Ghost town revival in Georgetown Utah hills
The Georgetown area in Colorado, once dubbed the Silver Queen, is revived as Georgetown Enterprises led by Benjamin Draper and Barbara Draper. Restoration brings back The Grubstake restaurant, St James hotel, and other historic properties as tourists return to the loop and mining legacy.
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Clear Creek
Denver
Georgetown
St. James
Colorado Territory
Benjamin Fosa Draper
Draper
South Pacific
Barbara
Georgetown Enterprises
Aubusson
McClellan Hall
Save $1599 on Food This Month With Quaker Oats
A promotional piece touts feeding a family of four with Quaker Oats at under 1 cent per serving. It contrasts oat meals with pricier breakfast options and highlights energy growth and health benefits as reasons to buy today.
Our Guarantee GEO MINERAL Offer For Health
An ad urges readers to try GEO MINERAL at a local drug store with a seven day trial and full refund if unsatisfied. It promises benefits for general health and notes a claim about spastic constipation linked to overuse of harsh cathartics.
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Nature
White Primary Case Before Federal Court
Federal judges in Baltimore question South Carolina Democrats on federal court power over state white primaries. Judge Parker probes whether federal courts can influence practices touching a federal election as Richland County officials challenge a lower court order allowing Negroes to vote in the primary. Belser indicates possible need to study authorities on jurisdiction.
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Baltimore
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
South Carolina
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N. C
Irvine F. Belser
Richland County
Democratic Party
Columbia
S. C
Parker
Belser
Armistead A. Dobie
Charlottesville
Morris A. Soper
Gate City Negro Killed In Line of Duty
Rochester coroner ruled police acted in line of duty in the Nov 6 shooting of 20 year old war veteran Roland T. Price a Black man who had moved from Greensboro North Carolina. An inquest heard testimony from sixteen witnesses. Police said Price threatened to draw a gun before being shot though later tests showed he was unarmed.
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Rochester
N. Y
David H. Atwater
Atwater
Roland T. Price
Greensboro
N. C
Price
Nude Child Found Dead In Cave Near Bakersfield
Five year old Miretta Jones was found nude and beaten in a cave near her home in Bakersfield California on Monday night. Deputies said the head injuries were severe and a bloody rock and her clothing were nearby as neighbors helped search after she failed to return from an errand.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Miretta Jones
Sheriff's Office
L. M. Pryor
L. E. Jones
Pryor
Griswold to Remain Head of U S Greece Mission
Presidential secretary Charles G. Ross stated Dwight Griswold will not resign as head of the American mission to Greece and there is no indication he will be recalled. The Athens report suggesting possible recall was dismissed as unlikely.
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Washington
Chas. G. Ross
Dwight Griswold
Greece
Griswold
Ross
Athens
U. S
Commons Approves Emergency Budget in Quick Reading
The House of Commons approved on first reading a new emergency budget. It calls for higher purchase taxes increased levies on liquors wine and beer doubled profits taxes and new taxes on dog racing and football pools. Sir Stafford Cripps announced full agreement with the anti inflation budget from Hugh Dalton.
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London
House of Commons
House
Stafford Cripps
Hugh Dalton
Hiring Halls Strike Planned By Five Unions
Officials of five CIO maritime unions meeting in New York after a unity conference propose a coordinated strike on June 15 if needed to protect and maintain hiring halls on both coasts. They urge support from the World Federation of Trade Unionists to back the system, signaling strong unified action amid Taft-Hartley tensions.
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New York
CIO
World Federation of Trade Unionists
Valley irrigation network sustains Phoenix area farms
The Phoenix valley relies on about 1400 miles of canals to keep the region fertile and green. Hartley law and hiring hall practices govern seaman hiring from union rotation lists under closed shop contracts, with Taft-Hartley restrictions not affecting existing provisions.
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Valley of the Sun
Phoenix
Ariz
London dressmakers unveil lipmask to protect frocks
London dressmakers introduce lipmask to prevent lipstick damage on dresses during fittings. The new device shields garments as customers and mannequins try on outfits, avoiding stain or transfer while on display.
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London
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