Actor Tells Of Red Affiliation in HUAC Hearings
New York actor George Hall testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that he was a card carrying Communist and named six actors he said were party members in the Midtown branch. He identified John Randolph and Sarah Cunningham Joshua Shelley George Keane Betty Winkler among others and said his involvement included entertaining at private fund raising parties. Randolph and Cunningham invoked the Fifth Amendment and Hall noted his registration with the party in 1946 at Irma Jurist’s apartment, whom the committee earlier pressed on party registration.
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New York
George Hall
Communist Party
Hall
House Un-American’ Activities Committee
John Randolph
Randolph
Sarah Cunningham
Alan Manson
Joshua Shelley
George Keane
Keane
Betty Winkler
Miss Cunningham
Miss Winker
Irma Jurist
Cooling Rains Aid Kansas Crops In Week of Relief
Substantial rains last week brought temporary relief to central and western Kansas and cooler temperatures checked further crop deterioration. USDA and state agriculture agencies rate corn prospects in northeast Kansas as fair to good, while much car acreage is being cut for silage. Sorghum prospects improved in parts of the state but long term damage remains due to inadequate moisture.
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Topeka
Kansas
Departments of Agriculture
House Trailers Roll Into Newton
Newton Kas. reports two mobile home plants moving ahead. American Coach Co. plans a 60000 square foot Newton factory employing 200 to 225 workers with a weekly payroll above 20000 dollars. Guerdon Industries also plans mobile scheme production in a new Newton plant. Both near Santa Fe tracks in southwest Newton.
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Newton, Kas
Newton
Norman C. Wolfe
American Coach Co
Cassopolis
Mich
Wolfe
Guerdon Industries, Inc
Marlette
Gurdon Wolfe
Norman Wolfe
Guerdon
Santa Fe
Rural High School Plan At Sterling Being Studied
State superintendent Adel F Throckmorton reviewed a proposal to form a rural high school district at Sterling. Proponents urged no boundary changes from Lyons plan while opponents cite southern Rice County residents opposed to inclusion in the proposed district.
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Sterling
Topeka
Adel F
Throckmorton
Lyons
Rice County
Fragmented Health Note Describes Daily Stress Effects
A jumbled passage mentions day to day stress and strain, worsening with meals and drink. It references backache and headaches, possible muscular pain, and unspecified symptoms, with unclear names and actions.
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Tony
Kansas Wheat Growers Benefit from Milling Quality Move
Senator Schoeppel says Secretary Benson’s action to cut loans by 20 cents a bushel on 23 low quality wheat varieties will boost a Kansas wheat farmer income in the long run. He notes Kansas once led in quality but now produces more quantity with less quality.
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M.C.P
The
Anaheim
Calit
Washington
Kansas
Benson
Schoeppel
R-Kas
Northwest
Tax Office Is Out of Red Tape in Wichita Story
Wichita district Internal Revenue Office officials say they are officially out of red tape as they mark new zones on a state map with improvised ribbon. The story ties into a search for V Panos 21 who was described as tattooed and heavily armed. he was sent to Fort Carson, Colo, and later jailed for four years for disobeying superiors.
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Tax Office
Wichita 9
Wichita
Internal Revenue Bureau
Berte Bard
Lynn Brodrick
Internal Revenue
Beard
V. Panos
Helen T. Panos
Brockton
Mass
Panos
Fort Carson
Colo
Military Prisoner Flees From Leavenworth Guard
A tattooed military prisoner slipped away from an armed guard at Leavenworth and disappeared into woods near the U S disciplinary bar racks. He has been identified as Ellsworth.
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Leavenworth
T. Leavenworth
U. S
Ellsworth
Del Monaco Voice Rings Out On Stage And Off
New York interview with Mario Del Monaco portrays a dramatic tenor whose voice fills rooms and Met stages. He discusses beginnings in Florence, Army service, fears of rival greats, lack of teachers, and love for American audiences while his family stays in Italy. he sketches costumes and values Gershwin and Grofe.
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del Monaco
New York
Mario del Monaco
Metropolitan Opera House
Met
The
Rel
Alderman
Gershwin
Grofe
Italy
America
Wounded Brahma Bull Escapes Slaughterhouse in Montgomery
A 1,300 pound Brahma bull escaped yesterday in Montgomery and roamed the city after being shot about 20 times. Five men pursued the dangerous animal until sundown and resumed at daylight. The bull charged a TV photographer who narrowly avoided being gored as bullets forced the beast away.
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Montgomery
Ala
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Galore
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