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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
9
Mrs Paul Gainuss said farewell at Fort Knox Kentucky and rode a bus to Bethany. Ten minutes after arrival she spotted her husband, corporal, walking the street. He had been transferred to an eastern post and given seven days leave and hitchhiked back to Bethany for a surprise visit.
In Houston Missouri labor day reminiscences recall Harry S Truman arriving here 1928 to launch his gubernatorial bid. Local printer Deacon Elmore recalls Truman apologizing for poor public speaking, introduced by Rep James E Ruffin, with Legion groups and Southwest Missouri leaders present.
Basil O Connor announces Ralph McDonald prominent Winston Salem educator is NC State Chairman for the 1949 March of Dimes drive January 14 31. It is his seventh year leading the NC fund raising effort.
Mrs D Leigh Colvin, president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, says the group will focus on local option elections at its 74th annual convention. About 2,000 delegates and visitors are expected in Portland, Oregon, Sept 22 to 26, with welcoming remarks by Mrs Fred J Tooze. The article also notes a valued rug, “The Holy Carpet of the Mosque at Ardabil,” held by the South Kensington Museum in London.
In Bangkok Siam the constituent assembly backed an 18 to 14 vote to rename the kingdom Thailand once the new constitution is approved by Parliament. The decision followed all day debate and a horoscope claim that the name would boost national status and power.
Details show Truman’s first speech signaling a bid for state-wide recognition. Wilson earned the Pendergast nod in 1932 but died between the primary and general election. Guy B. Park filled the head of the state ticket. Truman waited two years, then in 1934 secured Pendergast support for the U S Senate and won, advancing toward the White House.
South Bend reports a die hard baseball follower Theodore Temple was arrested for speeding and reckless driving. His excuse was that he
Judge John M. Roberto fined Temple $22 and costs after an elated fan from the White Sox victory celebrated loudly. Temple said it was worth it as he paid the fine.
Corporal Paul Garner of the 46th Engineer Construction Battalion is stationed in Yokohama Japan with Eighth Army Occupation Forces. He has qualified as a heavy truck driver and auto mechanic through Army training aiding promotions under the Career Plan. Garner entered the Army in 1937 and arrived in 1947. he is a former student of Johnston County Schools.
Austrian officials report plans for an official white book detailing Soviet excesses during their occupation of Austria. The document, to be completed in about two months, will span several hundred pages and be published for global reading if no Austrian treaty with Russia is signed soon. Officials say data gathering began earlier this year with officials from multiple agencies assigned to the task.
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