Tennessee campaign heats up as Crump and Kefauver clash
A split vote strategy unfolds as Crump attacks Kefauver in full page ads while Kefauver asserts a decade in Congress and TVA influence. Governor Gordon opposes McCord for tie nomination and campaigns vigorously against a one man rule amid Shelby County votes and statewide contest.
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Lauver
Mem
Crump
Keuver
Itiow
Shelby
Tennessee
Kefauver
Congress
TVA
Menday
Gordoning
McCord
Gou
Vngorly
Local Man Elected Commander of Potomac Division Veterans
Fred L. Landers of High Point N C was named commander of the Potomac division of the Spanish War Veterans and will oversee all Negro members. The June 21 Potomac convention in Washington elected Wm R Giles adjutant and Wm S Jones quartermaster. Landers, a former Company A North Carolina volunteer, is one of two survivors of the unit. He joins the National Council of Administration and will attend a council meeting in Washington on August 22.
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Fred L. Landers
Underhill Avenue
High Point
Washington
D. C
Wm. R. Giles
Alabama Ave
Wm. 8. Jones
61St Street
N. E
Landers
Third
North Carolina Volunteers
Zack Alexander
Charlotte
Potomac
National Council of Administration of
United Spanish War Veterans
Fireman nets first hole in one in charity tourney
Palo Alto fireman Del Boccignone, who had never played golf, scored a hole-in-one after five days and 8,051 shots in a charity tournament. The ace earned a $1,000 bond.
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Palo Alto
Calif
del Boccignone
Thomasville Employment Described as Relaxed by Official
Thomasville's job picture was labeled relaxed by Marion H. Randolph, manager of the local unemployment office, amid inactivity in hosiery and furniture plants that are closing one to three days per week. Officials note possible effects from the Amazon Cotton mill strike and report July unemployment office activity showing higher reception contacts and job referrals but several unfilled positions remain.
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Thomasville
Marion H. Randolph
North Carolina
Tapanasville
Randolph
Amazon
Department of His
U S Demands Full Share Of River Control
The United States calls for a balanced Danube regime that includes non Danubian states on the Danubian commission and protects the interests of all nations. It ties its stance to its occupation duties in Germany and Austria and asserts responsibility for Danube governance.
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United States
Germany
Austria
Bride-To-Be Is Defeated And Hurt By Black Man
Clearwater Fra police report a prominent bride-to-be was assaulted in a guest bungalow near her parents home. She fought to keep a public safety item, was treated by two physicians, and investigators used bloodhounds while a manhunt searched for the Black suspect. Police fear mob violence if captured.
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Clearwater
Fra
Jefferson J. Elliott
Elliott
Po Bu
Final Rites Friday For Fonville Youth
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Burlington for 13 year old R. M. Fonville Jr. son of Rudy M. Fonville advertising manager of the Burlington Daily Times News. He was fatally injured when his bicycle collided with a car yesterday morning.
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Burlington
First Presbyterian Church
R. M
Petie) Fonville, Jr
Rudy M. Fonville
Burlington Daily Times-News
LAFF A DAY Paws and sugar trick joke
A lighthearted LAFF A DAY caption features a dog and owner sharing a playful moment. The dog offers its paw in return for a sugar treat, delivering a friendly gag about a simple canine trick and sweet reward.
No Letup In Tactics Yet
Berlin reports Russians blockading the British Soviet border near Lueneberg with roadblocks and ditches. Leipzig fair rails to cross zone. US predicted no trains out until blockade ends. Airlift speeds up with 2104 tons in 303 US flights and 242 RAF flights. Envoys conferred in Moscow on next moves with Stalin.
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Berlin
Lueneberg
Hamburg
Germany
Leipzig
U. S
United States
Britain
U. S. Airforce
R.A.F
Moscow
Russia
Rank Roberts
Walter Bedell Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Smit
Foy Kohler
Stalin
Ladly
V. M. Molotov
Rhein- Main
Frankfurt
Weisbaden
Psychologists Set Up Lab In Bronx Zoo
Four university psychologists conduct daily experiments at the Bronx Zoo to study animal brainpower and behavior. Researchers from Hunter College, UNC, City College of New York, and Bucknell aim to reveal how animals think and learn, testing tasks with chimpanzees elephants and other creatures.
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New York
Bronx
New York Zoological Society
Bernard Riess
Hunter College
Samuel B. Lyerly
University of North Carolina
Herbert G. Birch
City College of New York
Sherman Ross
Bucknell University
Dr. Riess
Short hairstyles flatter stocky women better
A fashion note suggests women with a short, stocky build avoid long bobs as they widen the neck. It praises short tailored cuts as more attractive for balanced appearance.
Vast Hawaiian crater ranks among world’s largest
One of the world’s largest extinct volcanic craters lies in Hawaii. It spans about 20 miles around and plunges about 2720 feet deep, marking a remarkable geological feature on the islands.
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Hawaii
Drunken Disorderly Conviction Leads to 30 Days Jail
Tracy Williams of 1302 Dorris street received 30 days on county roads for being drunk and disorderly in municipal court. Helen Erwin of 208 Price street had her sentence reduced to six months suspended for two years on condition of no further convictions and payment of $10 plus costs. John Newsome must move at least one mile away for violating prohibition laws with a fine of 200 and costs.
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Tracy Williams
Dorris Street
D. C. MacRae
Helen Erwin
Price Street
John Newsome
Lake Street
Jack W. Keever
High Point Rt
George R. Woods
Sophia
Ralph Doster
Leonard Street
Thomas H. Briggs, Jr
H \Point Rt. 2
Sing
Arthur Johnson
Greensboro
Jacob Lattimore
Woodbury Avenue
Charlie D. Hedgecock
Randleman
Curb Time Buying Bill Faces Subcommittee Review
A subcommittee bill drafted chiefly by Senator McCarthy proposes to curb time buying and slum clearance, contrasting with the TEW bill. President Truman criticizes GOP leadership for feeble compromises on anti inflation plans and urges action to curb high prices before Congress adjourns.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
Washington
Congress
Rep
Wallcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Olcott
Agriculture Brannan
Jee Sawyer
Interior Krug
Ways and Means Committee
House
Rep. Knutson
R-Minn
United Nations
New York City
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senenee
Senate
Legion Grows Indianapolis in 1948 National Membership
The 1948 mid year report shows American Legion membership at 2,972,870 across 17,046 posts. A sheet steel manufacturing note mentions mills with paste-typing machinery operating at nearly 70 miles per hour.
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Legion
Indianapolis
INS
American Legion
Unemployment Peak Believed To Have Been Reached Here
A state Employment Service report issued this morning suggests the local peak in unemployment may have occurred in the past month. E. Miller notes June had 1183 job applications across skilled, clerical, and professional categories. July saw 6066 personal visits, 973 interviews, 79 special counsels, and 81 office outreach visits to discuss labor trends and vacancies.
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State Employment Service
E. Miller
Miller
Truman Calls Investigation on Wallace Rights In Commerce
Rep Rankin says House Committee will subpoena Henry A Wallace for questioning amid claims Communists held key posts in commerce during his tenure. McDowell alleges 1943 uranium shipments to Russia and heavy water transfers. cites infiltration of state and treasury departments and war production board. Rankin notes testimony alleging spies worked under Wallace during wartime government service.
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Rankin
D-Miss
House On American Activities Committee
Henry A Wallace
Commerce Department
Wallace
Mundt
R-Sd
McDowell
R-Pa
Russia
State Department
Treasury Department
War Production Board
Office of Strategic Services
United States Army
U. S
Germany
Met to Close Doors For Next Season
The Metropolitan Opera faces a threatened shutdown for the next season as union and management fail to settle contracts. Musicians seek a $139.50 weekly minimum with a 20 percent raise, while other unions linger on wage talks. The dispute involves the AFL stagehands and other Met staff, with no settlement in sight.
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Met
Opera Association
AFL
New York
Spy Scare Designed For Atomic War
The American Communist Party at its 14th National Convention says congressional investigations are a spy scare aimed at triggering atomic war. The resolution accuses Senate Republicans and Truman Democrats of using anti-communist rhetoric to distract from housing inflation and civil rights issues. Henry Winston cites a membership over 60,000 and plans to grow a mass party of American workers.
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New York
American Communist Party
Senate
New Deal
Roosevelt
Truman
GOP
Congress
Henry Wallace
Henry Winston
Lamb Chops Stuffed and Baked in Savory Dressing
A home cook details stuffing lamb chops with a savory mixture then baking in the oven. An aside notes Luster Island about 2000 miles off Chile reportedly hosts numerous colossal stone images carved centuries ago.
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Luster Island
Chile
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