Flashes Of Life From Various Towns Across the Nation
A collage of odd regional anecdotes dated April 12. In Baxter Springs Virgil Tyler loses gear and even his billfold while fishing, Chico sees a burglar steal only a kitchen sink, Los Angeles reports an elephant shortage delaying replacements, Farmington notes cows vibing to a shorted milk line, Inavale tells of a 90 year old with mumps, New Ulm features a duck laying green eggs every other day.
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Baxter Springs
Kan
Virgil Tyler
Tyler
Los Angeles
John R. Roden
Park Commission
Tom Tone
Roden
New Ulm
Minn
Armin Filzen
Filzen
Most-Hunted Escapee McFarland Caught In Knoxville
The nation’s most hunted criminal Earl McFarland, a 24 year old rape slayer, was captured in Knoxville Tennessee by FBI agents. He faces removal to Washington for execution after escaping from a DC jail on April 3. He confessed nothing and claimed he hitchhiked to Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Earl McFarland
Washington
City
Norman H. McCabe
McFarland
District of Columbia
Joseph D. Medley
Knox County
Medley
Cotton Carnival Monarchs Chosen in Memphis
R Vance Norfleet 40, a Memphis cotton man, is crowned King Cotton while Phoebe Cook 20, Smith College sophomore, is named Queen of the Cotton Carnival set for May 13. Norfleet, a World War II veteran and partner in a family firm, follows his father J P Norfleet who led the 1932 carnival. Phoebe Cook, daughter of Everett R Cook, plans to join her father's firm after Smith. Norfleet has a son Peter 15 and has long led carnival activities since 1931, including 1936 grand marshal and 1937 association president.
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Norfleet
King Cotton
J. P. Norfleet
Army Air Forces
Memphis
Queen Phoebe
Everett R. Cook
Smith
Peter
Carnival Association
Truman Says Atomic Bomb Tests Vital For Defense
President Truman issued a formal statement asserting the Bikini atoll tests are vital and target dates will be met. He noted the experiments will inform naval and military planning on the effects of atomic energy, while a senator urged cancellation of the tests amid delays.
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Washington
Truman
Pacific
Huffman
Democrat
Ohio
Bikini Atoll
Army-Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Tojo Diet Members Reelected in Japanese Election
Final returns show 33 members of the 1942 Tojo diet reelected and 40 former members returned to the House of Representatives as 394 of 468 seats were decided. Conservatives appeared to win a total majority while the Liberal party remained short of control. Women won 32 seats. all reelected members had passed an examination.
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Tokyo
House of Representatives
MacArthur Leads Truman by Vast Margin in Tokyo Diet Balloting
Incomplete Tokyo precinct returns show General MacArthur with an overwhelming lead in Japan's general election for the diet. MacArthur reportedly has 12 votes to Truman's 1, with several ballots marked More Food as hunger influences voting.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Truman
Ruman
Congress Moves to Control Atomic Energy by 1946 Anniversary
Congress targets domestic control of atomic energy with a proposed commission expected to be in law by the August 6 Hiroshima anniversary. Sen McMahon said the bill could reach the statute books by then, though Senate action sits behind price controls and the British loan. A separate House bill has stalled in rules despite Senate progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
McMahon
Connecticut
Senate
Hiroshima
Control Commission
House
Rules
Postwar Japanese election results set stage for coalition
The party lineup shows Liberals 116, Progressives 86, Social Democrats 78, Communists three with three more likely, minor parties 39, Independents 72. Some candidates face further check and possible disqualification before seating. Many ex-legislators were disqualified by Tojo era and now seek return to politics. Home Minister Mitsuchi reported cabinet updates as the nation braces for a conservative dominated House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hideki Tojo
Liberals
Progressives
Social Democrats
Communists
Haley Named Circus President Amid Fire Scandal
James A. Haley, formerly Ringling Brothers vice president and 1944 Hartford fire convict, is elected circus president. He replaces Robert Ringling who became first vice-president with John Ringling North returning as executive officer. North and other officials had been involved in the blaze’s fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Haley
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Hartford
Circcus
Haley
Robert Ringling
John Ringling North
North
Sarasota
Fla
Navy chiefs rethink stance after Truman merger blast
Washington officials report shock and anger in the Navy as President Truman labels opposition to the armed forces merger as propaganda and lobbying. Secretary Forrestal weighs potential resignation while Fleet Admiral Nimitz is questioned about retirement amid the rift with the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Truman
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Navy
Truman vows to carry on Roosevelt's New Deal ideals
In Hyde Park on the first anniversary of Roosevelt's death President Truman pledged to fight tyranny abroad and uphold Roosevelt's progressive and humane New Deal principles. He tied his domestic program to New Deal goals including full employment health care social security veterans housing and education.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Hyde Park
N. Y
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
America
Roosevelt
China’s Kaiyuan faces widening Communist split
In Kaiyuan Manchuria April 12 government forces under Gen Liang Hwa Sheng vow to sweep out all Communists as the ceasefire team arrives. Reds fear for safety as Communist Maj Gen Keng Piao complains of spying and plainclothes guards are reassigned. A midnight Communist entry attempt met sandbagged machine gun posts.
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Kaiyuan
Manchuria
China
Liang Hwa-Sheng
Liang
Keng Piao
President Signs Housing Measure to Aid Veterans
President Truman signed a law granting 253.7 million dollars for veterans housing. The funds will finance about 100000 temporary dwellings, largely converted service barracks, matching prior authorization for a similar number of homes.
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Washington
Truman
Dr Hill Appointed City Physician in Local Commission Action
Dr Courtney H Hill named by the commission to the post of city physician succeeding the late Dr Robert W Faulk. The appointment follows the death of Dr Faulk last week.
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DR. Hill
Courtney H. Hill
Commission Council
Robert W. Faulk
Bid on Water Wells Studied
The city commission discussed bids for two test water wells as the United States Geological Survey was labeled bungling by a local contractor in a letter read at Friday’s session. Halliday Well Company’s A. S. Halliday and El Dorado, Arkansas, wrote the missive, signed to refuse bidding, while P. A. Pong, secretaryTreasurer, and C. N. Holmes, assistant geologist, defended the survey workers. The lone bidder on the contract was noted.
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United States Geological Survey
Commission Council
City Water Department
A. S. Halliday
Halliday Well Company
Jonesboro
el Dorado, Ark
P. A. Pong
C. N. Holmes
Geological Survey
Baton Rouge
Halliday
U. S. Geological Survey
Holmes
Australian war brides quit ship amid tears and pressures
Sydney reports two Australian war brides leaving the transport David C. Shanks just before its departure for the United States. Mrs Josephine Hatton, 19, tears up the gangway to stay with her husband William Hatton of Alabama. Mrs Joy Bethea, wife of Maj William Bethea of Mississippi, also departs with an infant after a tearful farewell at the wharf.
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Sydney
David C. Shanks
United States
Josephine Hatton
William Hatton
Headland
Ala
Joy Bethea
William A. Bethea
Arlington St
Jackson
F D Roosevelt Dead One Year
Washington reports mark the first anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt death at Warm Springs Georgia. The 32nd president died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage after a headache at his mountain cottage. Officials and aides noted the sudden loss during World War II.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Mr. Roosevelt
South
William D. Hassett
Hassett
Howard Bruen
Hassett Cottage
White House
Truman moves left center on anti poll tax FEPC
President Truman reaffirmed support for federal anti poll tax legislation and a permanent FEPC as he starts his second year in office. He insisted no detour toward Southern peace with Dixie Democrats and urged passage of progressive measures while stressing state action can complement federal policy.
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Navy
War Department
Truman
Navy Department
Navy Headquarters
Forrestal
Uniformed High Command
Washington
White House
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FEPC
Capitol Hill
Congress
Pepper
Florida
Hoey
North Carolina
Senate
Chicago
Mr. Truman
United Nations Leaders Honor F D Roosevelt Shrine Dedication
U N heads join President Truman in Hyde Park for a ceremony designating Franklin D Roosevelt’s Hudson River estate as a national shrine. The 2 30 to 3 p m observance includes an eight minute address by Truman and the presentation of the house and rose garden to Secretary J A Krug.
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Allan Fisher
Hyde Park
N. Y
United Nations
Truman
Green Acres
Hudson River
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Iruman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Interior
J. A. Krug
Roosevelt
Exiled Spanish Leader Claims Franco Masses Troops on Frontier
Dr. Fernando de los Rios, exiled Republican leader and observer at the U.N. Security Council, asserts Franco has about 450,000 troops massed near the French border and plans aggression against France. He says a document found in Spain supports the claim and could be used in council debates on Spain and Poland.
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Charles A. Grumich
New York
Spain
United Nations Security Council
Franco
Fernando de Los Rios
University of Madrid
Washington
France
de Los Rios
Paris
Security Council
Council
Poland
Truman
Marshall to China Faces Critical New Mission
Gen. George C. Marshall departs for China to press political unity and economic stability. Washington reports a tougher task after four weeks away, with truce teams stalled in Manchuria and factions within Chiang Kai-shek and Chou En-lai at odds amid famine and blockades.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Marshall
Truman
Manchuria
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chou En-Lai
Num
Price Controls on Berries Removed in Louisiana
The OPA lifted price ceilings on fresh strawberries and berries, prompting expected resumption of berry auctions in Hammond Louisiana. Officials said supplies should balance with demand, with a risk of reinstating controls if prices rise unduly. The 1946 strawberry crop was forecast 35 to 50 percent larger than last year.
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Hammond
OPA
Washington
Morrison
Ellender
Louisiana
Ascension Parish
Gonzales
Prairieville
Express Agency Board
Pers
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Chico
Calif
Bert Loomis
Bovine Boogie
Farmington, Minn
Ernest Sprute
Sprute
Inavale
Neb
Tom Jones
Jones
McCabe
Cotton Carnival Monarchs
Memphis, Tenn
R. Vance Norfleet
Cotton
Phoebe Cook
Smith College
Truman States
Atomic Energy
Circus
Navy High Command
Sydney A. Hunt
Cleveland
Peggy
Patricia Ann
F. D. Roosevelt
D. Harold Oliver
U. N
Krug
Supreme Court
Department of Interior
Gen. Marshall
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