Damon Runyon Dies At 62 Broadway Chronicle Of Legend
New York obituary notes columnist and author Damon Runyon died at Memorial Hospital at age 62 after a liver ailment and throat cancer. Agent Paul Small said no funeral. cremation planned. Runyon created Broadway slang figures and stories, hosting long coffee sessions at Lindy’s with a procession of characters who populated his fiction.
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Lemon D Kid
Harry the Horse
Memorial Hospital
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Beetle-Taxed Pseudo Cure Pops Up In Local Ads
A garbled patent medicine style notice in a small town paper touts a “Victory pad” remedy claimed to relieve itching skin and eruptions. The ad promises safe use for babies and children with a money back guarantee and names the seller as Beckerd's Parra Jeff's Druggr.
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Iran Azeri election push by Qavam forces
Dispatches report government units 30 miles from Mianeh as Premier Ahmad Qavam sends troops into Azerbaijan province to enforce a supervised election. The push marks a key objective in the effort to control the electoral process.
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Ahmed Qavam
Azerbaijan Governor General Requests Troop Deployment
Tehran report says Dr. Sadamullah Javid, Azerbaijan province governor general and Communist, notified Premier Ahmed Qavam that the provincial council agreed to assign government security forces in Azerbaijan. Four columns of troops were sent yesterday across the frontier of the semi autonomous state, which had rejected Qavam's orders for government supervision of elections nationwide.
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Sadamullah Javid
Azerbaijan
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Iranian government crackdown reported in northern regions
Government troops move through Zenjan between Tehran and Tabriz with infantry battalions and cavalry. About 20 battalions concentrated in Kurdistan. Clashes in Ziraba coal town Mazendaran as miners clash in Caspian area. Martial law declared in all northern districts amid mass arrests and raids on workers apartments.
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Labor Spotlight Flips to CIO Wage Drive
Senators shift focus from AFL miners to CIO actions as the CIO plans to release a study by Robert R Nathan, an ex war mobilizer now private economist, to back demands for a second postwar pay raise. CIO unions map definite wage goals at meetings this week and next as legal skirmishes hover over United Mine dispute.
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Indy
Brazil Hosts 378 Waterfalls With High Power Potential
The report identifies 378 waterfalls across Brazil with 164 having potential output of at least 5,000,000 horsepower. The figures highlight Brazil’s rich hydropower prospects and regional energy development possibilities.
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Policeman Is Acquitted In Wife Shooting Case
Ingham county circuit court jurors acquitted Clayton Smith a 26 year old former police officer of murder in the fatal Aug 22 shooting of his wife Roxanne 22 The defense argued the shot came from a service revolver fired accidentally by their three year old son Lans ton Smith Jr The boy demonstrated the gun in the judge's chambers during proceedings The jury deliberated two and a half hours with seven ballots and one juror excused.
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Rooseveltian Progressives Push for Truth in Media
Wallace defends Republican farmers in Iowa and praises Roosevelt as a progressive icon. He critiques media bias, warns against controlled news and urges free access to truth to shape U.S. and Soviet relations. He laments loss of cabinet post over Russia remarks and argues for honest political discourse.
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Molotov objects to deputy hearings on German and Austrian peace
The article notes a Moscow conference plan with James Byrnes Ernest Bevin and Maurice Couve de Murville urging immediate panels of deputies to handle German peace talks and an Austrian treaty. Molotov objects calling the move procedural and says deputies should not be tasked by ministers. Byrnes signals he may skip Moscow under those terms.
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Negro Home Dynamiting Plot Tied to Georgia Racial Tensions
A grand report accuses officials and groups of false charges and outlines a plan to dynamite a Negro home and lynch prominent Georgians. It cites investigators from New York’s anti Nazi League and statements from two informants. Governor Arnall receives the voluminous record amid Democratic party tensions.
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Emory Burke
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Navy appeals for clues in missing transport case
The navy asked news services and radio stations to seek public tips on a missing transport. Duke said the plane had fuel to stay aloft about 40 hours past its scheduled 8 06 p m arrival yesterday. Navy PR at San Diego said the missing craft carried three crewmen and 28 privates plus a sergeant military policeman as passengers.
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McKenney on Bridge: Near Slam Bid Defeated by Defense
In a hand where North and South used Blackwood to push for a slam, the declarer nearly made it. South led the ace of hearts and a club jack that forced a queen, another heart return removed the king, and the heart loser was barred as the defense struck with trump timing.
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Bridge play and rule breaking in a four no trump contest
In a Bridge hand Rubber N S versus North four no trump the player faced a choice between playing the ace or the ten of clubs and then decide on the diamonds. He chose to play the deuce of diamonds hoping West would duck and West covered the diamond king stopping the suit. West then broke the rule by playing the king and blocked the diamond suit. The article notes that Bridge requires knowledge of conventions but also judgment to break them when needed.
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Atrocities of Japs Pictured at Tokyo War Trials
Judges hearing Tojo and 26 other Japanese officials listened as survivors described the Bataan death march horrors. Witness Donald Ingle recalled the killings, noting the deaths and tortures as 1,200 American soldiers and 16,000 Filipino troops perished or succumbed to brutal treatment during the nine day 120 kilometer march.
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British Armaments Supervision Plan Draws U S Fire
The British proposal for an international supervisory commission to verify armaments draws US concern. Senator Connally calls the plan dangerous as it could force disclosure of atomic secrets, potentially undermining the UN atomic energy efforts. The matter goes to a subcommittee for armaments reduction with Spaak aiming for a quick report.
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Childress And Starnes Cases Set for Today
Trial in the superior court set for this afternoon includes Ralph Starnes and Hugh Childress charged with larceny and receiving tied to the Marietta Paint thefts. Witnesses including three inmates testifying from the state penitentiary are present. related cases from earlier terms were continued.
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Former Resident James A. Weant Dies in Illinois
James A. Weant aged 34 and formerly of High Point died suddenly Saturday in Granite City Illinois after moving there in 1945 He was born February 29 1912 in Granite County He leaves a widow two brothers five sisters and his mother Mrs Smith Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Granite City with burial there Attending from High Point were R G Weant Mrs Sexton Mr and Mrs Younger and Mr and Mrs Freeman
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Thomasville Lions Induct Three New Members
New members Val Kennedy Bill Rice and Doug las Bray were inducted at a Monday luncheon in the Women’s Club building. certificates and pins were presented by President Harold Harrison. Guests P. E. Boles and Herman Bray, both of Thomasville, attended.
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Funeral Rites for William S Rierson Held at Two Churches
Funeral for William Samuel Rierson who died at his High Point home was held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at 2002 North Main Street with Rev. O L Easter of Liberty’s First Methodist Church officiating. A Mt Olive Baptist service followed at 2 p.m. led by Rev T G New Jr. The choir and relatives provided songs, pallbearers included Jesse Church A L D Everhart S C Craven J G Bowers F F Briggs and Otto Rierson. Interment was in Mt Olive church cemetery.
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Death of Raleigh Youth John D. Seymour At Eton College
John D. Seymour 18 of Raleigh student at Eton college died at Mary Elizabeth hospital. Funeral services set for tomorrow afternoon. He is survived by brothers Robert James and Stancil Seymour and sister Mrs Woodrow Chambers, all of Raleigh. In Berlin yellow crosses marked careless drivers on windshields to deter accidents.
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Boy 14 Lives in Woods Near Winston-Salem Road Arrested
A 14 year old boy named Blaynard Hawks was arrested after living in woods off the old Winston-Salem road for about three weeks. He claimed Fancy Gap Virginia as home and admitted stealing a pistol on Homestead avenue and $43 from a Camel service station. He is held for local juvenile authorities during investigation.
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Mrs. Louisa McDonald Smith funeral plans announced
Mrs. Louisa McDonald Smith widow of John Kelly Smith died at 18 F Daniel Brooks apartments on December 9. Her funeral will be at home Thursday at 9 a.m. and then at Tucker's Grove, with a daughter Eloise Powell and son Bishop Smith among the survivors, plus grandchildren and in laws.
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Trade Winds No Three Rail Merger
Missouri-Kansas-Texas and two other railroads will not merge as planned. New England owners of CGW oppose Morfa’s terms and await public disclosure before the January 17 meeting. CGW benefitting from ICC freight-rate increases amid unsettled merger prospects and debt concerns. Stocks and taxes loom, with pre-Christmas clearance in fashion. corn demand shifts as rail embargo and coal strike affect prices.
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Penicillin for Germans in British zone announced
The Control Commission says penicillin supplies are now enough to provide the drug to Germans and displaced persons in the British zone.
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Markets Mostly Recover as Stocks Move Higher
New York trading shows several leading stocks advancing while others lag. Sugar shares such as Francisco Sugar and West Indies Sugar rose, along with industrials like U. S. Rubber and Du Pont, while Chrysler and Goodyear lagged. Cotton futures opened higher with midday prices showing gains over prior levels.
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Cotton textile market quiet with yearend holdbacks
The New York dry goods market was quiet with mills delaying new releases until after year end. Buyers showed strong demand for print cloths at premium prices while wool goods focused on fine worsteds. Rayon goods activity was subdued as mills run through first half sales.
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Governor cites pellagra decline and nutrition link in the South
The governor notes pellagra deaths fell from 3,299 to 731 in the South Atlantic and 953 to 72 in North Carolina from 1929 to last year. He stresses good health hinges on nutrition as a key factor. The piece also gives cooking times for macaroni spaghetti and noodles.
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