Fire Mystery Cleared Up Arson Cause
MACOMB Ill. Deput Fire Marshal John Burgard said arsonist will be identified with evidence to stand in court. State Fire Marshal John Craig confirmed arson linked to the fires that destroyed Charley Willey’s farmstead and two barns. Experts from state police CID join the probe. Willey plans to rebuild on the old site.
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Macomb
Ill
John Burgard
Charley Willey
Willey
John Craig
Craig
State Police Criminal Investigation and Identification Bureau
Burgard
Giant Land Plane Makes Test Hop
In Milan Italy the Breda 308 a four engine land plane considered western Europe s largest flown for 12 minutes. With a 137 foot wingspan and 107 foot length it was designed in 1943 and work paused due to Italian war reverses.
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Milan
Italy
Europe
Decatur VIII Visits Camp Decatur During ROTC Training
San Diego shipside guest Stephen Decatur VIII, a great great grandson of Commodore Stephen Decatur, joined about 2000 naval ROTC midshipmen at Camp Decatur for amphibious warfare training at the naval training center.
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San Diego
Calif
Stephen Decatur VIII
Stephen Decatur
Barbary States
Camp Decatur
Naval Training Center
Young Decatur
Naval R.O.T.C
Giant Flying Boat Caroline Mars christened at Chicago display
The 8214 ton navy flying boat Caroline Mars was christened by Mrs. Fred Wester of Downers Grove. The vessel, fresh from Honolulu to Chicago, logged 4748 miles in 24 hours 13 minutes, carrying a record 14445 pounds payload plus 1 passenger and 17 crew. The Mars will tour Cook County fairgrounds then proceed to Patuxent Maryland and Cleveland before joining regular navy service.
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Chicago
Honolulu
Navy
Lake Michigan
Fred Wester
Downers Grove
Ill
Fred Lester
Okinawa
Ninth Naval District
Clarence L. Hodge
Cleveland
Alameda
Calif
Favorite Beats Seattle Bound Smart Count In Longacres Race
An 11 to 1 shot named First Bar won the $3000 George Drumheller Memorial Handicap for two year olds at Longacres track. The upset beat favored Smart Count to the wire by a half length.
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Seattle
First
Longacres Rack Track
Smart Count
Births at St. Anthony's Hospital Listed
August 28 Lawrence Lystrup Route 1 South a girl. August 29 Wendell Christensen 1025 Yellowstone Highway a boy. Mr and Mrs Charles Hale West Yellowstone Montana Mr and Mrs Boyd Christensen Arimo a girl. Mr and Mrs David Shaffer Inkom a girl. Mr and Mrs Orie Zaccardi 156 Randolph St a girl. Mr and Mrs Virgil Stuart 217 North Ninth Ave a girl. Mr and Mrs Edwin Cahm 311 North Thirteenth Ave a boy.
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Charles Hale
West Yellowstone
Montana
Boyd Christensen
Arimo
David Shaffer
Inkom
Orie Zaccardi
Randolph St
Virgil Stuart
North Ninth Ave
Edwin Cahm
North Thirteenth Ave
Temperance Upholds Food Licenses In New York
The state liquor authority ruled that minimum charges on liquor alone in night clubs are illegal. A legal minimum must include food as well as liquor to be valid. The move aims to promote temperance and enforce standards.
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New York
State Liquor Authority
Truman CIO Endorsement Plays In Presidential Race
The CIO plans a vigorous endorsement of the Truman Barkley ticket this week with the international executive board voting Tuesday. Democrats hope labor backing boosts Congress control chances, while Republicans prepare counter moves including Stassen speeches in Detroit on Labor Day.
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Truman-Barkley
CIO
International Executive Board
AFL
Congress
Senate
White House
Truman
80Th Congress
Mr. Truman
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Pontiac
Flint
Detroit
Republican Party
Harold E. Stassen
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey-Warren
Stassen
Masonic Temple
Republican State Committee of Michigan
NBC
Kasamis to Fly to New York From Pocatello
Ms. Virginia Kasamis and her son Arthur will end their Pocatello visit on Sunday departing Western Airlines at 10 45 a m for New York City. They have been staying with Nick Beno of 540 North Sixth Ave.
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Virginia Kasamis
Arthur
Pocatello
Western Airlines
New York City
Nick Beno
North Sixth Ave
Veterans Among Airline Workers Reach One Third Share
More than 30 000 airline employees are World War II veterans comprising about one third of the scheduled airline workforce. The figure highlights the wartime generation’s continued role in aviation operations.
Lava 4-H Fair Hailed as Best Ever by Local Agent
Albert Mylrose Bannock county extension agent proclaims Lava Hot Springs 4-H Fair the best ever with record livestock and high quality exhibits. Quentin Murdock praised for work. over 600 4-H members attended as prizes were awarded in Community hall and contestants enjoyed a spa pool finale. Lago stock club impressed with five first place blue ribbons.
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Albert Mylrose
Bannock
Lava Hot Springs
Quentin Murdock
Mylrose
Murdock
Lago Stock Club
New Waterproof Nonconductive Flashlight Case For Underwater Ops
A new flashlight case designed for hazardous assignments is non conductor and permits operation under water. The device targets divers and rescue teams requiring reliable lighting in submerged environments.
The Midget Baby Grand Piano Stands 29 Inches High
A compact electric midget of a baby grand piano stands 29 inches tall and weighs 20 pounds, highlighting its portability and light build for easy handling.
Haskell Arizona Named for Oklahoma Governor
The town of Haskell in Arizona was named for Charles N. Haskell Oklahoma's first governor serving from 1907 to 1911.
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Haskell, Ariz
Oklahoma
Charles N. Haskell
British diver sets world depth record at Loch Fyne
A British naval petty officer identified as Ballard plunged 556 feet in a special experimental diving suit off a naval submarine rescue ship in Loch Fyne Scotland to beat the prior record by 116 feet. The underwater feat marks a new world depth record in deep sea diving.
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Loch Fyne
Scotland
Ballard
Former Scripps-Howard executive Harry Rickey dies in Florida
Harry Rickey, longtime Scripps-Howard newspaper executive, died in Winter Park Florida Thursday night after a two year illness. The union issued a public statement fueling rumors that maneuvers were under way to reopen talks to avert a planned West Coast walkout set for September 2.
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Winter Park
Fla
Harry Rickey
Scripps- Howard
Old Resident Of Moreland Dies At 85
Mars Jacobson 85 longtime Moreland resident died suddenly at his daughter’s home in Wapato Washington after returning to visit family He was born in Norway on December 7 1862 and lived in Iowa Idaho and Blackfoot before settling in Moreland He leaves a widow several children grandchildren and siblings and the body arrived in Blackfoot with services pending arrival of relatives
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Moreland
Mars Jacobson
Robert Early
Wapato
Wash
Washington
Norway
United States
Iowa
Idaho
Blackfoot
Annie Jacobson
Harry
Alfred C. Jacobson
Hamilton
Montana
Edward Rutger
Missoula
Grant Lowe
Wallace Winn
Pocatello
Paul
Martin Jacobson
Verl Ostberg
Peter M. Jacobson
Gibbon
Nebraska
Bertha Hansen
Peck and Packham Mortuary
Flying Mother Lands at Malta
Red haired Mrs Richard Morrow Tate a 24 year old British mother reached Malta after the second leg of her around the world attempt with navigator planning a Proctor flight to Nicosia Cyprus then Baghdad Iraq She said she was getting homesick after nine days at Marseille awaiting a new propeller from England The pilot wore brown shorts and a tight sweater for the six hour Malta leg.
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Malta
Richard Morrow-Tate
Nicosia
Cyprus
Baghdad
Iraq
Grain crop boom tests government price supports
Undersecretary Albert J. Loveland warned on NBC that a record grain crop this year could overwhelm storage space and flood markets with corn. He said the price support program aims to control orderly marketing, but storage shortages threaten its effectiveness as the nation eyes an extra 1.35 billion bushels of grain.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Albert J. Loveland
NBC
Loveland
Greeks Condemn Communist Group Leaders Sentenced by Greek Army Court
Thirteen alleged members of the communist underground including three women are sentenced to death by a Greek army court martial. Seven others receive life terms while 11 get one to 15 years. Twenty-one are acquitted.
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Athens
Greece
Religious Battle Ends In Murders
Mojave California police report Master Sgt. Samuel Ray Adams 31 shot and killed his two sons Samuel Ray Jr 7 and Richard 4 then wounded himself after an argument with his wife over religion. He used a .38 caliber revolver and is listed in critical condition with a 50-50 chance of survival.
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Mojave
Calif
Sheriff's
Samuel Ray Adams
Samuel Ray, Jr
Richard
Mojave Hospital
Wind Moves Wires and Strings Create Hum and Sound
Scientific explanation shows wind-induced vibrations in telephone wires produce sound waves, similar to strings on a musical instrument.
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