High Lights in the News Predictions of Labor unity and defense shifts
The AFL plans to rejoin CIO despite 1936 split as observers warn of jurisdictional delays. FTC seeks tighter big business control to curb bulk discounting, aiming to lower consumer prices. Brannan plan gains Capitol Hill support amid CDC loan requests. Defense planning centers on hydrogen bomb deterrence and broader home front security with radar and interceptors. Thailand and Indonesia receive accelerating military aid and a $100 million Export-Import Bank loan signals U.S. support for the new regimes.
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Federal Trade Commission
Commission
United States
Pentagon
Thailand
Uncle Sam
State Department
Idonesia
Jessup
Note to Hunters Gun Safety Reminder
Instruction emphasizes safe hunting practices urging respect for firearms and never pointing a gun at anything not intended to be shot. It underscores treating every gun as loaded and handling with caution.
Learning Chinese Class At OU Attracts 30 Scholars
The University of Oklahoma plans a free Chinese course taught by Miss Hsiao-hsai Tsai with students paying only for textbooks. The class aims to deepen American understanding of Chinese people as 30 scholars enroll. Meanwhile, over a thousand Rotarians from 60 clubs in four states gather in Muskogee May 7 and 8 for the district convention, with Nat Irish and Roswell Susman organizing a welcome.
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University of Oklahoma
Hsiao-hsai Tsai
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Rotary Clubs
G. N
Nat) Irish
Roswell Susman
Pious Pickpocket Surfaces in Birmingham Street Scene
A woman confronts a beguiling thief on a Birmingham street, asking for prayer before realizing at home her glasses were stolen from her pocket. The incident highlights a curious street encounter and a theft.
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Nathan Beer
Birmingham
Ala
Cat Helps Robbers At Chicago Tavern Heist
A Chicago tavern robbery ends with the Neko themed theft as Pablo the tax cat from Pablo, not black, draws attention by scratching a back door. Watchman Henry Williams opens the door and two gunmen rush in stealing $150.
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Pablo
Chicago
Henry Williams
Postcard Reaches Martin Rhodes From 1927 Lake George Scene
A scenic Lake George postcard mailed August 24, 1927 reaches Martin Rhodes of New Hyde Park New York. It was sent by Mr and Mrs John W Higgins of Garden City New Jersey, both senders are now deceased.
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Lake George
N. Y
Martin Rhodes
New Hyde Park
John W. Higgins
Garden City
N. J
Rush farmer laments delayed phone alarm during barn blaze
William Yahn of Rush New York pleaded to use the party line to report a fire. A woman on the line insisted he wait delaying the alarm five minutes. Firemen arrived after two barns had already burned.
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William Yahn
Rush
N. Y
Birthday Tribulation in Jail as Driver Pleads Case
Joseph Rose of Burbank California faced two weeks in jail after explaining to Judge Walter Allen that his birthday was the day of the hearing. The jurist noted the remark as a grim birthday quip while addressing four traffic tickets.
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Joseph Rose
Burbank
Calif
Walter Allen
Burglar Steals $120 From Burlingame Dog Hospital
Burlingame police report a burglar robbed the city’s dog hospital of 120 dollars in a single night without waking 30 dogs asleep in their kennels.
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Burlingame
Calif
Seniorman 87 Given Life Term For Neighbor Killing
Capt. T. Hunter Sharp, 87, of Columbus Mississippi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a neighbor amid a dispute.
Time for a Change as 97-Year-Old Hartford Woman Seeks Citizenship
Mrs. Emile Gagnon of Hartford Connecticut has lived in the United States as an alien for 69 years. Now at 97 she applies for naturalization. She was born in Quebec Canada and is pursuing citizenship in the United States.
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Emile Gagnon
Hartford
Mystery Lake Reappears Each Autumn on Idaho Farm
A lake on Warren Gibbs’s McCammon Idaho farm returns every autumn for 12 years and vanishes again with no explanation. Local observers report the mysterious seasonal lake in a field that dries up as soon as the weather turns warmer.
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Mystery Lake
Warren Gibbs
McCammon
Idaho
Quick Reception Elmer Howard Arrested in Harlan Break-in
Elmer Howard was arrested for a break in at the city jail in Harlan Kentucky. The incident drew police attention and authorities took Howard into custody for theft and unlawful entry.
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Elmer Howard
Harlan, Ky
Words and Meanings in a Brief Glossary
A humorous gloss defines common terms with satirical twists. Pedestrian and politician are mocked for daily life judgments while words like whisper pessimism and conviction receive pointed, wry definitions. The piece uses concise, quotable lines.
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Labor Unity
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
Brannan
Community Credit Corporation
Congress
Capitol Hill
Brann
Agricultural Secretary
CDC
U. S. Defense Plans
U. S
U.S. Army
Army Transportation Corps
Marblehead
Mass
Rotary
Fort Worth
Texas
E. Belknap
E. Belknap Fort Worth, Texas
Brem
Celer
Fandera
Card
Lake
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