Veteran of Corregidor Joins Local Recruiting Station
Lt Ronald V Jordan announced that M Sergeant Hilton Travis US Air Force has been assigned to the local recruiting station. Travis is a 17 year veteran of the US Army and Air Force with 11 years in the Army and six in the Air Force. He was a World War II prisoner of war for 40 months after being captured at the fall of Corregidor. Travis later served under Generals MacArthur and Wainwright until capture and confinement in Japan, returning home in 1945. He has earned multiple medals and served at Stewart Air Force Base before joining the Mt. Vernon unit.
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Ronald V. Jordan
U.S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Hilton Travis
USAF
Travis
U. S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Corregidor
Philippines
Douglas McArthur
Australia
Wainwright
Set
Kyushu
Mt. Vernon
Stewart Air Force Base
Nashville
Tennessee
314Th
Jordan
Sgt. Travis
United States Army and Air Force
White Youth and Negro Girl Wed In Quaker Rites
A white Berkele y California youth and a black Earlham College graduate exchange Quaker marriage vows at Barnes Hall on the Cornell campus in an inter faith ceremony. The couple faced social obstacles and the school discouraged interracial marriage while the public watches.
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Associated Press
Itacha
N. Y
Robert McdAllester
Grace Cunningham
Berkeley
Calif
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
McAllester
Allen E. McAllester
Miss Cunningham
Barnes Hall
Cornell University
Earlham
Radio Smut Criticism From Gay Writers Chief
National Association of Gay Writers director George Lewis told a House commerce subcommittee that radio and television audiences want clean humor like Will Rogers rather than smutty jokes. He said performers using an audience have a privilege and that people seek laughs not dirty entertainment. Lewis, a New Yorker, testified with four witnesses including temperance representatives before Rep. Harris's subcommittee.
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Washington
National Association of Gay Writers
Will Rogers
House
George Lewis
Lewis
Commerce
Rep
Harris
Files Suit to Divorce Husband Merle Storey Seeks Custody and Alimony
Merle Dean Storey filed for divorce from Elton Burton Storey in circuit court yesterday alleging adultery. The complaint seeks custody of a minor child and alimony. couple married January 31 1941 and lived together until May 16 1952. Judge Charles T Randolph issued an injunction restraining the husband from disposing of papers or molesting the plaintiff. Dowell and Dowell represents the plaintiff.
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Merle Dean Storey
Elton Burton Storey
Charles T. Randolph
Dowell and
Bees Huddle To Stay Warm In Winter
Bees endure cold months by forming a tight cluster or huddle. Inside this mass the temperature rises about 15 degrees above the outside air, helping the colony survive until spring.
Furniture Needed for Two Families After Fires
Red Cross officials said today that furniture and kitchen utensils are still needed for two families whose homes were gutted by fire Monday. People who wish to donate should telephone the Red Cross, 2083, and items will be picked up. Considerable clothing has been donated but very little furniture has been contributed.
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Red Cross
Arzoomanian Runs Away Again From Bronx Home
New York reports 13 year old Johnny Arzoomani vanished again from his Bronx home after taking a small gear collection and military items. Police issued a 12 state alert. Father Khosrow Arzoomani, a grocer, had planned to enroll him in a military academy when summer ends.
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Associated Press
New York
Johnny Arzoomanian
Bronx
Khosrow Arzoomanian
Johnny
African Natives Demand Return of Exiled Bechuanaland Chief
Bechuanaland police arrest 38 natives and seal off Serowe to curb violence in the drive to bring back exiled Bamangwato leader Seretse Khama. Khama, hereditary chief, was banished after marrying a white woman, amid Bechuanaland’s colonial tensions.
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Associated Press
Capetown
South Africa
Bechuanaland
Serowe
South African Protectorate
Seretse Khama
One Automobile Crash in Mt. Vernon Last Night
An auto accident occurred in Mt Vernon on Tuesday at 8 30 pm. Sharon Borden 612 south 18th drove south and swerved to avoid a tricycle hitting a parked car owned by Bob Ashey 2114 Cherry at 22nd and Cherry. Police report cites the cause as the turn into Cherry.
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Mt. Vernon
Sharon Borden
South 18Th
Bob Ashey
Cherry
Miss Borden
Engine woes point to worn valve stems and guides
Worn valve stems and guides can cause high fuel use oil burning misfires and power loss in engines. Check these components when diagnosing sudden performance drops and vibrations. Replace worn parts to restore efficiency and reliability.
Kefauver demands equal time on radio and TV
Senator Estes Kefauver's campaign pushes for a government order to require networks to give him 30 minutes air time after Eisenhower's Abilene homecoming. He will file a Federal Communications Commission complaint, charging the appearance was a GOP promotional stunt. The effort follows earlier equal time requests by Kefauver and Taft. ABC and CBS cited comparable treatment for other candidates. NBC did not report.
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Associated Press
Washington
Estes Kefauver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tennessee
Federal Communications Commission
Hisenhower
Abilene
Kas
Kefauver
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
ABC
CBS
NBC
Cut Into Chinese Red Territory
Rangoon Burma June 4 Nationalist Chinese irregulars have penetrated 63 miles into Yunnan and occupied Yisiang near the Thai frontier pro Nationalist sources said. The report claims 64 000 square miles under their control with 10 000 to 13 000 men massing along the border and supply lines from Monghsat to Kengtung along the Salween.
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Associated Press
Rangoon
Burma
Yunnan
Yisiang
Mesai
Monghsat
Kengtung
Salween River
Plans to Get Vote Out By Boy Scouts Endorsed
In Los Angeles on June 4 Freedoms Foundation endorsed a national effort to boost turnout for the November election. Scouts will place Liberty bells on about 30 million front doorknobs on November 1 and ask households to light porchlights if they plan to vote. Kenneth D. Wells, head of Freedoms Foundation, outlined the drive at a meeting with business and civic leaders.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Boy Scouts of America
Freedoms Foundation
Kenneth D. Wells
The
Revival Meeting at Laird Baptist Church
Revival in progress at Laird Baptist Church north and east of Belle Rive with strong spirit. Two professions of faith reported. Evangelist Brother Gene Auxier leads the revival.
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Laird Baptist Church
Belle Rive
Gene Auxier
Neighbors Plant 85 Acres For Bedridden Wayne City Man
In Wayne City on June 4, a large neighbor group organized to plant 85 acres of soybeans for Leland Johnson who is hospitalized and unable to work. About 38 men and 20 tractors toiled while women provided a noon dinner at Johnson's home, with many locals assisting.
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Wayne City
Leland Johnson
Johnson
Verl Shreve
Frank Johnson
Robert Shreve
Kenneth Miles
Claude Clevenger
Robert Talbert
Eddie Miles
Earl Mossman
John Draper
Chris Talbert
Perry Meyers
Barney Clevenger
Cop Shoots Two With One Bullet in Pittsburgh
Two youths, George Doppler and John Hart, both 18 and residents of Pittsburgh, confronted by a policeman as they left a tailor shop, were shot after police intervention. The event occurred in Pittsburgh on June 4. Further details not provided in readable text.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
George Doppler
John Hart
Robbery Suspects Shot by Patrolman in Narrow Escape
A robbery occurred as fleeing youths were pursued by patrolman William Baker. He calmly aimed and fired one shot, striking the suspects. the bullet passed through their bodies, ending the immediate chase. Local authorities investigated the incident and updated citizens on the outcome.
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William Baker
Two Boys Injured After Burglary Attempt
Police report Doppler and Hart were involved in a burglary attempt when a shot was fired injuring them. both are in fair condition. Authorities say charges for burglary will be filed against the youths.
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Doppler
Hart
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