Babe Ruth Dies Of Cancer At 53 Immortal slugger passes after illness
Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankee slugger, died at 8:01 p.m. his time at Memorial hospital center for cancer and allied diseases. He was 53. A priest said the Babe “has been prepared” since July 21. Ruth’s death ended a two year battle with throat cancer witnessed by thousands of fans and mourners worldwide. Funeral plans were incomplete, with a mass planned at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Memorial hospital centre for cancer and allied diseases
St. Patrick’s
Thomas H. Kaufman
St. Catherine of Siena
Hayes Martin
Loton Rasmussen
Martin
Claire
Daniel Sullivan
Richard Flanders
Wilbur Moberly
James Chap- Fontes
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Doctors deny use of new drug on Ruth
New York press reports claimed Babe Ruth was one of the first patients to receive terapterin therapy, but Memorial Hospital stated the cancer diagnosis existed for a year or two and that Ruth received X ray and radium treatment only. The hospital emphasized he was not treated with the new drug at Memorial and died from cancer spread to neck, lungs, and liver.
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NEW YORK
Memorial hospital
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Ardu Britain to mass produce ground nut cloth in Britain
A London announcement claims Lans will produce Ardu a synthetic ground nut fabric at 10 000 tons yearly. The material reportedly rivals wool in warmth softness and moisture absorption and can be blended with cotton or linen to enhance warmth crease resistance and durability.
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Britain
London
The Les Hand Halves Halves? Noted Back Page Feature
The item appears as a back page cenuioves note about Les Hand, with unclear wording and potential typographical errors. It lacks clear event, organization, or date details to form a solid summary card. The readable fragment suggests a feature or caption but provides no concrete facts.
Butter Theft in Montreal Valued at 3500 Dollars
Police report theft of 75 cases of butter worth 3500 dollars from Cham pion Products Limited on east end Deg Jardins street. Burglars used the firm’s truck to haul the butter away from the site.
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MONTREAL
Champion Products Limited
Deg Jardins street
City Council Bans Sky Writing After Bible Debate
Los Angeles city council debated using the Bible to guide policy and voted to oppose sky writing. They asked the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the California State Aeronautics Commission to stop it. Councilman Moor cited scripture as directing the heavens to declare God’s glory. Councilman Holland lamented sky as the last unpolluted part of nature.
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LOS ANGELES
Civil Aeronautics Authority
California State Aeronautics Commission
George H. Moor
John C. Holland
Violation of oath sparks clash in U S House hearing
Washington August 1747 A heated back behind the scenes row over a possible oath violation erupts as Alger Hiss testifies in a closed session. A committee member vows to push a full inquiry while Hiss denies ties to an alleged Communist underground. The panel plans resume public hearings September 7 as Whittaker Chambers continues to be cited.
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WASHINGTON
house of representatives
un American activities committee
Alger Hiss
state department
Hiss ang Whittaker
Homer Ferguson
Rep. Mich
house committee
Hiss
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Whittaker Chambers
Plan to Freeze Wages and Profits Faces Testing Soon
London reports the government plan to curb inflation by freezing wages and profits will be tested as wage claims totaling about 120 million pounds are set for consideration for more than 4.5 million workers. The Trades Union Congress faces a clash between its pledge to support the policy and its affiliated members seeking higher pay. Other pending claims include 13 shillings weekly for 2.759 million engineering workers, 15 shillings for 250,000 shipyard workers, and a cost-of-living bonus plan from miners. Nurses seek 100 to 250 percent pay increases to be reviewed later in the month.
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Reuters
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ralles
Confederation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Unions
National Union of Mineworkers
London secon
Nures
Light Voting In Alberta Elections As Polls Open
Alberta voters cast ballots for the 11th legislature amid light turnout in several cities. Edmonton reported brisk early voting while Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat saw lighter crowds. Social Credit seeks a fourth term in a race featuring 173 candidates for 57 seats with 450,000 eligible voters.
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C.P
Alberta
BERS
Calgary
Clayton Adams
Social Credit
cHizetts
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
St CCF
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Labor-Progressives
Social Credit party
Liberal
MS.T
Russians On Move in German Border Talks Reported
Telegraf said Russians sealed off an area near Salzwedel on the Soviet British border and set rocket guns there amid alleged manoeuvres. German border police and observers noted heavy artillery and tanks moving, while rumors of Sokolovsky replacement circulated. Western envoys pressed for a full report. observers remained unsure of results.
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BERLIN
Telegraf
Salzwedel
Hamburg
Dena
We Koehler
SOKOLOVSKY
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Montags Echo
Konstantin Rokossovsky
German Socialist Unity Party
S.E.D
MOSCOW
Molotov
cation
Kremlin
Britain
Politics in City Council Row Over Election Protests
Protests against CCF candidate Ald. Vaselenak disrupted a city council session in Letheridge during the provincial general election campaign. Mayor Jardine urged focus on business as clashes with Ald. Virtue and others flared. Vaselenak pressed for immediate action on numerous resolutions while others urged referral to the city manager.
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Vaselenak
Letheridge
Jardine
Shackleford
Ald. Virtue
Ald. Vaselenak
C.F
Man Dies In Self-Inflicted Gas In Car Near Bolton
Bernard Coursol of Toronto is found dead in his car near Bolton Ontario on a Sunday. Authorities report carbon monoxide fumes from a Nex ice tube connected to the car’s thrust pipe. A novel titled A Date With Death lies beside the victim.
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Bernard Coursol
Toronto
Canada forecasts 1948 crop total of 372 million bushels
The 1948 wheat crop for all Canada is estimated at 372 million bushels, up 31 million from last year on the prairies, with prairie spring wheat at 320 million and other grains rising in Ontario and the western provinces, including flaxseed near record levels.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
prairies
prairie provinces
Forrestal Called Back From Ogdensburg Washington
United States Defence Secretary Forrestal was recalled to Washington for an important White House conference. He was to speak at ceremonies marking the 1940 joint defence agreement by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and President Roosevelt, but received an unexpected urgent call. He traveled by boat to Massena and then took a private plane.
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N.Y
C.P
United States
Forrestal
Washington
White House
Vic
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
Massena
Navy Secretary Is Well Doused
Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan was doused with a bucket of water by Malcolm Hudson in Newburyport Massachusetts after a 35 minute battle with a 287 pound tuna aboard the cabin cruiser Nancy 3rd off Salisbury Beach. Sullivan's wet encounter came during the tuna fight as Hudson shouted his plan and lifted a pall of seawater toward the secretary.
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NEWBURYFORT
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navy
United States
secretary of navy
Hudson
Pass Miner Meets Death in Coal Mine Accident
Coleman August 17 John Omelusik 23 an employee of McGillivray Creek Coal and Coke Company was killed Monday in an accident at the mine. He was working at the apple when his hand was caught in a belt and he was pinned under a mass of cost from the ipple. Found by Nick Melucik he died before removal. Born at Hillcrest he attended local schools. Survived by wife Annie Kaliveda and an 18 month old daughter married here in 1946. Annquest will open here Wednesday evening coroner W A Mice Lead of Fincher Creek presiding.
Hold Youths On Murder Charge
Four Negro youths and four white youths were held for questioning in the murder on a deserted beach near Ormond Florida. Miss Mary Hucks, 24, was raped and slain along with Gregory Blount, 23. Evidence included a .22 pistol in white youths’ possession and a 22 caliber pistol in the scene. Bodies found showing signs of a fierce struggle.
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Georgia
here
Mary Hucks
Gregory Blount
Hucks
Blount
Unified command for Arab armies agreed upon
Amman reports a unified command for Iraqi and Trans-Jordan forces in Palestine after three days of talks. Other dispatches note Athabasca banning gatherings for under 16s, polio totals rising to 210, Ruth's body moved to Yankee Stadium, Soviet zone economic troubles, an arson charge at a BC bunkhouse, heavy fruit losses in the Okanagan, and a Shanghai ammunition dump explosion killing five.
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CAMBRIDGE
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A.J
Richard Morrow-Taft
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Eamonton
Regina
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