Mystery Countess Held in Comstock Jail Over Gambling Debt
Henya C. A. Krasnodebsky known as The Countess, a Philadelphia socialite, is jailed in Virginia City Nevada. Her attorney says she is being held as a hostage for a gambling debt after forging a check to cover a 2200 loss from a three day poker game at the Saloon. He suggests she may be from an eastern family and fears publicity.
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Virginia City
Nev
Philadelphia
Comstock
Henya C. A. Krasnodebsky
Reno
Henya
Jack Ross
Ross
Robert Berry
Railroads Begin Major Layoffs Amid Shipping Strike
Eastern railroads reduce staff as AFL longshoremen strike halts trade. New Haven plans to lay off 200 to 250 workers in New York City while New York Central trims 182 dock crew members and 588 pier handlers. Erie cuts 250 dock laborers. Six percent of Pennsylvania freight into New York affected.
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New York
Eastern
AFL
Portland
Hampton Roads
Marshall Plan
New Haven Railroad
New York City
New York Central
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sadistic Hold Up Duo Robs Family in Greenville
A masked pair beat and robbed Robert and Kathleen Cooper in their Greenville home during a 2 hour raid. They forced entry at 12 15 am, tied the couple with tape, and pulled four of Cooper’s gold capped teeth when cash was short. Officers search for a brutal looking 35 year old woman and a man in a trench coat with a .45 gun and a .38 revolver. A fur coat and clothing were stolen along with cash.
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Greenville
Robert Cooper
Cooper
Kathleen
Thirty Seeking CPA Licenses in Idaho Exams
Thirty applicants for Idaho certified public accountant licenses begin a three day exam in Moscow Boise and Pocatello. Estella S Mulliner director of occupational licenses notes nine examined in Moscow thirteen in Boise and eight in Pocatello. It is the largest number to take the exams at one time.
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Boise
Idaho Certified Public Accountants
Moscow
Pocatello
Estella S. Mulliner
Comer's Heroic Detour Wins Star Boat Race on Lake Michigan
Gary Comer discovered four people clinging to an overturned boat during a Lake Michigan Star class race. He rescued them and delivered them to a Coast Guard station before continuing to win the event.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Gary Comer
Comer
News of Record Police Court Summary
T Hoyt Palmer pled guilty to failing to observe a signal and was fined 2.50. Ollie Fay Childs and Loretta Bauman both pleaded guilty for license related offenses and fines. Multiple defendants including Roy McMurdie and Joe V. Byers forfeited bonds or were fined for defective equipment and license issues. Birth notices record two boys born at St. Anthony's Hospital to Lawrence Wolff and Lowell Safford families.
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T. Hoyt Palmer
Willard Ave
Alameda
Ollie Fay Childs
Portneuf Park
Roy McMurdie
Buhl
Hanley Pierce
Aberdeen
Loretta Bauman
South Third Ave
Joe V. Byers
Blackfoot
DeLoy
Palmer
North Arthur Ave
Tom Clyne
North Sixth Ave
Fred B. Faler
Rt.’ 1 North
Walter M. Swanson
Idaho Falls
Russell H. Teuscher
Chesterfield
A. W. Wager
Box
Richard M. May
Rupert
Edward R. Dewey
Rockland
Elmo Hill
Acie Ward
Students Plan Talks For Jaycee Contest
Pocatello high school students from grades ten through twelve are preparing five minute speeches for the I Speak For Democracy program. Talks start at 10 a.m. with five speakers, prizes awarded locally, and the top selection sent to the state contest. National winners may win four four year scholarships and a trip to Washington, D C with a presidential banquet. Co chairs Bill Reed and Clyde Eggleston coordinate with KSEI KEIO and KEYY. Deadline is noon Monday November 22.
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Pocatello High School
Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Radio Week
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Harry Truman
Bill Reed
Clyde Eggleston
KSEI
Keio and
KEYY
Army Man Sees Plan to Reopen Mountain Home Air Base
Lt. Col. J F Starkey surveyed Mountain Home Idaho housing and facilities for enlisted men and families as a step toward reopening the base. He noted readiness of officers quarters but needed upgrades to barracks plumbing heating and communications before occupation. If assigned the 311th Air Division could bring Mountain Home into the Geodetic branch of the Strategic Air Command with B 17s C 47s and possibly B 29s later. Starkey left for Topeka after inspection while Capt. W L Harvey commanded the base with 10 military and 40 civilians.
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Mountain Home
Ida
Mountain Home Air Base
Air Force
J. F. Starkey
Topeka
Kan
Starkey
311Th Air Division
311
Mountain Home Base
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Command
311Th
W. L. Harvey
Veteran Aide Dr William Dryadele Dies in Boise Hospital
Dr William Dryadele 65 a physician at the Boise Veterans Administration hospital died Tuesday in Boise hospital. He came to the VA hospital in 1946 after practicing in New Plymouth Idaho and was born in India. The obituary notes historical birth and death figures for Nebraska.
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Boise
William ¥. Dryadele
Boise Veterans Administration Hospital
Boise Hospital
India
New Plymouth
Ida
Veterans Administration
Fertilizer Aids Farmers With New Ureafarm Product
Midwest farmers adopt ureafarm, a new nitrogen fertilizer from the Department of Agriculture. It resists caking when stored damp or after rain and acts as a conditioner when mixed with other fertilizers.
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Chicago
Midwest
Department of Agriculture
More Transports Put On Berlin Lift
Washington reports twenty more four engine C 54 transport planes ordered to Germany to aid the Berlin airlift. The aircraft will come from the Caribbean command raising total American planes to 250 to fly supplies into West Berlin.
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Washington
Germany
Berlin
Air Force
Caribbean
Fai Eeeka
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North Grant
Muscle Lampson
Army Man Views
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Nebraska
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Easy
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