Athens Gun Battle Shadowed Local Election Violence
Athens Tennessee August witnessed the first outbreak of election day violence as rival factions clashed near polling places. Deputies disarmed, beat, and removed armed GIs while ballots were seized and transported to a jail amid chaos. Otto Kennedy led the GI faction as tensions flared between bipartisan ticket supporters and Cantrell allies.
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Associated Press
James E. Jarvis
Chattanoora Tmes
Athens, Tenn
Athens
Tenn
Paul Cantrell
James Ed Vestal
Charles Scott
Windy Wise
Pe'ling
Otto Kennedy
County Election Commission
Kennedy
Deaths and Funerals: Harrison Bucholz Helm
Herbert Harrison age 56 of Los Angeles and former Topeka resident died unexpectedly last Saturday. Jerry Joe Bucholz seven week old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph B Bucholz Kansas City Mo died Wednesday. services were held at 2 pm today. William C Helm 47 of 1610 East 15th Street died of a heart attack. funeral 2 pm tomorrow at Rumsey funeral home with Rev Herbert C Brockman and burial in Memorial Park.
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Bert Johnson
Lawrence
Los Angeles
Topeka
Poehler Mercantile Company
Jerry Joe Bucholz
Joseph B. Bucholz
Kansas City
Claude Lotridge
William C. Helm
William C. Rlelm
East 15Th Street
Rumsey Funeral Home
Herbert C. Brockman
Memorial Park Cemetery
Diplomatic School Urged to Train Government Diplomats
Lieut. Gen. Ira C. Eaker urged in Stillwater that a government training school for diplomats be established modeled after West Point and Annapolis. He warned that without such schools men rise to diplomatic posts despite lack of formal training, calling for professional diplomacy alongside professional soldiers. A separate note announced a temporary suspension of grain whisky production while a new distribution formula is devised.
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Okla
Ira C. Eaker
National Flying Farmers Association
Eaker
U. S. Army Air Forces
West Point
Annapolis
Baker
Washington
Agriculture Department
Georgia suit challenges county unit primary for governor
A federal suit filed in Brunswick challenges Georgia's county unit primary system arguing it violates the 14th amendment. The action seeks to block certification of Eugene Talmadge as the Democratic nominee for governor despite winning the county unit vote. Plaintiffs include Mrs. Murlman and Cullen Gosnell, with Charles S. Reid and John L. Tve Jr. as attorneys.
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Georgia
Charles S. Reid
Georgia Supreme Court
Johnl. Tve, Jr
Atlanta
Robert Lee Turman
Fulton County
Cullen B. Gosnell
Deklah County
United States
Ben Fortson
Lon Buckworth
State Democratic Executive Committee
Mise Grace Cannington
Carlson Sees Apathy In Gubernatorial Primary
Topeka Aug 2 Frank Carlson Concordia favored Republican candidate for governor said public apathy marks this year's primary. He noted rural voters may still turn out despite quiet politics and plans to organize a campaign if nominated. He also defended opposition to extending the OPA and said price revisions burden farmers and manufacturers.
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Topeka
Frank Carlson
Concordia
OPA
Carlson
Wheeler exits race keep Truman out of hot spot
Senator Wheeler of Montana announced he will not seek reelection as an independent in November, a move that avoids a potential Truman dilemma between Erickson and Wales Neton. President Truman aided Wheeler with a campaign letter while no endorsement of either candidate was stated. Marriage licenses were issued by Douglas County probate for Arthur Ory and Patricia Shoemaker and Gilbert Mochel and Hazel Cockeriel.
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Wheeler
D.-Mont
Truman
Rimary
Leif Erickson
Walesi Neton
and Erickson
Douglas County
Arthur Ory
Patricia Shoemaker
Kansas City
Gilbert E. Mochel
Hazel Cockeriel
Divorce Granted in Douglas County Court
A divorce was granted yesterday in Douglas County District Court to Katherine Howard from Raymond T. Howard. A separate classified ad note offers a full week of advertising for 96 cents.
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Douglas County
Katherine Howard
Raymond T. Howard
Festival Sunday showcases Mid-Western Music Camp choir
The University summer session A Cappella choir of 150 voices performs at Hoch Auditorium as part of Festival Sunday. The program includes choral works by Palestrina Bennet Bach Kalinnikoff Tschesnokoff and Christiansen among others with soloists E M Brack and Nadyne Jewer. A male choir sings Go Down Moses and a festival chorus sings God of the Open Air. Prof Raymond Stuhl arranges string pieces and a 14‑cellist Hymnus. The event starts at 7 pm and lasts about an hour and a quarter followed by a farewell camp band concert.
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New York City
Moses
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Noble Cain
Margaret Snodgrass
Raymond Stuhl
Fine Arts
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Julius Klingel
Music Camp
Cincinnati
Frank Simon
Russell L. Wiley
Lawrence News and Local Notices From Kansas City Area
Murals are being painted in the University of Kansas hospital children’s ward by Joanne Johnson, a KU fine arts senior from Kansas City. The Lawrence horseshoe match with Green Horseshoe Club next Sunday at Central Park is postponed. Voters seek outline of first district in county commissioner race with M. N. Penny seeking renomination and Elmer Quidahl also running. West Lawrence north of Thirteenth, east Lawrence north of Twelfth, North Lawrence, and Grant Township are in the district. A downtown flower garden at Tenth and Massachusetts is failing this summer. weeds replace blooms. Heat has reduced Lawrence’s population, and health warnings note rats near the city dump. A shipment of 1946 automobile and truck license tags arrived in the Douglas county treasurer’s office. Polio claims its third life in Kansas City Kansas, Eloise N. Young, 31, among 11 total deaths. Three landing craft with 115 men overdue from Panama to New Orleans, no storms reported.
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Joanne Johnson
K. U. School of Fine Arte
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M. N. Penny
Elmer Quidahl
West Lawrence
Thirteenth Street
East Lawrence
Twelfth Street
North Lawrence
Grant Township
Host to District Meet for Sunflower Junior Statesmen
Former Kansas Boys State participants are invited to Lawrence for the second district meeting of the Sunflower Junior Statesmen's club at Liberty Memorial High School auditorium Sunday August 18. Co chairs Jack Tusher and Bill Brownlee, both 1946 Boys Staters, plan the event with Don Darling to preside. Attendees include former Staters from Douglas Wyandotte Johnson Franklin Miami Linn Anderson Allen and Bourbon counties with Dorsey Liberty post representatives and Lawrence civic groups.
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Lawrence
Sunflower
Liberty Memorial High Ety
American Legion
Wichita
Jack Tusher
Maine
Bill Brownlee
Ohio
Tusher
Don Darling
Fort Scott
Douglas
Wyandotte
Johnson
Franklin
Miami
Linn
Anderson
Allen
Bourbon
Dorsey-Liberty Post
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Solons Accelerate Return Home and Expand Federal Reach
The legislature approved broader employment and retirement provisions for federal workers, raised pay, reduced committees, extended cultural and aid programs, and set up housing stockpiles and surplus disposal rules. It rejected expanding unemployment benefits and social security, and blocked several labor and foreign policy initiatives.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
China
Mr. Truman
Economic Council
Congress
Holmer Named Assistant to KU Veterans Bureau Director
Robert Holmer will serve as assistant to the director of the Veterans Bureau at the University of Kansas. He earned a 1941 B S in education, joined the navy in 1941, served in the Pacific fleet from 1942, and recently released as a lieutenant. He returns to KU graduate school after playing basketball and baseball.
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Veterans Bureau
University of Kansas
Deane W. Malott
Holmer
Kansas
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Pacific Fleet
Hold Extra Drill Periods for Kansas State Guard at Ft Riley
Lawrence unit of the Kansas State Guard is training for the camp period at Ft Riley from August 11 to 18. An extra drill last Sunday covered gas mask instruction and another will be held this Sunday for rifle firing and riot drill. Eight new members joined last Saturday, with six more needed to meet quota. A staff officer will be in the office tomorrow afternoon to sign up interested men.
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Lawrence
Kansas State Guard
Ft. Riley
Ladies Flee In Sheets As Fire Envelops Steam Rooms
In Philadelphia on August 2 a blaze swept two buildings housing a steam bath, trapping about thirty women who fled in sheets and were unable to save their clothing. Firefighters battled flames as smoke filled the rooms and earlier reports say many women were undressed or wrapped only in towels amid the danger. In a separate note, Maurice D. Drummond was fined $25 in Douglas County Court for reckless driving.
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Maurice D. Drummond
Douglas
Senators press on defect in 4.2 mortar shells
Washington, Aug. 2. Senate war investigating committee pressed for lot numbers of defective 4.2 shells from World War II amid veteran letters and reports from Fort Bragg and Belgium. The panel seeks records from the chemical warfare service and Erie Basin Metal Products as it considers further hearings on munitions makers and related wartime operations.
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Senate War Investigating Committee
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Chemical Warfare Service
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Cloth Chemical Company
Belgium
Knowland
R-Calif
Criminal Warfare Service
Rep. May
Dky
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
Combine
Eric
San Francisco
Hawaii
Canal
Alaska
Butler admits killing in Mineola case
Nassau detectives chief said Ward Beecher Caraway a 23 year old butler confessed to the slaying of socialite Mrs. Marjory Church Logan 52 and to raping and shooting her daughter Marjory 26 on July 24. He was identified by Miss Logan and arrested at the Southold summer home of Joseph M. Rose as charges of murder were filed and arraignment planned.
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Stuyvesant Pinnell
Nassau County
Ward Beecher Caraway
Marjory Church Logan
Marjory
Pinnell
Flower Hill
Long Island
North Shore
Caraway
Southold
Joseph M. Rose
Logans
Card of Thanks from Hospital Recovery
I thank my friends for flowers cards and phone calls received while in Memorial hospital recovering from my operation.
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Divorce Suit Filed in Het County District Court
Blanche E. Collins files divorce suit against Teens Rk. Collins in Het County District Court today.
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Het County
Blanche E. Collins
Rk. Collins
Market News Markets at a Glance New York August 2
Market report shows mixed trends with bonds uneven and rails improving. Cotton rises while Chicago corn weakens. oats firm due to CCC buying. Hogs steady to moderately active, top price 44.2. cattle mostly steady, complex Kansas City cattle and hogs receipts noted.
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Midwest
CCC
Kansas City
Ap-Usda
Stock market hits uneven ground amid mixed trading
Wall Street edges lower as mixed selling pressure weighs on several industrials and rail stocks. Kennecott, Montgomery Ward, American Telephone, and Goodyear show notable moves while Pennsyvania Railroad, Northern Railway, and Du Pont see declines. Hiram Walker and Philip Morris among other names listed.
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Do Tost
Perrie
Goodyear
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