Roosevelt’s Grandson Curtis Boettiger Stricken With Polio
Curtis Boettiger, 18, grandson of President Roosevelt, is hospitalized in West Hollywood with poliomyelitis. He was moved to Corona Naval Hospital with about 100 other polio patients. Doctors say his case is mild.
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Buzzy) Boettiger
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Georgia Warm Springs
March of Dimes
Lund
Georgia Institution
Little White House
Broker Sought On Murder Charge
Police chief said Mercer County prosecutor asked arrest Henry Morgan Brooks of New York for the murder of Joseph R. Watkins. Watkins, 53, was found shot to death outside a Princeton, New Jersey firm last night.
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Poice
John Gleason
Mercer County
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Henry Morgan Brooks
New York
Joseph R. Watkins
Watkins
Princeton
Stalin's Purge Ties to Secret German Treaty Revealed
Biographer Emil Ludwig reports Stalin used a secret pact with Germany as pretext to execute about a dozen officials. The feature appears in a section discussing Stalin within the editorial content and pages listed.
Water use sets record as heat wave drains city reservoirs
Syracuse residents faced a third straight day of high water demand as heat worsened. City Engineer Nelson Pitts said the Skaneateles conduit could not meet all needs though there was no immediate shortage. Tuesday consumption reached 49,990,000 gallons, with 49,200,000 gallons used yesterday and a conduit capacity around 47,000,000 gallons per day.
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Skaneateles
Nelson
Pitts
Carnival man Willard Blossom Seymour named heir to Greer estate
New York Surrogate Court ruled that Willard Blossom Seymour carnival roustabout is the legitimate son of Mabel Seymour Greer, confirming his status as heir to her $300,000 fortune. The decision sustains legal proceedings for settlement of the will amid disputes over a birth certificate and competing claims by the public administrator.
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New York
Willard Blossom Seymour
Carnival Roustabout
Mabel Seymour Greer
Park Ar Mation
New York County
James
Delahanty
Seymour
Charlotte Bolton
Mrs. Green
Miss Bolton
Willard Blossom Segar, Jr
Hurricane Howls Across Atlantic
A tropical hurricane with winds up to 100 miles an hour is moving across the Atlantic about 400 miles northeast of Puerto Rico, the weather bureau reported.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
You Can''t Bet on Horses in Syracuse
Although horse rooms in Syracuse were officially closed, bookies continue to take bets from regular customers at restaurants, Laverns, smoke shops, and billiard parlors. New phone numbers and locations enable bets, but nonregulars are blocked. Delays in payouts rise as results come from nearby communities, and large bettors suffer little disruption.
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Saratoga
Atlantic City
Narragansett
Iti
Heat wave grips nation with record temps and incidents
Syracuse and other cities sweltered as temperatures near 100 degrees shattered daily records. Detroit autos halted by heat strikes while a 12 year old harness horse died from the heat at Yates County Fair. A Wisconsin bride fainted twice during a Hillsboro wedding attempt amid extreme heat.
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Mercury
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Poncho
Yates County Fair
Penn Yan
Lewis Drayton Cofederalsburg
Western Powers Draft New Memorandum for Stalin Molotov
Envoys from the United States United Kingdom and France were reported to be drafting a new memorandum to be presented to Generalissimo Stalin and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. The effort signals Western diplomacy amid ongoing tensions and wartime coordination.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Bargain Vacations Rise As Prices Push Down Staycations
Syracuse residents seek cheaper getaways amid the cost of living rise. Travelers cut vacations short or choose lower priced resorts while agencies report slack business and customers haggle over rates. Concluded on page six.
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Syracuse
Police seize six slot machines at Citizens Club
Syracuse detectives with a search warrant raided the Citizens Club rooms in the University Building, removing six slot machines not used for months. Club manager Frank J. Styan was charged with possessing gambling devices as DA Bowers cites a single Syracuse federal license.
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Syracuse
Citizens Club
University
Frank J. Styan
William H. Bowers
John A. Kinney
Michael, Kennedy
Bernard Nelson
Styan
Tron Lung Mother Succumbs to Polio
In Morganton North Carolina a 34 year old mother died early today of bulbar poliomyelitis. Mrs Lucy Bell Smith wife of a furniture factory worker died about 16 hours after giving birth to a 64 pound son under local anesthesia. Grace Hospital doctors performed a Caesarean section as she lay in an inoperative iron lung.
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Morganton
N.C
Lucy Bell Smith
Grace Hospital
Question at a lantheon stirs debate on cod dish
At a Minneapolis lantheon Grifith Kemble asks who should get the cod as Shady features Torquay dishes for the masses. A woman declares her next dish will use a cod head seasoned with salt pepper onion while a man named Roman interrupts seeking who gets the cod.
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Lantheon
Minneapolis
England
Torquay
Roman
Fire at Central New York Power Plant Sparks 3 Hour Blaze
A three hour fire at the Central New York Power Corp plant on Hiawatha Blvd sent Chief William A. Connolly and 3 dozen firefighters sick from fumes. The blaze began in a dismantled gas filtering tank and spread to wooden partitions coated with sulphur and tar. More than 100 cans of foamite were used as crews battled the flames and warned workers to avoid drinking water due to fumes. Deputy Chief Harry Coon and District Chiefs Goebbel, Kramer, and Reed reported headaches.
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Rayvmond Krick
Central New York Power Corp
Niolet
Fremen
William A. Connolly
Mercury
Hia- Watha Blvd
Connolly
Harry Coon
Ernest Goebbel
Robert Kramer
Donald Reed
Police Quiz 2 in Shooting in HUMBALL Neb
A 52-year-old Dayton man John A. McComas was accidentally shot along the Alcan Highway while on a trip to Alaska with his daughter Louise and Gustav A. Wiegner. The three from Dayton are being held for questioning as authorities review a suspect account of the incident.
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Ohio
Wilds
Canada
Kenneth C. Fritzler
John A. McComas
Dayton
Dawson Creek
McComas
Louise
Gustav A. Wiegner
Alaska
Veterans Administration
Wiegner
U S Holds Letters in Teacher Dispute
In Washington the State Department kept control of two letters that could clarify the U S Russia rift over Soviet schoolteachers who refuse to return home. Moscow claimed the letters were penned by Mrs. Oksana S Kasenkina before she jumped from a window at the Soviet Consulate in New York two weeks earlier.
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State Department
United States
Russia
Moscow
Oksana S. Kasenkina
New York
Voting Delayed in Paris Local Elections
The National Assembly postponed local French Council elections planned for October. The move seen as a tactical setback for General Charles de Gaulle and his Rally of the French People.
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Paris
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the
Parcel Fire Sparks Panic on Brooklyn Subway Car
A mysterious paper wrapped package exploded and burst into flames in a Brooklyn BM subway car. Police suspect a bomb or explosive. bomb squad collected remnants while about 200 riders escaped injury. A man carrying the package fled at the next station as smoke filled the car.
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York
Brooklyn
He Anan
Pro-Communists Seize Berlin City Hall Assembly Chamber
In Berlin a pro Communist crowd forced entry to City Hall taking seats in the third floor assembly hall for a propaganda session. Outside 10 000 shouted while about 500 pushed past police. SED leaders demanded a voice in city government as Friedensburg postponed the session awaiting police protection.
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Cvey Haly
Socialist Party
Reichstag
Willork
Soviet Union
Europe
Counsei
Germany
Bonn
Socialist Unity Party
SED
ISED
Karl Litke
Litke
SMD
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Friedensburg
Gambling Syndicate Uses Plant Workers as Agents
New York based Business Week reports that one in 250 industrial workers also acts as an in plant agent for a gambling syndicate. The illegal network grossed over one billion dollars annually. The survey followed an attempted assassination on Walter P Reuther and notes police interest in links between labor leadership and gambling operations.
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New York
Business Week
Walter P. Reuther
C.I.0
United Auto Workers
de- Aurei
Calumni
Reuther
Busy Day for Moran as Police Report Vandalism
Worcester, Mass. Frank Moran, 75, is reported to have damaged 11 store windows, torn 100 feet of picket fence, ripped two mailboxes, and removed registration plates from about 20 cars. His drunkenness charges were continued to Sept. 2 as he was too tired to appear in court.
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Worcester
Mass
Frank Moran
Majewski duo depart on cross country scooter trip
Mrs. Joanna Majewski, 34, and her 12 year old daughter Datsy leave Los Angeles on a motor scooter with sidecar. They carry two suitcases two raincoats a gas can 50 dollars cash and plan a 200 mile daily pace to visit the father in Chicago over a three week vacation.
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Los Angeles
Johanna Majewski
Datsy
Chicago
Army and Air Force Seals Given to Rejected Volunteers
Cards bearing the Army and Air Force seals will be issued to volunteers rejected for physical reasons. Secretary Royals and Secretary Symington ordered the tokens. The first awards are expected around September and will name the applicant with a message thanking him for his patriotism while noting a future eligibility if regulations change.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Royals
Symington
Mary Gigg and William Bates Tie Finally in Ashford
Mary Gigg aged 21 finally wed William Bates after a delayed ceremony. Their initial plan was canceled by quarantine and a later licensing issue. The couple held a reception, took photos, and completed the marriage yesterday with guests and confetti.
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