05 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
1
Elaine Townsend a 29 year old Powell Wyoming native operates the bank concession at Havana Cuba’s gambling casino. Her steady gray eyes and babyface draw attention as Hollywood eyes her extraordinary rise in the gambling world.
Four straight days of heavy rain drenched Gaston County with 7.17 inches in the first four days of August. Swollen streams flooded basements and bottomlands while forecasts showed clearing and cooler weather by Friday. Residents recalled past floods as rivers swelled and pumpsWorked to remove water.
President Truman denounces the 80th Congress for feeble compromises on his anti inflation program and urges Republican leaders to reconsider plans to adjourn. He accuses lawmakers of blocking cabinet testimony and failing to act on measures to curb high prices and inflation.
Yesterday’s high reached 82 degrees with a low overnight. Noon today shows a new rainfall total of 2.60 inches, bringing August rainfall to 7.17 inches. The quota is 5.04 inches, with an excess of 2.13 inches.
Mary Beard, born August 5 1876 in Indianapolis as Mary Ritter, became a noted historian with Charles A Beard's writing team. She earned a PhB from DePauw in 1897, joined Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Alpha Theta, married Beard in 1900, and had children Miriam and William.
William Henry Gable aged 78 died at his Van Nuys home from a heart ailment. He was the father of actor Clark Gable and passed away yesterday.
A marked increase in boll weevil in cotton fields across North Carolina has been reported. James T. Conner, extension entomologist at North Carolina State College, announced the finding today.
The tortured body of George A. Red Smyth, 28, a Tunnel Gang member, was found stuffed in a 1948 Lincoln trunk near Joliet. Identified by photos and fingerprints, Smyth had been shot in the head and tortured with rope and adhesive tape. Other gang members face trial for related murders and burglaries.
Burlington Mills in Greater Gastonia announces an 8 percent wage increase for about 4 506 employees starting Monday. Affected plants include Cramerton division with 2 000 workers and Modena Banlo Flint No 1 2 and Phoenix in Kings Mountain. Variations by job type noted.
American and British air forces boosted Berlin relief flights awaiting Western talks with Moscow. US crews set a new record with 2,104 tons in 303 flights, RAF total about 1,000 tons in 242 flights. Envoys Roberts Bedell Smith Chataligneau met in Moscow to map next steps, possible Stalin meeting discussed. New 54 Skymasters joined Rhein Main replacing C 47s at Wiesbaden as cargo runs drop to three minutes.
Infantile paralysis spreads to more than half the states with North Carolina Texas and California reporting epidemics. Officials warn of rising cases as the disease continues to spread nationwide.
DeWitt Mackenzie, a foreign affairs analyst, writes that the idea of a United States of Europe has moved toward partial realization as the threat of Communism pushes idealistic statesmen to pursue closer union.
A prominent bride-to-be was assaulted in a guest bungalow near her parents’ home in Clearwater. She struggled with an attacker over a revolver, suffered head injuries and throat swelling, and was treated by two physicians as police hunt the Black assailant. Bloodhounds aided a city, county, and state investigation, amid fears of mob action if captured. The report also notes Europe’s move toward a United Europe and polio statistics for July.
States' Righters plan to enter Thurmond on ballots in Louisiana and Kentucky after securing petitions and facing challenges in North Carolina where 18 661 signatures were denied on grounds of petition checks. Campaign manager Judge Merrit Gibson expects swift qualification in Kentucky.
President Truman denounced Senate and House investigations into wartime Communist infiltration as a red herring aimed at inflation, claiming the hearings slander people and reveal nothing new. congressional panels consider widening inquiries and subpoena questions about Henry A Wallace and Communist spies in Washington.
Aloysius notes 500 nu dists convened in New Jersey for the first session singing We Got O Plenty Of Nothing. He plans to take off for the convention himself amid cool night air. He forecasts clear skies and fair Friday. Scientists puzzled why sea lions dislike teaching their young to swim with a joking Ma and Pa remark about fishy reasons.
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