Two Injuries Two Arrests From Traffic Mishaps
Sheriff deputies reported two injuries and two arrests after traffic incidents on Highway 42 and nearby streets. Motorcyclist Gene Thomas sustained bruises and a knee injury near Carol Beach Estates, while Fred W. Nelson faced a DWI charge after a collision on Highway 42. City reports note additional city accidents, a license revocation, and multiple minor collisions involving residents such as Stephan LaComb Elmer Bloxdorf Jerry Rabin Richard Dreyer Alexander Milkowski and others.
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Gene Thomas
20Th Ave
Carol Beach Estates
Thomas
Grant Tyler
Donald Murphy
Fred W. Nelson
54Th St
Billups Browne
Leo Sikora
Nelson
14Th Ave
Henry Springer
Stephan LaComb
40Th Ave
LaComb
Browne
Sikora
Elmer Bloxdorf
74Th St
65Th St
Sheridan Rd
Jerry Rabin
Waukegan
Nation Ends Draft Signup As 18-year-olds Report
Washington records show the peacetime draft signup concluded with the last 18-year-olds reporting. Signups began August 30 for 25-year-olds and 18-year-olds now join the draw at local draft boards. Officials say they will know the total registrants next week. President Truman announced a list of 147 disqualifying conditions including flat feet, alcoholism, stuttering, eyelid deformities, warts on weight bearing areas, deep scars, and loss of a thumb, with guidance to seek local medical checks to avoid later scrutiny.
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Washington
Selective Service
National
Truman
White House
Veteran actor Harry Wardell dies at about sixty
Hollywood obituary notes the death of Harry Wardell a veteran character actor writer and former vaudeville stage producer who passed away Friday at about age sixty.
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Hollywood
Harry Wardell
Red Issue Disputed By Clark Ferguson Clash Over Communist Indictments
A Washington dispute erupts between Senator Ferguson and Attorney General Clark over indicting known American Communists. Ferguson presses for prompt indictments while Clark accuses him of seeking headlines and interfering with federal prosecutions. The clash comes as reports circulate that indictments may be sought against former government empleados tied to Communist connections. The House un American Activities Committee urged Truman records on Edward Condon as the FBI report on Condon remains unopened.
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Washington
Ferguson
Clark
Senate
FBI
Committee
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Truman
Capitol Hill
House un-American Activities Committee
Mr. Truman
Edward A. Condon
Federal Bureau of Standards
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Condon
President Truman
Truman Blasts GOP in Iowa Campaign Talk
President Truman told a Dexter Iowa audience that a Republican win would threaten farmers with disaster from price drops and Wall Street money. He blasted Republicans for hurting farm prices while urging a Democratic congress to support soil conservation and farm production for better living costs. He stressed peace efforts and U.S. strength amid international tensions.
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Truman
Gop
Iowa
Dexter
Wall Street
United States
Congress
Hoover’s Condition Unchanged Amid Pneumonia Illness
FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover remains at home with bronchial pneumonia. Associ ates say his condition is not critical but he is still a sick man at age 53.
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Washington
UPA
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Associates
G-men
Panama Surgeon Dr Raymond Wentworth Unyan Dead at 63
Panama reports the death of Dr Raymond Wentworth Unyan 63 chief surgeon at Panama hospital. Born in Cincinnati he died Friday after a long medical career in Panama City.
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Panama
Raymond Wentworth Unyan
Panama Hospital
Cincinnati
Jet Fighter Sets World Mark of 670.98 MPH
Maj. Richard L. Johnson, test pilot and war ace, set a new world speed record of 670.98 mph in an F-86 at Muroc Air Force Base. Air Secretary W. Stuart Symington announced the achievement, noting the production fighter’s speed surpasses the prior mark of 650.796 mph. Johnson, a Wright Patterson test pilot with 180 combat missions in the Mediterranean, celebrated with officials at Selfridge AFB after a prior failed attempt at Cleveland races where he posted 689 mph on one pass and averaged 669 mph over three.
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Detroit
Richard L. Johnson
W. Stuart Symington
Muroc Air Force Base
Cal
Cooperstown
N. C
Marion E. Carl
Symington
Selfridge Air Force Base
Johnson
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
12Th Air Force
57Th
Cleveland
UN Official Blames Israel For Bernadotte Assassination
Dr. Ralph Bunche, head of the Palestine mediation group, blamed the Israeli government for the murder of Count Folke Bernadotte and Colonel Serot in Jerusalem, calling it a grave breach of the truce. He protested to Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok, denouncing prejudicial statements and warning of far reaching UN repercussions as emergency Security Council sessions convene.
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Paris
United Nations
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
Israel
Moshe Shertok
Ralph Bunche
UN Palestine Mediation Group
Security Council
Bunche
Bernadotte
Palestine Truce Commission
Shertok
Bernadette
Serot
Katamon
Jerusalem
Count Bernadotte
Provisional Government of
Yadin
Veteran's Body To Be Returned For Interment
The remains of S/ Sgt. Stanley J. Gorecki 26 of Kenosha will be returned Monday afternoon from the Chicago Graves Distribution Center for final interment. Gorecki served from 1941, fought in Iceland England and Ireland, then France with the Third Army earning the Combat Infantryman badge and the Purple Heart. He is survived by his parents and two brothers Leonard and Ignacius. Gateway Post 2751 VFW will conduct services with the Polish Legion pallbearers and auxiliary assisting.
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Stanley J. Gorecki
Kenosha
Luxembourg
Chicago Graves Distribution Center
Gorecki
Walter Gorecki
38Th St
Iceland
England
Ireland
France
Third Army
Leonard
Ignacius Gorecki
Gateway Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Polish Legion
Polish Legion Auxilary
Heart Ailment Fatal for Emil Ludwig
Emil Ludwig a noted biographer and historian died yesterday at his home in Ascona Switzerland after a heart ailment that had troubled him for some time His American agent Franz J Horch announced the death Ludwig was 67 years old at the time of death
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New York
Emil Ludwig
Ascona
Switzerland
Franz J. Horch
Ludwig
Horch
Rudolph Mullen Dies of Sudden Heart Attack
Rudolph Mullen 54 president of Mullens Inc and longtime local merchant died at his home 7202 5th Ave after a heart attack He was born April 4 1894 in Milwaukee and served in World War I He moved to Sheboygan Kenosha Racine and Green Bay where he owned department stores He married Frances Stein in 1919 Surviving are his widow two daughters two brothers and two sisters Burial plans were not listed.
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Rudolph Mullen
Mullens, Inc
5Th Ave
Mullen
Milwaukee
Herman Mullen
U. S
Sheboygan
Kenosha
Racine
Green Bay
Beth Hillel Temple
Beth Hillel Brotherhood
B'nai Brith
American Legion Post 21
Volture
Forty and Eight
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce
Frances Stein
Manny Manning
Diane Mullen
Morris Miller
Ethel Solomon
Abe Mullen
D. Robert Mullen
Air Lift to Berlin Smashes All Records
Berlin reports record airlift activity as Allied forces stack flights and tonnage. The U S and Royal Air Force crews mark Air Force Day with 895 flights into Berlin and 5572 tons carried in 24 hours, surpassing the wartime hump operation by 245 tons.
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Berlin
U. S
Royal Air Force
India
China
Mary Gish Mother of Dorothy and Lillian Gish Dies
Mrs Mary Robinson Gish mother of actresses Dorothy and Lillian Gish and their former manager died Friday. She was born in Urbana Illinois.
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New York
Mary Robinson Gish
Dorothy and
Lillian Gish
Urbana
Curfew Imposed on 90 000 Jews in Jerusalem
Jerusalem reports 90 000 Jews placed under curfew by Israel army after Count Folke Bernadotte assassination. Roadblocks erected across the city and sound trucks urged residents to stay indoors as the new nation asserts control.
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Jerusalem
Folke Bernadotte
Holy City
Israel
Vandal Attack Damages Bain Elementary School Overnight
Overnight vandals used clay rocks and concrete chunks to damage Bain Elementary at 2210 52nd St. Five classrooms and the principal's office suffered broken windows and plaster damage. A rock shattered a pane, a clock glass broke, and a 3 inch hole split a blackboard. Patrolmen investigated. janitor Joseph Weiss found the damage at 6 15 am. Police say the act was malicious destruction by older teenagers or adults. no suspects listed.
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Bain
52Nd St
Lester Irving
William Chandonais
Joseph Weiss
14Th Ave
Warm Weekend for Midwest Predicted
Federal forecaster said the last weekend of summer will bring warm conditions from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard. The late season heat continued with temperatures in the 80s and 90s across the warm belt, while cooler spots persisted in parts of North Dakota and northern Minnesota. The Midwest saw a high of 98 at Tyndall, South Dakota, with many areas recording record highs for the date.
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Chicago
Rockies
Seaboard
Mercury
North Dakota
Minnesota
Midwest
Tyndall
S. D
Air force birthday parades bring two B 29s to Pittsburgh
Washington reports two B 29 bombers land at Pittsburgh from Iceland to mark the air force birthday. A total of 48 bombers head to U S cities from offshore bases to demonstrate strength on the anniversary. In Englan d a mosquito bomber crashes near an RAF memorial program killing nine and injuring many as it strikes moving vehicles and spectators.
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Washington
Air Force
Pittsburgh
Iceland
U.S
U. S
Eng
Israel declares Stern gang outlawed amid Bernadotte killing
Israel moves to suppress the Stern gang after the Bernadotte assassination. Government rounds up hundreds of members, charges them with incitement and conspiracy, and tightens security around the American delegate James MacDonald. Tel Aviv remains tense as arrests continue.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Stern Gang
Folke Bernadotte
Israel
Tel Aviv
Bernadotte
James MacDonald
Moshe Shertok
Assassination of UN Mediator Bernadotte Stuns Jerusalem
Gunmen in Israeli army uniforms killed Count Folke Bernadotte and Col. Andre Serret in Jerusalem as UN observers described two attackers from the Stern group. Col. Frank Begley, who wrestled with one, said the assailants fired after stopping the convoy. The attack occurred in Katamon as Bernadotte traveled with UN cars.
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Jerusalem
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations Palestine
Frank Begley
New Haven
Conn
Bernadotte
Stern
Katamon
Andre Pierre Serret
Begley
Bernadette
Escapes From Crossing Crash Miss Whyte Narrowly Survives
Miss Margaret Whyte 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Whyte, escaped when her car stalled on the North Shore line crossing in front of two trains. She said she killed the engine after seeing a southbound train, leaped to safety as a northbound car crushed the auto, which was hurled away from the tracks.
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Margaret Whyte
Robert Whyte
Country Club
North Shore Line
Miss Whyte
Sheriff's
James Marshall
Frank Odar
Eugene Schend
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55Th St
22Nd Ave
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72Nd St
Alexander T. Milkowski
25Th Ave
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Milkowski
Ray Pierce
Zion, Ill
24Th Ave
63Rd St
Arthur Bonakoske
Pierce
7Th Ave
Charles Anderson
68Th St
G. R. Layden
73Rd St
Layden
Cyril Ellison
Edward Kazanjian
18Th Ave
Robert Cossette
57Th St
6Th Ave
Roy Hord
Monterey
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UN Security Council
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Weesmer
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Ramat Gan
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Sternists
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