Probe Into Communists Urged By Gibson
Rep. Gibson declares full investigation of the reorganized communist party is needed to reveal plans for a Negro State and secession. He cites New York convention as treasonous and urges the House committee on American Activities to act immediately. He warns the public would be shocked by party aims and conspiracies.
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Washington
Communist Party
Gibson
D-Ga
New York
Department of
House Committee on-American Activities
Seand
Norfolk
Atta
Savannah
Mont
Birmingham
Ala
Orleans
Lite Rock
Memphis
12-Year-Old Catches 89-Pound Mako Shark
Ocean City New Jersey reports the season’s largest game fish caught by 12-year-old Everett Griffiths Jr. He hauled in an 89-pound mako shark with an oar hand line after a 45 minute battle, a tropical variety usually seen off Florida.
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Ocean City
N. J
Everett Griffiths, Jr
Florida
Five Carter brothers return home from war in Georgia
Five Carter brothers from Columbus Georgia are back in the United States battle weary but grateful Their father George P Carter marked July 31 as a special birthday while the boys await discharges from army hospitals Kenneth and James are discharged Dan Forest and Clem remain hospital patients The brothers declined commissions but all earned numerous honors including presidential citations a bronze star and several ribbons Their mother credits prayer faith and luck for bringing them home and says she is the luckiest mother in the world
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Columbus
Carter Brothers
Sullivan Brothers
Kenneth
James
Dan
Forest
Clem
George P. Carter
Carter
el Paso
Texas
Miami
Jackson
Miss
U. S
Salzburg festival opens after eight years of wartime ban
Salz burg plans a scaled revival of its famed festival from Aug 13 to Sept 1 with Baron Henry Python directing. American aid helps rally artists and transport as the orchestra grows from 22 to about 110 players. Mozart and Goethe works are planned amid relaxed censorship, with Eisen soldiers sharing seating.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Hal Boyle
Salburg
Austria
Salzburg
Feltspiel
Goebbels
Baron Henry Python
Europe
Python
Buthon
Berlin
Goethe
Faust
Hugo von Hoffmansthal
Mozart
Eugen Jochum
Fraz Lehar
Felix Prohaska
Prague Opera
Salrburg
Read Between the Lines Casualty List and War Tin Drive
A wartime appeal urges saving every tin can to support casualty lists and tin supplies for syrettes and other war needs. It highlights a shortage of tin and notes that most of the regular tin supply remains outside U S hands. The message links can collection to relief efforts and home front preparation.
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America
Amordea
Tammany Triumph in Gotham Election Sweep
Tammany Hall candidates won nine contested district leadership races in the citys primary. William O Dwyer secured the mayoral nomination unopposed as the Democratic American Labor party candidate, while Judge Jonah J Goldstein became the Republican nominee with GOP backing.
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New York
Tammany Hall
William O'Dwyer
Radio Schedule Readers Face Daylight Adjustments
A detailed August 1 Eastern War Time schedule lists program changes due to late network corrections. The lineup covers serials, news reports, music segments, dramas, and variety shows from 6:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with repeats and cross-network adjustments noted for Quincy Howe Walter Kiernan Ted Nosing and others.
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Farrell
Keene Wicker
Avc
East
Frop Harrigan
Mibs
Abc
Quincy Howe
News Time
Cbs
Walter Kiernan
Abc-East
Terry
Weet Howe
Jimmy Carrol
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Abc-West
Mbe
West
Sally Moore
Dbs
Jack Armstrong
House of Mystery
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Noe World News
Abc-Basic
Ted Nosing
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Abe Danny O'Neil
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Prio
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Lone Ranger
Kaltenborn
Mrs. North
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Pat
Abe Cecil Brown
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Don Gardiner
Billie Burke
Abe Jean Hersholt
Christian
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Abe Gabriel Heatter
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Phil Harris
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G. I. Lafis
Win
Gargan
Che
Lee Mortimer
Cbs-Abe
Meredith college trustees reelect officers at Raleigh meeting
W H Weatherspoon of Raleigh was re elected president of the Meredith college board of trustees at the annual meeting in Raleigh. W M Dorsett of Siler City was re elected vice president and Zeno Martin of Raleigh was re elected secretary and treasurer. Nine long serving faculty members were honored at a luncheon along with six board members who have 25 years or more of service.
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Raleigh
W. H. Weatherspoon
Meredith College Board of Trustees
W. M. Dorsett
Siler City
Zeno Martin
Probe Baby Case in Chapel Hill Found in Shoe Box
Authorities investigate after the decomposed body of a baby boy was found in a shoe box placed in an ash can behind the high school.
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Chapel Hill
Colonial Self service stores move division HQ to Durham
Colonial stores for North Carolina and western Virginia will relocate their division headquarters from Charlotte to Durham soon. H. W. McCullough general superintendent and W. Black superintendent of Pender stores plan to move to Durham and establish headquarters.
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Durham
Colonial
North Carolina
Western Virginia
Charlotte
H. W. McCullough
Colonial Selfservice
W. Black
Pender Stores
President Truman Domestic Plan Faces Senate Delays
Democratic Leader Barkley noted Congress has approved foreign policy measures but has not acted on many Truman domestic proposals. He highlighted unemployment compensation expansion and the call to reorganize executive departments as part of a broader Roosevelt era program awaiting action upon October reconvening.
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Washington
Barkley
Truman
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Woman Doctor and Miners Await Sanitary Report in Force
In Force Pennsylvania, 275 miners and Dr Elizabeth O Hayes who resigned from Shawmut Mining Co protest poor sanitation. They await a state health department water report after alleged sewage contamination of wells and streets. Company denies, while health officials plan further study.
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Force
State Department of Health
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth O. Hayes
Grenfell Mission
Labrador
Shawmut Mining Co
Harrisburg
J. Moore Campbell
Division of Sanitary Engineers
Ross Perttz
State Health Department
Hayes
Frank Lambert
Dr. Hayes
Boston
GI Influence Reaches Brazil Amid American Cultural Shift
The article notes American army and navy presence shaping Brazilian culture toward English and U S customs. English replaces French in schools while Broadway angers youth over Montparnasse, and figures like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra over Maurice Chevalier. It cites U S specialists aiding orientation and a lasting impact from GIs.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Broadway
Montmartre
Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
Maurice Chevalier
Cherie
Instituto Brazil- Estados Unidos
United States
U. S. Army
Portugal
Comedie Frananien
Atlantic
Approval Given Servicemen Taxicab System
A proposal to start a taxicab system run by discharged servicemen has been approved by Mayor Bernard Samuel in Philadelphia. A 62 member delegation from the G. I. Taxicab Association met with the mayor and urged the right to buy and operate their own cabs. Samuel said he would seek approval from the Office of Defense Transportation.
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Philadelphia
Bernard Samuel
G. I. Taxicab Association
Samuel
Office of Defense Transportation
Leaksville Grabs Third in Carolina League Standings
Leaksville and Danville split a doubleheader 4-3 to move Leaksville into third place as Martinsville dropped to fourth. Raleigh beat Martinsville 3-1 to win the second in a row, while Winston-Salem defeated Burlington 2-1 behind George Ferrell's late threat. Greensboro remained bottom after an 8-3 win over Durham. Bernie Fiest limited Martinsville to seven hits.
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Raleigh
Leaksville
Winston-Salem
Danville
Martinsville
Marts
Burlington
Greensboro
Durham Bulls
Bulls
Bernie Fiest
Athletics
George Ferrell
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
An ad claims over a million dollars yearly is spent on pile remedies but Peterson's Ointment will end itching in minutes. Soothes with cooling astringent action, 35¢ per hex or 60c in a tube with applicator. Money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
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