Convention Program for the 31st Democratic National Convention
Official program from Chicago dated July 19 outlines sessions starting July 21 with speeches by Adlai Stevenson and Paul Douglas, followed by Arvey and Conkey. Second and third sessions include Dawon Anders and Daw on, Perle Mesta, and various resolutions. Fourth session features Eleanor Roosevelt, Rayburn, Mackrowicz, and a roll call for presidential candidates.
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Chicago
Mon
Frank E. McKinney
Martin H. Kennelly
Dorothy Vredenburgh
Democratic National Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Paul H. Douglas
Tinois
Col
Jacob M. Arvey
Elizabeth A. Conkey
India Edwards
Eleanor, Roosevelt
U. S
United Nations
House
Sam Rayburn
Thaddeus M. Mackrowicz
Michigan
Committee On
United States
Communists Hold On To Old Baldy In Korean Front Fight
On the western Korean Front Communist forces reportedly clung to the crest of Old Baldy as Allied troops mounted repeated counter offenses. The hill near Chorwon, five miles from the Panmunjom truce site, saw heavy fighting with battalion-scale assaults and massive artillery barrages as the war entered its second year.
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San Francisco
Peiping Radio
Korea
Associated Press
J. Lawson Collins
U. S. Army
Far East
Red Radio
Pyongyang
Peiping
Seoul
Chorwon
U. S
Eighth Army
Evita Rallies As Argentine First Lady Fights Illness
Eva Peron rallied the crowd but remained gravely ill in Buenos Aires. Officials warned of a sinking condition as doctors kept private the full diagnosis. she has been ill for eight months and gravely ill for ten days amid President Peron's bedside vigil.
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Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
Avon
Thomasville Man Hurt In Accident
Thomasville resident Seagrave Embry age 28 was injured when his truck left the road and crashed into a post along the bank. He was brought to the local hospital by ambulance and treated for facial lacerations and head cuts.
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Thomasville
Seagrave Embry
Harmon Drive
Walker Funeral Home
Embry
Argentina Honors Peron with Collar of Liberator Gen. San Martin
An opera theater performance was canceled for last night amid a week of similar cancellations. Congress rushed a bill awarding Mrs. Peron Argentina’s Collar of Liberator Gen. San Martin, which Peron signed today. Army minister Gen. Lucero announced all ranks will fund a monument to Mrs. Peron.
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Congress
Police Hold Two For Larceny After Shop Theft Incident
Police arrested Charles Leonard and William C Brown of 118 West Commerce Street on larceny charges involving merchandise from Woolworth and Belk Beck valued at 13.07. They allegedly stole an alarm clock five pairs of ladies hose and other items, and posted 200 bond for Municipal Court. Separate assaults led to the arrest of McKinley Ledbetter and Florence Brown, while Willie Harley remained sought after a warrant for cutting John Thomas Miller.
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Charles Leonard
William C. Brown
West Commerce Street
F. W. Woolworth Company
Belk- Beck Inc
Leonard
Brown
Woolworth
South Main Street
Belks
North Main Street
McKinley Ledbetter
Hulda Street
Florence Brown
New York Grill
Lebetter
Alberta Ledbetter
Ramona Payne
Willie Harley
Hobson Street
John Thomas Miller
Harley
Small Child Injured as Bus Hits Onlooked Child
A three year old Negro girl Margaret Dunlap of 413 Taylor Street was slightly injured after running into a City Transit Company bus driven by Clarence Ingram of 40344 Hay Street. The patrolman investigated and said the mishap was unavoidable and no charges were filed. The second item notes Ottawa officials announcing zinc sulphate seed potato treatment to boost sprouting vigor yield.
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Margaret Dunlap
Taylor Street
City Transit Company
Clarence Ingram
Hay Street
H. L. Morris
Collie Keeps Lonely Vigil In Mineshaft
In Spring City Missouri a weathered collie has stood guard at an abandoned mine shaft for three weeks. Workmen fear they may find a human body as they lower water to a platform about 35 feet below the surface. Crowds jam highways while donations and offers of aid pour in for the loyal dog.
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Spring City
H. Chris Oltman
Joplin
Joplin Humane Society
Nine Tenths Majority Of Weed Growers Vote To Continue Stabilization Plan
Incomplete returns from six Southern states show overwhelming support for a three year continuation of acreage controls and a separate vote in North and South Carolina on a ten cent per acre assessment for Tobacco Associates. Officials anticipate the total vote will exceed 1949 figures, underscoring industry interest in price support despite turnout concerns.
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Raleigh
N.C
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Tobacco Associates, Inc
Congress
Kerr Scott
Clyde R. Hoey
City service center handles taxpayer gripes 24 hours
The Pittsburgh center receives citizen complaints about city services. It forwards grievances to the appropriate departments for action and operates around the clock.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
City Service Center
Six year old explains arm injuries after stumble
Piqua Ohio reports Joyce Lauby aged six says she broke her arm on the eve of her sixth birthday by falling over nothing. She has already suffered two prior arm breaks. The simple explanation came in a brief interview as the child recounted the accident.
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Piqua
Joyce Lauby
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Perle Mesta
Luxembourg
William L. Dawon
Ilinois
Eugenie A. Anderson
Denmark
Richard J. Nelson
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Young Democratic Clubs of America
Georgia Neese Clark
Firth
Old Baldy
Evita
Dize Awning & Tent CO
Main ST
TEL
Ottawa
Ont
Department of Agriculture
Department
Collie
Tion
Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Wmer Fach
High Point
Greensboro
Terminix
Terminix CO
Television Rental and Sales Co
DIAL
High Point Heating CO
Hamilton ST
Tobias Big
Joselli “Kool” Suits
Tobias
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