From Rose to Uranium Eleanor Holm Plans Second Wedlock
Former American queen of the pool Eleanor Holm reveals plans to wed again after divorce from Billy Rose. She cites fiancé 47 year old professional soccer player Norman Whalen and notes their shared life goals. Holm, ousted from the 1936 Olympic team, discusses past legal battles and alimony terms while in a Los Angeles interview with Whalen present.
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Billy Rose
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Tommy Whalen
Miss Helm
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Navida
Germany
Rose Instec
Joyce Matthews
Rose
Miss Matthews
Milton Berd
Miss Holm
Rain Ends as Texas Hurricane Dims Over Coastal Valley
The Texas coast records show Alice the hurricane weakened near Brownsville after striking Mexico and the Rio Grande valley. Two deaths and multiple injuries reported with heavy property and crop damage, rain up to five inches, power outages in Brownsville and surrounding towns, and potential lingering rain as far west as El Paso. Local papers note outages and disrupted printing.
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Reds attack second American airfield near Haiphong
Communist commandos struck Catbi Airfield six miles south of Haiphong in the Red River Delta, following a raid on Dosor Field. Five rebels were captured and two were found dead in wire obstacles. The base has been staffed by U.S. Air Force technicians under non-corporial status. no injuries to Americans were reported.
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Washington
Inter- American Peace Committee
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Aobert
Honduras
Nicaragua
Afredo Chocane
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Eisenhower Nominates Secrest to Federal Trade Commission
President Eisenhower chose Democratic Rep. Robert T. Secrest of Ohio for a seven year term on the Federal Trade Commission. Secrest, 50, would replace Albert A. Carretta whose term ends September 28. Secrest resides in Sonaca Ville, Ohio, and the nomination keeps the FTC bipartisan with current three Republicans and two Democrats.
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Solenito Trade Commission
Washington
Eisenhower
Robert T. Secrest
Ohio
Secrest
Albert A. Carretta
Virginia
Woolen Firm Drops Merger Proposal in Uxbridge
Unev American Woolen Co. and Bachmann planned a long promised merger at Uxbridge Worsted City. American Woolen President Joseph B. Ely said Friday night directors voted unanimously to call off the plan.
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Uxbridge
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Million-Dollar Port Fire Stuns Wilmington Area
Witness described the blast as earthquake like as flames shot from boiler area. Firefighters from Wilmington and Los Angeles battled the blaze while Coast Guard craft supported operations. The harbor ignition marks the fourth multi million dollar fire in 19 years with prior incidents at Union Oil refinery, tanker Markay, and Fresco Sardine Co. terminal.
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Union Oil Co
Frescc Sardine Co
South Coast Fisheries, Inc
Torminal Island
Fireboats Aid Los Angeles Tank Farm Blaze
Two Los Angeles Fire Department fireboats fought a massive blaze at a coastal tank farm as 100 Coast Guard and civilian volunteers aided. Authorities evacuated 10 freighters and hustled workers away from leaking pipelines while explosions sent sparks toward nearby shipyards and wharves. Firefighters, stuck by power loss and intense heat, kept the flames from spreading across the channel as investigators assessed the damage and planned temporary oil storage relief from nearby facilities.
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Los Angeles
Pat Kronk
Coast Guard
Frank ‘Hixbee
Witil
Bill Donough
West Basin
Toda
Assi. Btn
al Krumseik
San Pedro
Brumseik
Singke
Cauper
Georgia St. Hospital
Los. Angele
Benjamin Nixbrake
H. B. Haney
San Francisco
Kopai
Watson Station
Alemneca Divd
Willow St
Flash Flood Destroys Dams on Mill Creek
Forest Home residents reported Mill Creek rising over three feet in minutes after heavy hillside rain. Seventeen trout perished as the flood swept through the area destroying seven dams, blocking Mill Creek Road at two spots and damaging a cabin.
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Mill Creek
Forest Home
Case of Mistaken Identity Bigamy Case Draws Court Action
A Los Angeles milkman testifies a Hollywood secretary claimed she was his wife in a mistaken identity bid. Briscoe, the accused, says he was married only to Mona Short and was elsewhere when the alleged wife pressed her claim. The judge postponed further action to August 9 to review military records. The sensational tale includes mistaken marriage stories, a milk route switch, and a courtroom clash over paternity and desertion.
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Macris -Avn
Mary Frarees Short
Hollywood
Tayoans Aro
Hal Burton Short
Greeley, Colo
Briscoe
South America
Press-Telegram
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Frances Short
Mona
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Worman
Anti-Communist Guatemalan Rebels Form Provisional Regime
Guatemalan rebels organize a provisional government led by Col. Carlos Moramas, with headquarters at Chiquimula near the Honduran border, as fighting with the Arbenz regime intensifies. Rebel planes attack Guatemala City and Zarcapa while reports of a possible government collapse circulate amid clashes and diplomatic moves.
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Honduras
Guatemala City
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Carlos Ilor
Mas
Liberation Army
Chiquimile
Borar
Chimula
Associated Press
Jack Rutledge
Chigulmula
Rutledge
Train Derailment near Hallam Injures 75
A speeding Rocky Mountain Rocket derailed near Hallam scattering wreckage as rescuers rushed to help. Ed Fleig of Ferdinand Indiana and his family survived with minimal injuries. his son Fred, 27, escaped danger from a toppled car while others suffered various hurts. Conductor W. O. Nielsen described the crash as a soft rollover and passengers were transported to Lincoln and Omaha for onward travel.
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Chicago
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Hallam
Lincoln
Rock Island
Senator Williams Attacks Farm Loan Programs
Delaware senator cites loans to farmers critics call misused funds. He names loans including 581,000 to Otto Zurcher and 95,164 to J. Frank Kendrick, arguing some Farm Credit and FHA/Ottawa programs fail to aid truly needy farmers. He references Agriculture Department officials and home administration actions as evidence of improper loans.
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R. B. McLeaish
Farmers Home
Kendrick
Nixon Guest at Wisconsin GOP Supper
In Milwaukee about three thousand Wisconsin Republicans will attend a $100 per person box supper with Vice President Richard Nixon. Senator McCarthy is reported to be resting at an undisclosed vacation site and will be absent. Nixon plans to arrive this afternoon with Wisconsin congressmen from Washington and will address at 8:30 p.m. A pre speech hand shaking reception is planned for all guests.
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Two-County Defense Head Named for Region 9
Henry S. Eaton is appointed regional coordinator of Civil Defense Region 9 covering Los Angeles and Orange counties. He will replace Ernest Dixon who resigns effective July 25. Eaton, ex deputy LA police chief, currently heads Federal Civil Defense Region 7 in Berkeley. Dixon, former Inglewood mayor, plans to return to private business.
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GEI
Henry S. Eaton
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Orange
Walter M. Robertson
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Inglewood
Girls Club Donates to CARE for Eu gonean Family
The Athenian Girls Club of Washington Junior High School contributed 30 dollars to CARE to buy packages for a Eu gonean family with teenage children. Miss Ruby Zane serves as club sponsor.
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Athenian, Girls Club of Washington Junior High School
Ruby Zane
Hunger Strike No Comment I by Finns in Jail
In Los Angeles the 40 year old twins George and Charles Finn began a hunger strike after a year long sentence for interfering with a federal officer and attempting a citizens arrest of U S Atty Laughlin Waters during a legal dispute over a surplus airplane. They have lost five pounds each since last Tuesday and the jail physician said they cannot be forced to eat but may be fed intravenously if unconscious.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Marcus Crahan
Ronald Ballard Receives Naval Academy Appointment
Ronald Ballard aged 18 and son of Mr and Mrs William H Ballard of 9301 Maine Ave has been awarded a presidential appointment to the Naval Academy. He attended Rutherford Preparatory School and Poly High School and has spent the last year as an apprentice at the Naval Shipyard.
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William H. Ballard
Maine Ave
Naval Academy
Ballard
Rutherford Preparatory School
Poly High School
Naval Shipyard
Arkansas Picnic Opens Holiday in Amerege Pack
The Arkansas picnic will be held on July 4 in Amerege Pack Fullerton. Morning church services precede Western entertainment in the afternoon.
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Amerege Pack
Fullerton
Local Post Office Notice Shows Postal Fee Details
Fragmentary OCR from a Press Telegram indicates a notice at Jain Street and PS venue referencing California ACA and SF Circulation. It mentions delivery costs of two dollars and twenty four dollars and a secured TSes copy, with a post office context in Long Beach.
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Jain Street
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