Methodist layman W T Singletary earns life chair honor
Clarence Streetman reports W T Singletary of Lafayette Street church receives the highest Methodist honor for a layman, named chairman emeritus for life by the board of stewards. He has chaired the board for 30 years and is a charter member. Dr A E Shafer notes the historic nature of the allocation. A silver roving cup was presented by Arthur D Ussery as the tribute was read and approved.
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Clarence
W. T. Singletary
Methodist
Lafayette Treet Church Board of Stewards
Meritus
Board For Life
Singletary
Board of Rewards
Lafayette Street Church
St. Andrews Street
A. E. Shafer
Superntendent
Methodist Church
Stewards
Albert Lorue
Mr. Singletary
Dr. Shafer
Arthur D. Ussery
Ussery
Board of
Eagle
Highway probes to charges with falsehoods
Montgomery AP Chief Examiner Ralph Eagerton challenged the Governors highway investigating committee for making false statements about the examiner's department. He appeared before a special legislative meeting to discuss charges that the highway committee had leveled against examiners. He said the department investigates reports and issues official findings if verified and would not defend itself if complaints were unfounded. He accused the highway committee of making false statements in a report released last week.
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Eagerton
Highway Committee
Thurmond Attacks Civil Rights Plan in Arkansas Speech
Governor Strom Thurmond denounced the civil rights program as a step toward centralized dictatorship while addressing 1,600 to 3,500 supporters in Marianna Arkansas. He labeled anti-poll tax and anti-lynch measures federal police bills and urged delegates to back the States Rights ticket for Arkansas' nine electoral votes.
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Marianna
Ark
J. Strom Thurmond
Arkansas
South Carolina
East Arkansas
Thurmond
Truman
Barkley
John Daggett
Arkansas Free Enterprise Association
Daggett
Philadelphia
Snow isolates 500 in Argentinian town
Five hundred residents of El Corte in Esquel, Argentina, were cut off by a severe snowstorm. Roads were blocked and communications failed. The government planned to deliver food and medicine to the isolated community.
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Argentina
Esquel
el Corte
Governor's Mansion To Have Face Lifted
The Capitol Building Commission approved a $6,000 exterior facelift for the Governor's Mansion in Montgomery. Governor James E. Folsom cites heating system trouble and smoking walls as reasons to delay interior painting until the furnace is fixed. Walter M. Peacock recommended the expenditure and pledged to resolve furnace issues promptly for upcoming state functions.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Capitol Building Commission
Capitol Buildings
Walter M. Peacock
Peacock
Folsom
Weekend heat wave grips most of nation with high humidity
Federal forecasters warn of a hot humid weekend across the United States as temperatures climb into the 90s and around 100 degrees in many regions. The Midwest endures daily 90s to 100s while the Ohio River Valley and Northeast report the hottest readings with little rain except in Florida.
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Chicago
Federal
Gore
Iscomfort
Mercure
Midwest
Ohio River Valley
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Federal Weather ‘Bureau
Florida
Northwest
Canada
Maine
Youth to Have Say in World Council of Churches
Amsterdam AP reports youth will influence the World Council of Churches assembly. Christian youth forces discuss parallel to elders and hope their views will be included in the council encyclical to be released next week. Episcopal lay delegate Charles P Taft says youth views will shape modern religious thinking and be incorporated into church pronouncements.
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Amsterdam
World Council of Churches
World Council Assembly
Council
Christan
Charles P. Taft
Episcopal
Assembly
Atlantic Storm Shifts Course Toward West North West
Miami AP reports the 100 mile per hour Atlantic hurricane shows signs of veering west-northwest under a ridge of high pressure to the north. The center remains about 825 miles west of Miami as ships flee its path and a Soviet freighter, Petmakis Nomikos, sent its early report before going silent. Lt. C W Gibbs piloted the hurricane hunter through winds near 115 mph.
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Miami
Grady Norton
Federal Storm Warning Service
Florida
Petmakis Nomikos
Dothan Tims
Coast Guard
Pro Truman Electors May Run Under Democratic Emblem in Alabama
Alabama Democrats shift plans for 11 Truman electors. State Senator Joseph Langan says the Birmingham convention will likely ask the State Democratic Executive Committee to craft a plan allowing Truman electors to run under the Democratic banner. The 11 electors, nominated May 4, had pledged to support States’ Rights Democrats on the November ballot.
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Mobile
Alabama
National Democratic Party
Joseph Langan
Truman
Birmingham
Langan
Democratic Executive Committee
Guy Matlock
Estes Kefauver
Matlock
Kefauver
Chamber of Commerce Recovers Horned Toad after Donation
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce sent a horned toad to Donald Brand of Columbus schoolboy who had requested it but the gift provoked mixed reaction. Officials joked about mishemah hospitality while noting the creature arrived in good condition.
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Oklahoma City
Snake Free From Spider Web After Three Day Struggle
An eight inch garter snake trapped for nearly three days in a Hittlh spider’s web in a basement freed itself. A second spider tried to trap it again as farmer Norman Lingenfelter watched. The snake broke loose and fled, leaving the spiders with damaged webbing.
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Norman B. Lingenfelter
York Center
Norman Lingenfeler
Appa Madce
Lingenfelter
Two People and Two Mules Injured in UV Way 84 Collision
Two persons and two mules were injured in a late night automobile collision on UV Way 84 near Ashford. The wagon was damaged and the mules pulled free, with one driver identified as Paul Johnson, 54, and Howard Maer among those injured. the investigation continues with local authorities filing records.
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Ashford
Paul Johnson
Sears
Roel
Howard Maer
Nebraska State
Fuedd
Handwriting Expert Called in Hiss Spy Case Evidence
Congressional spy hunters tapped a handwriting expert to compare William Rosen’s signed name with a 1936 Ford title in the Hiss Chambers case. Louis Budenz testified he always viewed Hiss as party disciplined. Chambers rebutted Hiss denied Red ties and accused Chambers of lying.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Hiss Chambers
Louis Budenz
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
House
Anm
American Activities Committee
Chambers
Underground
William Rosen
Ford
Rosen
Austria
Rep. McDowell R - Pad
Wiss
Stalin Still Rules With Strong Hand in Moscow Talks
London diplomatic circles say Stalin remains sole decision maker in the Soviet Union amid East West talks. Rumors of a Politburo power shift or Stalin’s retirement are dismissed as wishful thinking, with health rumors and Cominform moves over Tito viewed as under Stalin’s direct control.
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Stalin
London
Robert
Moses London
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Black Sea
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Pardener
Himoom Orme Place
Poscarife
Communist Demonstrators Pressure Berlin City Hall
Demonstrators led by Communists forced entry into Berlin City Hall for a second day, disrupted a City Council meeting, and pressed to install a labor union dominated committee from the Soviet zone to replace the council. Outside, crowds rose from about 200 to over 2,000 as shops nearby reportedly closed to aid recruitment. The protest ended after ten and a half hours.
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Richard K. O’malley
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Ald Nem
Whi YI UL Leu
City Pit
Verdinand Friedensburg
City anti-Communist rally denounces Soviet-backed police
Acting city mayor, a Christian Democrat, says Soviet controlled German police refused parliament protection and backed demonstrators. The Communist rally drew 5,000 as SED aims to break the city government, with leaders declaring the attempt a putsch that failed and vowing to smash further actions.
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Fiter
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Fonr
Sociaist Unity Party
SED
Klug
Comstunust
Hubert Schwennicke
Tragic double shooting on Kearny Mesa hunt dies
In San Diego Deputy Coroner Lloyd Jones described a hunting trip tragedy where 16 year old Donald Earnest killed 14 year old Ralph Earnest with a rifle by accident. Kenneth Goetshel witnessed the events as the older boy then fatally shot himself after attempting to shoot Ralph.
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San Diego
Lioyd Jones
Jones
Donald
Ralph Earnest
Kearny Mesa
Linda Vista
Calif
Kenneth M. Goetsehl
Goetschl
Jes Howard
Ronald
Goelvehi
Avery
Western Envoys Back At Kremlin After Long Talks
Western envoys conferred with Soviet officials at the Kremlin for nearly three hours with no clear sign of progress toward an agreement. Molotov and Vishinsky led the talks, Stalin not present, and no communique was issued.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
Kremlin
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Josef Stalin
Smith
Frank Roberts
Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Berlin
Germany
Stalin
Molotov
Krerlin
Status
Swiss Dentists React To American Customs In L A
Three Swiss dentists on their first U N visit share sharp observations of daily life in Los Angeles. Dr Georges Lebet notes pervasive automation from vending to services. Dr Jean Paul Verrin complains of credit culture while praising signs promoting payment plans. Dr P H Lugeon remarks on cold foods and extensive refrigeration affecting tastes and even social warmth.
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Los Angeles
U. N
Georges Lebet
Geneva
Jean Paul Verrin
P. H. Lugeon
Lausanne
Congress group orders hearing define atheists radio right
A congressional group demands a hearing to define atheist radio rights amid disputes over religious programming. The act requires equal opportunity for opposing views when a controversial issue is aired, and critics say responses have not been fully addressed.
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Congress Group
Hearing
Radio Right
Harness
Boothe Foc
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