Death of William S. Hart, 75, Silent Film Cowboy Icon
Hollywood mourns William S. Hart aged 75 a Broadway Hamlet turned gunfighter star who rose to fame in silent westerns and earned fortunes while defining the frontier persona. He died after a prolonged illness at California Lutheran hospital with his son at his side.
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Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
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McCarthy Attacks LaFollette On Labor Stance
Circuit Judge Joseph R. McCarthy, a Republican Senate candidate, blasted Senator LaFollette as a self styled friend of labor. He cited LaFollette’s opposition to a wage act amendment raising farm prices and to a 60 day cooling off provision and to outlaw wildcat and jurisdictional strikes.
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U. S. Senate
LaFollette
McCarthy
Milwaukee
Heller Elected Wisconsin AP State Chairman
Edwin W. Heller of the Marshfield News Herald was elected state chairman at the Wisconsin Associated Press spring meeting at the Hotel Schroeder. He succeeds Marvin Podewitz of the Stevens Point Journal. Mark R. Byers of the Wausau Record-Herald was elected vice chairman.
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Edwin W. Heller
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Herald
Wisconsin
Associated Press
Hotel Schroeder
Heller
Marvin Podeweltz
Stevens Point Journal
Mark R. Byers
Wausau Record-Herald
Ask to Fly Mail For Three Cents
The Institute of Air Transportation an association of 76 non scheduled airlines proposed to carry U S mail for three cents an ounce and urged a congressional inquiry into air mail and freight rates They asked the president congress and the Civil Aeronautics Authority to allow service of the public by carrying air mail at three cents base rate and parcel post below current rates The institute led by Brig Gen Lawrence J Carr warned CAB regulation starting Aug 1 would drive the non scheduled lines out of business while pledging adherence to safety and maintenance standards
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U. S
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States
Lawrence J. Carr
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Sulky Maker Gives Way to Horses
In Marion Ohio the Houghton Sulky Co, founded in 1904 by the late W H Houghton, reports a boom as orders surge for racing sulkies and show horse buggies. The firm now supplies 90 percent of US harness track sulkies and many Ringling show vehicles with every sulky built by hand from 150 parts. Orders rebound from Denmark and Brazil.
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W. H
Bill) Houghton
Houghton Sulky Co
Houghton
America
Indiana
David Harum
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey
Maryland Holds Primary Today
Maryland voters turn out under favorable weather to select Democratic and Republican nominees for Congress governors and other state offices. Balloting begins 6 a m in Baltimore and 7 a m elsewhere and runs 12 hours. Voter interest is uncertain with estimates of turnout below a third of about 900 000 eligibles.
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Washington Leland Speers Dies After 39-Year NYT Career
Leland C Speers 70 longtime New York Times correspondent until his 1941 retirement died Sunday memorial plans not listed. Speers served 39 years with the NYT shaping coverage across decades.
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Leland C. Speers
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Roxas Denounces Ickes for False Statements
Manila reports President Manuel Roxas sent a personal cable challenging former U S Secretary of the Interior Ickes over alleged false statements in a radio talk He defends his war record stating he surrendered to the Japanese only after General Wainwright urged him to avoid hardships to U S troops He says his signing of a declaration of war is baseless and records will prove it France expects to mine 46 500 000 tons of coal this year.
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Ickes
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Wainwright
France
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Delinquent Tax Sales Decline Across Wisconsin in 1945
Madison Wisconsin reports the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance says delinquent real estate tax sales fell to about 1 970 000 in 1945, totaling 2 1 percent of the 1944 levy. Seventeen counties reported less than one percent, led by Green and Kewaunee at .2 percent and Sawyer as the only county above 10 percent.
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U.P
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
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Kewaunee
Washington
Calumet
Ozaukee
Jefferson, Dodge and Waupaca
Sawyer
Waukesha Man Heads Wisconsin Coroners
Waukesha County Coroner Alvin Johnson was elected president of the Wisconsin Coroners Association at the association’s annual convention in Madison. He succeeds Dane County Coroner Edward Fischer.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Waukesha
Alvin Johnson
Wisconsin Coroners Association
Dane County
Edward Fischer
Prosecution in Jap War Trials Receives Court Reprimand
Tokyo UP reports the Far East military tribunal president criticizes the prosecution for failing to prove propaganda plans aimed at waging aggressive war. Documents cited include mobilization laws and use of Domei and Nippon News Agency for disseminating propaganda.
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Tokyo
War Trials Court
Domei
Japan Broadcasting Company
William Webb
Far East
Japan
Military agencies used to inspire a Japanese spirit
The speaker said military turned agencies to their own uses to spur national morale. The prosecution planned to finish its first phase this week and then call witnesses to detail events before and during the Manchurian quest and the war with China.
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China
Probe of King's Death Clarified by X Ray Findings
Bangkok official sources state an X ray of King Ananda Mahidol shows the fatal bullet entered the front of the monarch's head. The 22 man medical mission report kept no definite conclusion on accident self inflicted or murder amid ongoing rumors.
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Bangkok
Ananda Mahidol
Parents group urges 3.5 million to check cars for child safety
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers calls its 3.5 million members to aid local police in reducing child deaths from automobile accidents by inspecting vehicles for safety.
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Chicago
U.P
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Surprise in Hyde Park Police Station Theft Report
Betty Klein, a Chicago policewoman, entered Hyde Park station to report a car break in during Lake Michigan swimming. Her purse and clothing were stolen, with contents including a blackjack and several arrest slips.
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Betty Klein
Hyde Park
Lake Michigan
Australians start drive to invite Churchill visit
A campaign in Australia gathers momentum to invite Sir Winston Churchill to tour the country. Organizers hope a formal invitation will lead to a wartime ally visit and boost national morale.
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Winston Churchill
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