Truman Enjoys Warm Independence Home Welcome
President Truman arrived home in Independence Missouri after a Kansas City stop aboard the Independence plane. A crowd of 500 plus locals gathered at 21 Delaware Road while reporters braved 80 degree heat and 56 percent humidity. He teased about walking early, planned a quiet weekend with family, and intended to visit Vivian Truman near Grandview before returning to Washington Monday.
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Edward Y. Roberts
Independence
Satursey
Jaumty
Missouri
White House
Kansas City
Delaware Road
Pega
Margaret
Muncipal Airport
Kansas
Hse
Mary Jane Truman
Grandview
Mire Truman
Har Husband
Vivian Truman
Washington
Truman
Trials For Staying In Wightrider Case At Pell City
Five men charged in the February nighth Rider stay in Pell City face trial starting tomorrow with only one likely to hear a jury. defendants include Rev Alvin Horn a Baptist minister and Ku Klux Klan organizer Charlis Carlisle Charles Carlisle 2 year old textile worker Pell City CM Hunter elderly mattress manufacturer Albert Wilson a county farmer and Suker Teladogs furniture man. The state aims to try Carliste as the principal. Hurst was attacked by a band of night riders, with family saying the assailants were Ku Kluxers Sam Roper head of Georgia Klan had supported Horn and later split with Alabama Klan factions Heath a Talladega worker and Klansman is said to be among those who raided the Hurst home.
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Pell City
Ala
Charlie Hurst
Alvin Horn
Charlis Carlisle
CM Hunter
Albert Wilson
Alabama Kian
Roper
Ku Klux Klans
Alabama
Hurst
Roy Heath
Heath
Sas
Valley Forge Beckons for 47000 Scouts at Jamboree
Valley Forge Pa AP Large tent city rises to host the second national Boy Scouts jamboree drawing about 47000 Scouts and leaders from all 48 states, U S territories and 20 other countries. President Truman will open the event, with plans to attend July 4th festivities if possible. The weeklong encampment features exhibitions, religious ceremonies, and mass activities set on the historic ground where the Continental Army rested in 1777.
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Tom Bradshaw
Valley Forge Pa
George Washington
Boy Scouts of America
Western Hemisphere
Washington
Cily
Indvyna
Philadelphia
Truman — Herovery
Valley Forge
Arter
Valles Forge Parks
Sappis Company
Jinto
Prgeg
Ming
Pheechi
Chen
Bry
Armys Valley Forge General Hospital
Phoenix Vnle
Naval Hopr Lak
Phidelphia
Pennsylania
Boye
Iune
Sue
Valley Fires
Oye
Arniversars
Ausina
Brazil
Secrets of Charm by John Robert Powers
A vintage advice piece discusses permanents and hair care with focus on preparation, record keeping, and testing curls. It outlines porosity and elasticity concepts, styling guidance, and how to choose the best wave for a person’s hair. Readers are asked to request "Your Crowning Glory" styling sketches via mail.
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Secrets OF Charm
John Robert Powers
Haidressera
New Rail Union Threat In West
Four thousand AFL switchmen were ordered to walk out today on five Midwest and Western railroads. Talks in Chicago failed to avert the strike. A second major rail walkout in 40 days would test mediation efforts and cripple long distance freight nationwide.
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Associated Press
AFL
Eft
Chcago
NationalRa Tway Mediation Board
Chicago
Nahens
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Fio
Umon
North Amenen
Hive
Great Northern
Pacific Northwest
Rock Island
Pacity
Western Pacific
Glen Wesker
Denver
Reo Grande Westout
Stike
Tennesére
Anerican Laka
More Town
Tutsburgh
Dad le Lawrence
Pittsburgh
CIO Americcan
Polegiam
Sun
Gotham Challenges London's Claim as Biggest City
New York challenged London for the title of world’s largest city as census returns began. Preliminary figures put London near 8 million, with New York around 7.1 million, though final tallies from Manhattan and Brooklyn could shift the lead. Chicago remains the second largest in the United States, with many other cities seeing varying gains.
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New York
Dallas
Texare
Doontown
Heuston
Seattle
Wash
Los Angeles
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
London
Manhattan
Hirooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Hichmond
Staten Island
Boypy
Richmond
Albamcitas
Italy
New York City
Lolo
Paris
Swangoar
Moscow
Chicago
Balmore
Pheadelpia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Washington
San Francisco
Buffalo
Houston
Births in Houston Reported for Last Year
State Health Department announced 1949 birth totals with 8322 births in Houston County. The statewide count included 1471 white and 31775 Negro babies, showing a decline from 1948 but above the long term average of about 7910 per year.
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Alaana
Houston County
State Department of Health
World scout troop visits diverse nations and UN ties
A scout troop from Careda travels through a list of nations including Colombia, Cuba, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sweden, Venezuela, and other nations, engaging with international communities and the United Nations.
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Careda
Colombia
Cuba
Franc
Germany
Great Britain
Iceland
India
Israel
Italy
Meaco
Netherlands
Pakistan
Philippines
Sweden
Venezuela
United Nations
Golden Years Reveal Joys and Dreads of Life’s Phases
Dorothy Dix muses on how youth, middle age, and old age each hold distinct pleasures and trials. Youth brings vivid shocks of firsts, middle life blends ambition with family bonds, and old age offers quiet content at day’s end, urging acceptance rather than fear of aging.
No answer riverside apishift on aphid control
Riverside Calif AP reports the University of California citrus experiment station faces failure in halting the green peach aphid. The pest spreads despite insecticides and has caused mosaic virus damage. Early melon crops are down by about a third.
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Riverside
Calif
University of California Citrus Experiment
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Long Island
Valley Forge Beckons
Buick
Dothan
Buick CO
Dan
Carl
Gotham
Dorothy Dix
Iife
Unit
Terfex
Old Ane
Humber
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