Mississippi votes on prohibition issue in statewide referendum
Mississippi voters face a $30 million per year state tax on alcohol as they decide a prohibition referendum. The measure asks whether the dry law should remain or be replaced by local option with county by county votes and new enforcement machinery if prohibition wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
John Barleycorn
Mississippi
Gold Coast
Jackson Daily
Theodore G. Bilbo
Senate
John E. Rankin
Bilbo
Rankin
Congress
Thomas G. Abernethy
Compound Word Puzzle From Historical Clues
A vertical and horizontal word list puzzle with clues ranging from weights and measures to places and titles. Readers fill crosswise answers like 2000 pounds 45280 feet eight quarts and Indian weight to complete a themed grid.
Answer to Previous Puzzle 29 Noun suffixe 31 Teutonic
Puzzle clue list itemized terms likely from a crossword set. Reads like compact hints for word fills with no narrative context. The entry enumerates several small wordplay prompts including noun suffixes and a city name.
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Teutonic
Romania
Delicate three diamonds backfires in bridge bidding
In a bridge hand, South the expert misreads a weak North and bids three diamonds hoping to test suits. West leads, East regains and the contract is set six, proving three hearts would have been safer. With better partner support, North and South could have reached three hearts or four clubs to avoid defeat.
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South
Palooka
North
West
East
Black Cat Robber Narrates Mistaken Home Break-in
Robert Russell known as The Black Cat and The Human Fly was arrested in Great Neck New York after breaking into a fashionable home. He told police he was seeking a girlfriend and entered the wrong house.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Robert Russell
Black Cat
Firestone and Union Reach Agreement on 10 Cent Hike
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co and United Rubber Workers CIO reach a two year contract extending to June 10, 1954. A 10 cent per hour wage increase would apply to Firestone plants in seven states once approved by the Wage Stabilization Board and takes effect August 18, 1952. Plants span Akron Memphis Los Angeles Des Moines Fall River Pottstown Noblesville and New Castle.
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Columbus, C
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers of America
CIO
Firestone
Akron
Memphis
Eastern Belt Weed Sales Light This Week In Carolina Markets
Eastern North Carolina markets expect light sales as growers harvest flue cured tobacco. First two days last week sold 14,405,462 pounds at 50.06 per hundred, 1.57 below last year. Carolinas Border belt heavy volume 41,509,408 pounds at 54.14, unchanged. South Carolina 23,442,572 pounds at 54.11. North Carolina 18,066,836 pounds at 51.89.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Carolinas Border Belt
South Carolina
Bedell barred from ballot spot in Fifth District race
Wake Superior Court Judge W C Harris ruled Bedell cannot appear on the general election ballot as the Republican candidate for Congress in the Fifth District. Bedell’s attorney filed a notice of appeal to the State Supreme Court after the decision. The case centered on Bedell’s failure to change his Rockingham County registration from Democrat to Republican before the deadline.
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Raleigh
W. Forrest Bedell
Reidsville
Congress
Wake Superior Court
W. C. Harris
State Supreme Court
Bedell
Clyde Randolph Jr
Winston- Salem
State Board of Elections
Rockingham
Harris
Frank Graham Seeks Kashmir Peace Accord
United Nations mediator Dr. Frank Graham opens talks in Geneva to set troop levels along the cease-fire line between India and Pakistan. If an agreement is reached, both sides may withdraw troops and allow a plebiscite to determine Kashmir’s future.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations
Frank Graham
North Carolina
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Parking Meters Upheld In North Carolina Ruling
North Carolina Supreme Court ruled parking meters legal for traffic control and upheld conviction for parking violations when the driver could be proven to have parked and deposited a coin. The court reversed a conviction for overtime parking absent proof the defendant parked the car. Justice opinions diverged on prima facie evidence and judicial power, amid concerns over legal reform by courts.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
State V
Fiee
Supreme Court
Denny
Barnhill
Devin
Johnson
Ervin
Justice Barnhill
Barnhill l
Supreme Court of the
United States
United States Supreme Court
State Court
Health Needs Conference Underway In Raleigh Region
About 40 public leaders from various professions spoke at a regional hearing on health needs. The all day event featured six panel discussions, hosted by the Presidents Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation. Members include Dr Clarence Poe of Raleigh and leaders from North Carolina and Virginia groups. The commission aims to complete a year long study and report.
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Raleigh
Ruman
Clarence Poe
Dallas
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
San Francisco
L. Y. Ballentine
J. Street Brewer
North Carolina Medical Society
F.C. Hubbard
The
Medical Society
Edgar J. Fisher Jr
Richmond
Virginia Council On Health and Medical Care
Robert P. Daniel
Virginia State College
L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
North Carolina Hospital Study Commission
W. S. Rankin
Charlotte
Duke Endowment
John W. Umstead
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Board of Control
Father Of Two Marines Fights Deportation Plea to President
Louis Ragni a Detroit resident and father of two Marine combat veterans seeks presidential intervention after an Immigration Department order deporting him to Italy for alleged Communist activity dating from the 1930s. Detachment of the Marine Corps League and Allied Veterans Council back his appeal while Ragni’s sons Lawrence and Joseph serve or served in Korea.
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Detroit
Truman
Immigration Department
Italy
Louis Ragni
Marine Corps League
Allied Veterans Council
United States
Ragni
Lawrence
Stephen J. Dorsek
Joseph
Korea
Dorsek
Immigration Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Bethlehem Steel Co
Bethlehem
Communist Party
Bentleyville
Joan
Bergman Aims to Complete 100 Mile Walk to Erie
Alvin M. Bergman, 65, hopes to finish a 100 mile trek from Ambridge to Erie today for the Elks state convention. He has logged about 280000 miles in his lifetime.
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Pittsburgh
Alvin M. Bergman
Ambridge
Erie
High Court Adjourns Spring Term After Broad Ruling
The high court adjourned Friday after delivering decisions in 16 cases and clearing the slate for the Spring term. Eleven cases were affirmed or found free of error, one was modified and affirmed, and six were reversed or ordered new trials. The court will reconvene for the Fall term on Monday morning, August 25, or in six months.
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High Court
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
Don’t be embarrassed by loose dentures. FASTEETH a baking-soda like alka line powder sprinkles on plates keeps false teeth steadier. Provides secure feel and comfort with no gummy taste. Get FASTEETH today at drug stores.
BC Headache Tablets and Powders Promise Fast Relief
Advert says BC cures headaches fast using a blend of popular pain relievers. It markets powders and tablets at 10c and 25c with family bottles available, offering the same formula for neuralgic, muscular, and periodic pains.
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Weights & Measures
Ireland
Ray
Persia
Great Lake
Jacoby
By Oswald Jacoby
Firestone and Union
Huffman Paint CO
W. Washington ST
By Jimmy HaTlo
Tremblechin
Thanx
IB & Sullivan
Castleton Statenen
Henry
Fort Knox
Capital Square
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Novelty Sales Co’s
Ange
Novelty Sales CO
S. Wrenn ST
Kaiser
Kaiser Families
Parents’ Magazine
Kaiser-Frazer
Gate City Motor Co., Inc., Dist
Wrenn ST
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