Broadway Night Aboard The Play's The Thing
Witness Bernard Baruch in white tie at a late showing of Ferenc Molnat's The Play's the Thing. Faye Emerson as Miss Emerson stars alongside Louis Calhern with Eleanor Roosevelt praising Emerson after the performance.
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Bernard M. Baruch
Louis Calhern
Faye
Arthur Marpetson
Ferenc Molnat
IE Allals
Faysie
Emerson
Lona Szabo
Mr. Baruch
Baruch
Stalin
Eleanor Roosevelt
London
Train Kills Woman and Boy Crossing Blocked Track
A 68 year old woman and a four year old boy were killed near Initon when they attempted to cross a stalled Erie freight train. The victims Mrs John Swain and Daniel Beam were crushed as the train moved, with reports the mother and boy were climbing over or crawling under the sidetrack train.
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Albany
Initon
John Swain
Daniel Beam
Joe Canaseraga
Erie
Richard Beam
Heitmuller Survives Doctor’s Death Sentence to 99th Birthday
Alfred Heitmuller, once told by a doctor at age 24 he would die within a year, celebrated his 99th birthday yesterday. The doctor has been dead for years.
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Washington
Alfred Heitmuller
Heitmuller
Life span dream 146 years and marriage at 150
Dr. Theodore G. Klumpp predicts medical and sociological advances could extend life to 146 and allow marriage at 150, noting the United States has yet to confront old age issues. He argues new discoveries could lengthen lifespans if the problem is prioritized.
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Doctor Washington
INS
Theodore G. Klumpp
National Health Assembly
Washington
Klumpp
Gas Turbine Engine Developed for Cars in Britain
Britain demonstrated a gas turbine engine for automobiles claiming elimination of gears clutch radiator pistons spark plugs and exhaust fumes. News items include Kiwanis donations aiding a new home for Flowers family and updates on global tensions with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Birmingham
England
Great Britain
U. S. Task Force Salutes King With Air Show
A U S Naval task force departed Bergen today led by the carrier Valley Forge. Eighty planes formed a perfect H seven over the west Norwegian port as Fresno, four destroyers and a destroyer tender accompanied the carrier toward Copenhagen.
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Oslo
Noyrway
U. S
Bergen
Notable deaths include doctors and pioneers in medical fields
DK Jonte Taylor Jr 46 pioneer in insulin development and electric shock therapy dies in Trenton New Jersey. Wilhelm von Opel 76 famed automotive figure called Henry Ford of Germany dies in Wiesbaden. Carrol Gardner Pearse 80 former Milwaukee schools administrator and Milwaukee State Teachers College president dies in Milwaukee. Cecil Fairfield Lavell 76 author and Grinnell College professor until retirement dies in Toronto.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilhelm von Opel
Henry Ford
Germany
Wiesbaden
Carrol Gardner Pearse
Milwaukee Schools
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Milwaukee
Cecil Fairfield Lavel
Grinnell
Iowa) College
Toronto
CIO Unions Press for a Third Postwar Pay Increase
CIO unions in 14 major industries push for a third postwar wage boost while some groups reject offers. Steel firms cut prices instead of raises, and Murray's Steelworkers face an idle period after a 9 cent per hour increase was rejected by packinghouse workers. Potential walkouts loom in Chicago stockyards and other sectors including farming equipment, longshore, and mining. Union leaders warn for possible strikes at General Motors Chrysler and 200,000 electric workers if demands aren’t met. Contracts expire mid June for several groups amid Taft Hartley oath disputes.
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C.O
Marray
Steel
Murray
AFI
Chicago
John L. Lewis
General Motors
Chrysler
C.so. News
United Electrical Workers
General Electric
Westinghouse
Electrical
Harry Bridges
Pacific Coast Waterfront Employers Association
Titer East
Coasi
National Maritime Union
International Harvester
Utah
Young Riot Erupts as Police Move on House Arrest
In Washington police officer Harvey C. Womble arrived at a house at 7 A M to arrest a 17 year old for disorderly conduct. A crowd rushed out striking Womble and his partner Ray Swank who aided him. The melee left the officers hospitalized with cuts bruises and other injuries.
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Washington
Harvey C. Womble
Womble
Ray —. Swank
Casualty Hospital
Dairymen Short on Feed Albany
An unusually low level of feed grain supplies on farms causes serious concern to New York dairy farmers, a State Agriculture Department source said today. Dr. R. L. Gillett, agricultural statistician, attributed the short supply to small crops last year.
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Albany
New York
State Agriculture Department
R. L. Gillett
Man Buried By Cave-in In Chelsea Mass
In Chelsea Mass a laborer Angelo Corsini 38 was buried after a cave-in while repairing a water main. More than 100 men resumed digging at dawn after 27 hours of effort, hampered by shifting sand and a vacuum from wet underground layers. His wife remains hopeful he is alive as rescue operations continue.
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Chelsea
Mass
Tkith
Second St
Angelo
Corsini
Metropolitan District Commission
U S. Recognizes Siam Government Under Luang Pibul Songeram
The United States formally recognized Siam’s new government led by Premier Luang Pibul Songeram. A note from U S Ambassador Edwin F. Stanton to the Foreign Office confirmed the move. Britain China Denmark and the Netherlands had acted similarly over the weekend.
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Bangkok
Siam
United States
Luang Pibul Songeram
Foreign Office
U.S
Edwin F. Stanton
Britain
China
Denmark
Netherlands
Soviet Art and Literary Gazette publishes letter by American writers
The Soviet publication claims a letter allegedly signed by 32 American authors criticizing President Truman and U.S. policies as a reply to last year’s open letter from Soviet writers led by Tiya Mhrenburg.
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Moscow
Soviet Art and Literary Gazette
Truman
Literary Gazette
Tiya Mhrenburge
One Mans Opinion on Driving Roles and Julep Rumors
A Missouri court ruling sparks humor about a wife driving by pushing the car while the husband steers. The column jokes that women’s driving positions and a mint julep’s heart aid are discussed with light satire. It notes southern pride and disbelief at surrender, tied to julep praise.
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Missouri
Bishop Urges Church Unity in Ecumenical Session
The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, Episcopal presiding bishop, urged deeper Christian faith to meet times of tragedy. Speaking to Methodist leaders at a one day general conference session, he noted shared national church structure and democratic governance with Methodists and warned of ongoing international tensions.
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Boston
Henry Knox Sherrill
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Sherrill
Episcopal
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