Jones May Enter Plane Contract Probe Picture
Washington July 25 reporters say Jesse Jones may be drawn into a probe by the Senate war investigating subcommittee into the $40 million wartime plane contract. Committee leaders hint the former secretary of commerce and head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp may be asked about documents tied to Roosevelt era actions and Hughes, Kaiser, and Kite House pressure.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Kite House
Howard Hughes
Henry Jr
Roosevelt
Senate
Ferguson
R-Mich
Quether Jones
Bef
Reconstruction Finance
Jones
Hughes
Hollywood Acer
Kaiser
Wen
Marriages Decline After Postwar Boom
Washington reports a postwar romance boom peaked with 427,319 marriage licenses issued in the latest quarter, down from 1946. The divorce to marriage ratio falls as societal factors, not fewer marriages, drive the change, with demographics and social forces cited by statisticians.
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Washington
National Office of Vital Statistics
Civitan Club Meets as Rev Payne Speaks on Doing What Comes Naturally
Rev Don Payne assistant pastor of Wesley Memorial Church spoke on Doing What Comes Naturally at the Civitan Club meeting. He argued thinking is natural yet many do not think and noted a statistic about thinkers. Edgar Johnson presided and Charles Risch won the attendance prize, with Rev Howard Hartzell the prior week's winner.
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Civitan
Don Payne
Wesley Memorial Church
Payne
Joe Hoccutt
Dave Rosk
Owl Orlando
Charles Risch
Howard Hartzell
Edgar Johnson
Thomasville Junior Chamber Guests at High Point Jaycees Outing
The Thomasville and High Point Jaycees met at city lake for a softball game with 25 Thomasville members and about 40 local Jaycees. Proceeds aided Thomasville parks program and a new softball park project nearby.
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Thomasville Junior Chamber of Commerce
High Point Jaycees
Asville
Dolan Calhoun
Tedotteall Park
Abattoir Field
Point Jaycee
Bob Rankin
Thomasville High
Lottery Arrest in Norfolk Man Faces Municipal Court
W. B. Branson, 40, was arrested yesterday on drunkenness disorderly conduct and operating a lottery at 809 Granby Street. He is under $150 bond and will be tried in municipal court Monday.
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W. B. Branson
Granby Street
Wheel Chair Bill Backed By Local Vet
Bernard E. Shufelt of High Point North Carolina a World War II veteran and three other McGuire Veterans Hospital patients urged passage of a wheel chair patient housing bill. They met with Rep Muhlenberg who said the bill would help paralyzed veterans lead more normal lives and cut hospital costs by sharing half the cost up to ten thousand dollars for a veteran home. Shufelt said his army oil truck overturned in western North Carolina leaving him paralyzed below the knees and he is married to Winifred Burton.
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Washington
Bernard E. Shufelt
High Point
N. C
McGuire Veterans Hospital
Richmond
Rep
Muhlenberg
Rpa
Shufelt
North Carolina
Winifred Burton
J. Ernest Shufelt
Success forces bar Dutch defenses in central Java push
Indonesian communique reports main assault at Trang on the north coast as a springboard toward Jogjakarta with population support and air reconnaissance showing fires at Malabar station. Dutch losses tallied 32 killed 41 wounded seven missing. western Java raids disabled, while northern Sumatra saw counterattacks repelled.
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Java
E- Trang
Jogjakarta
Sik
Mrs. J. N. Winters Reported Missing From Her Home
James N. Winters 35 of the Manuel apartments told police his wife vanished after a note implying suicide. She is described as 20 years old, 5 ft 5 in, 140 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a green skirt and white blouse, last seen in a 1940 green Ford coupe.
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James N. Winters
Manuel Apartments
Senate Approves Clarks Hill Fund Project
The Senate approved 6,250,000 for the Clarks Hill project on the Savannah river bottom between South Carolina and Georgia. The total estimated cost is 46,000,000 with construction for the current fiscal year and the Senate figure exceeds the House by 4,769,000.
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Washington
Clarks Hill
Senate
Savannah River
South Carolina
Georgia
House
War Department
Orchids Found Blooming High in Jungle Trees
Orchids grow perched in treetops and survive without parasitism, drawing sustenance from the air rather than a host plant.
Behind the Scenes Hollywood Gossip Highlights
Hollywood rumors cover Jane Russell in Pale Face wardrobe with frontier attire while Ann Sheridan unveils 20 sets of jewels for Silver River. Other notes mention Bing Crosby contract costs, Karen Morley’s son at Warner Bros, and various set mishaps and celebrity moves.
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Jane Russell
Jane
Bob Hope
Ann Sheridan
David Butler
Ann
Child Killed By Falling Tombstone
In Kalamazoo Michigan a two year old girl Nancy Pendowski died when a four foot tombstone fell and smothered her as she and her father Edward tended grass in a cemetery across from their home. Coroner Horace R Cobb ruled death by suffocation due to the stone pinning her.
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Mich
Nancy Pendowski
Texas Corners
Edward
Horace R. Cobb
Nancy
Murder Charge Against Bride
Deputy Sheriff Billy Marsh said Sgt. Grady E. Poland died from bullet wounds and his English wife, Margaret Irene Young Poland, 21, jailed at Crestview, would be charged with murder. Poland was from Elgin Field and the couple had been estranged. Town Marshal Stevens said she had been hunting for her husband for several days. Details of the shooting were not yet known.
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Fla
Billy Marsh
Grady E. Poland
Elgin Field
Crestview
Marsh
Margaret Irene Young Poland
Isle of Man
Benjamin Stevens
Spahis Definition Traced From Central Asia Roots
Spahis, a term now used for certain Algerian and Tunisian cavalry units, originally referred to owners of fiefs in central Asia, illustrating the linguistic and military evolution of the designation.
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Central Asia
Permit Issued For College Field House
The city issued 43100 in building permits yesterday including a 22100 field house for Albion Millis stadium to be used as a football dressing room. Construction begins immediately by contractor J W Coltrane. The one story brick and block structure will rise next to the stadium.
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J. W. Coltrane
A. G. Marsh
West Howell Street
W. B. Lackey
Nathan Hunt Drive
Ward Street
Ernest Caswell
Training Bill Granted Approval by Armed Services Panel
The House Armed Services Committee approved a universal military training bill by 20 to 0. Chairman Walter G. Andrews of New York said there is no plan for a House vote this year. The bill, drafted by a subcommittee, will go on the calendar and be ready for consideration early next year. Committee members included eight Republicans and twelve Democrats, with proxies from three Democrats. 33 panel members total.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Walter G. Andrews
House
Congress
Yankees Strive for Pennant in Dual Baseball and Football Roles
New York reports Ray Flaherty plans a strong push to catch the Cleveland Browns in the All America conference. Frank Sinkwich, overweight knee injury reduced to 190 pounds trains in Georgia and offers an experienced passer. Young at 5-5 and 170 pounds impressed by Flaherty as a tough, elusive back who can break through and outrun secondaries.
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New York
Yankees
Ray Flaherty
Cleveland Browns
Frank Sinkwich
Georgia
Frank
Young
Ray
Buddy
Monk family nears another Tulane athletic honor surge
The piece highlights Claude "Big Monk" Simmons who built Tulane's athletic program as trainer and coach across multiple sports over 21 years. His son "Little Monk" excelled as a four letter winner and star halfback in 1984 and later became Tulane's athletic director. Now eight-year-old "Chipmonk" Simmons earns honors, winning a trophy as best all around athlete and sportsman at his New Orleans school.
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Big Monk” Simmons
Tulane University
Little Monk
Tulane
Chipmonk” Simmons
Monk
New Orleans
Monks
Sauer Near IL Record Pace as Syracuse Power Hitter
Hank Sauer has emerged as Syracuse’s home run leader after three Reds trials and is within reach of the International League single season record of 53 held by George Puccinelli. If the Reds want him back they must buy him again. Steve Van Buren needs one more semester to complete his mechanical engineering degree. Larry Cisneros lands a role in Killer McCoy. Ernie Hjortberg coaches New York PD Athletic Club track, shaping Sweden’s running success.
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Syracuse
Reds
International League
George Puccinelli
Philly Eagles
Steve van Buren
Larry Cisneros
California
Killer McCoy
Ernie Hjortberg
Sweden
New York
Police Department Athletic Club
Elmira Pitcher Throws No-Hitter in Minor Leagues
A young Elmira pitcher delivers a no hitter in a minor league game while fans urge patience for his future growth. The performance spotlights the rising talent as scouts monitor his development.
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Elmira
Pancho Gonzales hailed as grass court natural
Local tennis writers praise Pancho Gonzales the Los Angeles public courts kid as a grass court natural. Carl Braun, ex Colgate basketballer now with the Yankees farm in Sunbury Pa, is the Knicks fourth new signing amid hopes they will mix brains with brawn.
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Pancho Gonzales
Los Angeles
Carl Braun
Colgate
Yankees
Sunbury
New York
Knickerbockers
Knicks
Song Festival Continues In Asheville Mountain Event
The Asheville 20th annual mountain dance and folk festival resumes tonight with ballads, songs and tunes passed down from Chaucerian England. Performers include Cherokee baritone Smiling Red Rape, Aunt Samantha Baumgarner of Jackson County, Howard Nash of Asheville, Susan Reed of South Carolina and many others.
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Asheville
England
Samantha Baumgarner
Jackson County
Howard Nash
Susan Reed
South Carolina
New York Cafe Society
Policy clash over Germany plans sparks U.S. debate
Berlin reports a split between the U S state department and the American military government on Germany policy. Marshall invites France to join a three power conference on Germany’s industrial level, while Gen. Lucius D Clay withholds comment and details on the offer. authoritative sources say France may gain a voice in Ruhr level decisions, reversing the goal of a self supporting American British zone economy via import export.
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United States State Department
Germany
Marshall
France
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
State Department
Herbert Hoover
Manning Protests Roosevelt Marriages Across Dioceses
Bishop William T. Manning protests two Episcopal Church marriages in Michigan and Lexington involving Elliott Roosevelt’s first wife and Dean O Ferrall. Canon Sparks confirms the weddings in Detroit Cathedral and Lexington Diocese.
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William T. Manning
Living Church
Elliott Roosevelt
Protestant Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Kirk B. O'Ferrall
St. Paul's Cathdral
Detroit
Imerrs
Rishon Manning
Manning
Ceses
Michigan
Lexington
Thomas A. Sparks
St. John the Divine
Elliott Focal Welt
Windsor
W. Creighton
Buying Control May End Nov 1
Washington reports likely end of credit buying curbs by November 1 with possible earlier action by President Truman. Compromise legislation to end end October curbs passed the House and moves to the Senate as the Federal Reserve forecasts lifting restraints to curb inflation. Current orders limit down payments and balance terms on items like autos radios and refrigerators.
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Truman
House
Senate
White House
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Red Shield Totals Edge Kiwanis In Darkened MLC Tilt
In a delayed finish called due to darkness after a Kiwanis player left in the first half of the seventh, Red Shield Totals beat Kiwanis 114 to 104. Scoring details list Hayworth and Northcott among key players with RBIs by Robertson Wishon and Scearce.
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Kiwanis .de
Labor Board Nominees Approved By Senate Committee
The Senate labor committee approved 9 to 3 Abe Murdock to the National Labor Relations Board along with J Copeland Gray and Robert N Denh. Taft indicated a vote before adjournment is doubtful and noted Republican opposition may mount a fight on the Senate floor.
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Senate Labor Committee
al Murdock
Utah
Nati Labor Relations Board
Taft
Ohio
Murdock
NLRB
Senate
Congress
J. Copeland Gray
Falo
Robert N. Denh
Muredock
Gray
Ball
R-Minn
Jenner
R-Ind
Lth
R-Ore
Merii
Truman
Mure Dock
Mrs. Cora Auman Dies in Randolph County
Mrs. Cora Auman, 76, died this morning in Randolph County. Survived by two daughters Mae Freeman Asheboro and Columbus Coe Seas Grove. seven sons Charlie Auman Jackson Springs John Auman Route 1 Asheboro Garfield Auman Utah Clay Auman Route 3 Asheboro Cecil Auman Greensboro Ray Auman Asheboro Arcus Auman Route 4 Asheboro. 49 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
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Cora Auman
Randolph County
Noepee
Mae Freeman
Asheeboro
Columbus Coe
Seasgrove
Charlie Auman
Jackson Springs
John Auman
Garfield Auman
Utah
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Cecil] Auman
Greensboro
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Unclear play by play with multiple players listed
The fragment notes Slack and Welch with scoring counts and pitching references. Seearee and Voneannon credited in various inning segments. The sequence mentions a wild pitch and a two person batter sequence with a rough pitch, along with a credited winning pitcher Slack and losing pitcher Scearee. Time noted 2:17.
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Welch
Voneannon
Hoff Slack
Seearee
Hayw Byrd
Scearee
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