Royal Jewelry Mystery: Kaiser Widow’s Treasures Vanish
U S Criminal Investigation agents disclosed they hunt 500000 dollars of jewels once owned by Princess Hermine von Schoenaich Carolath widow of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The gems vanished from a trunk in the American sector Berlin where Ferdinand son planned cash investments. Investigators probe a tangle of fortune tellers underworld figures and multiple nationalities amid the missing “million dollar trunk.”
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Berlin
U. S
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Hermine von Schoenaich-Carolath
Frankfurt An-Der- Oder
Prince Ferdinand
U.S
Ferdinand
Germany
Sciots Picnic Tomorrow Sponsors Invite From Many Areas
Sciots and families from Santa Barbara to San Diego and Phoenix are invited to the 19th Sciots picnic sponsored by Long Beach Pyramid 43 at Ir Vine park formerly Orange County Park. A motor caravan will meet City Hall at 9 30 a m and depart with a motorcycle police escort from Police Chief Alvin F Slaight. After dinner there will be entertainment athletic events prizes and a baseball game between Santa Monica and Long Beach pyramids. Verne Talcott is general chairman.
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Sciots
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Phoenix
Ariz
Long Beach
Ste
Santa Monica
Verne Talcott
Married but Stays at Tables in Reno
Adele Marsh, 32, has a new husband but plans to keep her job as a roulette croupier which funded her divorce and education at the University of Nevada. She wed Charles E. Murdough, 30, a former Brattleboro resident and sociology major, who aims to finish his degree in two more years.
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Reno, Nev
Adele Marsh
University of Nevada
Charles E. Murdough
Brattleboro, VI
Radio Engineers Call Off Strike Over Airline Flights
New York Aug 9 A strike by 160 radio flight engineers threatening to ground all international flights of American Overseas Airlines was called off at 2 30 a m after two and a half hours of talks Negotiations on minimum flight time continued between the airline and the Flight Crewmembers Officers Association.
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New York
American Overseas Airlines
Flight Comtupleasions Officers Association
Seven Dead Aussies End Air Exercises
In Brisbane on August 9 officials announced cancellation of air exercises from British carriers Glory and Theseus after seven men were killed and seven planes destroyed in crashes since July 20. Officials cited lack of practice for air crew personnel as the cause.
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Brisbane
Australia
Glory
Theseus
Coffin Fall Kills Factory Worker in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on August 9, a 450 pound coffin toppled from a crane at Galanot Products Company. Four coffins were being moved 20 feet overhead when one fell, fatally crushing 42 year old John Strelecki who was at work nearby. The incident halted operations as investigators reviewed safety procedures.
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Philadelphia
John Strelecki
Galanot Products Company
Ban on Films to Britain Triggers Confusion and Alarm
New York dispatch reports a global uproar as the American film industry suspends exports to Britain in retaliation for a new British tax. The move threatens about 80 percent of Britain's film supply, with $68,000,000 in net earnings at stake and potential closures of hundreds of cinemas. Industry leaders warn the measure could become a political football affecting Hollywood studios and British exhibitors.
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A.P
Atlantic
Britain
Great Britain
Johnston
England
U. S
London
United States
New York
Chile
Flavia
Iquique
California
Japan
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Central America
Peru
Ecuador
Atomic Energy Commission Runs Nation's Toughest Civilian Job
In a Washington white building near the Lincoln Memorial five men head the U S Atomic Energy Commission. Chairman David Lilienthal and four others oversee the $2 billion atomic program, licensing fissionable materials, directing research, production, engineering, and military applications, with a public safety framework and legal penalties for restricted data disclosures.
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Ashington
Washington
Constitution
Lincoln Memorial
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Robert F.bacher
Cornell
Sumer T. Pike
Lewis L. Straus
Nell Linet W. Waymack
The
Des Moines Lpeoiater
Tribune
Corerre
Commission
Atom
Manhattan
Atomic Energy
Carroll L. Wilson
Joint
Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Kittens Die In Tree After Animal Rescue Fails
In Los Angeles on August 9, Smokey the mother cat continued to perch in a tall palm tree maternally guarding newborn kittens. Three found dead at the base, while Mrs. Gilbert Waters said officials refused to help due to legal limits on using fire department gear. She appealed to the telephone company after city agencies offered no rescue.
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OS Angeles
Gilbert Waters
Sable Fish Shift Southward Across Alaskan Waters
The article notes sable fish moving south along the California coast and into mid-California waters near San Francisco and Monterey, with abundant catches now reported at times. It discusses commercial processing, canning attempts, and rising tuna imports, along with broader global tuna and trade data and recent harbor manifests showing increased cementing imports and exported goods.
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Alaskan
California
San Frantisco
Kodiak ‘Island
San Francisco
mid-California
U. S. Fish and Wild Life Service
Presidential Tenure Law Gains Narrow Support
Washington reports eighteen states have ratified the proposed 22nd amendment limiting presidents to two terms. Lawmakers say passage may take more than two years for the remaining states, as Congress set seven years for action after its mid March submission.
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Washington
Congress
Florida Fish Plague Clouds Clearwater Beaches
Florida reports a fish kill along the Gulf Coast with thousands of dead fish washing ashore and red colored waters. Clearwater Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Paul Fight says beaches are damaged financially and cites possible poison gas dumping. the War Department notes mustard gas bombs sunk in July 1946 but their contents neutralize quickly in seawater as the Interior Department links the red tide to rapid micro-organism growth.
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Clearwater
Fla
Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf
Paul
Fight
Clearwater_ Chamber of Corn
Merce
War Department
Interior Department
Babies Twins Signed for Movie Jobs in Los Angeles
Twins Myrna Lilath and Maurice Lance Davis, six months old, visited Los Angeles studios with their parents to apply for social security numbers for potential film work. The report notes babies are rarely hired, yet they seek studio employment opportunities.
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Los Angeles
Myrna Lilath
Maurice Lance Davis
Myrna
Maurice
Pictures Cost Too Much Gary Cooper Laments
Gary Cooper laments rising production costs in Hollywood and urges simpler, stronger storytelling over lavish sets. He notes independent work like Along Came Jones and cites classics such as The Killers Miracle on 34th Street Cynthia Dear Ruth as evidence that good writing and directing beat bloated budgets. He warns big budgets can produce turkeys when quality falters.
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Jones
Sam
Cooper
Hollywood
Cynthia
Ruth
Mayor Tackles Bus Strike at Lions Club Meeting
Mayor Burton W. Chace condemned the recent bus strike as a disgraceful situation and urged action, saying the city council will allow the city manager form of government to function. He called for help from State Representative William S. Grant as the Lions Club program highlighted city officials and new council members.
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Burton
W. Chace
Lions Club
Hilton Hotel
Chace
William S. Grant
Harvey B. Freeman
Freeman
Carl B. Wirsching
A. L. Parmley
Lawrence O. Jackson
George D.ezelland
Bazil A. Carleson
Clyde Roseberry
Raymond ©. Kealer
Richard J. Osenbaugh
Denver
Cole
Lions International
George W. H. Brown
Landslide Forecast if Warren Is Nominated
Washington Aug 9 Rep LeRoy Johnson Calif predicted a Republican landslide in 1948 if Gov Earl Warren of California were the GOP nominee for the presidency He said the electorate would be captivated and the election decided by a landslide Johnson made the remark in a Congressional Record resume of Warren’s career describing him as courageous alert on national security issues and progressive.
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Washington
LeRoy Johnson
R.-Calif
Earl Warren
California
Johnson
Warren
Film Writer's Wife Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
Mrs Martha S McKelway sues film writer St Clair McKelway for divorce in Los Angeles claiming separation since April 18 after a year of marriage. She previously married Victor Mature and Hal Kemp, and seeks a $40,000 property settlement.
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Los Angeles
Victor Mature
Hal Kemp
St. Clair McKelway
Soap price cuts announced by Lever Brothers in Swan soap Spry shortening
Cambridge August 9 Lever Brothers cuts Swan soap and Spry shortening prices. President Charles Luckman says soap price reduced about 22 percent and shortening about 25 percent over the last five months.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lever Brothers Co
Haa
Charles Luckman
Officer's Favor Freezes Meter Rule For Elderly Lady
In Chicago on August 9, a police officer helped an elderly woman avoid a parking ticket she would have deserved for keeping her old electric car at a bank curb. He noticed the new meter, pocketed the ticket, and offered a courteous explanation, preferring to write a note rather than issue the fine.
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Chicago
Oak Fark Bank
Joseph Plum
Aries
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