family updates. Gene Stenson heads to induction September 11 with a brother in France, while Pvt Kell Owens and Cpl Cleon W. Tucker receive Army assignments or furloughs. Social life shines as sunshine brings cotton picking and Sunday visits among neighbors including Lillian Nelson and Louise Stenson.
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Calvin Stenson
Brown's Chapel
Albert Bell
Near
Bert
Gene Hammond
Gene
Fere
France
Pvt
Kell Owens
B. B. Owens
L Jackson
S.C
Camp Wolters
Texas
Cpl
Cleon W. Tucker
Hunter Field
Savannah
Lillian Nelson
Louise Stenson
Dual Owens
Jeanette Hubbard
Dorsey and wife indicted for assault in Hollywood
Bandleader Tommy Dorsey and actress Pat Dane face grand jury charges of assault with force likely to cause great bodily harm against actors Jon Hall and Eddie Norris. Director Allen Smiley also indicted. The trio refused to testify about the August 5 balcony brawl at Dorsey’s Hollywood apartment. Arraignment set for tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Tommy Dorsey
Pat Dane
Jon Hall
Eddie Norris
Norris
Allen Smiley
Dorsey
Hollywood
Hall
Frances Langford
Edwin Myers
Myers
Tommy
Smiley
Ann
Sheridan
Jane Churchill
Kansas-Titz
Jésus
Chuey
Road bill in danger as Senate fights for postwar highway funding
The Senate pushed through a 35 to 18 vote to keep a $3.375 billion postwar highway program, with backers warning of amendments to reduce totals. Supporters stress $650 million yearly federal aid for three years, plus state matching. Opponents seek to cut the overall funding and change the cost split. Senate leaders foresee passage tonight as debates focus on debt and unemployment context.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Senate
Maloney
D.-Conn
Byrd
D.-Va
Barkley
Russell
D.-Ga
Benny expects heir as Benny jokes on Navy tour
Comedian Jack Benny told a Navy audience he expects to become a father. He quipped his wife Mary Livingston wanted to come but one must stay home for the baby, and he won the diaper toss.
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Benny
Honolulu
Jack Benny
Pacific
Mary Livingston
Blood Test Shows White Cell Count at 11 000 Per Cu Cm
Report notes 11 000 white corpuscles per cubic centimeter in a blood sample. A reference hints the Yankee Doodle tune originates from an old Dutch harvest song.
Judith and Matthew Face Unspoken Strains Over Marriage
Judith contemplates leaving Matthew amid talk of building a guest house and caring for refugee children. Mary urges patience as Judith reveals years of unmet needs and Matthew’s reluctance to give, then Thanksgiving tensions expose distance between them and Mary’s uneasy hope for resolution.
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Judith
Matthew
Mary
Irene
Lynn
Ita
Judy
Mother's
Mildred Smith
Faith Baldwin Cuthrellg
King Features Syndicate
Roosevelt Backers Are on Top In Texas
Pro Roosevelt forces won control of Texas party delegates at Dallas last night with a 799 9 140 to 769 131 140 vote. Robert W. Calvert was named temporary chairman and pledged to have Texas’ 23 electors vote for Roosevelt in November. Dewey’s West tour and Ickes attacks dominated national coverage with Maine results seen as rising GOP strength and Democratic rebuttals.
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Dallas
Robert W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Calvert
Texas
Roosevelt
Dewey
Valentine
Nebr
Billings
Mont
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Interior
Ickes
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Grand Rapids
Mich
Goebbels
Francis V. Keesling
Selective Service
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Keesling
Maine
Yas
Rep
Ramspeck
Georgia
U. S. House
Words of '18 Are Recalled
Washington recalls the 130th birthday of Francis Scott Key who wrote the Star Spangled Banner as Pershing, at Walter Reed, reflects on World War I. He notes ongoing prisoner numbers, Allied resolve for unconditional surrender, and warns against arms talks that could allow Germany to rearm.
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Washington
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
At &4
John J. Pershing
St. Mihiel
United States
Walter Reed Hospital
Missouri
Germany
Napoleon Bonaparte
Pershing
Allied Supreme War Council
Sonnenberg Dies in Bethesda Fight Wrestling Pioneer
Gus Sonnenberg, 44, credited with introducing the flying tackle to pro wrestling, died last night of leukemia at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He served as a Navy chief specialist at Great Lakes Illinois and Bainbridge Maryland after an eight month illness.
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Washington
Gus Sonnenberg
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Sonnenberg
Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Bainbridge, Md
Palace in Siedlce Built by Prince Oginski
The show place of Siedlce in Poland is a palace established long ago by Prince Oginski, serving as a historic landmark linked to his era.
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Siedlce
Poland
Prince Oginski
Civilian Japs Die At Their Own Hand On Saipan
Marine Capt Milton Sperling says ten thousand Japanese civilians killed themselves on Saipan after being bottled up by U S Marines. He describes husbands killing wives and infants, mothers killing children, and suicides with grenades or by jumping cliffs, calling it inconceivable but typical of the Jap way of thinking.
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Los. Angeles
Saipan
U. S
Milton Sperling
Sperling
California Shipbuilding Corp
Connecticut River Longest In New England At 375 Miles
The Connecticut river is identified as the longest in New England at 375 miles, highlighting its prominence in regional geography and navigation.
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Connecticut River
New England
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