New Rail Service To Mexico Will Save 17 Hours
In a joint launch by the National Railway of Mexico and the Missouri Pacific, the Aztec Eagle will cut seven hours from St. Louis to Mexico City starting November 1. Five streamlined trains are under construction with air conditioning, on board stewards, and Astra dome observation cars to showcase scenery along the daylight route.
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Mexico City
INS
St. Louis
National Railway of Mexico
Missouri Pacific
Francisco Lona
Memphis
Lena
Mexico
Dr and Mrs Flannery Sail to AMA Convention
Dr and Mrs W E Flannery of 1511 Highland avenue depart for San Francisco to attend the American Medical Association convention July 1 to 16. They then plan a Hanover, New Hampshire visit for a Dartmouth College reunion and return home late July. The passage notes the president's salary, after taxes and expenses, amounts to about 3000 a year.
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W. E. Flannery
Highland Avenue
San Francisco
Cailif
Flannery
American Medical Association
Hanover
N. H
Drannery
Second Tornado Drops on Detroit and Windsor
The Detroit area faced a second tornado with buildings damaged and cars hurled in a chaotic scene. Windsor resident William Brooker, 53, was the lone Canadian injury from a shed fragment. workers David Russell and Francis Friederichs described roofs ripped away and vehicles lifted and slammed in the Greyhound bus garage and nearby factories.
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William Brooker
Windsor
David Russell
Greyhound
Francis Friederichs
Big Five Veto Power Sparks Calls to Curb Use
Delegates debate curbing the security council veto as reforms require two thirds of the general assembly and unanimous approval by the five permanent members. Russia has vetoed actions, including attempts to curb Franco in Spain, while the other big powers resist surrendering their veto rights.
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Russia
Security Council
General Assembly
Two Injured In Crash Near Connellsville
Austin Grimm twenty four of Mansfield Ohio suffered a fractured skull when he lost control of his car and crashed into a house near Connellsville. William Thomas of Connellsville rode with Grimm and sustained serious cuts to the face and body.
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Connellsville
Austin Grimm
Masilon, O
Willam Thomas
Grimm
Deaths of the Day Mrs. William Thomas and others
Obituaries record the deaths of Mrs. Susan Jenkins Thomas 83 of Wilmington road R D 3 due to a heart attack with multiple survivors including husband William Thomas and six grandchildren. Also listed are Mrs Ella Logan 88 and others with funeral plans, and brief notices for Mike Paul Angelo Rag nelli Morley P Sweet Bridget Stevenson and baby Charles Wilbert Stewart with burial details.
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Susan Jenkins Thomas
Wilmington Road
R. D
Thomas
Swansea
Wales
William
Ann William Jenkins
First Congregational Church
William Thomas
John W. Thomas
Aliquippa
Arthur J. Thomas
Chillicothe
Wilfred M. Thomas
Elmer E. Thomas
Camp Shoemaker
Calif
William Houston
Columbus
Ann Virtue
Mae Thomas
Joseph B. Levee Mortuary
Charles Wilbert Stewart
William H
Rebecca R. Wallace Stewart
Euclid Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Wilbert B. Stewart
Beaver Falls
W. C. Wallace
New Castle
New Bethlehem Cemetery
Beaver County
Compton Reflects On Art Amid Atomic Era
Dr. Arthur Holly Compton of Washington University, involved in the development of the atomic bomb, said he is not well equipped to comment on modern painting. In a university address he noted the contemporary collection evokes emotional reactions to modern life and the monotony of scientific progress.
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ST. Louis
INS
Arthur Holly Compton
Washington University
Funeral Services for Mrs Anna Myers Held at Edenburg
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2 30 from the Edenburg Methodist church for Mrs Anna Myers of Edenburg with Rev Jack Boyd officiating. Pallbearers were Joseph Charries Edward and Oliver Exposito Oliver and Albert Fredericks. Interment followed at Grace land cemetery.
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Angelo Ragnelli
DeCarlos
Italian Christian Assembly Church
Frank Maruso
John Markessi
Chicago
Esther Markessi
Mike Foegnilli
Anthony Ragnelli
Mike Pandice
Joseph Marolda
Amadio Dentore
Mike Saminac
Greenwood Cemetery
Anna Myers
Edenburg
Edenburg Methodist Church
Jack Boyd
Joseph
Charries
Edward
Oliver
Albert Fredericks
Graceland Cemetery
Housing Shortage Drags On For Navy Families
St Louis naval personnel, after long sea periods, face housing shortages as they return to shore. Sailors lament scarce quarters for themselves and families, with real estate discrimination complaints surfacing. Weldon Spring, Missouri, 32 miles from naval HQ, named as a housing site, yet applications exceed available apartments and rooms.
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ST. Louis
Ins
Weldon Spring
Naval Headquarters
In Loving Memory of Dorothy Anne Schneitzinger
The tribute marks one year since Dorothy Anne Schneitzinger passed away and remembers her loving smile and cheerful face. Family notes she is missed by her parents, brother, and sister, and they reflect on the void her absence leaves.
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Dorothy- Anne Schneitzinger
O'Daniel Filibuster Fails Over OPA Price Controls
Wisconsin Senator O'Daniel's 18 hour 23 minute filibuster against the Aldrich Vreeland bill fails as opponents of the OPA do not assist. Senate stays in session over 13 hours while Moore and Wherry speak for extended periods. House backs the compromise price control bill 265 to 106, with White House expected to sign before the law expires. President may veto and seek an extension. time pressures loom as Congress may reconvene Sunday.
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Wisconsin
Aldrich-Vreeland
O'Daniel
OPA
Sen. Moore
R. Okla
Senate
Wherry (R. Nebr
Thomas
Okla
Price Agen
House
White House
Capitol Hill
Truman
79Th Congress
Congress
Bowles
Rayburn
Barkley
Secretary of Agricailure
Ans
Foreign Ministers Grapple With Trieste Problem In Postwar Talks
The session adjourned with no general accord as Molotov signaled possible UN assembly referral for Axis satellite postwar issues. He yielded on Dodecanese return and Franco Italian frontier, but blocked non discrimination in air traffic talks and Romania treaty terms. Bulgaria navy limits were agreed at 7,250 tons and 3,100 personnel.
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Molotov
United Nations General Assembly
Romania
Notables Gather Near Kwajalein for A Bomb Tests
A large group of officials and reporters arrived near Kwajalein to observe last minute tests on the atomic bomb program. The appearance of the USS Appalachian brought media from across the Pacific and heightened questions about hour by hour procedures and potential weather and damage.
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Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Kwajalein
Attitude Toward Germany Shifts in Postwar Surveys
Denver University findings show American views toward Germans softened since war end. Thirty one percent expect perpetual war, forty three percent view Germans as likely to miss, and twenty six percent believe they could become good world citizens. In July 1945 the figures were higher for war threat and negative traits.
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Gene Tierney
Denver
INS
Germany
Denver University
Paddock to retire after leading major bridges and skyscrapers
PADDOCK TO RETIRE PITTSBURGH June 26 The man who directed the fabricating and erection of many of the world's largest bridges and skyscrapers will retire as head of the American Bridge Company on July 1 Leon A Paddock who spent 42 years in the firm became president of the U S subsidiary in 1931 Under his direction the company built the San Francisco Oakland Bridge the Empire State Building and Radio City Music Hall. In other news in Sacramento California 44452 registered nurses are in the state a rise of about five percent since four years ago Miss Helen Hansen executive secretary of the state board of nurse examiners said the nursing shortage may be over as many out of state applicants seek certificates
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Pittsburgh
Leon A. Paddock
Ame Bridge Company
Empire State Building
Radio City
Oltlook
Sacramento
Cal
INS
California
Helen Hansen
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Barn Gambling Tip Nets Head of Goats
INS Wilma Cubito reported sounds from a barn near the San Francisco county line she believed were from an oriental gambling den. Police raided the site finding goats inside being sold to oriental families for table meat and festive dinners.
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San Francisco
Wilma Cubito
Sana Franesso County
Ube Coors Insio
Blumenthal takes over Hotel Casablanca and more in Mexico
A. C Blumenthal of New York and Mexico City and associates have assumed control of the new Hotel Casablanca in Acapulco. They are also poised to seize several other hotels in Mexico City and major centers outside the capital, currently running Ciro's at the Hotel Reforma and other venues.
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Mexico City
INS
A. C Blumenthal
New York
Casablanca
Acapulco
Pacific
Blumenthal
Ciro’s
Reforma
Edina couple marks golden anniversary with wedding cake
Mr and Mrs George Geuss of Edina celebrated 50 years of marriage and shared a portion of their wedding cake at the anniversary event with guests present.
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Edina
Ins
George Geuss
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