Field's Drollery Influences Testimony In Probate Case
Los Angeles May 6 court testimony cites letters from W C Fields and a widow Mia Fields and relatives over a 77 429 legacy. The widow seeks a half share under community property laws while heirs dispute legitimacy and distributions. Letters reveal Field's caustic remarks on relatives and requests to manage his estate including a weekly allowance cut. Stanford baseball coach Harry Walter noted as Santa Clara class of 1906.
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Los Angeles
W. C. Fields
Mia
Harriet W. Fields
Irs Adel Amith
Lincoln
Parker
Grant
Superior Court
William R. F. Morris
Dallas
Stanford
Harry Walter
Santa Clara
Baronet III Welcomed by Scottish Heiress Amid Title Claim
MILTON OF CAMPSIE Scotland May 6 7 The daughter of the late Baronet of Glorat says she would heartily welcome a visit from the Indianapolis undertaker who succeeds to her father’s title She notes kin abroad and would be glad to meet anyone who can establish the claim She is Elizabeth Gorlana Stirling 43 eldest of three daughters The Indianapolis man Robert Wilson Stirling has been certified the legal tenth baronet succeeding Sir George Murry Home Stirling who died that Sunday She denies reports she will contest the claim
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Milton
Campsie
Scotland
Baronet
Glorat
Indianapolis
Misa Elizabeth Gorlana Stirling
Robert Wilson Stirling
Deprett
George Murry Home Stirling
United States
Youth Taken in Bomb Attack in Cairo
In Cairo on May 6 police arrested a youth linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in connection with an attack on Hamid Gouda, president of the Chamber of Deputies. Gouda escaped unharmed as three grenades missed his car, and his bodyguard fired back. The suspect was also sought over a recent seizure of a arms-laden jeep.
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Cairo
Egypt
Brotherhood
Hamid Gouda
Chamber of Deputies
Gouda
Hahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Missouri journalism school awards five honors
Three individuals and two publications receive Missouri honor medals for distinguished service in journalism. Recipients include Eimer Davis, John Knight, Alfonso Johnson, and editors Ban Hibbs and Frank R. Ahlgren for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and Saturday Evening Post respectively. Dean Frank L. Mott urges continued study of the contemporary American press to address dangers and trends.
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Columbia
Missouri
University of Missouri Ochool
Eimer Davia
Washington, D. C
American Broadcasting Company
John 4. Knight
John
Knight
Alfonso Johnson
Comercial Appeal
Ban Hibbs
Post
Frank R. Ahlgren
Frank L. Mott
Missouri School of Journalism
Mott
Canadian Town Scatters Pickets
In Asbestos Quebec on May 6, authorities invoked the riot act to disperse strikers who had blockaded town approaches for a day and night. About 5,000 workers at the Canadian Johns-Manville asbestos plant have been on strike nearly three months in the asbestos belt. Justice of the peace Hertel O Brady read the act from Ste Aimée Church steps, urging dispersal with threats of imprisonment for defiance as police stood by.
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Asbestos
Que
Canada
Johna.Manville Asbeston
Ste. Aimee
Justice of the Peace Hertel O
Rescuers Say Death Came Soon At Mine Shaft
Rescue teams battled fumes as eight men trapped in the 1100 and 2100 foot levels faced a fatal blaze. Four miners reached the surface before bodies were recovered as timbers ignited and the mine was sealed pending full ventilation. Victims included married workers and survivors with children.
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Aurface
Elmer Christ
Beloves
O'Brien Ty
Wowak
Kelly
Spirit Stronger at Indiana Legion Ceremony Speech
In Indianapolis on May 6, an American spirit is described as a stronger weapon than atomic arms during a ceremonial cornerstone laying at the American Legion National Headquarters. Secretary Louis Olhington states resilience and unity are key to America's strength beyond mere physical force.
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Indianapolis
Louia Olingon
America
Johnson
American Legion
Near Showdown On Boycott On Franco Spain
LAKE SUCCESS May 6 The U N Assembly special political committee neared a showdown vote on a diplomatic boycott of Franco Spain. Latin America and the Slay bloc split while the United States and others stood aside as two proposals were prepared for votes. Brazil Peru Colombia and Bolivia urged lifting the 1946 ban demanding ambassadors withdraw as protest against Franco regime.
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Fernand van Langenhove
Belgium
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
Bolivia
U. N
Miniatera
Spain
VA Dismisses 8 000 Employees
The Veterans Administration ordered 8 000 employees dismissed to day and will close 42 offices in 28 states to meet the budget for the fiscal year 3080 starting July 1. Veterans Administrator Carl R Gray Jr said hospitals and medical services will not be affected and that notices will go out on Monday with a 30 day notice unless temporary steps are taken. He added that the Panama Canal has been under the secretary supervision since 104.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Congress
Gray
Panums
Senate passes 900 million education bill for states
The Senate sent a 900 million federal aid to education bill to the House for the second year running. It would authorize 300 million annually to aid teacher salaries and school operations, aiming to equalize opportunities by boosting per pupil allotments to poorer states. The measure drew bipartisan support despite GOP opposition labeling it socialistic.
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Senate
House
Truman
Byrd
Gonnally
Tex
O'Connor
Wherry
ReNeb
Bridges
BNH
Eston
ReMont
GOP
Ecton
Exton
Ford UAW strike shuts Rouge plant amid ramped up speed up
Picket lines outside Ford Dearborn as UAW CIO walkout spreads to Mercury plant. About sixty thousand workers, including 05,000 on strike, demonstrate while Ford officials seek arbitration. Reuther warns of a long stoppage as negotiations collapse during the 1940s speed up dispute.
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Uaw-Cio
Wincolns Mercury
Toon
HST
Ford
Rouge
General Motors Corp
Automotive News
Ite
Ford of Canada
Rouge J
Gome
UAW
Walter Reuther
Reuther
John S. Bugas
iFord
Kentucky Derby Field Set With Olympia Favored
Fourteen horses entered for the Kentucky Derby as Olympia, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, drew post positions including No 4 for Olympia and No 1 for Jacks Town. Other contenders include Capot, Wine List, Ky Colonel, Dup Neator, Mode Cadet, Johns Joy, Lextown, Senecas Coin, and more. Trainer John Goode expected to name a jockey later. The field reflects a mix of established stables like Greentree, Calumet Farm, Aston Villa Farms and Lexbrook. Olympia seeks his fifth Derby win, matching a historic mark.
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Perta
Greentree Stable
Capot and Wine List
A. Kinard
Johna Joy
Jon Godwin
Calumet Farm
J. H. Seley
Ada L. Rice
Aston Villa Farms
Lexbrook Stable
Lextown
Senecas Coin
Albert Roth
Louisville
John Goode
Eddie Arcaro
Olympia
Arcaro
Hooper
Kinard
Jacks Town
Ponder
Old Rockport
Cadet
Johns Joy
Benecas
Capot
Halt
Maeterlinck, Belgian Author, Dies in Nice
Paris report says Count Maurice Maeterlinck famed Belgian author of The Blue Bird died in Nice. He was Nobel laureate in literature in 1911 and lived much of later life on the French Riviera. The text notes operas and works including Pelleas et Melisande and The Life of the Bee, with reference to his 1940 flight to the United States.
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Paris
Maurice Maeterlinck
Nice
Maeterlinck
Pelleas
Claude DeBussy
Riviera
United States
New York
Philadelphia Opera Company
Murray and Lewis push for pensions in wage talks
United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis and Murray say pensions and welfare gains top the wage agenda as contract talks loom. They expect higher royalties from coal operators, possible shorter work weeks, and broader health plans while CIO unions from Auto Workers to Electrical Workers outline pension and welfare boosts. Murray stresses negotiations will reflect workers needs, not industry profits.
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UMW
John L. Lewis Obbers
Lewis
Murray
CIO
Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
UAW
Reuther
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
United Farm, Equipment ,and Metal Workers
United Packing House Workers
Rex Ingram Pleads Guilty in Kansas Case
Actor Rex Ingram, 54, pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting a 15 year old girl from Salina to New York for immoral purposes and sending a lewd letter. The case involved Jeannette Anna Hughes, from Salina, with sentencing set for the October term in Kansas City. Ingram is known for De Land in The Green Pastures.
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Peka
Kas
Rex Ingram
Kansas
New York
Jeannette Anna Huges
Salina
New York City
Ingram
Miss Huges
Kansas City
de Land
Faculty Club Names Officers at Indiana State Teachers College
Trevor Hadley elected president of the Indiana State Teachers College Faculty Club affiliated with the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the National Education Association. He succeeds Merrill Jams who served as president this school year. Arvilla Ferrell named vice president and Dr. L. Stright secretary-treasurer. New officers to serve through a 1949-50 college term.
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Trevor Hadley
Indiana State Teachers College
UN Group Sees Harm In ECA Program
A UN Commission in Geneva reports Europe’s recovery plan harms economies more than helps. The 1947 Savina framework aids emergency groups but nations’ isolationism slows integration. ERP money intended for cohesion appears to widen disintegration across Europe despite 1948 industrial gains.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations Commission
Europe
Commission
Added
Abductor Seized After Abducting Three Fort Benning Wives
In Columbus Georgia on May 8 a tall dark man abducted three Fort Benning soldiers wives from a prenatal clinic. After 12 hours in a dark coupe the women, found near the Georgia Florida line, were returned by bus to report the incident to army investigators. The man, described as more than six feet tall with a dark complexion and drinking heavily, fled as authorities ran a wide search and offered a lift.
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Columbus
Fort Benning
Florida
Army
Criminal Investigation Department
Pistol Point
Fort Benning Hospital
Georgia-Florida State Line
Woman slain in hotel found bleached body in Pittsburgh
Police hunted slayer of a woman whose nude body lay on a Palmer Hotel floor after being bludgeoned and cut with a beer bottle. A $10 bill was under the corpse as investigators sought a man named My and Mrs Hunter of Akron, with a heel print bearing "pride" left on the chest. Detective Flavin said identifying the victim was difficult.
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Pittsburgh
East Liberty
Palmer
Steve Joins Cabinet Meet
Stephen T. Barry attended his first Cabinet meeting as a voting member in Washington. He served as Undersecretary of Defense and sat in during President Truman’s Friday session in Secretary Wolingon’s absence. Early previously sat in Cabinet sessions under FDR. Afterward he conferred briefly with Truman, keeping the discussion private. a fractured note mentions milk cone farmers and a 7-2 score.
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Washington, May
Stephen T. Barry
Defense
Truman
Defense Wolingon
Whits House
Early
Franklin ‘Tl. Roosevelt
Thaly
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