Inquest Ordered Over Mysterious Death Near Van Buren
Van Buren Arkansas June 20 AP coroner S I Pewitt ordered an inquest for tomorrow into the mysterious death Sunday of John Bronsick 55 year old retired St Louis insurance man whose body with two gunshot wounds was found near a creek after leaving Highway 63 a Farm north of town His note sick I will be down at the creek was found with him A nearby rifle shell and a pistol were found The case shares time with a plan to open outpatient clinics at four Missouri state mental hospitals to ease facility pressure with federal funds supplying a fifth of the cost and a start as early as July 1 The Fulton St Hospital No 1 St Joseph Nevada and a St Louis hospital will host clinics and former patients may be recalled for checkups
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van Buren
S. I. Pewitt
Carter County
Soroner
John Bronsick
St Louis
Bronsky
Ben M. Rowland
Forest Pilot
Hill Place
Ward
Colum
St. Mary's
Brunsick
Missouri
State Division of Mental Diseases
State Hospital No. 1
Fulton
St. Joseph
Nevada
St. Lou
Hie
State Ust
Department of Th and Welfare
Yeoney
KC Police Probe Drug Store Blast
Police investigate an explosion that wrecked May Drug Store at 3100 Main Street in Kansas City. Owner John Maggio closed the shop late last night. damage is estimated at 20,000 dollars. The store sits above a former gambling room once raided by police. no motive or cause yet found.
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Kansas City
May
Main Street
John Maggio
Lago
Report No Change In Injured Men
Two men seriously injured in weekend accidents near Eldon remained in changed condition at St Marys hospital. Lon McBroom of Eldon, hurt Saturday when his car left Highway 54 and tumbled down a 15 foot embankment, had not regained full consciousness. Bull Frank McCowan of Columbia, 21, in extremely critical condition with a dislocated left hip and a broken leg, unable to be moved for more X rays.
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St Mary's Hospital
Lon McBroom
Eldon
Highway 54
St. Mary’s
Bull Frank McCowan
Columbia
McCowan
Durable goods boom fuels American buying surge
New York June 20 AP reports a durable goods boom amazes experts. High postwar marriage rates and fear of war urge purchases of cars and home appliances. Commerce department notes demand remains sensitive to prices, with deferred demand likely to fade and market forces to resume. Household purchases expand with rising appliance output and homebuilding, despite concerns about debt and inflation.
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New York
Commerce Department
Paul G. Hoffman
Marshall Plan
Studebaker Corporation
Hoffman
Moscow
Department
Marietta Ohio West River Boat Building Center
A fragment notes Marietta Ohio as a hub for river boat building in the 1800s, highlighting the city as a center for craft and industry along the west river. The brief glimpse suggests regional economic activity tied to boat construction and river trade.
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Marietta, O
West River Boat” Building Center
Lutheran Hour to Be Televised Network broadcast approved at Milwaukee meeting
At the Lutheran Laymen's League convention in Milwaukee, a televised Lutheran Hour was approved to start the first Sunday in October. Dr. Eugene Bertermann said either ABC or CBS would carry the program with the league deciding soon. The convention chose a successor to the late Dr. Walter Maier, with Rev. George Wittmer declining the role. The broadcast enters its 17th season and runs week by week. Christopher of Missouri paid a personal call on President Truman to introduce his daughter and son-in-law from Kansas City.
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Milwaukee
Lutheran
Bekermann
Walter A. Maier
Radio Lutheran Hour
George Wittmer
St. Louis
Bertermann
Maier
Unt
Lune de
Washington
R Christopher
D-Mo
Truman
Roy Ratti
Kansas City
Barkley to Appear At Sikeston July 1
Southeast Missouri Allisons for Senator committee announced Alben Barkley will appear in Sikeston on July 1. Local publisher Blanton Jr says politicians will politic and dancers will dance to a "hot band" for the Barkley day celebration with a 7:30 p.m. rally and a dance after speeches. Rep. Paul C. Jones will introduce Allison who will present Barkley.
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Barkley
Sikeston
Southeast
Paul C. Jones
Alison
Capture All But 3 of 24 Teen-Age Escapees
Seventy-five percent of the 24 girls who fled the New York State Training School for Girls near Albany were recaptured by noon today. The teens, ages 13 to 16, escaped by scaling a 12 foot fence in the second breakout in two days. Three girls remained at large, with about 300 inmates housed at the facility.
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Hudson
Vune Su
York State
Albany
Yugoslavs Say Reds Step Up Provocations
Belgrade dispatch reports Yugoslav officials accuse the Soviet bloc of increasing border provocations over the past two years. The AP summary notes two spokesmen naming several neighboring states in the campaign against Yugoslavia.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bor
Indian replaces pepper producer after war
An Indian producer has taken over as a leading pepper supplier following wartime disruptions. Indonesian plantations were largely abandoned, prompting shifts in supply and regional trade dynamics. The change highlights broader impacts of conflict on commodity sourcing and agricultural investment.
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Orr
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Lions Club Festival
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Thyrat Nelson
Union
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E. Capitol
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