Truman Eyes Big 3 Talks Aboard Warship En Route to Potsdam
President Truman sails toward Potsdam aboard the Augusta with a small staff and reporters, awaiting a pivotal meeting with Churchill and Stalin. Officials note plans to discuss European peace and victory over Japan as gun crews train aboard the two cruisers.
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Truman
Japan
Augusta
Berlin
Potsdam
Chirchi
Stalin
Atlantic
Missouri River
Trumas
Washington
Newport News
Aretary of State
James F. Byrnes
William D Leahy
Harry H. Vaughan
James K. Vadaman
New Textile Jargon Created By Dan River Mills
Dan River Cotton Mills in Danville introduces a glossary of 800 new textile terms as synthetic fibers and new dyes expand the industry. Salesmen struggle to explain the jargon but demand for the dictionary comes from universities brokers and other mills.
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Danville
Dan River Cotton Mills
Basil Browder
Browder
Cal Farley a Real Merchant Who Likes Boys
Amarillo profile of Cal Farley founder of the Maverick club and Boys Ranch. He built youth programs to cut delinquency by 90 percent, runs radio talks, and inspires local philanthropy while planning for successors as he ages.
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Cal Farley
Merchant
Amarillo
Tex
Farley
Marillo
Maverick Club
Boys’ Ranch
Cal
Parrots Sell High As Demand Surges In London
Increasing demand for good quality parrots among services pushes prices to fantastic figures. Birds are scarce due to years long import ban over psittacosis risk.
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London
Wanted Wife With Tractor Ad Sparks Lexington Laughs
Kentucky notes Prof. Ezra L. Gillis of the University of Kentucky mocks a farm machinery shortage by citing a joking want ad that reads Wanted, wife with tractor. He suggests the gag reflects modern farming pressures.
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Lexington, Ky
Ezra L. Gillis
University l of Kentucky
Whisky Judge Relieves Drunk Defendant On Asthma Claim
In Raleigh North Carolina Judge Paul C. West freed the first defendant who admitted public drunkenness and asthma motives for whisky. Rae claimed whisky helps asthma but softened the excuse stating it was a moment of weakness. The court assessed only costs.
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Raleigh, N. C
Paul C. West
Rae
Dempsey's First Tunney Fight Grossed Record Purses
In 1927 the Dempsey Tunney bout drew 120,757 fans paying 1,895,733 marking the era’s richest boxing crowd. Dempsey earned 746,846 from the fight, the largest purse of his career, with Tex Rickard offering 475,000 initial, plus a share of movie receipts. Tunney received 990,445, the era's top fighter’s payday.
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San Francisco
Gene Normile
Dempsey
Tunney
Tex Rickard
Fort Worth
Rick
Henrietta
Tex
Jack
Rickard
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cary Grant and Barbara Hutton Divorce Ends Romance
Barbara Hutton Grant files for divorce from Cary Grant citing mental cruelty and health impact. They wed July 8 1942 at Lake Arrowhead and separated February 15, with no children and no property settlement noted. Hutton previously married Alexis Mdivani and Court Haugwitz-Regentlow, while Grant’s past includes Virginia Cherrill.
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Court Haugwitz-Regentlow
Lance
Grant
Haugwitz-Reventlow
Spain
Bristol
England
Alexander Archibald Leach
Virginia Cherrill
Gen de Gaulle's Son Trains At Chapel Hill
July 11 report from Chapel Hill notes thirty French naval officers including Lt(jg) ee H de Gaulle attending a four week pre flight course as part of the U S naval aviation program. The group follows earlier French cadets who trained here since 1944 and the first contingent has moved on to Memphis Tennessee for primary flight instruction. The course covers aerology navigation recognition gunnery communications engines principles of flying and English.
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Chapel Hill
Ee H. X. de Gaulle
Navy
U. S. Naval Aviation
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Tenn
Flaming Youth and a Theatre Romance Echoes
A reader recalls a cinema night with Edward G. Robinson in a Tropic Isle drama as a couple in front of him kisses and clings through the feature. He notes public gaze and wartime romance, then contemplates the years and fate of young lovers amid conflict.
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Edward G. Robinson
Tine
Robinson Crusoe
Mickey Rooney
Swain
Pop
Robinson
G Ray Jordan
Tailor and customer clash over burst seam in coat
An irate customer recounts putting on a new coat for the first time and bursting the seam along the back. The tailor confirms the failure and explains the issue as a result of tight tailoring and fabric strain during wear.
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Vailor
Thirteen New Officers Decorated with Croix de Guerre
Thirteen of the class of 30 officers have been decorated with the Croix de Guerre for heroic service to their country.
Pigeon Becomes Beloved Pet Of Kansas Family
Donna Lee Darby and Marshall Darby nurture Nippy a pigeon who arrived as a squab three years ago. Nippy raised two broods, then cared for them after the last hatch, and now accompanies the children to school tapping on the classroom window. He sleeps at the Darby home each night with his young owners.
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Darby
Donna Lee
Marshall
Mrs. Darby
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Ernest J King
Heury H. Arnell
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Robert L. M Eller
Allan R. Mc
Tas
Low
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H. K. Hewitt
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Normandy
France
Harold V. Ratliff
Wes Izzard
Hollywood
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Baby Pictures
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N. C
Malay Islands
United States
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Asheville
Rachel Pettit
Pauline
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Miami
Fla
Levi
Florida
Dade County
Cary Grant
Barbara Hutton
Los Angeles
Barbara
Babs
Hutton Grant
Gen. de Gaulle
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