Monkey importer touts luxury care for primates
Henry Trefflich, known as Monkey King, boasts of importing about 35,000 monkeys yearly since 1931 and claims their care includes airplane travel, modern medicine, and balanced diets. He notes prices rising from prewar $3 to $25 and up to $1,000 for a chimp and $5,000 for a baby gorilla, with many animals sold to zoos, circuses, carnivals, and researchers.
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New York
Henry
Monkey King
Trefflich
Pickpockets Target Christmas Shoppers in Local Stores
Police report multiple wallet thefts by a single suspect amid crowds near Fourth Street and Pine Avenue. Victims include Charles L. Nelson of 4470 E Howard Street who lost 37 dollars and papers, Fred D. Drew visiting from Nebraska with 15 dollars, Edward P. Cooper losing 64 dollars, and John H. Cave with 22 dollars. witness described the suspect as tall over six feet, about 50 years old with squinty eyes.
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Charles L. Nelson
E. Howard
Ds Alamitos
Fourth St
Pine Ave
Fred D. Drew
Neraska
Cedar Ave
Edwin P. Cooper
Lime Ave
John H. Cave
Pacific Ave
Truman's Stand on Prices Elected Him Says Landon
Former Kansas Gov Alf Landon said Democrats won the November elections because voters distrusted Republicans on high prices. He noted Truman's price stance helped win and agreed with James Farley on housewives and living costs as key factors. Landon also urged federal ownership of tidelands to reduce national debt, a view at odds with the 1948 GOP platform. Farley praised Truman while criticizing Dewey.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Truman
White House
Landon
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Farley
Tidelands
Republican Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Two Pomona Students Die in Brea Fog Crash
In heavy fog on Brea Canyon Road two Pomona College students die when their car collides head on with a vehicle driven by William B. Kuhl. Kuhl and two others are reported in critical condition. The incident prompts a broader report on related injuries and local responses.
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Brea
Pomona College
Donald Bacon
Geoffrey L. Ayres
Highway Patrol
Ayres
William B. Kuhl
Costa Mesa
Brea Canyon
Kuhl
Nancy
Lvivian Horbath
Hannam
Kathryn P. Hannam
University of California
Stanford University
Mills College
Shrinean Hospital For Crippled Children
San Francisco
Protestant Orphanage Society
California Academy of Sciences
Banjo Revival Sparks Rush at Rogers Banjo Firm
Farmingdale New Jersey reports a banjomaking revival led by Joseph Rogers with orders piling up ahead of supply. The boost follows a revival of the song I am Looking Over a Four leaf Clover and the return of vaudeville alongside television.
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Farmingdale
N. J
Joseph Rogers
Rogers
Fires scorch Puritan Cafe and residence on East Fourth Street
Fire crews answered alarms last night at the Puritan Cafe located at 421 E Fourth St where a refrigerator motor was damaged by fire. Responding to another alarm at the home of Mr and Mrs Joseph Landen, 1720 E First St, a wash fire damaged a porch and floor.
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Puritan Cafe
Fourth St
Joseph Landen
First St
80 year old widow found in barn loft faces recovery
Kathleen French, 80, found starving with gangrene in a barn loft in Portland. Investigators say she had last two months of pension checks stolen and utility services cut for nonpayment. Water was turned off since November 16. no fire lit for days as welfare workers assess her condition.
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Portland
Ore
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Kathleen French
Durand 89 Wins Wright Trophy for Aviation Service
Dr. William Frederick Durand of Stanford University, 89, will become the first recipient of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy for long lasting public service to U.S. aviation. Durand, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, helped organize flight training in World War I and contributed to NACA, air patents licensing, Langley Laboratory, and jet engine industry during wartime.
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Washington
UPI
William Frederick Durand
Stanford University
United States
Naca Laboratory
Langley Field
Morrow
Organization of Industry
Greek Guerrillas Claim Victories Over Mountain Strongholds
The Communist guerrillas of Greece say they have reoccupied most of the northern Stammos mountain hideouts that the Greek army drove them from in hard fighting last summer. The report comes from London noting renewed guerrilla activity in the region.
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London
Greece
Prospective King of England Has Well-developed Voice
London reports that Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s infant son, born Nov 14, has a strong voice audible to palace staff. Nurses monitor feeding times and weight, with Elizabeth visiting daily. Queen Mary and Marina visit afternoons. tours and duties shift due to King George’s illness.
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England
London
Dec
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Buckingham Palace
Helen Maud
Rowe
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Baby
Troyal
Queen Mary
Marina
Duchess of Kent
George
Australia
New Zealand
Margaret
Ship Docks With 750 Who Fled China
The Navy transport General H. W. Butner docked in San Francisco with 750 passengers from the Orient including military and civilian personnel and family members who were advised to leave China due to Nationalist military reverses.
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China
San Francisco
Navy
H. W. Butner
Orient
Planes Hit, Pilots Killed In Pennsylvania Air Guard Crash
In Reading, Pennsylvania, two F47 Thunderbolts collided during routine maneuvers by the 148th Fighter Squadron of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. One pilot bailed out but did not survive. the other died in the crash. Names were withheld pending notification.
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Reading
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
John Scotzin
State Guard
Leotzin
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Ku Klux Klan
City
Macon
4A. P. Wirephoto
Belton
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Center
Kress Bldg
John de Burton
Mgr
Christman
Marilyn
Fed
Durand
Wright Trophy
Magnavox
Humphreys
Magnavox Mayfair
Pine Avenue
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