Tennessee election ends in violence and deaths surrounding Crump campaign
In Nashville Tennessee the election devolved into a violent clash as Crump backed contenders Crump and McCord claimed leads while gunmen killed Renest Lander and Donald Land and wounded four others. State guards mobilized as polls counted 1994 precincts amid threats in Ducktown and Copperhill.
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Nashville
Tenn
CTIOS
GUEY
Eta
Indling McCord
Estes
Klauver
Gordon Browning
Jim Crump
Vicke
Senate
Polk County
Ky Ehton Biggs
Nnece
Duck
Add’ Copperhill
Benton, T
Tom Stete
A. Mitchell
Crump
Browning
Jim McCord
Paul Cantrell
Bureh
Elec
Sted
Legislat 5
Benton
Renest
Lander
Donald Land
Pudermilk
Ducktown
Lerday
Artie Shaw Sues for Divorce and Alimony
New York lawyer Artie Shaw filed suit in New York Supreme Court seeking dissolution of his marriage to Kathleen Winsor author of Forever Amber. Winsor counterclaims for temporary alimony of 900 dollars weekly and ten thousand dollars in fees.
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York
Bander
Artie Shaw
York Supreme Court
Kathleen Winsor
Liss Winsor
Lwo
Dfeader
Juarez
Mexico
Tractor accident claims life near farm in Moyne
Gould, 65, killed when his tractor overturned pinning him beneath it on his farm north of here. He had been helping put up a fence with a neighbor and was returning home for dinner when the incident happened. He is survived by his widow. Australian quake hits Laidley South Australia with heavy tremor for minutes, buildings damaged and casualties reported. Described as the strongest since 1903.
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Lyde Gould
Gould
Delaide
Australia
Laide
New Look Becomes Monica's Style Shoppe Store Name Change
Harold's dress shop trims sign color and adopts new identity Monica's Style Shoppe announced by Mark Goldstein. The women's apparel store will operate under the new name reflecting a refreshed branding and style focus.
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New Look
Harold's Dress Shop
Monica
Mark Goldstein
Cancellation Final Opera Fans Told
A Metropolitan Opera official said it was utterly impossible to present a winter season despite efforts by musicians and staff. President George A. Sloan said it was too late to reconsider and notified the stars that their services are not required, freeing them for other engagements.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera Association
Metropolitan
George A. Sloan
Opera Board
Sloan
Polk Jury Reconvenes Over War Surplus Evidence
Polk County jury, in session over two weeks, adjourned without indictments and plans to reconvene August 23. County attorney Carroll Switzer will have four days after reconvening to present what is described as new and important evidence tied to the sale of large war surplus goods by the War Surplus Commodities Board to the state.
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Iowa
Polk
Carroll Switzer
War Surplus Commodities Board
Maynard Crop Outlook Shows Strong Yields This Year
Local Maynard report notes threshing and combining in full swing. Oats of excellent quality with 98 bushels per acre at James Hamilton farm on 1414 acres and 75 bushels per acre at Elton Meyer.
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Maynard
James Hamilton
Elton Meyer
Navy Transport Crashes Kills Eleven Near Hollywood
A Navy DC-4 transport crashed near Hollywood Florida last night killing 11 aboard. A student pilot and instructor parachuted to safety after the craft struck a small civilian trailer in flight. The twin-engine plane was en route from Norfolk to San Juan when the collision occurred during a routine refueling approach to Miami.
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Hollywood
Fla
Miami
Norfolk
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Second uranium strike reported in northern Manitoba
In Canada’s Manitoba region, Walter Johnson of Herb Lake reports core samples from Anderson Bay showing about one percent uranium with notable copper and gold. Trapper Charles Dunn also notes a possible find near the Fox and St Pert Rivers with radioactivity seen on camera film and plans a Geiger counter survey.
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New Uranium Fund
Canada
Flin-Flon
Man
Manitoba
Walter Johnson
Herb Lake
Anderson Bay
Fox
St. Pert
Charles Dunn
U S Olympic Team Captures Three Gold Medals in London
The United States earned three golds as Swedes Eriksson and Strand swept the 1500 meters while U S swimmers dominated in backstroke and relay events. Alan Stack edged Ens Cowell for the 100 meter backstroke title, Ann Curtis anchored the U S 400 meter relay to a record, and Vicki Draves defended titles in springboard and highboard diving.
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London
United States
Vicki Draves
Los Angeles
America
Henry Eriksson
Lennart Strand
U. S
Stack
Cowell
Alan Stack
Yale
Ens
Robert Cowell
Navy
Ann Curtis
University ‘of California
Mrs. Draves
Wembley
Bob
Mathias
Tulare
Calif
Tholénc Aster
Barney, Ewell
Lancaster
Lorenzo
Wright
Wayne
Harrison Dilard
Baldwin Wallace
Mel Patton
Southern California
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
U.S
Joe Verdeur
LaSalle College
Philadelphia
Keith Carter
Purdue
Bob Sohl
Michigan
Verdeur
Knox Sells Farm Moves to Waucoma
Mr and Mrs Lyle Knox and four children moved Saturday to their new home on the Lewis Bouska place in Waucoma. The Earl L Knox farm vacant in Auburn township has been rented to Clifford Homewood of Bluffton who bought Knoxs crops livestock and machinery. Lyle Knox commutes daily to Charles City to work at Oliver Works.
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Waucoma
Lyle Knox
Lewis Bouska Place
Earl L. Knox
Auburn Township
Clifford Homewood
Bluff‘ton
Knox
Charles City
Oliver Works
Appeal Rule on Beer For Married Minors
Des Moines city to appeal Judge Harry Grund’s ruling that a married minor can legally buy beer. Grund dismissed charges against tavern operator Al Comito and 20 year old Harrison Evans, who was married, ruling state liquor law grants majority for beer sales while city ordinance bans sales to anyone under 21. The appeal will seek clarification of the conflict between state law and city ordinance in Polk County district court.
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Des Moines
Harry Grund
Polk County District Court
Grund
al Comito
Harrison Evans
Evans
Avas
Elkader Man Buys Garber Undertaking Business
Leslie Oelke owner of Oelke Funeral Home Elkader buys L Zearley’s Garber undertaking business and will operate as Oel Zearley Funeral Home. Zearley retires after decades serving Garber area since 1895 and held state licenses since 1902. He is living with his son James near Colesburg after a periods of ill health.
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Elkader
Leslie Oelke
Oelke
L. Zearley
Garber
Oel Zearley
James
Colesburg
Uranium Shipments To Soviet Listed
Washington lawmakers reveal wartime uranium transfers to the Soviet Union. McDowell cites 200 pounds uranium oxide and 220 pounds nitrate shipped March 23 1943 from Great Falls to Moscow via Shattuck Chemical. A second 1000 pounds—500 oxide and 500 nitrate—moved from Port Hope to Great Falls then Kotikov. He notes US authorities were unaware until later.
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Washington
John
McDowell
Soviet Union
House un-American” Activities Committee
Thenate
Pr Bn
Denver
Col
A. N. Kotikov
Great Falls
Port Hope
Ontario
Radium and Uranium Corp
Kotikov
House Committee
Communists Reject Browder Return Plea at Convention
The Communist National Convention in New York rejected Earl Browder’s appeal for reinstatement. The 250 delegates voted in a closed session at the 14th annual convention, citing continued anti-Marxist writings, no change in anti-party activities, and that readmission would amount to disguised party activity and a new split.
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New York
Earl Browder
Browder
Quiz programs seen as potential radio lotteries under new rule
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a wide rule to ban quiz and giveaway programs that resemble lotteries. It would affect about 40 network shows and hundreds of local programs, potentially increasing total giveaways from about 150000 to 2.5 million dollars annually. Public comments due by Sept 10.
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Federal
Commission
National . ‘Association of Broadcasters
Slate Fall Kills Five Miners at Capels Mine
In Welch West Virginia five miners were killed and eight injured in a slate fall at the No. 11 mine of the New Rivers and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co at Capels. About 75 miners were riding the man trip when a 23 foot slate chunk struck 25 mine cars. State mine inspector E. L. Chatfield called it the worst haulageway fall in southern West Virginia coal meld history. The mine employs about 390 workers, with 126 on the shift leaving the pit when the accident occurred. About 50 miners had taken another man trip to the entry.
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Welch
W. VA
New Rivers
Pocahontas
Consolidated’ Coal Co
Capels
State Mines Department
E. L. Chatfield
West Virginia
Powers Renew Conference At Kremlin
Western diplomats led by the United States and Britain met in Moscow to renew east west talks with Soviet leaders including Molotov and Stalin. The talks focus on Ruhr control and the Berlin crisis as leverage for lifting the Berlin blockade amid efforts to aid Western Europe’s recovery program.
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Moscow
Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
Ernest Bevin
Krem‘lin
Stalin
Ruhr
Berlin
East West
Europe
Cubs Dads Weekend Camp at Ingawanis
A weekend camp for cub scouts and their dads will be held at Camp Ingawanis Saturday and Sunday with a full program planned for Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Interested attendees should notify Rodrick Wheeler. Each camper must furnish his own equipment and food.
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Camp Ingawanis
Rodrick Wheeler
Governor's Day at Clear Lake Draws State Officials
Governor's Day at Clear Lake gathers state officials and legislators for a three day celebration starting with a buffet hosted by the association for the preservation of Clear Lake. Blue will attend the banquet with steak and Vegas-style races on the lake as politicians mingle amid a Republican-leaning crowd.
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Clear Lake
Robert
Association For ‘the
Blue
French Lick
Ind
Catherins
Senate Overrules Committee to Back Housing Measure
The Senate, with GOP leadership in control, overrides a rules panel and supports a housing program bill. It would include public housing and slum clearance, opposing President Truman’s plan. The House passed a similar housing bill. differences to be resolved in conference as adjournment looms.
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Washington
Senate
Tate Va Center
Pflvale
Trine Jalew
House
Tomorro
Jan-Eller
Taft
Buyer Strike Drops Market Prices Across Regions
United Press reports wholesale meat and livestock prices fell in midwestern markets as new buyer strikes emerged in many cities. Hog and cattle prices slipped up to 75 cents per hundredweight, while retail cuts like rib beef 87 cents per pound and T-bone steaks $1.10. Households shifted toward fish and cheaper meats. in Amarillo women organized chain telephone drives to curb meat purchases until prices drop. Memphis grocers note shoppers pivoting to protein heavy vegetables. Districts like New York show resistance without formal strikes.
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United Press
Midwest
Los Angeles
New York
Jewevers Housewives
Amarillo
Texas
Memphis
C. C. Meadows
Retail Grocers Association
Fear Two Drowned At Eagle Point Dam
PLATTEVILLE WIS UP Two men aged 52 and 48 were believed drowned after a boat trip on the Mississippi near Eagle Point dam in Platteville. The craft was found near the dam with no sign of Emery Bellemeyer and Jack May. Authorities prepared to search for the missing men.
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Plattteville
Wis
Mississippi River
Eagle Point Dam
Emery
Bellemeyer
Plattevile
Jack May
Dubuque
Escape Injury in No 20 Collision
Charles Leoffler of Chicago and Darrell Evans of Quasqueton escaped serious injuries when their cars collided head on three miles west of Manchester on highway 20. Leoffler's 1947 Chevrolet coach and Evans's 1948 Ford coupe were damaged to about 350 dollars. Leoffler was cited for failing to yield half the roadway. Patrolman Art Longseth reported the crash.
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Charles Leoffler
Wayne Ave
Chicago
Darrell Evans
Manchester
Leoffler
Evans
Loeffler
Forest of the Viaduct
Arty Longseth
Wilcoxen Dead Former Resident and Railroader
Fred Wilcoxen, 82, a veteran Ohio railroad engineer and former night clerk at the Temple hotel in Oelwein, died recently in a Canton hospital. He traveled as a railroad supplier representative before retirement and leaves a widow Betah Wilcoxen, a son Robert of Milwaukee, a daughter Dorothy Scabert of Oak Park, a sister Mrs. Howard Mornson of Wellsville, and four children. sister-in-law Ida Kint lives in Oelwein.
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Fred
Wilcoxen
Ohio Railroad
Canton
Temple
Oelwein
Ida Kint
Betah Wilcoxen
Betlah Kint
Robert
Milwaukee
Dorothy Scabert
Oak Park
Howard M Rnson
Wellsville
Stassen Endorses Ball for U S Senate Seat
Harold E. Stassen declared support for Joseph H. Ball in Minnesota's U S Senate race. He praised Ball as able and courageous and hoped Ball might later shift on issues where they disagreed. Stassen’s endorsement followed close of filings and Gov. Luther Youngdahl’s re election bid.
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South Stravi
Harold E. Stassen
Joseph H. Ball
United States
Miesota
Stassen
Ball
Luther Youngdahl
40000 at National Farm Field Day
Anamosa reports crowd projections of up to 48,000 for National Farm Fields Day demonstrations near two farms. Radio WMT Cedar Rapids sponsored morning displays focused on haymaking pasture improvement and insect control. A highlight was a one man haymaking machine that chops and loads hay into a wagon. Gadgets included a tank float to keep water tanks safe for animals and children. Howard Fow of Iowa City designed the second‑place gadget last year.
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Anamosa
WMT
Cédar ‘Rapids
Howard
Fow
Iowa
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