Hopalong Cassidy Plans Ranch School for City Boys
Hopalong Cassidy and Lum and Abner partner to open Bar-20 Ranch near Blue Diamond Nevada. They will operate a two month summer program for 9 to 14 year olds, offering cattle herding branding roping and other ranch tasks. 200 boys from across the United States are expected this summer with expansion planned next year.
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Ollywood
Hopalong Cassidy
Bar- 2
Bill Hopalong Cassidy Boyd
Blue Diamond
New
Las Vegas
Boyd
Chester Lauck
Lum
Abner
Lauck
Lawmaker urges subversive war against Russia
NY March 13 UPI Rep John Davis Lodge proposes a covert internal front to wage subversion against Russia to break the cold war stalemate. He calls for a three to four hundred million dollar campaign, to be coordinated by the CIA, to force reliable Kremlin accords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
John Davis Lodge
Rconn
Russia
Cald
Kremlin
Ledge
Lodge
CIA
U. S
Central Intelligence Agency
B-29 Crash Near MacDill Field Injures 13
A B-29 bomber on a 20 hour training mission from Barksdale Field veered through overcast and crashed at MacDill Field in Tampa Florida. Thirteen crew members were aboard. Capt. Charles L. Erickson of Shreveport Louisiana was seriously injured with a fractured vertebra. Several others sustained cuts and bruises while the plane caught fire during the forced landing. The aircraft was headed for Maxwell Field Alabama but diverted due to bad weather.
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Tampa
Fla
Mac- Pill Field
Charles L. Erickson
Shreveport
Barksdale’ Air Force Base
Louisiana
Maxwell Field
Alas
Israeli Plane Crash Reported
El Ahram said an Israeli transport plane with 25 aboard crashed in the Red Sea yesterday. The report could not be confirmed by American, British or Egyptian aviation authorities and did not state casualties. Intercepted radio messages indicated two British ships received a distress call about a plane in trouble 200 miles north of Surz.
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Cairo
el Ahram
Red Sea
Alexandria
Surz
Seats at Academy Show Offered Public
Public seats announced for an Academy show in Hollywood. Details are sparse with a brief note dated March 13 referencing public access and awards. No names or venues specified beyond Hollywood. The item reads as a fragment of a larger notice about civic event seating.
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Academy
France Honors the Arenas at Academy Event
Paris reports the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will offer 100 seats for 6 and 400 at 6 including tax for a March 23 ceremony at the French Academy of Moral and the Pantages Theater. Eisenhower named associate member. results pending.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Paris
French Academy of Moral
Pantages Theater
Political Science
Dwight
Eisenhower
John
wAtil
Tj. Pershing
Amvets Post 48 Meets Tonight in W F W Hall
Amvets Post 48 will convene at 3 o'clock tonight in W F W Hall at 439 West Anaheim Street. Lunch and cards to follow as part of the gathering hosted by American veterans group.
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Amvets
W. F. W. Hall
Anaheim St
Five Young Men Sail From Harbor On World Cruise
Five U S C students aged 21 to 27 sailed the 38 foot ketch Marinero from the harbor for a 60 day supply voyage toward Panama. The crew Cape Borden Neil Harrington Forrest Strayer Don Buckner and Harry Taylor funded the $21000 craft and plan leg by leg travel through Panama South America Africa and the Mediterranean as spring calls others to sea.
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Veterans Memorial
Panama
Cape Borden
Neil Harrington
Forrest Strayer
Don Buckner
Harry Taylor
Harrington
South America
Africa
Mediterranean
Judge Sees Cross Burning as Ku Klux Prank or Threat
NEW YORK March 13 Judge J Waites Waring says the cross burned in front of his Charleston South Carolina home was not a prank but a display of savage white supremacy. He and his wife face southern hostility for their views as police in Charleston call the act prankster work. Waring claims the Klan remains active with an estimated 400 to 500 members in Charleston.
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New York
J. Waites Waring
Charleston
S. C
Waring
South
Warings
Church Choir to Perform at Community Church of God
A 40 voice a cappella choir from Parish Bible College will sing at Community Church of God located at 1862 Pinel Ave on March 23 at 7 30 p m. The event is open to the public.
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Parish Bible College
Community Church of God
Pinel Ave
Bandit Stempeded by Bail Bondsman
In Los Angeles on March 13 a heavily armed bandit ransacked a bail bondsman’s apartment but was put to flight by Irving Glasser a local bail bondsman who confronted the intruder at the scene.
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Los Angeles
Irving Glasser
Hirohito Makes Historic Visit to Shikoku Island
Emperor Hirohito returning to his homeland on a rare morning trip to Shikoku Island is met by a bustling crowd. A burglar confronted a man in Glasser's party, carrying a pistol, but fled as the scene unfolded. The ferry mast whipped by wind and snow as a brass band played while thousands cheered and shouted Banzai.
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Glasser
Sakamatsu
Japan
Hirohito
Asia
Jandbandit
Shikoku Island
Shock and fire cited as worst effects of A bomb blast
In Los Angeles a radiation expert argues blast and burn effects are deadlier than radiation. Col James P Cooney says eighty five percent of Hiroshima and Nagasaki deaths were from shock and fires, not radiation. Washington reports Howard Sutherland, longtime Virginia Republican senator ally of 1917 to 1923, dies at 82. He was father of Gen Richard K Sutherland wartime chief of staff to Gen Douglas MacArthur. Funeral plans await Gen Sutherland’s return from Florida. Surviving children include Mrs Sutherland Mayo and Mrs Wailis B Dunkel.
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Los Angeles
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
James P. Cooney
Washington
Howard Sutherland
Cooney
West
Virginia
College of Medical
Richard K. Sutherland
Douglas MacArthur
Stanley Harris
Washington Baseball Club
Sutherland
Coral Gables
Fla
Sutherland Mayo
Wailis B. Dunkel
Fairfield
Conn
Fan Shot Fatality at Dallas Television Party
A Dallas man Manuel Gonzales, 36, died in a hospital after a shot fired at a television party. Sheriff Bill Decker said an argument sparked the shooting by another man at the gathering. It’s believed to be Texas first fatal argument linked to a TV viewing session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Esterday
Manuel Gonzales
Bill Decker
Texas
Chance remark ends quest for long lost father
LEA in Iowa restaurant helps Chicago woman reunite with father she had not seen in 29 years. W. J. Murphy of Portland Oregon is revealed as her father after a garage man’s phone directory search and a Chicago connection. The reunion is delayed by illness and travel concerns.
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Cago
Lea
Iowa
Chicago
Arthur Woodward Horton
W. J. Murphy
Portland
Qre
Council Bluffs
Horton
Murphy
Christman
Oregon
89th Division Society Meet At Patriotic Hall
Members of the California sector of the 89th Division Society will gather at Patriotic Hall 1815 S Figueroa St at 8 p m on March 15 Joe T Woods adjutant announced Calvin E Reid elected commander urges all veterans of the 89th Division from both world wars to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
89Th Division Society
Patriotic Hall
Figueroa St
Joe T. Woods
Calvin E. Reid
89Th Division
NO DOLL Body in Water Was Man's Son
Hamilton Township New Jersey March 13 UPI Thomas Bradshaw saw three boys poke at a doll in a three foot pool of water. A blue snowsuit clad body bobbed at the bottom. He pulled out his 2 year old son Thomas Jr despite two hours of resuscitation. Mrs Bradshaw is pregnant and the couple has another child William age 1.
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Hamilton Township
N. J
UPI
Thomas Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Thomas Jr
William Hutchinson
Impulse Slayer Indicted for Murder in Lancaster County
Edward L. Gibbs, 25, confessed impulse killer, indicted on first degree murder for choking and beating Marian Louise Baker, 21, a Franklin Marshall College stenographer. The case heads to trial. jury includes many Amish. death penalty undecided. Gibbs arrived at court with his wife.
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Lascaster
Edward L. Gibbs
Lancaster County
Franklin- and- Marshall College
Marian Louise Baker
Air Force
Ley Gibbs
Motte Hundred
Tidors
John M_ ‘Ranch
Gibbs
Tvho Ved
Helen
East Hall
Miss Baker
Carrier Boxer Gives Air Show
Manila reports the U S Boxer demonstrated air power on the eve of departing for the Indo China coast. The carrier launched and landed 43 planes near Corregidor with 1 150 Philippine officials watching. Vice Admiral Berkey announced two destroyers would accompany the voyage to Saigon call on Bao Dai and the Cambodian emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
U. S
Boxer
Philippines
Indo-China
Corregidor
Fernando Lopez
Russell S. Berkey
Berkey
Stickelt
Saigon
Baoj Dai
Cam
Bodia
MacArthur Greets Returned Jap Solons
Tokyo March 13 General MacArthur complimented 13 Japanese parliamentary members arriving home from a two month visit to the United States and Canada to study democracy. He said the trip arranged at his request improved understanding of postwar problems and ideals and provided ideas to aid Japan's reconstruction.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United States
Canada
Japan
Imany
Farm Woman Held in Husband's Death
Bakersfield report says 56 year old Orabelle Pereira is held on murder charges for the shotgun death of her husband Manuel Pereira a 56 year old rancher. She claims he beat her twice yesterday and rushed her for a third time as she loaded the shotgun during a struggle. They had lived on a nearby ranch for three years.
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Bakersfield
Orabelle Pereira
Manuel
Here
New Club Opens at Los Alamitos Naval Base
Wartime WAVE quarters at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station were converted into a modern enlisted men’s club. The venue features a 36 foot soft drink counter, red feather booths, a dance floor, and a patio. Conversion used surplus war assets, under Capt. Michael H. Ker noddle’s planning. The base hosts 2233 enlisted trainees weekly, 700 reserve enlistees on full time duty, and 900 reserve officers. It serves as reserve HQ for the 11th Naval District, with potential for 27 squadrons, the largest Naval Air Reserve in the U S.
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Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Michael HL Kernodle
Naval Air Reserve
11Th Naval District
Santa Barbara
San Diego
United States
Comdr
Clark Ingram
Warren Gets Resignation Note
Governor Earl Warren released a resignation letter from Edwin L. Carty a State Fish and Game Commission member convicted in federal duck baiting charges. Carty urged inquiry and investigation while stating his appeal plans, and other Ventura duck club members also said they would appeal the conviction.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Edwin L. Carty
State Fish and Game Commission
Latty
Carty
Ventura
Federal District Court
Woman on Trial for Killing Pavents
PRINCETON Ind March 14 Mrs Clarice Spurlock 38 of Evansville went on trial Gibson Circuit Court today on the charge that she poisoned her parents Winter Dearing 60 and Eunice Trene Dearing 34 of Huntingburg Ind Mrs Dearing died Nov 16 188 after a visit with her daughter in Evansville The father died April 5 1949 The case was moved here on a change of venue Poison experts testified at preliminary hearings that the bodies were saturated with poison.
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Princeton
Ind
Clarice Spurlock
Evansville
Gibson Circuit Court
Winter Dearing
Eunice Trene Dearing
Huntingburg
Studios Cut Contract Players in Economy Drive
The movie industry trims contract players from 742 to 315 in three years. A Daily Variety survey shows 62 percent drop with 315 performers under contract on March 1, 1933. 183 men and 132 women.
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Mareh
Daily Variety Today
Library Trivia Q and Answers From a Curious Reader
A reader asks about coal state leaders of production and origins of famous nicknames for the Marx brothers. The answer notes Pennsylvania for anthracite, a trio of states for bituminous coal, the Marx brothers nicknames assigned by Art Fischer in 1915, Calypso origins tracing to French and English adaptations, and Boiling Lake on Dominica with its height and occasional geyser-like spurts. It also defines the seven seas as a conventional phrase for all world oceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Marx Brothers
Art Fischer
Leonard Marx
Chico
Arthur
Harpo
Julius
Groucho
Fischer
Milton
Gummo
Herbert
Zeppo
Trinidad
Carousseaux
Hell
Heaven
Dominica
British West Indies
Leeward Islands
Arctic
Antarctic
North
South Pacific
South
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Dispersal Seen as Best A defense in Amphib Attack
Vieques Island Puerto Rico March 13 The Navy’s test defense against an atomic attack while landing amphibious troops favors dispersal of ships. Adm. Jerault Wright led 160 ships in a 14 day Vieques exercise with 90,000 troops and 300 planes. Officers praised unification and anti submarine measures but noted poor communications and excessive talking. Amphibious ops were hindered by seas over 20 knots.
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Vieques Island
Puerto Rico
Portrex
Adm
Jerault Wright
S56
Vieques
Wright
Acton
Navy
Air Force
Jordan Israel Pact Near Completion Amid Market Clause Tie Up
Cairo reports indicate Hashemite Jordan and Israel reached a five year nonaggression pact with one sticking point. Jordan's cabinet reportedly balks at a clause requiring market opening to Israeli manufactured foods. The cabinet’s resignation over trade terms was noted but is now resolved, leaving the pact stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Abdullah
Scouts Poisoned at U N Dinner in Lake Success
Eight guests at the United Nations Boy Scout and Girl Scout dinner at United Nations headquarters fell ill. Authorities report emergency treatment for several attendees, with three hospitalized and later released. The event was the second annual United Nations Scouts Association dinner for UNICEF staff children.
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Lake Success
United Nations
U. N. Scouts Association
U. N. Secretariat
Rossellini Says He'll Wed Ingrid Bergman Soon
Rome report quotes Roberto Rossellini stating he expects to marry Ingrid Bergman very soon. He doubts marriage papers will be ready by next Sunday and notes Italian authorities await Swedish recognition of Bergman's Mexican divorce from Peter Lindstrom before granting approval.
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Rome
WPI
Alian
Roberto Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Rossellini
Miss Bergrman
Peter Lindstrom
Hero Carrier Pigeon Little Joe Returns Home
Fort Monmouth New Jersey March 13 1945 Army Signal Corps carrier pigeon Little Joe long noted for wartime service in Italy was found near freezing on a Chicago sidewalk nine days earlier. He was treated then flown home in a special cage with a hero’s welcome at Newark airport and greeted by Fort Monmouth Signal Corps personnel who fed and checked him.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
Chicago
Little Joe
Army Signal Corps
Joe
Italy
Windy City
Newark Airport
Signal Corps
Twice evicted prisoner returns to new jail in Huntington
George Palmer, twice evicted from Cabell County jail, is back in a different jail clinic after being moved for living with curtains and a wall picture. Prosecutor Greene ordered his removal, Palmer pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and new charges arose from a car theft warrant in Ohio. Palmer’s home address remains listed as county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Untington
W. Va
George Palmer
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Palmer
Greene
Joe Spinner
Huntington
Lawrence County
Ohio
Marshall
Carson
Proctorville
Ohio River
Jafter Bascom McComas
Increase Noted in Tax Payments Before Deadline
Deputy Collector Lionel Bailey reports a rise in 1849 income tax returns with only three days remaining to file without penalty. The local IRS office at 530 E Fourth St will open 9 am to 4 30 pm tomorrow and 8 am to 9 pm on Wednesday deadline day. Returns postmarked by midnight Wednesday are penalty free. after that a 5 percent late filing penalty applies, increasing 5 percent every 30 days up to 25 percent, plus 6 percent annual interest on overdue tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel I. Bailey
Hailey
Collector of Internal Revenue
Fourth St
Bailey
Counterfeit Ring Smashed in New Orleans
Secret Service agents and New Orleans police disrupted a large counterfeiting operation during Mardi Gras. Seven men from Cleveland Los Angeles Buffalo and Atlanta were arrested for passing counterfeit $10 and $20 bills and held for grand jury. each count carries up to 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Secret Service
Melbourne Hull
Huff
Squdard William Carroll
Cleveland
Ohio
Atlanta
U. S
Reginald Carr
Raiders
National Guard 13 Promotions Hit 720th AAA Battalion
Promoted officers include William H. Benninger captain to major and Ver G Kendall from second to first lieutenant. In headquarters battery, John Klamerick rises to sergeant first class, William Donaldson and Jerry Miller become corporals, Clyde Arnold and Pete Correa promoted to corporal. Battery A gains Clyde Arnold and Pete Correa as corporals. Battery B sees Harry Kissambakis promoted to sergeant, Harald Stith and Harvey Tinker to corporals, Gary A. McCown to private first class, David L. Crowther and John R. Francis to privates. New enlistees include Frederic Gonzales, Richard Ivey, Richard Espinosa and Donaldson in HQ Battery. Richard Lane and Richard Beckam in Battery A. Robert Marselle, Smith Tinker, Enrique Hagedorn, Richard Hughes, William Kemp, Fred Replogle, Grant Ryan in Battery B. Edward Wiese, Gordon Green, Harold Hoffman and Edward Breslin in Battery D. HQ and Batteries participated in carbines firing at Fort MacArthur as prep for a May Irvine Ranch record shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
234Th Aaa
Long Beach National Guard
Glen R. Duke
William H. Benninger
Ver G. Kendall
John Klamerick
William T. Donaldson
Jerry Miller
Clyde A. Arnold
Pete J. Correa
Hattery B
Harry Kissambakis
Harald M. Stith
Harvey L. Tinker
Gary A. McCown
David L
Crowther
John R. Francis
Frederic Gonzales
Richard L. Ivey
Richard A. Espinosa
Donaldson
Richard A. Lane
Richard M. Beckam
Robert G. Marselle
Smith Tinker
Enrique J. Hagedorn
Richard L. Hughes
William R. Kemp
Fred B. Replogle
Grant D. Ryan
Edward K. Wiese
Gordon Green
Harold ©. Hoffman
Edward T. Br
American Can Co Signs Union Contract
The American Can Company and the United Steelworkers of America signed a two-year contract last night after four weeks of negotiations. It provides a 5 cents per hour general wage increase and a $100 monthly pension, with an effective date of March 16. The 28 plants represented employ about half of the company's 30,000 workers across the United States Canada and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoiladelphia
American Can Company
CT. O.united Steel Workers’ of America
Steelworkers Union
American Can
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Fort MacArthur Sham War Scene
Three hundred Army reservists joined a theoretical attack drill at Fort MacArthur on a Saturday afternoon. The exercise simulated clearing invaders from three Hawaiian Islands as Maj. Gen. F B Cress observed from Washington with a staff of seven. Brig. Gen. Leroy H. Watson and 32 Reserve Corps officers accompanied them in San Francisco to discuss a new reserve troop program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort MacArthur
Hawaiian Islands
F. B. Cress
Washington, D. C
Crees
Leroy H. Watson
San Francisco
Cress
Petition for Added Busses Rejected on Line 1d
The Bureau of Franchises denied a petition for extra bus service on the Orange Paramount line No. 1d. Secretary Henry E. Jordan supported the decision, agreeing with Long Beach City Lines that current utilization does not justify additional buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange-Paramount Line
Bureau of Franchises
Henry E. Jordan
Bureau
Jordan
Long Beach City Lines
Pupils Bake Cakes in Sixth Annual Garfield School Contest
Pupils from fourth to sixth grade boys and girls at Garfield School prepare for the sixth annual cake baking contest at 3 15 p m on the school playground at EM St and Delta Ave The best decorated cakes in three divisions will be judged An expected 152 entries last year A David Davies and Mrs Carolyn Wilson will direct with PT A assistance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield School
EM St
Delta Ave
David Davies
Carolyn Wilson
Girl Scout Charter Bill Sent to White House
The Senate approved a bill granting a federal charter to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on the organization’s 38th birthday. Mrs. Harry S. Truman was listed as chief sponsor, with the charter open to girls aged 7 to 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Savel
Senate
White House
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Harry S. Truman
Earth tremors jar Wellington and islands early morning
Earth tremors rattled Wellington and the North and South Islands this morning. No immediate damage reports followed the quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
North
South Islands
Concert Program by Municipal Band
A municipal band concert program lists a 1 PM March 1 performance on Radio KGER at 1200 Xia with conductor James F. Mon and assistant Kotoint. The program includes excerpts from A Trin tr Sapna and Roy bag overtarr, with pieces titled First Brigade Mares and Berea Final.
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Uesday
Canceria
Radia Kger
Rivharde
Jamis F- Mon
Asaintant Kotoint
Smanphone
Harolt B
Stephena
Intermesareet
Krehery
Cince Nighia
Tisderax
Berea Finair
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Will Spralt
Sie Collectors’ Club
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