Thousand-volt misadventures and civic tales flash across town
A jumble of lighthearted accidents and odd notices fills the page. Two Cherry Grove Beach boys bought a supposed smoke bomb not realizing it was a cherry bomb, causing kitchen chaos. A Hicksville boy suffered mouth burns from a vacuum cord plug while exploring a whistle-like object. A Oklahoma City woman admits assault over an old romance, fined $20. Lions Club spoofed an outing with mock scholarly titles. Traffic incidents feature a Memphis driver freed by hair-cut mishap and other court evasions. A New York burglary tale follows a man tracking a thief after finding a clue. An anonymous note offers $100 to aid lifeguard boats damaged years earlier. A Korean War hero captains a 45-hour three-bedroom build in Apple Valley for Captain and Mrs McConnell, presented in a Sunday ceremony.
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Cherry Grove Beach
S. C
Apple Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Joseph
McConnell
Capt. McConnell
Korea
McConnells
Lightning Strikes Missoula Injures Golfer and Sparks Fires
A Mis soula area lightning storm struck a residential home causing minor fires. It also sparked a sawdust bin blaze at a lumber plant and set a wheatfield ablaze near a golf course. A golfer was shocked while placing a tee, with no serious injuries reported.
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Missoula
Mont
Governors Confer Ends With United Nations Optimism
The National Governors Conference closed in Seattle amid optimism for closer federal state cooperation in UN actions. Governor Thornton of Colorado was elected chair, succeeding Governor Shivers of Texas, with New Orleans favored for the 1954 meeting site.
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Seattle
United Nations
Thomas &. Dewey
New York
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Texas
New Orleans
New England
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Washington
Thornton
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Lee
World Organization
U. N
U.S
Dulles and Rhee Prepare Draft Security Pact for Korea
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and South Korean President Syngman Rhee announced they will initial the draft of a U S Korea security treaty Saturday with a 10 am ceremony. The pact aims to aid South Korea against Communist aggression and allows U S troop basing there, pending Senate approval.
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John Foster Dulles
Syngman Rhee
United States
South Korea
Long Beach
Dulles
Rhee
Dulles! Is Expected Saturday and the Secretary of State
Tokyo
Korea
Eisenhower
U. S. Senate
Philippines
U. S
Truman Pens Five Articles on Becoming an Ordinary Citizen
Former President Truman announces a five part series titled What It Is Like to Become an Ordinary Citizen for weekly newspaper supplements starting Sept. 20. The articles will appear in Hearst papers and 12 other newspapers. He states he aims to explain the responsibilities of ordinary citizens after eight years in the White House.
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New York
Truman
Hearst
White House
Independence
Missouri
France Faces Worst Strike Since 1936
Paris reports a 24 to 48 hour general strike by 2,000,000 civil servants protesting defense costs and retirement terms. Trains halted, phones dead, garbage piling up as non government workers join. Paris transport limited to taxis and private cars. business activity nears paralysis awaiting government plans. Premier Laniel urged patience until reorganization details are public.
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Paris
France
Joseph Laniel
Leon Blum
Popular Front
Laniel
Albanian Executions Reported Amid Split at Security Ministry
Reports from Kastoria near the Albanian border claim a police director and nine senior army officers were executed in Albania. The killings followed a rift between Dictator Enver Hoxha and security minister Mehmet Shehu, according to sources described as completely reliable.
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Athens
Greece
Albania
Moscow
Halkan
Kastoria
Enver Haxha
Mehmet Sehu
Fragmentary postal notice from Long Beach California
A damaged OCR fragment notes second class matter designation dated March 16 1888 and mail delivery terms with prices for single copies and by mail. It references the Long Beach California post office and the act of March 3 1879.
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Long Beach
California
Bowron Recovering, to Quit Hospital Soon
Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron, 65, is expected to leave the hospital in about 10 days after an operation for a chest hernia. Doctors said Bowron was recovering very satisfactorily from the Wednesday procedure.
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OD Angeles
Boonen
Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Bowron
Build a stylish wife cabinet from eight simple plans
Promote eight carpentry plans to build a fir plywood cabinet for wives. Claims shelf and storage space galore and a home improvement aesthetic. Describes as architectural woodwork and appealing to swing toward home decor improvements.
2 L A Men Held on Dope Charges
Hudson County police arrested two Los Angeles men, Louis Sander and Charles Geysel, 25, after federal agents traced marijuana from Mexico to a California car. About 8000 dollars in cannabis was seized on the Pulaski Skyway along with a .22 rifle and a seven inch knife.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson County
California
Pulaski Skyway
U. S
William F. Tompkins
Mexico
New York
Louis Sander
Charles Geysel
Los Angeles
PWs Forced to Strip in Freezing Weather
Cpl. Henry Carwell of Lafay ette Alabama testified that Chinese Communists forced American prisoners of war to undress outdoors in freezing weather. He, 37, with 12 years in the Army, was captured November 27, 1950, and freed today at backdum village Korea.
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Backdum
Korea
Henry Carwell
Lafayette
Ala
Carwell
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