Film Folk Ready to Back a Liberal Presidential Candidate
Hollywood veterans form Americans for Democratic Action to glamorize and fund the next U.S. campaign. Melvyn Douglas, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Olivia de Havilland lead a push that could influence the race, with names like Franklin Roosevelt Jr., Wilson Wyatt, and Leon Henderson among supporters. The ADA aims to mobilize stars and money after the conventions to back a liberal candidate with strong progressive plans.
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Central Press
Hollywood
Calif
United States
Americans For Democratic
ADA
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
House of Representatives
Bette Davis
Hollywood Canteen
Olivia Deaviland
Es Welles
United States Senate
Frank Sinatra
Franklin Roosevelt
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Leon Henderson
OPA
CIO
AFL
Hiccasp
Hollywood Dependent Committee of Arts Sciences and Professions
HDC
Hollywood Democratic Committee
Jimmy Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Fdr
White House
National Democratic Committee
Boomerang Opens at Paramount in a Four Day Run
Dana Andrews stars as a state's attorney torn between duty and personal ties in Boomerang a starkly realistic drama from Twentieth Century Fox. Jane Wyatt and Lee J Cobb support a strong cast as director Darryl F Zanuck brings a new screen technique to a gripping true life story.
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Dana Andrews
Paramount
Twentieth Century- Fox
Madeleine
Jane Wyatt
Andrews
Lee J. Cobb
Police
Cara Williams
Arthur Kennedy
Sam Levene
Robert Keith
Taylor Holmes
Richard Murphy
Anthony Abbot
Infant pushed from hospital window dead in New York
Lois Simpson two month old patient at Sydenham hospital died after being pushed from a third floor window in the children ward by two boys aged eight and three. Detectives say the boys admitted taking the infant from her glass cubicle and shoving her off the sill.
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New York
Lois Simpson
Sydenham Hospital
James O’brien
OU chemist’s paper accepted after seven years
Dr. A. o Shead, associate geochemistry professor at the University of Oklahoma, finally had his article accepted by a magazine after seven years of waiting. Friends speculate the wait related to the paper’s title likely involving microscopic ion identification.
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Norman, Okla
A. O Shead
University of Oklahoma
Two Girls Sentenced to Six Months in Workhouse
Helen Edwards of Trinity and Otelia Hall of Archdale both 18 receive six months in the county workhouse for immorals after previous 30 day sentences. They had been found in a hotel room with a man and later seen entering a taxi with several men. Both stated they had run away from home and relied on rents. An appeal notice was filed but bond not posted by noon.
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Helen Edwards
Trinity
Otelia Hall
Archdale
D MacRae
High Point
Walter A Avery
Clara Cox
Jesse Goins
Kivett Drive
Annie Lee Williams
Oltes Weeebee
Lindon Jones
Thompson
Enness
B. J. Lamb
Route 3
Clarence Langle
Greensboro
War Department Plans Big Changes for Army
Washington reports the War Department outlines a new army plan aimed at reshaping the force after World War II. Competitive promotions, standardized uniforms, improved GI education paths, updated infantry air mobility, and a civilian-led review of chow are among proposed reforms.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
House
Senate
Army
End Housing Problem Reaches Nebraska Farmers
FALLS CITY Neb. farmers report a housing shortage for workers in the food production sector. Richardson County agent Tom Aitken notes married farmhands earn about 100 dollars monthly plus housing and a garden plot, making farm work appealing against costly city labor for food and rent.
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Falls City
Neb
INS
Nebraska
Richardson County
Tom Aitken
Violet Lights Elevator Innovation in 22-Story Park Ave Building
Otis Elevator Co reports 1947 model elevators with rubber tires and ultra violet lights for quiet rides and bug-free cabs. Eight units installed in a Park Avenue 22-story building at a cost of 400000 dollars. Cabs feature center opening doors to save time on each operation. Washington state has 5215 miles of railroad.
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New York
Park Avenue
Otis Elevator Co
Border Patrol fears Northern border force cut
The article reports U S Customs officials warn that eliminating or shrinking the Canada border patrol could trigger a surge in smuggling. Commissioner W R Johnson cites potential layoff of up to 200 officers and notes current streamlined procedures reduce inspections and risk.
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Border Patrol
Douglas Larsen
Washington
NEA
U. S. Border Patrol
Canada
U. S.S
U. S
Customs Service
Canadian
W. R. Johnson
Johnson
Boston
America
New York
Negro Attacker Sought After Woman Assault Attempt
Police combed the Negro section for a tall slender man in overalls suspected in an assault on Mrs. Glenn McNeil at 421 Redding Street Saturday night. She was attacked on the porch, choked, then fled inside where she fainted. She remains under a physician's care for injuries and shock.
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Glenn McNeil
Redding Street
W. G. Friddle
McNeil
Friddle
Tradition Broken As Tug Renamed For Active Portland VP
In Portland harbor the 65 foot steel tug James A. C. Tait breaks a tradition by being named for a living company vice president who has been a prominent local businessman for over four decades.
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Portland
Ore
INS
James A. C. Tait
Nazi Criminals To Stand Trial Tomorrow
Eighteen former Gestapo and criminal police, tracked in a two year hunt by Royal Air Force investigators, will face trial tomorrow for killing 50 Allied fliers three years ago. Fliers died on Hitler’s orders after a tunnel escape from a prison camp. The escape prompted anger across the British empire, with some victims Canadians.
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Hamburg
Germany
Royal Air Force
Hitler
British Empire
Shannon Airport to Install Half Million Gallon Gasoline Tanks
Shannon airport in Ireland advances plans to install fuel tanks with a capacity of 500000 gallons to support larger future airliners as part of its expansion.
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Shannon
Ireland
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