Abdication ushers Juliana as Queen of the Netherlands
Queen Wilhelmina abdicates after eighty nine years on the throne in a private ceremony at the royal palace. Her daughter Juliana becomes queen, with the crowd in Dam Square cheering as the new queen appears on the balcony alongside her mother and husband Prince Bernhard.
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Charles A. Grumich
Amsterdam
The
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Aaron
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Congress of
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Grafton Prepares Largest Labor Day Fest in Years
Grafton volunteers cap a busy Labor Day weekend with a parade by 20 fire departments, a Turtle Derby at GHS field, AMP carnival on the old fairgrounds, and a grand fireworks show after dark. Mayor Dotson to receive city keys at the fairgrounds as crowds flock to summer venues and church services mark the holiday.
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Grafton
West Grafton Fairgrounds
Fairdance
Russell Dotson
G.H.S. Old Athletic Field
Jaycees
Safety Council Predicts 260 Traffic Deaths This Weekend
The National Safety Council forecasts 260 fatalities from traffic accidents over the holiday weekend. The estimate reflects the ongoing nationwide travel surge and stresses road safety as millions take to the roads.
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Safety Council
Associated Press
National Safety Council
First Blood Drawn in Maritime Strike
On September 4 in San Francisco tensions flared as waterfront employers and CIO Longshoremen clashed in a coastwide strike. In Wilmington, about 300 sailors and pickets fought over unloading a lumber ship from Oregon, leaving two injured, including a police officer, and ten AFL seamen and ten AFL longshoremen needing first aid. The clash paused as ships pulled away from the dock.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
Wilmington
Los Angeles
AFL
Oregon
Labor Day Weekend Forecast Promises Pleasant Weather
Forecasters expect scattered showers Sunday with little temperature change. Monday should mirror today’s comfortable levels as Graftonians enjoy dry conditions, with noon at 77 after a low of 58 overnight. Yesterday’s high reached 87, not near last week’s 90s.
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Graftonians
Three Rosemont Men Arrested on Theft Charges
State police stopped three Rosemont men Robert Morris 20 Stevi Swirple 19 and Ernest Bolton 20 on a routing road check near Clarksburg. Officers say they found three 600 pound counter-balance weights claimed as mine property and the men admitted probable theft. They were to appear before Magistrate Ona C Jefferys today.
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Rosemont
Clarksburg
Ona
C. Jefferys
W. D. Sérgent
Sergent
Robert Morris
Stevi Swirple
Ernest Bolton
Grave Robbing Probed at Belgium U.S. Cemetery
The U S Army reports an inquiry into grave robberies at an American military cemetery in Belgium. Reports say ghouls exhumed bodies of war dead, stole gold from teeth and seized gold watches. Brussels police describe the desecrators as soulless hyenas and have detained several gang members.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Army
Belgium
America
Brussels
Thieves Fail To Take All Cash In Charleston Café Burglary
Burglars entered a Charleston cafe through a rear window and emptied a money box containing 790 dollars from a cash drawer. They did not touch an adjacent box with 110 dollars. Police said the thieves appeared to have prepared but left parts of the haul behind.
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Charleston
Berlin Communists push three party bloc to seize power
Berlin's Communists form a three-party bloc they call a Democratic bloc claiming to represent the people. Anti-Communist leaders call it an action committee aimed at taking control. The Communist press threatens reprisals against Germans forming a western government at Bonn as four power talks continue. The fifth meeting of the four military governors was scheduled today.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Action Committee
Bonn
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Schuman withdraws resignation to form new French government
Paris reports Robert Schuman withdrew his resignation as premier designate and will try again to form a government. President Vincent Auriol had not officially accepted the resignation, avoiding another investiture by the national assembly.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Elysee Palace
Vincent Auriol
National Assembly
Communist Party
Andre Marie
Prefee Schuman
Eruption at Hibok Hibok volcano drives mass rescue on Camiguin
Manila reports 30,000 natives rescued from sulphurous smoke lava and ash as Hibok Hibok erupts on Camiguin island. About 10,000 more fear the blaze while a single American volcano expert and Filipino climbers probe a newly opened crater a mile from the peak.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
Hibokhibok
Camigut Island
Mile High
State's Attorney Indicted in Shelton Bribe Case
Peoria Illinois September report states Roy P Hull state s attorney was indicted along with two other officials for allegedly soliciting a $25000 bribe from Bernie Shelton, a slain gangster, to drop indictments for Shelton and associates. The case followed a grand jury investigation into the bribery claim.
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Shelton
Peoria
Ill
Roy P. Hull
Bernie
Louisiana Hurricane Brings Heavy Rains
A hurricane sweeping inland from the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans brought widespread heavy rains to the southern states. The weather bureau warned southeastern states to expect considerable rain as the gale drew moisture inland. A cool Canadian air mass threatened a heat wave in the northern Midwest.
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Chicago
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Chains Hit By New York Truck Drivers Walkout
New York reports a司机 walkout as food stocks dwindle threatening chains. Mayor William O'Dwyer warned stores might close if the strike persists. Independent grocers still receive supplies while other firms curb operations amid shortages.
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New York
PIA
William O'Dwyer
Bendix Trophy Race Opens After Fog Delays
The Bendix Trophy Race to Cleveland began in Long Beach with 12 planes lifting into murky skies. Pilot Linton Carney led the civilian entrants in an F51 Mustang with 3,000 spectators watching as prizes total $25,000. Mantz set last year’s course record and jet entries contested the jet record. Meanwhile, Gulf hurricane moves inland toward Mississippi with 60 to 70 mph winds and seven inches of rain in New Orleans, causing flooding and evacuations.
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Calif
Cleveland
Linton Carney
Houston
Tex
Robert Taylor
Carney
Paul Mantz
Hollywood
Mantz
Navy
Bendix
Col
Leon Gray
Meren Air Force Pas
California Air Nations Guard
Jesse F. Stallings
Capitol Airways, Inc
Nashville
Tenn
Lee Bendix Pace
New Orleans
Soulalane
Mississippi
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lake Pontchartrain
Jefferson Parish
Municipal Auditorium
Naval Air Station
Local Class Receives Henry Ford II Letter
Grafton High School drivers education students display a letter from Henry Ford II of Ford Motor Company Dearborn Michigan. Ford thanks the class for writing and for donating a machine used for instruction last year. The class finds the machine valuable and enjoyable in their schoolwork.
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Grafton High School
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Michigan
Mr. Ford
Lloyd Shriver
Ford Deaser
County School Buses Cleared. Drivers Pass Re-Exam
State police report that all county school buses are in excellent condition, possibly the best in years. Four county bus drivers who had failed the examination were re examined and passed yesterday.
Grafton High School Prepares Taylor County School Opening
Teachers and print pals gather for opening instructions and supplies as Taylor County plans a big start next Tuesday after Labor Day. Expected enrollment hovers around 3,500, with buses operating on varied routes and school times not yet uniform across the county.
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Grafton High School
Taylor County
Grafton Banking and ‘Trust Company
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