Warren and Kefauver win big in California presidential primary
California returns show Governor Earl Warren capturing all GOP delegates with over 528 thousand votes to Werdel’s 240 thousand while Senator Kefauver tops a free choice Democratic slate led by Edmund Brown with about 574 thousand votes to Brown’s 244 thousand. Knowland defeats McKinnon on both tickets as crossfiling yields a sweeping reelection bid. Warren charges party foes spent half a million to defeat him.
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Tennessee
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Clinton McKinnon
San Diego
Truman
Knowland
Hiram W. Johnson
McKinnon
China
Taft
Eisenhower
MacArthur
White House Hosts Lavish Party For Wounded Vets
President Truman and Mamie entertained more than 1,300 wounded veterans on the White House south lawn with a 90 piece orchestra and lavish refreshments. Margaret Truman served as a waitress while Red Cross volunteers and Gray Ladies filled plates. Veterans praised the hospitality, noting the contrast with wartime injuries and a notable shift from earlier years.
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Groton
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Korea
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White House South Lawn
Girl Sentenced to Prison for Jail Escape Help
Eighteen year old Madeline Adcock was sentenced in Crim inal Court to one to 10 years for aiding Keith Wright and seven inmates in escaping Marion County jail. She admitted shoving five hacksaw blades through a jail ventilator to Wright. the plan failed as they were soon recaptured. She said she hoped to marry Wright after the escape.
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Madeline Adcock
Marion County
Keith Wright
Wright
General Clark Sends His Regrets
Tokyo June 4 Gen Mark Clark cannot attend his daughter Ann Clark Oosting wedding to Capt Gordon H Oosting set for June 12 at Fort Monroe Virginia. An aide said Clark is too busy to attend due to duties succeeding Gen Ridgway as UN commander.
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Mark Clark
U. S
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Clark
Fort Monroe
Ann
Gordon H. Oosting
Air Force Academy Bill Doubtful in Current Session
Washington June 4 Congress leaders doubt an Air Force academy will be authorized this session. Chairman Vinson and Senate GOP leader Bridges voiced uncertainty, though each backs pending bills to authorize the academy without fixing a site. A site board had recommended Madison Indiana among seven locations.
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Fire department reports month of Terre Haute fires
Fire Chief Zenis Nicoson reported 2960 damage from fires in Terre Haute over the past month. The department responded to 104 alarms including 33 resuscitation runs, 19 residence fires, 12 automobile fires, and 19 grass fires.
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Terre Haute
111 Gerstmeyer Seniors Receive Diplomas
111 Gerstmeyer High School seniors received diplomas in a ceremony at the memorial gym. The event featured speeches on peace, a student processional, performances by the mixed chorus, and awards including the Laverne K. McMillan Memorial. Names of graduates and veterans who earned GED diplomas were listed.
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Wayne P. Watson
Guy Stantz
William Lower
Joseph Shake
Wanda Kelly
Frances Krackenberger
Margaret Harvey
Robert Gervais
David Meurer
Rainbow
Madonna Jackson
Opal Davis
Eleanor Fairchild
God
Charles Max All
Robert Donald Andrews
Marilyn Jo Armstrong
Gladys Lucille Barnes
Carolyn Sue Bell
Paul Wayne Bogard
Joseph Marion Bohley
Bob Oran Brammer
Madonna Roseann Brown
Shirley Anne Bumler
Fred Arthur Burk
Donald Wayne Buttrey
Edward C. Cass
Mary Rose Coleman
Mary Kay Cooksey
Lois Eleanor Cooprider
Betty Lou Crowder
Albert Earl Crowley
Opal
Gwendoline Davis
Ruth June Deckard
James Lee Dunlap
Edith Lorene Maxwell
Edward Albert McCabe
Patrick Marl McCalister
Wayne Leroy McCallister
Pauline Adelaide McKay
Barbara Jean Meeks
David Lee Meurer
Donald Warren Moldroski
Margaret Mary Mullen
Beverly Jean Nasser
Shirley Ann Newman
Edward Emitt Palmer
Louis Albert Patterson
Jack Earl Pattison
Kenneth Clarence Passe
Dorothy Louise Paul
Ronnie Kay Payne
James William Pearce
Jerry la Price
Helen Marie Ramsey
Thomas Richard Reed
George Albert Warren
Ruth Ann Weaver
Donald Howard Westfall
Helen Jean Whalen
Permelia Lee Whited
Carolyn Joanne Williams
Kenneth Robert Wiliams, Jr
Leo Junior Williams
Jack Raymond Wood
Violet Eugenia Wright
United States Armed Forces Institute
Billy E. Braden
John Dodds
Franklin T. Elkins
Fred H
Gruen Executive Dies at 74 in Cincinnati
George J. Gruen, chairman of Gruen Watch Co., died of a heart attack Tuesday. A 74 year old leader in American watch making, he was the last survivor of Dietrich Gruen’s three sons who founded the firm in 1874. He leaves a widow, two sons George T. and Robert D., and a daughter Emily Seaman.
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George J. Gruen
Gruen Watch Co
Gruen
Dietrich Gruen
Columbus, CO
George T
Robert D
Indianapolis
Emily Seaman
Portland
Ore
Third Annual BIE Day Planned by Terre Haute Chamber
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce schedules the third annual Business Industry Education Day for Wednesday August 27. The organizing committee includes George C. Carroll Wayne P. Watson and William E. Purcell guiding teachers’ visits to local Industry and business sites.
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Terre Haute
False Teeth Pasteeth Ad Claims Firm Dentures
Denture users are urged to sprinkle PASTEETH on plates to prevent slippage and wobble. The alkaline powder supposedly keeps plates firmer and more comfortable, with no souring and reduced denture odor. Advertisements promote FASTEETH as a quick fix for embarrassing plate slips.
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