Opinion Poll Gathers Local Movie Picks Of The Year
Local readers from Gettys Hardware to Gas tonia High School graduate and others share views on the best pictures of the year. Respondents mention On An Island With You Call Northside 777 Out of the Past Gun Fighters with Randolph Scott Angel and the Badman Duel In the Sun Boom Town and more. Reactions range from praise for variety and romance to criticism that films this year are not as strong as in the past.
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Gable
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Gettys
Robert Mitchum
Esther Williams
Joan Huffstetler
Seventh Avenue
Randolph Scott
Hollywood
Dean Wood
City Paint Store
Betty Hutton
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Hedy Lamar
Warner brothers film pioneer Jack L. Warner profile
Jack L. Warner born August 2 1892 in London Ontario is the youngest of three Warner brothers in film production. He oversees talent selection casting and story material and is noted for economy and efficiency. He started as a minstrel singer at 12 and became a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force during World War II where his son also served. His firm produced the first talkies.
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Democrats To Convene Mississippi Plans To Stop Truman
Jackson Mississippi August 2 Democrats meet to discuss states rights strategies aimed at opposing Truman in the national political arena and to coordinate plans for the upcoming campaign. The gathering signals renewed Southern party unity in facing federal policies.
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Mississippi
Truman
Trials Begin for Palawan Massacre Prisoners
In Yokohama a U.S. Army military commission began trial of 138 Americans and 16 Japanese charged with the Palawan massacre, including two former lieutenant generals. The December 14, 1944 atrocity in the Philippines killed prisoners to prevent disclosure of military information.
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Eighth Army
Palawan
Philippines
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Budenz Alleges Massive Communist Fund Favor from Hollywood
Louis Budenz testified before a Senate committee that the Communist party siphons a large take from Hollywood and controls finances through a secretive party commission. He identified key figures like Jacob Golos and Elizabeth Bentley, detailing discipline networks and blackmail tactics to keep members from quitting.
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United States
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Moscow
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Finance Committee
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Wall Street
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Clarence Derba
Alexander Biddieman
Kiwanis and Lions Club Events Listed for Tuesday
The Gastonia Kiwanis Club meets at 12 30 p m at the Armington Hotel and the Lions Club hosts a ladies night at Rankin Lake at 7 p m.
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Gastonia Kiwanis Club
Armington Hotel
Lions Club
Rankin Lake
Refugees Face Disease and Hunger as Crisis Grows
Sir Raphael Benetto of the United Nations reports 300000 to 350000 Palestine Arab refugees risk death from disease and hunger amid surveys in the Middle East. He notes cholera doubt, malaria in some areas, and says settlement if return is impossible remains a difficult problem.
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Raphael Cileftto
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Thurmond Defends States Rights at Cherryville Event
Gov. J Strom Thurmond spoke at the Cherryville Watermelon Festival amid a 3000 strong crowd, arguing the presidential race centers on constitutional powers and central government limits not race. He contrasted his campaign with federal overreach while emphasizing states rights and regional pride.
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J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Cherryville Legionnaire
Lyle Edwards
Gazette
John C. Calhoun
Cherryville
G. D. Heafner
Palmetto
United States
Thurmond
White House
South
Senator Calhoun
States Rights Democrats vow court challenge over ballot rule
North Carolina States Rights Democrats say they will go to court to challenge the election board rule requiring a 10 000 name petition from nonparticipants in last primaries to place a new party on the ballot The group led by David Clark accuses the board of reading into the law and plans to challenge if names are not counted regardless of primary voting history.
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Wright
Charlotte
North Carolina
State Election Board
Progressive Party
Birmingham
Ala
David Clark
States’ Rights Democratic Party
Election Board
State Board of Elections
Air France flying boat missing with 52 aboard
Paris August 2 Air France maintains hope for its 78 ton six engine Latecoere flying boat vanished in the South Atlantic with 52 aboard The craft was en route from Martinique to West Africa and 1 200 miles off Dakar search continues warships and planes scour the scene There were no American passengers aboard the last known position was 19 27 N 38 25 W
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Paris
Air France
South Atlantic
Martinique
West Africa
Dakar
Coal grants to clergy end in 1951 says NCB
The National Coal Board states that the grants paid to clergy by coal mine owners before nationalization will cease in 1951 under Labour government policy.
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London
National Coal Board
Dewey Grapevine Guides Campaign Coordination
Dewey campaign taps Herbert Brownell Jr. as Washington headquarters chief adviser. GOP leaders say Brownell informs policy choices while Dewey maintains no direct dictation to Congress. House Speaker Martin calls Dewey election part of GOP cause but notes no interference.
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Washington
Thomas FE
Dewey
Congress
Herbert Brownell Jr
New York
Herb
Brownell
Capitol Hill
Martin
House
Envoys Await Stalin Interview As Berlin Talks Continue
Western envoys led by American ambassador Walter Bedell Smith French envoy Yves Chataigneau and British envoy Frank Roberts seek a possible meeting with Stalin amid four power talks to ease the Berlin crisis and set a basis for future discussions. The Berlin blockade, begun in June, has choked rail road and canal access while coal reserves run short and Western aid continues.
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Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
London Star
Berlin
Moscow
Germany
P-5
Scattered Showers Cloud the Political Climate
A perplexed observer recalls a voter who signed Democratic and Wallace petitions before backing Thurmond, declaring himself a States tugnts Democrat Progressive. The tale parallels a Berlin thief with a light-headed line talker. The weather prophet forecasts scattered showers tonight and tomorrow with little temperature change.
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Wallace
Thurmond
Dewey
SRDP
Berlin
Local Weather Snapshot Noted Temperature and Rainfall
Readable fragment shows yesterday's high temperature and last night's low with noon today. Rainfall quota listed as 5.04 inches. Mentions Steleies techon as a likely misspelled term.
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