Eisenhower Returns Home After World War II Victory
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives at the capital with 53 fellow soldiers to a joint session in honor. He is greeted by his wife Mamie and son John Sheldon Eisenhower amid a 32 000 strong crowd and a reception by officials at the Pentagon. The moment marks a triumphant homecoming after victory in Europe.
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Capitol Bill
Congress
Eisenhower
John Sheldon Eisenhower
Marshall
Europe
Army Band
War Department
Stimson
Peamhound
Austin
Pentagon
Farm resale profits taxed may hurt land prices says minister
A minister warned at Emory University that heavy taxation of farm resale profits would worsen land prices and could trigger a national calamity amid rising acreage adjustments and a farm land boom. Duggan noted high gains and warned of broader effects on the economy.
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Emory University
Duggan
Supreme Court Refuses Reconsider Nevada Six Week Divorces
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider a decision holding that a couple’s Nevada six week divorces were invalid. A North Carolina court ruled that the six weeks spent in Nevada did not establish a bona fide residence for divorce purposes.
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Supreme
Elimination Tactic Described as Driving With Brakes On
A fragment describes a method to eliminate someone by driving a car for a short distance while the brakes are applied. The text implies a deliberate act intended to harm or disable.
Poland’s exiles face charges in Moscow broadcasts
Moscow announced indictments against 16 Poles tied to the Home Army, naming Maj. Bronislaw Okulicki Jan Jankowski Adam Bien and Stanislaw Jasiukowicz as defendants. The broadcast alleged orders from the London exile government to preserve the Home Army for armed struggle against the Polish provisional government and the Red Army.
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London
M. Jansen
Filipkowski
Lwow
Moscow
Maj
Bronislaw Okulicki
Jan Jankowski
Adam Bien
Stanislaw Jasiukowicz
Chain
Red Army
Jankowski Jan Jankowski
Okulicki
Deaths Last Night and Saturday Across Several Cities
Death notices from Bar Harbor and New York list notable figures including Mex Farrand librarian historian and teacher. Lieut. John Barrett Miley USNR 46 former New York sports figure. Mrs Dorothy Lawrence Kiebe soloist at St Mathias Detroit. Henry Bellamann 62 novelist musician and composer. Fredrick J De Silvo vere 58 assistant dean NYU Law. Mrs Eugenie Warter Lemay 61 mother of Lieut Col Paul Lemay former Duluth Symphony conductor. Elliott T Barrows 63 former NY Produce Exchange president.
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New York
Henry Bellamann
Os Ings Row
Eugenie Warter Lemay
Paul Lemay
Duluth, Minn
Symphony Orchestra
Smoke Flavoring Gains Popularity in Food
Report notes smoke is rising as a flavoring method in foods with mentions of products affected including meat, Guatemala produce, cysts, cit end ey.
Japanese officer surrenders with 33 men on Guam
A Japanese field officer who led remnants for 10 months surrendered with 33 subordinates on Guam. After talks with Marine Col. Howard N. Stent, the group laid down arms in a hillside area watched by Marines. The officer questioned Japan’s future and was told leadership would shape victory.
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Guam
Howard N. Stent
Warner Springs
Calif
Japan
Stent
Court cites restraints on trade in newspaper distribution ruling
Justice Black compares restraints on trade to bans in other goods and warns that the court’s authority could act as an extrajudicial agency. The majority notes the lower court retained jurisdiction and could ensure the decree’s full implementation.
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Black
Justice Black
Bulletin on Feeding Cows and Pastures in Wisconsin
VIROQUA Wis Special A bulletin Feeding Cows On Pastures is available from the county agent s office It notes pasture conditions this spring with heavy rains reducing milk checks and outlines feeding strategies Farmers should use farm grown grain for excellent pasture while for good or fair pasture 5 10 or 20 25 percent high protein feeds should be added to the grain ration respectively
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Viroqua
Wis
Weekend Crash Victim Dies Hours After Hospital Admission
A Friday car crash near De Forrest left injured passengers. Coroner A C Fischer ruled the Madison hospital victim died from a heart attack while under treatment.
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Madison
de Forrest
A. C. Fischer
Johnson
Phim
Brides Threw Garters and Arctic Dwellings Highlight Medieval Customs
In medieval France brides tossed garters and stockings to forecast marriage fate. A separate note describes Arctic peoples building semi underground homes for winter protection, reflecting inventive responses to cold.
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Arctic
It’s A Small World And This Proves It
Decorah Iowa special report tells how Benson Wei age 15 and Colin Wei age 12, sons of Lee Wei Peins a Burma merchant, were separated from their father after the Burma invasion. Homeless with American volunteers in Kunming, they met Sgt. Leonard Carolan of Decorah who urged help. Home Service of Winneshiek Red Cross and International Red Cross located the father and reestablished contact.
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Decorah
Burma
Benson Wei
Colin Wei
Lee Wei Peins
Kysaukme
Kunming
China
Leonard Carolan
Carolan
Home Service Department
Winneshiek County
Beggs Denies Name Of Solon Offered Money To Change Vote
Madison Wis Wil liam A Platz assistant attorney general leading a John Doe probe into alleged illegal lobbying on a gambling bill said Assemblyman Lyall Beggs declined to name the lawmaker who was allegedly offered money to switch his vote. Platz said Beggs kept the tip confidential and he would confront the stated assemblyman when he returns Tuesday.
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Madison
Wis
William A. Platz
John Doe
Wisconsin
Former Attendant Admits Striking Vet at Downey Hospital
Chicago report says a former attendant at the Veterans Administration Downey Hospital Great Lakes testified before a federal grand jury that he struck a World War I patient with a belt. Paul Lillie, 51, who had been a patient since 1936, was also struck with a wet towel and discharged. another attendant is being questioned.
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Chicago
Veterans Administration
Downey Hospital
Great Lakes
Federal Grand Jury
U. S
Bernard H. Sokol
Sokol
Veterans’ Administration
Washington
Paul Lillie
Gee
Lillie
Milwaukee
Monument To Intolerance in Deportation Case
Chief Justice Stone and fellow justices discuss deportation of an individual linked to the Communist party. The opinion frames Bridges’ membership as enough for deportation and condemns antisocial crusades against dissent. Murphy calls the record a monument to intolerance of man and warns against eroding constitutional freedom.
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Stone
Roberts
Frankfurter
Communist Party
J Murphy
Murphy
Tri State Deaths Eli Dresden McGregor
Eli Dresden 65 of McGregor a Mississippi river fisherman died Friday at University hospital Iowa City Surviving his wife three sons Clarence Eli Jr Ray and a stepdaughter Mildred Kile Funeral plans set for Sunday at Pilkington funeral home in McGregor Iowa City service to follow in the day
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Eli Dresden McGregor
Eli Dresden
McGregor
Pilkington
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mate Hill
Dresden
Clarence
Keokuk
Eli, Jr
la Grange, Mo
Ray
Mildred Kile
Nine Year Old Catfish Surprise In Montana Bath
In Miles City Montana Mrs Gladys Wilson entered a water filled tub and escaped when her nine year old son released an 18 inch live catfish into the tub. Australia exported 1 961 502 pounds of sheepskins in a recent month.
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Kansas
Miles City
Mont
Gladys Wilson
Australia
101 Year Old Cooper Bride Seek Honeymoon Invite
Racine Wisconsin reports 101 year old James Augustus Cooper and his nine day bride Evelyn B Rittenhouse invited to honeymoon in St Petersburg by the Three Quarter Century club founder. Club would cover train fare but Mrs Cooper says no invitation arrived and expenses may block travel due to his work schedule.
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Racine
Wis
James Augustus Cooper
St. Petersburg
Fla
Evelyn B. Rittenhouse
Three Quarter Century Club
Coopers
Women medical officers serve as US army majors captains lieutenants
Seventy four women officers now hold medical corps posts in the United States Army with ranks ranging from major to captain and lieutenant.
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U. S. Army
Three Accidents Reported Here This Weekend
Three war era accidents were reported to the city police weekend injuring four persons. Charles Finney and William Wetzel were among the injured in a collision at Fourth and Cas streets at 7 59 p m. Finney and Mrs Finney plus Roger Feye and Hazel Finney sustained injuries. Both cars suffered notable damage, with Finney driving a 1941 Pontiac and Wetzel a 1939 Plymouth. A separate crash at Ninth and Adams streets involved Mrs Amy Davis and George Roesler with damage totals listed. Clifford McKinstry was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a June 17 collision at Third and Wing streets with damage to a street car and truck. trial set for 10 a.m. and bond set at $100.
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Charles Henry Finney
Eastman
William Fred Wetzel
South 15Th Street
Fourth
Cas
Charles Finney
Lechner
Finney
Mrs. Finney
Roger Feye
Mix Hazel Finney
William F. Wetzel
William Katherine Sherry
South Ninth
Wetzel
St. Francis Hospital
Wezel
Amy Davis
George Roesler
Coon Valley
Ninth
Adams
Davis
Third
Wing Streets
McKinstry
McKintered
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Holmen, Wis
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Rip Myron Ripplinger
Warsaw Provisional Government
Bar Harbor
Mex Farrand
John Barrett
Jack) Miley
USNR
New York Sports
Yonkers, N. Y
Fredrick J. de Silvovere
New York University Law School
Plainfield, X. J
Elliott T. Barrows
The
New York Produce Exchange
By Richard O'Malley
Associated Press
France
Schneider Heating & Air Conditioning Co
Beggs
Solon
Norito
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Russia
Mongolia
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Borneo
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Luzon
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Ugly Company
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the Frisco Kid
Leslie
June Haver
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William Perlberg
Morrie Ryskind Ayres
Esc
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Nob Hill
Joan Bennett
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George Raft
Peggy Ann Garner
Pana
Art Cou
Rothow
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East ‘Side
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