Coonskin Cap Lingers as Post-Convention Fad
New York reported Senator Estes Kefauver has faded from the presidential scene while his coonskin cap remains a trend. Manufacturers expect a multi hundred thousand cap year driven by tails and a surge in fur fashion as shorn raccoon coats decline and kids collect wildlife skins.
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
David Silberman Jr
Minnesota
Missouri
Silberman
Fur Research Institute
First Sales Of Tobacco Set Today In Lake City South Carolina
South Carolina flue cured tobacco grow ers began marketing their 1952 crop today as the selling season opened at 11 markets including Mullins Dillon Timmonsville Lake City Conway Loris Lamar Kings tre e Darlington Hemingway and Pamplico. Officials predict 170 to 175 million pounds sold this season with last year at 171 million. The Mullins market joins the Border Belt markets in opening ahead of schedule.
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Pamplico
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Hungarian Refugee Alleges Harsh Work Rules In Hungary
Vienna based Socialist Press Office cites a Hungarian refugee reporting that workers face job restrictions and must endure up to 14 hours daily without overtime pay, underscoring labor rights concerns in Hungary.
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More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An ad explains FASTEETH powder for upper and lower plates to hold dentures firmer and more comfortable. It claims no gummy taste, an alkaline non-acid formula, no souring sensation, and it helps reduce denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Radio Daylight Saving Time Adjusts Stations S
Paragraph notes local time shifts for Eastern Central and Mountain zones. It explains subtracting hours from local time to fit schedules and warns that last minute program changes cannot be included. The fragment references station clock adjustments and relay timing without listing specific stations or dates.
Evening and Late Night Radio and TV Schedule Highlighted
A dense listing outlines TV and radio programming from 6:00 p.m. through late night, featuring news, dramas, variety shows, concerts, and kids programs across CBS NBC ABC and regional stations, with a concluding line about radio waves traveling at light speed.
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Mbs-East Kiddies
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Mbs
Abe Lone Ranger
Cbs Evening
Gordon MacRae
Abe Hornblower
Cba
Henry Taylor
R Barlow
Obs
Rex Maupin
Voorhees
Cbs Whiteman
Paul Lavalle
Abe Steve Allen
Elliot
Cbs News & Musico
Cbs Time For Defense
Trellis Mae Returns From Convention With Tales Of Triumph
Trellis Mae Peeble recounts her national Democratic convention trip to her husband Wilbur in Hometown USA. She alleges generous expenses covered by oilman Mr Petrol, who promised a future oil well tribute and sent congratulatory notes. A playful brush with a possible political spoof unfolds.
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America
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Trellis Mae
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Perle Mesta
Democratic National Committee
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Mrs. Peeble
Luxembourg
White House
Adlai
Dixie Heat Wave Holds Dixie in Record July Scorch
A sustained heat wave grips the Dixie with no rain in sight. Nashville reports a 107 degree record, Memphis hits 105.2, Knoxville 103, as drought damages crops across Tennessee Mississippi Arkansas Kentucky and North Alabama. The drought prompts state actions for federal aid and relief measures while farms suffer widespread losses.
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Ole Sol
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Tenn
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Knoxville
Mississippi
Tennessee
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Kentucky
Alabama
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Bus Drivers Trim Short Pants Debut Delayed In Plymouth
Plymouth, Ind with UP reports bus drivers allowed to wear shorts and T shirts but many kept full length trousers. Driver E K Lee said passengers teased them and some admitted they lack nerve to wear shorts while others praised the change for rider comfort.
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Plymouth
Ind
Indiana
E. K. Lee
Spurned Suitor Burns Belongings in Revenge
In Jersey City, Edward Kosnik was held on arson charges after he burned a woman's dresses and mattress when she did not return to her apartment. He said his frustration grew from her absence. Grace Kukowski suspected Kosnik, a former suitor, who had accessed her apartment via the fire escape after she refused to answer the door. The winding Yalu River forms the western three-fifths of the boundary between Korea and Manchuria.
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N. J
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Kosnik
Grace Kukowski
Yalu
Korea
Manchuria
Choices of Eisenhower and Stevenson Viewed as Most Extraordinary
The selection of Gen. Eisenhower and Gov. Stevenson as presidential candidates is hailed as extraordinary. Both were reluctant, with limited prior political exposure, and the public knew little of their domestic policy views until just before the conventions. Voters favored them for faith over known positions.
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Stevenson
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Kefauver
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Averell Harriman
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Rhee Lifts Martial Law Ahead of Korea Election
President Syngman Rhee lifts martial law in Korea after 64 days in Pusan and calls a meeting of provincial governors and police chiefs to discuss order during next week's presidential election. Rhee, age 77, is likely to win August 5 by 8.5 million eligible voters as shifts occur in the police leadership without stated reasons.
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Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
National Assembly
Kim Tai Sun
Night watchman survives two river plunges in heavy rain
Roy H. Bennett 42, a New Orleans night watchman, fell from barges in the Mississippi during a rainstorm last Friday and again Saturday night. He thrashed for over an hour each time before rescue, hoping the river and luck stay with him.
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Roy H. Bennett
Olean
Bennett
Mississippi
Ten Sets of Twins Attend Santa Paula Grammar School
Teachers at McKevett school in Santa Paula California reported ten sets of twins enrolled for the past semester including five pairs of identical twins.
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