Statewide X-Ray Survey Reveals 247 Active TB Cases
Richmond Virginia August 8 247 cases of active tuberculosis were uncovered in a statewide X-ray survey of nearly 60 000 Virginians announced by Miss Jon H Smith president of the Virginia Tuberculosis Association. Findings from 11 591 X-rays not yet reported to the tion and these cases were among 48 307 films on record. The survey began last October and ended in May conducted by the Virginia Tuberculosis Association the State and local health departments.
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Richmond
vVa
Jon H. Smith
Theirginia Tuberculosis Association
Tober
Tuginia Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis Film Survey Totals From Virginia and Beyond
A tabulation of 48 307 film interpretations shows 247 active cases and 173 healed secondary cases, with 207 active primary infections. Examinations covered preschoolers to professionals in schools factories and other sites across Virginia and surrounding areas.
Legion Opposition Over Hirohito Labeling and War Custody
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania American Legion rejected a resolution classifying Emperor Hirohito with Hitler and Mussolini as war criminals. Legionnaires in 36 district caucuses urged releasing aliens held during the war only if safe, and pressed a new law to honor National Life Insurance contracts for armed forces, arguing current rulings misstate payment rights.
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Harrisburg
Hirohito
Hitler
Mussolini
Pennsylvania American Legion
Legionnaires
Task Force Chalks Up Fair Score In Tokyo Bay
In Sagami Bay the naval task force under Rear Adm. Oscar C. Badger anchored in Tokyo Bay off Yokosuka at 2 p m Japan time after steaming through a channel guarded by 16 inch coastal guns. Badger reported to Admiral Halsey no hits no runs no errors in the operation.
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Sagami Bay
Oscar C. Badger
Tokyo Bay
Yokosuka Naval Base
Japan
Badger
Admiral Halsey
Aide To Japanese Prince Commits Suicide Report
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 28 Lt Col Hiroshi Yoshinari aide to the late Prince Ai Gu who died in Hiroshima atomic bombing has committed suicide to atone for his lack of responsibility the Japanese Comei News Agency said in a broadcast heard by the FCC
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San Francisco
Hiroshi Yoshinari
Prince Ai-Gu
Hiroshima
Comei
Federal Communications Commission
Chicago Grain Quotations Aug 28 Opening Prices
Chicago grain quotations show steady to slightly easy trends at the open. Wheat values range from Sept 1.63 1 2 to July 1.53 5 8 with oats and rye also listed across multiple contracts.
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Chicago
Rye
Ee Ree
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Lt. (jg) Clarence A. Custer returns to the States on leave after 34 missions with Composite Squadron 91 in Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa. The squadron’s Wildcats and Avengers logged 9,100 air hours in two campaigns, dropping 325,000 pounds of bombs over 68 days. Pvt Clarence G Robinson and Technician Fifth Grade James A D Locke arrived in New York harbor from Europe. Cpl Finley S Whitlock discharged after three years in Europe with the 29th Division, earning the Purple Heart and multiple ribbons. Mrs James Teets reports her husband Pvt James A Teets is stationed at Camp Rucker Alabama.
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C. A. Custer
Clarence A. Cuter
Winchester
States
Composite Squadron 91
Lingayen Gulf
Okinawa
Fleet Home News Center
Chicago
10Th Army
Clarence G. Robinson
James A. D. Locke
New York Harbor
Ted
Whitlock
Cpl
Finley S. Whitlock
Abe Whitlock
Highland Avenue
Armed Forces
116Th Infantry
Girl Reporter Announces Marriage To Pittsburgh Editor
Detroit Aug. 28. Marjorie Avery, recently back as Detroit Free Press foreign correspondent, wed Andrew Bernhard a Pittsburgh newspaperman in Cincinnati on her first Paris posting anniversary. Bernhard, ex city editor of the Free Press, has been managing editor for the Brooklyn Eagle and now for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Mrs Bernhard plans to leave journalism to be a housewife.
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Detroit
Marjorie Avery
Detroit Free Press
Andrew Bernhard
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Paris
Bernhard
Brooklyn Eagle
Pittsburgh Post-Ga
Belgian defense minister decorates 15 Ninth Air Force officers
Brussels Aug 28 Belgian defense minister Leo Mundeleer decorated 15 officers of the American Ninth Air Force who particularly distinguished themselves during the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes last December.
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Brussels
Leo Mundeleer
Ninth Air Force
Ardennes
Ring Lardner Jr Divorced in Los Angeles Divorce
Ring Lardner Jr movie writer and son of Ring Lardner was divorced by Sylvia Schulman Lardner. A property agreement requires him to pay half of his gross earnings for support of his wife and two children. The couple married in 1937 and separated last April.
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Los Angeles
Ring Lardner, Jr
Sylvia Schulman Lardner
Lardner
Hero of Bataan Shot Fatally in Accidental Shooting
Kansas City Kansas August 28 a 29 year old sergeant who survived the 1942 death march at Bataan died from a bullet wound suffered in his own apartment during a playful scuffle with his bride of a few weeks. Sergeant Gaylord R Shores had also spent three years in Japanese prisoner of war camps. His wife Mrs Winifred Shores said she thought the revolver was unloaded and pulled the trigger in jest. He died less than a day later and asked police to absolve his bride of blame.
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Kansas City
Kas
Bataan
Gaylord R. Shores
Winifred Shores
Shores
Was Annie Laurie a Real Person
The piece attributes the song to William Douglas of Finland around 1700 praising Sir Robert Laurie’s daughter. It claims Laurie's daughter inspired the work after a love affair, noting she later married rival Alexander Fergusson.
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Annie Laurie
William Douglas
Finland
Sir Robert Laurie
Alexander Furgusson
Patrick Henry Contributed Much To Freedom's Call
A biographical sketch highlights Patrick Henry's rise from modest beginnings in Hanover Virginia to leading roles in the fight for liberty. It recounts his Parson's Trial jury victory, Stamp Act opposition, the Give me liberty or give me death speech, support for the Bill of Rights, and terms as Virginia governor before his death.
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Patrick Henry
Freedom
Hanover
Virginia
Scotland
Robertson
Henry
House of Burgesses
Caesar
Brutus
Charles
Cromwell
George the Third
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Congress
Britain
Pitt
House of Lords
Virginia Assembly
Richmond
St. John’s Church
Jefferson
Red Hill
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Sam
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