Plimsolls in School and Courts Highlight Odd UK News
A London Evening Standard item notes a girl barred from class for wearing plimsolls, explained as gym wear. A mother withdraws her child after a 20 word punishment, while a separate case shows couples in court over tenancy in bleak prospects. UT library adds Maverick Grem broadside-era papers. Texas athlete Jack Walding earns a letter for athletics at Abilene Christian College.
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Martin L. Crimmings
London Evening Standard
Chile at UN over Russian ban on foreign wives
Chile asks the United Nations to air Russia’s refusal to allow foreign wives to leave the country before the general assembly in Paris this September. The complaint accuses Russia of violating human rights by blocking departure of Russian wives abroad and of breaching traditional diplomatic practice by denying a former Chilean ambassador’s family member to travel with the ambassador.
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Lake Success
Chile
Russia
United Nations
Kremlin
General Assembly
Paris
Market prices and farm produce list with poultry note
A dense inventory lists Apoenans and Calipave items with prices, dozen counts, and crate rates for vegetables and fruits such as onions, lettuce, peppers, radishes, squash, bananas, limes, oranges, pears, pineapples, watermelons, plums, and peppers. Poultry section notes various weights and prices, followed by an advertisement for hair removal products promising permanent results and a money back guarantee.
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Apoenans
Calipave Sieyeh
Val
Ps Dee
Gorn
Ain
MacArthur May Plan July Trip After Conventions
Tokyo May 12 General MacArthur appeared ready to plan his first trip to the continental United States in years after the June political conventions. He awaits another invitation from the senate appropriations committee to appear in Washington after the national conventions. He rejected the request to start home as politically timed. He said his personal ambitions must be kept separate from his role as supreme commander of Allied powers in Japan. He indicated he would feel free to place himself at the committee’s disposal after June to discuss oriental issues, making a second invitation likely.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
United States
Jyme
Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington
Japan
Philadelphia
Senate
MacArthur
Signal Corps Celebrates 85th Birthday at Nerve Center
In Munmuush Tennessee on May 22 4F the eighty fifth anniversary of the US Army Signal Corps was marked with a parade by about 6000 troops at a World War II nerve center. Brig Gen Francis Ht Lanahare post commanding officer received the Legion of Merit and leaf cluster for exceptionally meritorious service as executives of the nation’s leading communications industry observed.
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Munmuush
I U. S. Army Signal Corps
Francis Ht. Lanahare
Comics Case to Grand Jury
A 14 year old Chicago youth was held to the grand jury for the brutal fatal smothering of 8 year old Nancy Schuyler. Roy Adams, arrested at a way station, admitted to police and a coroner's jury that he killed his playmate after she threatened not to play with him. Richard E B. Austin said he would seek a murder indictment next week.
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Chicago
INS
Nancy’ Schuyler
Roy Adams
Su Tbe
Richard EB. Austin
Solons Debate Voice Future Under Fire in Congress
Congress moved to curb the Voice of America amid criticism of March broadcasts. Rep Chenoweth urged a breathing spell or abolition, while Sen Ferguson urged blocking funds after July 1 unless the State Department can prove control over content. NBC receipts and allies blamed by George W. Denny as State and NAC share the blame.
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Chenoweth
R-Cole
House
Volee of America
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
State Department
Congressional
Assl
George Y. Alien
Allen
Rouse
NBC
George W. Denny
NAC
Weather: cool air and rain across several sections
The weather map shows cool air and rain blanketing many regions. From the Rocky Mountains near Denver to the Ohio River, temperatures fell with freezing readings in northern Wisconsin and near 22 degrees in Minnesota Michigan and the Dakotas, while New England and the Middle Atlantic held near normal.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Ohio River
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Dakotas
New England
Middle Atlants
Meat Workers End Iowa Strike
WATERLOO, Iowa May 29 Members of the CIO United Packinghouse Workers union voted to return to work at Bath Packing plant scene of rioting May 19 after a union picket was killed. Company and union officials cheered the contract under which the workers are returning, with the old agreement amended only on the wage issue.
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CIO
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Bath
Lee Simon
Weekend Dances Spotlight Across City Venues
Listings show multiple May weekend dances at Buddy Hartman’s Kings of Rhythm 1202 Frio City Rd, Herménn Sonsall 5250 St Marys, Niemeyer’s Orchestra, Old Time bands at Pereida and Louie’s, Herman’s Hall and Oak Grove Hall, with Adolph Hofner and John Forester. Private party bookings available. Moonlight Tavern and Danceland Reno also advertise nightly dances through the weekend.
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City News Tance
Jowldy’s
Frio
Buddy Hartman
Kings of Rhythm
John Forester
Oak ‘Grove Hall
Seven crash victims buried in crater near Baton Rouge
May 29 report describes heavy earth moving work to exhume seven service members and an air crew from a C-47 crash amid storm conditions. Preliminary findings cite engine trouble and weather as causes. Names and locations linked to the crash are noted, with extraneous dance event ads appearing in the same column.
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Baton Rouge
Ley
R. L. Krewer
Weesler
Miss
Summer Dress Pattern Secrets and Easy Fit Tips
Pattern marketing notes highlight Pattern 0088 and T9099 with sizes 12 through 20, featuring sunbasque bodice wide whirl skirt and bolero. It promises a perfect fit, illustrated Sew Chart, and a free pattern with a beach tote. mailed from San Antonio Light Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
Weather fragment and city forecasts from scattered OCR
The readable portions show a weather brief with scattered city names and times including sun set around 7:22 pm and moon phases. It lists temperatures and periods of precipitation in a fragmented form across several locations such as Boston and Brownsville with ambiguous times and units.
Will Rogers Jr To Adopt Indian Boy Shazzle Endischee
Will Rogers Jr. to adopt Navajo boy Shazzle Endischee born on the Navajo reservation in Arizona. The lad has been living at the Rogers home in Los Angeles. Rogers, son of the late humorist, is a former congressman with partial Cherokee heritage.
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Los Angeles
Shazzle Endischee
Mel
Wilh Rogers
the Lad
Arizona
Rogers
Orient Looks To Christians at Southern Assembly
Atlanta May 23 471 That way is open to make Christianity the predominant force in the Far East Rev William M Hott Jr Dallas told Southern Presbyterians Eliott addressing the eighty eighth general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S (South) last night. He said if Christian missionaries arrive too late some other ideology will win allegiance of the Chinese Japanese and Koreans. Reporting on a 24000 meter trek to the Orient Elliott said the absence of missionaries poverty of the people and the ravage of war had tested the churches severely but that made Christ clans are carrying on. The Southern church added 40 foreign missionaries to its tolls in 1847 49. Dr Darby Fulton Nashville secretary for the executive committee of foreign missions and newly elected moderator told the assembly yesterday the committee planned to increase the number of foreign field service to AOD as quickly as possible.
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Atlanta
Far East
William M. Hott Jr
Dallas
Eliott
Th Presbyterian Church
U. S
South
Orient
Elliott
Southern Church
Darby Fulton
Nashville
Foreixty Missions
Assembly
Plannid
AOD
Needlecraft offers patterns and book from San Antonio Light
The notice promotes Laura Wheeler Needlecraft patterns 663 and a needlecraft book with illustrations and instructions. It asks readers to send coins for the pattern and book, with details on where to mail and pricing. A separate Central News report notes a Formosa train blast near Nanking on May 29, killing 11 and injuring 52.
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Laura Wheeler
Needlecraft Dept
San Antonio
Sant Antonio
Foxas
Nanking
Formosa
Central News Agency
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Flash Gordon
Little Iodine
Katzenjammer Kids
Donald Duele
Say ‘Orites
Puck
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Freddy Zipp
V.baker
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