Robeson Plans Return to Peekskill After Rally Riot
Paul Robeson vowed to return to Peekskill vowing protection for gatherings as he addressed 3,000 supporters outside the rally site. Westchester officials were probing the disturbance under orders from Gov. Dewey amid claims of lax police protection by local authorities.
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Peekskill
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Tenn
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Westchester
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Thomas E. Dewey
Benjamin Davis
Civil. Rights Congress
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Giveaway Winners to Sell Prizes for Taxes in New England
Two New England prize winners asked to sell parts of their winnings to cover taxes. Eva Morin of Springfield and Martha Ferguson of New Haven reported prizes totaling tens of thousands dollars from radio show giveaways. Ferguson faced a $7,500 tax estimate due March 15 and planned to sell items, excluding a fur coat, to pay taxes as advised by tax officials. The stories reflect the tax burden on large cash and prize winnings from broadcast contests.
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Moston
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Eva Moric
Springfield
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Wings
Columbia Broadcaster
Martha Ferguson
New Haven
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Kate Smirh
Morin Wom
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Wheat theft traced to neighboring farm hands
Cheyenne Wells Colorado sheriff investigated a wheat theft where 50 acres of Lloyd Meis prize wheat were harvested by transient harvest hands from a neighboring farmer while Meis worked elsewhere. The wheat was found at a nearby elevator and credited to Meis.
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Colo. Cp
Lloyd * Meis
Ja Byers
Msis
Broderick Denies Link With Gangs
Former New York detective known for tough handling of criminals denies links to gangsters. The claim arose after Gerard Murphy, a Democratic leader, said Broderick resigned in 1947 amid a report by DA Hogan about a Hot Springs trip in 1946. Hogan confirmed the report but said no crime was alleged. Broderick, who sought a Sept. 6 primary, says he retired to sell his life story to films with RKO reportedly paying $75,000.
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New York
John S
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Policical
Broderick
Gerard
Murphy
Times Square
Frank.s. Hogan
William O'Dwyer
Hot Springs
Ark
Hogan
RKO
Tom Murphy
Capone
Pearls of the Sea? Parasitic Overcrowding in West Saters
A fragment notes pearls or saters as unhealthy and overcrowded with parasites, suggesting health concerns and contamination warnings in a western setting.
Marriage Fees Furnish Gallery of War Art in Sturgis
In Sturgis South Dakota an art collection dating to 1658 is stored in the First Presbyterian Church clubroom. Veteran pastor C D Erskine donated the works acquired through marriage ceremony fees and expresses pride at the soldiers letters praising the effort. A Pacific theater soldier's letter links the pictures to action plans.
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Sturgis
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Pacific Theater
Lewis Orders Two Day Week For Coal Miners East Of Mississippi
John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers orders a two day work week for coal miners east of the Mississippi River next week. The move ends the extra Monday shift after Labor Day to cut coal stocks and strengthen bargaining in current talks.
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Washington
Mississippi ‘River
John L. Lewis
United “Mine Workers Union
Mississippi
Lewis
Rain Delays Qualifying For Air Race In Cleveland
Rain slows qualifying flights for the National Air Race in Cleveland. Officials seek weather help as pilots race to post top speeds, with Labor Day prize hopes and several noted entrants from Chicago Houston and California among the field.
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