Self Surrender Details Sonoma Murders and Rape Case
Henry Guldbrandsen, a 34 year old merchant mariner and ex convict, surrendered and admitted the July Fourth bludgeon killings of Peter Flint and Peter Jensen in Sonoma County. He stated the attack began after a weekend at Jensen's cabin and included the rape of Eva Paget, though Paget later disputed the rape claim. Guldbrandsen said he used a pestle to assault Flint and Jensen, then abducted Paget.
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Eureka
Calif
Valley of the Moon
Henry Brun Guldbrandsen
Ed Neumeier
Elmer Hodgkinson
Humboldt Times
Eva Paget
California
Guldbrandsen
Sheriff's Office
Peter J. Flint
The
Merchant Marine
Flint
Peter J. Jensen
Sonoma State Hospital
Jensen
Triniti Mountains
Sonoma
Vandenberg Urges Senate Ratify North Atlantic Pact
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan urged quick Senate ratification of the North Atlantic Pact as a shield against communism. He argued the treaty warns would‑be conquerors and that 300,000,000 people would resist aggression, stressing the US as a final target and the need to act in defense of self‑interest.
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Vandenberg
Senate
Washington
Michigan
United States
Connally
U.S
Markets at a Glance Stocks Rise Bonds Demand and Commodities Move
Markets show stocks higher for a fifth straight day while bonds gain and utilities remain in demand. Wheat and corn advance on strong mill buying, hogs unevenly lower, and cattle steady to higher with tops cited.
Senator Sees Business Slump Risk From Coal Talks Delay
Senator Flanders warns business may reel into a recession if confidence falters as inventories drop and production shrinks. He urges a hands off stance and a strong pep talk from President Truman to sustain demand and avoid curtailment of supply. In Pittsburgh, John L. Lewis UMW soft coal talks are delayed to July 19 to allow mutual problem canvassing.
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Washington
Flanders
Truman
Congress
Senate House
Jones and Lawson Machine Co
Springfield
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
UMW
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Tragic Heat Claim For 10 Year Old In Columbus
Joan Ucker 10 daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Ucker of Columbus died after spending over an hour at the Olympic pool. Coroner Dr Robert A Evans said the death was due to an acute heart attack likely linked to heat exposure amid thyroid treatment. Survived by parents brother Timothy and extended Ucker and Painter families. Requiem mass 9 A M Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial at St Joseph Cemetery.
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Joan Ucker
Leonard Ucker
Timothy
Joe Ucker
Logan
Ucker
Columbus
Lora Painter
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
O. R. Woodyard
Flag Bill Aims Display on Public Buildings
Washington July 6 rep Burke introduced a bill to require displaying the American flag on public buildings schools and homes on state and federal election days.
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Washington
Burke
Ohio
Rain Shortfall Sparks Ohio Crop Warning As Heat Persists
Ohio farmers face crop stress as rainfall remains sparse across the state. Northern Ohio reports the driest conditions with light late June rain around Toledo, Sandusky, Findlay, Akron, and Elyria. Warm weather boosts wheat and oats harvest. corn height and tassels advance. irrigation for truck crops around Elyria increases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Toledo
Sandusky
Findlay
Akron
Elyria
Napoleon
Paulding
Bureau
Waitkus Improving Following Surgery
Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Eddie Waitkus continued to improve after surgery to re inflate one lung. Officials at Billings Memorial Hospital described his condition as good and stated he is not allowed visitors yet.
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Chicago
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Billings Memorial Hospital
Waitkus
Youth Drowns at Quarry Near New Lexington
Bernard Allen 17 of near Junction City drowned last night in a quarry three miles northeast of New Lexington. The site was a popular swim spot before the New Lexington pool opened.
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New Lexington
Bernard Allen
Junction City
Here
U. S. Accident Toll Called Disgraceful
The National Safety Council calls the Fourth of July accident toll disgraceful after a three day period ending Monday. A total of 711 accidental deaths were recorded nationwide including 315 traffic fatalities, 256 drownings, and 140 from miscellaneous causes, with the period running from 6 P M Friday to midnight Monday.
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National Safety Council
Big Plant Offered For Storing Grain In Cleveland
Federal agriculture officials disclosed today the government seeks to lease the mammoth bomber plant in Cleveland for grain storage. The idle facility contains 60,000,000 square feet of space.
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Cleveland
Federal Agriculture
State rests case against Harry Dodds Jr in murder trial
In Athens Ohio on July 6 the state rested its case against Harry Dodds Jr 20 of New Straitsville in the first degree murder slaying of Eleanor Gifford 52 at her home on January 3. Police testified Dodds admitted being with two companions when the hammer attack occurred and claimed he blanked out afterward.
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Harry Dodds, Jr
Athens
Dodds
Eleanor Gifford
J. B. Grogan
Athens County
George Bateman
State Highway Patrol
Paul Kinsey
New Straitsville
Miss Gifford
Corporal Kinsey
Rawlins and Stewart
Kinsey
Jury Selected for Tokyo Rose Treason Trial
In San Francisco the government begins its case to convict Iva Toguri D'Aquino known as Tokyo Rose of wartime treason. An all white jury of six men and six women was chosen, with opening statements likely to follow. The government does not seek the death penalty. maximum penalties on conviction include five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.
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San Francisco
Iva Toguri
Tokyo Rose
D’aquino
Tom de Wolfe
Confused Union Man Mistakenly Attends Wrong Meeting
In Seattle a Boilermakers' Union session grew tense when a speaker demanded to discuss the union's business. He was found to belong to Local 300, Paperhangers, Painters and Decorators, meeting down the hall.
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Seattle
Boilermakers’ Union
Acting Mayor Dies
Acting Mayor Thomas E. Jenkins, 68, died yesterday of a heart attack in New Philadelphia Ohio. He had served as acting mayor following the departure of the former mayor and was a longtime city official.
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New
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Jenkins
Schools clash over site for blind and deaf students
In Columbus Ohio a five member Ohio delegation will meet Mayor Rhodes to discuss objections to placing the new blind and deaf schools on the Wyandot golf course. Akron officials consider 85 acres near Akron Metropolitan Park as a potential site with civic support. Rhodes denies city hostility and says the matter rests with the state legislature.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Association of the Deaf
Cleveland
James A. Rhodes
Mervin Robinson
Akron Chamber of Commerce
Rhodes
Britain curbs imports from United States
Britain ordered a halt to nonessential spending as a buyer's market shrinks exports to the United States. Sir Stafford Cripps said reduced earnings abroad forced heavy use of gold and dollars to pay bills, signaling likely cuts in purchases of food and raw materials abroad.
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London
Britain
Stafford Cripps
United States
Heat Wave Grips Ohio with 99 Degree Day Tops State
The Ohio heat wave pushes to near 100 in many cities with Youngstown at 104 and Springfield 103 as high deaths reach at least 132 nationwide. Storms bring brief relief in spots while crops suffer from extended dry conditions and no rain looms.
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Logan
Hocking County
Youngstown
Springfield
Ironton
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
FDR's Daughter Anna Boettiger Amid Divorce Suit
John Boettiger, 49, sues Anna Boettiger 43 daughter of Franklin D Roosevelt for divorce in Maricopa County Arizona after 14 years of marriage. The filing cites mental cruelty and notes Anna's 1934 Reno divorce from Curtis Dall.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John Boettiger
Anna
Franklin D. Rosevelt
Maricopa County Superior Court
Curtis Dall
New York
Reno
Superior Court
Boettiger
Weatherman’s Dope on Heat Humidity From Mindling
Columbus Ohio July 6 Forecaster George Mindling answers readers about the heat wave. No relief through Friday or beyond. Rain chances are modest and scattered mainly in northern Ohio. Humidity is not the sole distress factor as heat climbs into the mid 90s, with or without moisture.
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Columbus
George Mindling
Canada
Ohio
Mindling
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