Cazenovia Girl Wins Herald Journal Spelling Bee
Sylvia Kellum, 13, of Cazenovia and Morrisville Eaton Central School, outspelled 35 rivals to win the second annual Herald Journal spelling bee before an audience of about 1,000. Doris Homa, 13, Most Holy Rosary High School, took second on sardonyx after a misspelled transposition. Esther Coons, Bellevue Junior High, finished third on miasma.
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Cazenovia
Herald-Journal
New York
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Doris Homa
Most Holy Rosary High School
Doris
Sylia
Esther Coons
Bellevue
Sylvia
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Catenavia
Most Holy Rosary
Syracuse
St. Paul's
Norwich
St. Patrick's
Fayetteville
Therapeutic
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Utica
Our Lady of Lourdes
Diminutive Cazenovia Girl Captures Spelling Bee Honors
Sylvia, a small Cazenovia contestant, charms the audience as she spells with crossed fingers. She wins the bee earning major prizes including an expense paid trip to Washington, DC, clothing outfit, World Book Encyclopedia set, $50 award, and a silver medal. Second and third place receive $25 and $10 respectively. 35 finalists get dictionaries.
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Fred Jeske
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Quarvie Publishing Corp
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Tyke
Use of Double Whammy Aids The Champion
Virginia Charles reports on Sylvia Keelum dominating the Spelldown with a clever double whammy tactic. The young challenger aimed for a Washington trip but settled for win vibes and a flawless finish as the audience watched intently.
May Day marches split world as troops parade in Europe
Millions marched on May Day as Europe remained divided by ideology. In Moscow Premier Stalin and Molotov watched a mass civilian parade while Red Army units showcased strength. Western scenes featured Allied forces and occupation troops in Osaka and London, with protests and boycotts in Italy.
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Europe
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Red Square
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Viacheslav M. Molotov
Politsburo
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Minsk
Kieva
Odessa
Rome
Jabor
Giuseppe Pastore
Piazza del Popolo
Socialist Party
Film Pioneer Ralph T. Dison Dies After Pill Tragedy
Ralph T. Dison veteran film editor and pioneer of the picture industry died yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospital after swallowing 70 sleeping pills. Dison, a GI, was a longtime figure in early cinema and helped shape editing in the industry.
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INS
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Want Ao Pigineer
St. Vincent's Hospital
Assassination Feared as Greek Minister Dies in Plot
Greek Minister of Justice Christos Ladas is killed after a grenade attack in Athens amid a claimed Communist May Day plot to strike three cabinet members. A repentant Communist letter fueled martial law as Sophoulis vows strict measures. Ladas had approved many executions since taking office.
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Themistokles Sophoulis
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Rentis
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Words Too Tough for 34 Spellers Contestant List
Contestant roster shows spellers, including Sylvia Kellum Doris Homa Esther Coons Dolores Hefflinger Joseph Favalara Faith J. Crough Dennis Higgins Faye Watrous Rose Marie Bocola and others with partial page numbers and name fragments. The list includes Shirley Gere Geraldine McGraw Mary Veresa Smith Deborah Byrnes Richard Bet Jean A Gallinger Doris Adshead James Duffy Dorothy Woodford Rose Marie Carmo John Paine Carol Arne and North Molly Judge Louise EK Haton Mary Tl Wictoress Edward H Tarr Edward Backes Rita Sardam Marilyn Culkowski Mary Millicent Hook Max Port.
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Sylvia Kellum
Doris Homa
Esther Coons
Dolores Hefflinger
Joseph Favalara
Faith J. Crough
Dennis Higgins
Faye Watrous Rose Marie Bocola
Harry Seleway
Mary E. Leonard
Eddie Burke
Judith Clark
Jean Schenkenberg
Draft plan calls for 18 year olds in one year training
The compromise plan for universal military training proposes 18 year olds as the only one-year trainees. It would allocate 161 000 youths for one year of training across the Army Navy Marines and Air Force with totals unchanged for regular forces. The Army would receive 110 000 trainees and other services additional numbers as outlined by the Senate bill.
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Chailnman
National Guard
Army
Navy
Marines
Air
Syracuse Victors Lead in Era Cup Regatta and Derby Finish
Citation won the Kentucky Derby with Coaltown second and My Request third in Louisville. Syracuse University teams defeated Rutgers in a paddling regatta on Onondaga Lake, while the Syracuse Chiefs beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2 0 at Gates Oak MacArthur Stadium with full details on sports pages.
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My Request
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Mock War Brings Huge Troop Airlift Exercise to Fort Campbell
Washington reports the Third Army will stage a massive base maneuver near the Tennessee border involving about 30,000 troops. Some 8,000 men from the 82nd Airborne Division are expected to parachute in, marking the largest air drop of men and materiel since World War II.
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Third Army
Fort Campbell
Tennessee
Sud Airborne Division
Today's Features on the Feature Pages
Feature pages list items such as Books Poets Corner and Crossword plus Veterans News on pages 9 and 10K. The section also notes Today’s Pictures and outlines page listings for the day’s content.
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Veterans
UN Asked To Halt War In Holy Land Crisis
The Jewish Agency urged the UN Security Council to act quickly to stop Arab forces from invading Palestine. Moshe Shertok warned that failure to intervene could ignite large scale warfare and major consequences. The agency demanded urgent action and opposed the trusteeship plan backed by the United States.
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Jewish Agency
UN Security Council
Palestine
Moshe. Shertok
Shertor
Alexandre Parodi
France
Security Council
Shertok
United States
General Assembly
Aubrey Eban
Cortland Students End Daylong High School Strike
Twelve hundred Cortland Junior and Senior High School pupils will return to classes after a mass meeting of parents and students. Superintendent Franklin S. Barry announced the end of the walkout, blaming a lack of parent interest and agreeing to form a fact finding committee to investigate. The strike began Thursday in protest of the board’s failure to renew Gordon J. Mosher’s contract as director of social studies.
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Herald-American Ware
Tornado hits farms southeast of Thayer Kansas
A tornado swept through farms southeast of Thayer causing leveled barns and damaged houses. Publisher Kevin Powers of the Thayer News reported no injuries though some livestock was killed.
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Kevin Powers
Thayer News
Haifa Reports Syrian Lebanese Attack on Five Palestine Villages
Jewish sources claim well armed Syrian and Lebanese troops attacked Dan Daphne Szold Ravata naftai and Lehavoth Habashar with tanks and artillery. One village was reportedly retaken with heavy Arab losses while others continued to resist. British officials gave mixed comments amid evacuation. Haganah warned that many Arab villages near Safad were seized and thousands of Arab fighters may advance in days.
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Peron Voices Equality on May Day Crowd in Buenos Aires
President Peron addressed an estimated one million people in Buenos Aires on May Day. He declared that Argentines have equal rights and obligations to the country and to history.
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Peron
Errol Flynn Signs OneYear Film Deal At 250000
Errol Flynn signs a one year contract with Tolywood worth 250000 dollars per year, noting changes in the industry. John L. Sullivan, recalling the old days, fought a big fight and telegrammed his wife claiming victory in 97 rounds.
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Errol Flynn
Tolywood
John L. Sullivan
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