Ammo Handlers Alert for Palestine Arms Lift
New York Daily Mirror reports professional ammunition handlers in New York have been alerted for assignment. The move, described as unusual, may signal a coming U S plan to lift an army embargo to Palestine and start full scale ammunition shipments to the embattled area. Handlers are to attend orientation lectures and be sworn to secrecy. Telegraph notices went to AFL and International Longshoremen's Association members at government request. Union leaders and Washington officials could not be reached for comment.
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New York Daily Mirror
United States
Palestine
Mirror
The
AFL
International Longshoremen’s Association
Washington
Army
Safety Parade Prizes Announced for June Event
Prizes were announced Monday for the Bicycle Safety Parade to be held Saturday June 19. Among the prizes are a five-tube Airline radio a baseball glove a fishing rod and reel and more. Riders must register with George Dixon Montgomery Ward sporting goods. The parade starts at 9 15 a m from Bullivant Street Circle and ends at the Montgomery Ward store where judges award prizes then guests proceed to the Center Theater for the award ceremony.
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George Dixon
Montgomery Ward Sporting Goods
Dixon
Kingsport
Bullivan Street Circle
Surday
Railroad Station
Broad Street
Montgomery Ward Department Store
Center Theater
Buddy Chib
Court Docket Shows Overtime Parking Tops Fines
City Judge Howard Post docket lists 31 overtime parking cases as the leading offense, followed by public drunkenness with five cases at 15 dollars and one at 10 dollars. Other charges include reckless driving with a small fine, obstructing traffic, and whisky possession with a 25 dollar bond forfeiture. Also noted: a 3.50 dollar fine for late parking, a 7.50 dollar bond forfeiture for running a stop sign, and a 5 dollar double parking fine.
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Howard Post
Eisa
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Charged With Operating Virginia Auto Theft Ring
A federal grand jury in Lynchburg indicts John Eldridge Goss and Edgar Cromwell Goss for operating an auto theft ring based in Amherst County Virginia. Frank Patrick Davin is named in a related indictment. The case stems from a Boxwood Manor raid that exposed equipment to alter stolen cars. Other defendants include Herbert T. Lyles Marlin Lenhart Lloyd A Hubbard William Donovan Patterson Max Reidman and J Daniel McCarthy with varied fraud related charges. The ring allegedly operated across Virginia into West Virginia North Carolina and Maryland.
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True Bina
John Eldridge Goss
Edgar Cromwell Goss
Amherst County
Goasex
U. S. District Court
Alfred D. Barkadale
Frank Patrick Davin
FBI
Boxwood Manor
Amherst
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Goss Brothers
Herbert T. Lyles
Lyles
Marlin Lenhart
Rockingham County
Barksdale
Lenhart
Federal Reformatory
Petersburg
Dallas
Harrisonburg
Lloyd A. Hubbard
U. S. Mafla
William Donovan Patterson
Max &. Reidman
Patterson
J. Daniel McCarthy
Charlottesville
Anti-Truman Group Gains Control of Florida Delegation
In Florida a well organized anti-Truman faction seized control of the state delegation to the Democratic National Convention in Tampa. Frank D. Upchurch of St. Augustine was named chairman and the group moves to lead the State Democratic Executive Committee against Pepper allies. Sheriff Alex Littlefield opposes the Upchurch bid.
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Fla
Truman
Sen
Claude Pepper
Florida
Pepper Fos Pa
Frank D. Upchurch
St. Augustine
Pepper
Tampa
National Democratic Party Council
Philadelphia
Upchurch
Democratic Executive Committee
Alex Littlefield
Daytona Beach
Joe Hill Willams
Lake Butler
Dramatic Race Made In Mexico's Wild Sierra Madre
El Paso Texas and Mexico peace officers chase after an 11 year old boy sought in a murder inquiry. Father Irving Kordish 41 was shot last Friday while showing binoculars above El Paso. The missing youth knows the Sierra Madre and is considered armed.
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Tex
Mexico
Wily Slerts Madre
United States
M Alaying
Irving
Kordish
Sierra Madre
Czechs To Elect New President
Czechoslovakia’s Parliament will elect a new president next Monday to succeed Eduard Benes who resigned after 11 years in office. Communist Premier Klement Gottwald is the leading candidate with Antonin Zapotocky as a possible successor if Gottwald remains premier. Benes, 64, cited ill health in his resignation and will receive the presidential salary and a country home for life.
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Czechoslovakia
Zechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Antonin Zapotocky
Gottwald
Zdenek Nejedly
Zdenek Fierlinger
Benes
Progressive Party Leader Loses Out in Ontario Election
Premier George Drew failed to win a seat as Progressive Conservatives retain control with 53 seats. William Temple of the CCF defeated Drew in Toronto High Park. The Liberals won 12 seats, CCF 22, Labor groups shared remaining seats. cabinet ministers Michener and Webster also lost.
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Progressive Conservative
Ontario
George Drew
Progressive Conservatives
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
C.C.F
Liberals
Drew
William Temple
Toronto
High Park
Roland Michener
W. G. Webster
Mihai and Anne to wed Greek Orthodox rites in Athens
Mihai former king of Romania and Princess Anne plan a Greek Orthodox wedding in Athens. Archbishop Damankinos to marry the couple as discussions in Paris over papal dispensation falter. Contention over religious upbringing of their children fuels opposition from Anne’s family.
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Bibai
Romania
Anne
Bourbon- Parma
Mihai
Damankinos
Micai
Paris
Xavier of
Bourbon - Parma
Xavier
London
Elizabeth
Truman Arrives In Montana Tonight Facing Democratic Rift
President Truman's Montana trip sparks intra party strife as State Democratic Chairman Lenter H. Loble protests denied access to the presidential train and a clash over reception plans widens among Montana Democrats while Republicans mock the controversy and accuse Democrats of wasteful travel on government expense accounts.
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Truman
Montana
Butte
Mont
Lenter H. Loble
Helens
Nebraska
Democratic Party
William Ritchle
Iowa
Nebraska Democrata
Loble
Charles Murrray
James EB. Murray
Sable
Cascade County
William F. Browning
Great Falls
Lady Finds Relief From Rheumatic Pain With Tru-Aid
A woman once bedridden by rheumatic pains reports rapid improvement after taking Tru-Aid, saying she has regained mobility and discarded her cane. The advertisement claims Tru-Aid blends three medicines to reach the root of rheumatic and neuritic pains and is sold in local drug stores in Kingsport.
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Kingsport
Baptists to Sponsor Camps for Boys and Girls in Kentucky
Louisville leaders announce six camps for boys and girls run by the State Board of Missions. Camps at Creek Mountain Springs near Ping Creek will be held from June 2 to July 17 with campers from Kenville and surrounding areas invited.
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Baptists
Louisville, Ky
Highthun
State Board of Missions
Clear
Creek Mountain Springs
Kenville
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