Winners On Goofy Radio Guessing Programs Across Nation
New York reports how listeners hit big on radio giveaway programs with winners such as Mrs Ruth Subbie of Fort Worth Mrs Finne ran of Providence and Ken Crosbie of Bluffton who took home prizes totaling tens of thousands. Subbie traded a mink for coats paid taxes and mortgage while planning a Hawaii trip. Finne ran faced heart trouble yet enjoyed her prizes and donated a cruise to a school. Crosbie faces mixed feelings about a Hollywood trip while his wife weighs the idea.
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United Press
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Ind
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Columbus Street
St. Louis
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Harry
Fred Allen
Voice Says Truman Trails Dewey in Final Campaign Push
The Voice of America broadcast reports that top forecasters say Truman lags Dewey in the final campaign stages. The U P was told the message aired last weekend to broad areas including Russia and Iron Curtain countries. It says many Americans have chosen a candidate, but election-night results remain unknown.
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Voice of America
U. S
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
United Press
Russia
Voice
State Department
Bureau warns cold cure claims misleading
The National Better Business Bureau warns that no medical product can truthfully advertise as a preventive or cure for the common cold. A product may only be advertised as relief for a specific symptom with winter approaching.
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New York
National Better Business Bureau
Caldwell Takes Emmett Gridders
Caldwell High School crushed Emmett 33 to 0 as the Big Six Cougars dominated from the opening moments. The Huskies threatened early in the second quarter but a Mickey Vail interception halted the drive at the Caldwell 46 yard line.
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Caldwell
Mickey Vail
Huskie
Bathroom Beehive Doesn't Work Out
Lancaster Wisconsin reports bees trapped between the bathroom wall and studs. health officer Dr H W Carey ordered eviction during a heat wave. Roof and wall sections were opened to remove them with two carpenters and an old-time beekeeper. The Careys saved over 200 pounds of honey to offset costs.
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Wis
H. W. Carey
Carey
Careys
Record voter registrations projected to top 1940 history
A nationwide survey indicates eligible voters for the November election would be the highest in history, with heavy registrations across many states. New York City shows a notable decline, while 17 states report registration totals. Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Florida show sizable gains, and Ohio estimates surpass 1946 totals.
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N. Y
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New York
American Labor Party
Vito Marcantonio
Illinois
Nevada
Georgia
Connecticut
Texas
Louisiana
Wisconsin
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Pennsylvania
Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Florida
Arkansas
Ohio
Extortion Plot Foiled In New York Heir Scheme
Detectives disguised as taxi workers halted a $100,000 blackmail attempt against Edgar Luckenbach Jr., heir to a $10 million fortune. The plot, led by Rachel Stolzberg with accomplices Dale Neidich and Howard Vey, aimed to extract funds for “families of servicemen.”
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Howard Vey
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Enbach
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Ways
Ricks College Defeats Montana in Homecoming Victory
Ricks College beat Montana State Normal College 33 to 6 in Rexburg. The Vikings dominated with 12 first downs to 11 and used frequent passing to outpace the Dillon squad, scoring in the first minutes and adding four more before the end. The Bulldogs finally scored late in the fourth quarter.
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Ricks College
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Bulldozer and Peanuts Civilize Africans, Says Anthropologist
Dr Audrey Richards of the University of London told Northwestern University listeners that about 300000 square miles of African bushland has been plowed with bulldozers and cultivated for peanuts. The nuts supply essential oils and fats for local use and export.
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Northwestern University
Audrey Richards
University of London
Dewey Warns Against Campaign Abuse in Final Push
New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey urged Republican workers to avoid retaliatory tactics as the campaign nears its end. Despite a heavy cold, he spent the day in New York before traveling to Albany then heading to Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, and a Madison Square Garden rally on October 30.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Albany
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Madison Square Garden
Pup in Carriage Not Safe to Pet
Rockford Illinois reports a two year old girl, Patricia Ann Clark, was bitten after reaching to pet a doll carriage with a Pekinese pretended as a baby. The child alerted her parents who confirmed the dog bite.
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Rockford, Ill
Patricia Ann Clark
Beck Claims Wife Murdered In Lover Death Pact
Clarence Beck, 32, says his wife Jessie Beck 33 and her lover George Reading 35 were found dead in a hotel bathtub in what a coroner’s inquest heard as a suicide pact. Beck disputes the note and asserts murder, citing concerns for his children and his wife’s nature.
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Chicago
Clarence Beck
Jessie Beck
George Reading
Beck
Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Harvey Hildreth
Mr and Mrs Harvey Hildreth of Boise announce the birth of a daughter on October 18. The baby’s mother is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E K Jensen of 390 Richland avenue. Smoke signals over Croydon field aid directing planes to the airport in misty weather.
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Boise
Hildreth
E. K. Jensen
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Croydon Field
England
Boosters Dominate City League bowling night
Jello Boosters rolled the high city series 2830 and high game 1020 led by Len Bergendorf who posted 631 across three games and 259 in a single. Bannock Hotel clung to a slim edge over Hal's Sheet Metal with major league standings: Bergendorf-Mack led doubles with 1154 team and 400 high game.
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Policeman Jailed for Liquor Store Holdup in New York
Policeman William H. Schneider age 30 received an indeterminate prison sentence after admitting he committed a $3 liquor store robbery. He said debt from poker losses in the back room of police headquarters drove the crime.
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New York
William H. Schneider
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