New York Election Nears Close as Dewey and Lynch Lead
Albany reports a tight finish in New York’s final week of campaigning. Governor hopefuls Dewey and Lynch trade barbed claims while observers weigh Dewey’s national influence and the impact of NYC mayoral races on statewide outcomes.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Thomas.e. Dewey
Walter A. Lynch
Joe R. Hanley
GOP
U.S. Senate
Dewey
New York
Dwight D Eisenhower
Lynch
Bronx
Edward J. Flynn
Wall Street
Chase Bank
Hart
Stalin
New York City
Dewey Han
Hantey
Rep. W. Kingsland Macy
Hanley
Dever
Bomar
U. S
Dewer
Pring
Vincent R. Tmpel- Ntteri
Democratic Organization
Ferdinand A. Pecora
State Supreme Court
William Clever
CTS
Mexico
Edward A. Corsi
Paul Ross
American Labor Party
ALP
John Boettiger dies after fall from hotel window
The publisher John Boettiger, husband of Anne Roosevelt Boettiger, leaped from a hotel window in New York City after a reported nervous breakdown. He died on the sidewalk below as family and associates reacted with shock. Boettiger had been living in New York after a career in publishing and public relations.
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Anne Roosevelt Boettiger
California
Boettiger
Seattle
Phoenix
Ariz
John Boettiger, Jr
Eleanor “Sistle
Curtis
Buzzie" Dall
New York
Curtis Dall
Bottiiger
Park Avenue
Thomas Swanson
Joseph Payne
Manhattan
Hotel Weylin
East 54Th Street
Payne
Botttiger
Elliott Roosevelt
Bottinger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Five Dead in Oregon Flood Crisis and Aftermath
The Oregon flood devastates Willamette Valley towns from Eugene to Portland with crest at 24 feet, displacing about 2,000 people and damaging homes. Guardsmen rescue a veteran and his wife from a rolling car as roads flood and a new storm looms offshore raising concerns of further deluge.
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National
Eugene
Portland
Salem
Albany
Corvathia
Wernerdar
Ratery
Elmer Fisher
Louisville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miami
Fla
General Hartle Criticizes Beall Over Isolationism Record
Contained remarks argue opponents voted against military and economic aid to Korea and Japan, accusing General Byron and Beall of mismanaging Maryland funds. The piece questions federal investment in local industry and criticizes post office deficits while urging a pro administration replacement.
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General Hartle
Beall
Tom
Beron
Korea
Russia
League of Nations
Japan
Manchuria
Byron
Maryland
Fairchild
Williameport
Conk. Beall
P.O. Department
Two Dead Seven Missing In Mississippi River Blast
Friars Point Mississippi report of a river blast as a gravel barge and tug Skipper were fueling near a dredge. Two dead and seven missing with one body found near the dredge and another dying in Helena Arkansas hospital. Salvage crews search the river for the rest.
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Friars Point
Miss
Wast
Helena, Ark
Ed James
Caruthersville
Vowner
Mississippi River Sand and Gravel Co
Glenn Pealton
Pioneer soil conservationist requests ashes cast on trout stream
Frederick Md Oct 31 a 1 year old pioneer soil conservationist died at his home yesterday. He belonged to the Itzaak Walton League and the Frederick Fish and Game Protective Association. He left instructions for cremation and his ashes to be cast upon the waters of his favorite trout stream Middle Creek.
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Frederick
Sammel
Lehman
Pioneer
iTzaak Walton League
Frederick Fish and Game Protective Association
Middle Creek
Perfect weather eyed for Alsatia Mummers Parade
Weather favors tonight's Alsatia Mummers Parade in Hagerstown with a precap reception at the Masonic Temple and a public square program led by Fulton Lewis Jr who will broadcast the parade on WJEJ. Prizes exceed 3000 dollars for top entries and a three mile procession will travel West Washington Street to Public Square.
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Hagerstown
Hagerstowns
Masonic Temple
Franklin Miller
Milton Porterfield
George Tingle
Helen Figger
Norman Reed
Pubiie Square
Fulton
Washington Street
Public Square
First Aid Units Ready for Alsatia Mummers Parade
American Red Cross field units will staff emergency stations at the Maryland Theatre Colonial Theatre and 141 South Locust Street during the Alsatia Mummers Parade. Warren Smith Stanley Alexander and Dave Hoover lead with Boy Scout assistance, two ambulances on standby at Broadway and North Potomac Street and East Washington Street Public Square. In case of emergency contact Hagerstown 160.
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American Red Cross
Maryland Theatre
Colonial Theatre
South Locust Street
Red Cross
Warren Smith
Stanley Alexander
Dave Hoover
Minnich
Broadway
North Potomac Street
Record High Food Prices Seen Next Year in Prospect
Washington reports the Agriculture Department warned food prices may hit record highs in the coming year due to reinforced spring demand. Increased employment incomes, security benefits, and possible anti inflation measures could raise consumer demand beyond supply, with price controls possible on meats and fats if needed.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Korea
Congress
Roy Bloazh
Mr. Truman
Blough
Woodley Thomas
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Department of Agriculture Conference
Beach Explosives Found Near Florence Oregon
Coast Guardsmen report a mile of Oregon coast beach near Florence swept with hand grenades and mortar shells. Explosives, all U.S. made, were washed ashore on Sunday night prompting a beach watch to keep visitors away and prevent danger.
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Florence
Ore
Oet
Oregon
U.S
Lancaster Seminary to Celebrate 125th Anniversary
The Evangelical and Reformed Theological Seminary at Lancaster Pennsylvania marks 125 years on November 15 with morning and afternoon services. It reports a record enrollment of 86 students and 1 725 graduates since its 1825 Carlisle start. Endowment exceeds 950000 dollars and total property value is about 840000 dollars. The renovation under Rev Allan S Meek followed the late Dr Theodore F Herman.
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Evangelical and Reformed Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Seaboard
Carlisle
Theodore F. Herman
Allan S. Meek
D.D
York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
North Carolina
Soldier Sent to Japan Hospital for Liver Ailment
Sgt. Joseph Nuse, son of Mr and Mrs J R Nuse of 104 Pops Avenue, has been at a field hospital in Korea for months and is en route to a hospital in Japan. In a letter home he described seven days without food and suffering from a liver ailment and yellow jaundice. His wife reported the illness has numbed his body. A demolition expert from Seattle was expected to arrive today.
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Joseph Nuse
J. R. Nuse
Pops Avenue
Korea
Japan
Joseph
King pledges rearmament to avert war in royal address
George VI opened parliament amid pageantry and pledges to rearm to deter conflict. Attlee’s government faces a potential election as the throne’s speech outlines nationalization of beet sugar, price controls, leasehold reform, civil defense, and expanded home food production amid tense international tensions.
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London
George VI
Prig
Attlee
Shaw 94 Resides Weakened After Hospital Treatments
Ayet St Lawrence Eng Oct 31 George Bernard Shaw, 94, is reported much weaker after a fall in his garden fractured thigh Sept 9. Surgeons pinned the bone, later operated for a kidney complication, and a Sunday fever developed before a reported improvement yesterday.
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Ayet St. Lawrence
Eng
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
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Liberal Party
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Enonsig
Rittenhouse
Continental Distilling Corp
Phila., PA
Niagara Falls
Air Force
Border
Hotcoffes
Frank K. Reiley, Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Manchurian
W. D. Blatt
Wormleyabure
Refley
Wonsan
Cape
Williamsport
Lancaster Seminary
Sgt
Tyke
Theodore Roosevelt
Holland Furnace
Concord Street
Peoples
Washington St
Fnone
W. Franklin
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