Illinois Girl Vanishes After Man Offers Ride
In Sycamore Illinois a seven year old girl Maria Ridolph vanished after a man named Johnny offered her and eight year old Cathie Sigman a ride in a car or bus. Police and hundreds searched DeKalb County vacant lots fields and along the Kishwaukee River for the missing child with no clues found.
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Sycamore
Ill
Maria Ridolph
William Hindenburg
DeKalb County
Chicago
Kishwaukee
Hindenburg
Ridolph
Michael Ridolph
Cathie Sigman
Sigman
Johnny
Maria
Dr John E Jacobs Leaves Kansas for California Post
Former Lawrence Junior High principal Dr John E Jacobs resigned from the Kansas Department of Education and began work with the Southern California Gas Co in Los Angeles. He led Lawrence schools from 1934 to 1941 and later served as director of the division of school supervision and special education. No successor announced. He becomes executive assistant to the vice president in charge of operations.
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Lawrence Junior High School
John E. Jacobs
Kansas Department of Education
Southern California Gas Co
Los Angeles
Kansas Educator Dr. Jacobs Named Education Director
A long time Kansas educator Dr. Jacobs, former acting president of Emporia State College, became the first director of special education for the State Department of Education in 194%. He is noted for his extensive work in education.
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Kansas
Dr. Jacobs
Emporia State College
State Department of Education
Crash No Bar to Barter at Fairfield Air Strip
Maj. William Hunt of Oakland Army Terminal tried to sell his light plane at Lagoon Valley air strip. As Hunt piloted a landing, the aircraft struck wires, wrecking the plane. Kotsotas watched and quipped about bidding on the pieces.
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Fairfield
Calif
Maj
William Hunt
Oakland Army Terminal
George Kotsotas
Lagoon Valley Air Strip
Hunt
Kotsotas
Missourian Bromwich resigns as Missouri GOP committeeman
St Louis Missouri Elroy W Bromwich quits as Republican national committeeman for Missouri after a stormy one month tenure. He cites pressing business and denies anger or bitterness. Bromwich previously led Sterling Aluminum in St Charles and Tools and Supplies in St Louis and tangled with party leaders over Stassen Nixon dynamics. The note ends with a Tobago population update.
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ST. Louis
Elroy W. Bromwich
Missouri
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
Bromwich
Sterling Aluminum Products Co
St. Charles
Tools and Supplies Inc
Harold FE
Stassen
Richard Nixon
Beer Forces Lose Oklahoma County Option Vote
Oklahoma voters reject county option for 3.2 beer sales by a wide margin in a high turnout. Unofficial returns from most precincts show about 1.21 million for option and 274,944 against, signaling a shift toward liquor sales in the dry state with large margins in Oklahoma and Tulsa.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Dry Vote Defeated Amid Tax and Revenue Fears
The defeat of the United Dry Assn. in Oklahoma hinged on tax and revenue concerns with county option proposals. Gov. Raymond Gary backed the drys, while wets predicted a repeal push. Oklahoma has allowed 3.2 beer since 1933 though constitutionally dry since statehood. The 1949 repeal failed by about 155,000 votes.
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United Dry Assn
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
Harsh Fog Grips British Isles Halting Travel
A dense fog blanketed the British Isles with 24 degree temperatures freezing roads. Traffic fatalities occurred and hundreds abandoned cars as London airport halted all flights amid the disruption.
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London
British Isles
Six Die In Martins Ferry Glass Factory Fire
A Porter Giaga Co. heater topple sparked a blaze that killed six workers at the small glass blowing plant in Martins Ferry Ohio. Five women among the deceased trapped on the second floor. Injuries included plant owner A H Porter and three others. Fire started when an oil heater was knocked over.
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Marins Ferry
Ohio
Porter Giaga Co
Francis Good
Bellaire
Mary Jane Byard
Martins Ferry
Goldie Gibbons
Yorkville
Rose McMahon
Hazel Stocia
Matthew McElroy
Marttitia Ferry
A. H. Porter
Wheeling
W.va
David Cuddiky
Colombo Dock Strike Ends After Wage Rise
Colombo authorities reached a 10 percent wage increase ending a weeklong strike by twelve thousand dock workers in Colombo Ceylon. Meanwhile six thousand garbage men sewage and transport workers remained in dispute. The harbor stoppage disrupted tea shipments valued at ten million pounds destined for Britain and Western Europe.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sewgane
Britain
Europe
Automatic Coffeemaster Coffee Maker
A copper coffeemaker finished with heavy nickel and chrome plating promises consistent brews. Simply add coffee and water and switch to high for the same delicious cup each time.
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America
The Radiant Toaster Offers Automatic Toasting
The toaster promises a fully automatic operation with no levers or motors. Bread rises into a radiant chamber and the control adjusts toasting time for all bread types, aiming for perfect toast every time.
Sun Beam Controlled Even Heat Oven Line Up
Foods teste and look better with Sun beam Controlled Even Heat. Square shape coola 20%more. Water-sealed element. Four sizes standard medium range super available. Glass or vented metal covers in four colors.
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Illinois
California
Missourian
Stormy Gop
Tobago
West Indies
Beer Forces
Terrill
Bates
Torvill
Funbeam
Sunbeam
Jack Norman
Lawrence
Kansas City
Tans & Blacks
Ivy League
Dad
IVY League Sport
Own
Dack Norman
Oread Ave
Waffle Ban & Grill
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