New York City Morning Drive Through a Flinty Town
A brisk New York snapshot follows a morning street circuit from Lexington to Fifth Avenue. Drivers, cabbies, a cat and a wedding crowd frame city contrasts between gleaming towers and daily rush. The piece concludes that New York is a great visit but not a place to live.
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New York
Lexington
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Third Avenue
Shamus
Egypt
Nineveh
Athens
St. Patrick’s
Manville Wife Seeks Divorce Amid Cross Border Talks
Mrs Tommie Manville, ninth wife of asbestos heir, is in conference with attorneys as her divorce remains stalled. She hints at seeking the divorce in Reynosa across the border from McAllen, with earlier indications pointing to Nuevo Laredo. No reason for the delay is given. both border cities lie in Tamaulipas with similar laws.
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Laredo
Tommy Manville
Reynosa
McAllen
Nuevo Laredo
Tamaulipas
Farley defends Truman policy against Dulles criticism
New York August 9 James A Farley called John Foster Dulles critique of the Truman administration illogical and silly. Farley argued the criticism is unfounded and stems from a man who helped shape and supported the policy for years.
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New York
James A. Farley
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Republicanternational
Denver
Farley
Democratic Navial
Government Gets Drouth Relief Program Rolling
Washington August 9 The government launches a multi million dollar drouth relief effort with a hay subsidy set at 28 to 36 dollars per ton for Tennessee and Kentucky. Supplies diverted from the Midwest will arrive within days under a 3 million dollar fund. Brannan urges railroads to cut emergency rates by half. the program aims to stabilize cattle and dairy herds and prevent price spikes while noting potential beef marketing effects and a projected billion dollar agricultural loss from drought.
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Washington
Tennessee
Kentucky
Midwest
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Department
Brannan
Southland
Drouth
GOP Moves to Remove Moody from Banking Committee
Washington Aug 9 Republicans seek to oust Sen Moody from the Banking Committee if a special session occurs to tackle price controls. The plan hinges on appointing a Republican successor to Sen Brien McMahon and restoring a larger GOP majority. Moody’s fate depends on Southern Democrat support and committee realignments ahead of January’s new Congress.
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Sen
Moody
D-Mich
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
Flanders
R-Vt
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Sen. Bennett
Utah
Banking
John Lodge
Connecticut
Brien McMahon
Lodge
Vandenberg
Bennett
Banking Committee
Dixie
Chicago
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Archbishop Fisher sails to clear Red Dean label
Arch bishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher sails to New York to dispel American belief that he is the pro Soviet Red Dean Hewlett Johnson. He plans a New England holiday and a Boston church convention speech while handing pamphlets defining the two leaders.
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Liverpool
Eng
Archbishop of
Canterbury
New York
New England
Episcopal Church Convention
Boston
Hewlett Johnson
Church of England
Geoffrey Fisher
Cunard
Johnson
China
U. S
Korea
Back to School and Hunting Season Tips from Local Stores
The item urges readers to start dove season on September 1 at noon to October 16 and promotes Rex Sporting Goods for guns and ammunition. It also advertises Fisher Optical offering free eye exams, T L Miller Jewelers for costume jewelry, and Furr's Cafeteria for meals with hours and locations.
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REX Sporting Goods
203
West 2Nd
Rex
Fisher Optical
North Grant
Dr. Fisher
T. L. Miller Jewelers
Miller's
Day's Drive-In Promotes Mexican Dinners and Fast Service
An advertisement urges patrons to visit Day's Drive-In at 1401 North Grant for a varied menu and friendly service. It highlights Mexican dinners and curbside delivery from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., inviting customers to make the eatery their preferred dining place.
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FURR
Furr's
Furr’s
Ith
North Grant
Secret Service reports year of counterfeiting crackdowns
The Secret Service disclosed a successful year in cracking counterfeiters and forgery miscreants. Chief Baughman said forged checks, counterfeit bills, and government check fraud declined after Chicago arrests, with 28 586 forged checks received for investigation and 2 687 arrests overall.
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Secret Service
Washington
Montana
McNeil Island
A. E. Baugham
Chicago
William Skally
Sam Sferas
James Sferas
William Russo
Baughman
Abraham Teitelbaum
E. J. Sauber
Internal Revenue Bureau
Teitelbaum
al Capone
House
C. C. Plans Three Meetings Tuesday
Three chamber of commerce committees set to meet Tuesday at the chamber offices. The Oil Show parade committee meets at 10 a.m. for planning, while the membership committee hears reports on new members at the same time and place.
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Chamber of Commerce
Accidents Kill 3 Near Texarkana
Two unrelated traffic accidents near Texarkana killed three people. A truck car collision 12 miles southwest on Highway 59 killed a couple tentatively identified as Mr. and Mrs. Dan G Owens of Tyler. In Malvern Ark John Jugent, 49, died when a car driven by Len Hicks lost control and hit a telegraph pole in Miller County.
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Texarkana
Here
Arkansas
Texas
Dan. G. Owens
Tyler
John Jugent
Malvern
Ark
Len Hicks
Miller County
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