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The Ledger and Times, September 27, 1947 Murray State's Digital Commons The Ledger & Times Newspapers 9-27-1947 The Ledger and Times, September 27, 1947 The Ledger and Times Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tlt Recommended Citation The Ledger and Times, "The Ledger and Times, September 27, 1947" (1947). The Ledger & Times. 1600. https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/tlt/1600 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Murray State's Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Ledger & Times by an authorized administrator of Murray State's Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -"4 • 1947 Selected As Best All-Round Kentucky Weekly Newspaper For 1947 • MEMBER WEATHER FORECAST UDIT UREAU Xentucky-Mostly clear and Of and continued cool today and IRCULATI tonight. Sunday party cloudy and a little warmer. 5. YOUR PROGRESSIVE Ell 0 M le NEWS- United Press. PAPER FOR 01Elt HALF A CENTURY Murray, Kentucky, Saturday Afternoon, Sept. 27, 1947 MURRAY POPULATION — 5187 Vol. XIX; No. 89 Americans Still Demos Open Campaign Held by Yugoslays Murray High School Wins Third Today At Morehead Despite U. S. Note TRIESTE. 1UP)-U. Conference Sept. 27 S. Game Of Seri; 13-7 Army Headquarters announced to- '1 he Demo( L atic genera iron saa day that the Yugoslav government Murray High Tigers won their ra . Minton passed to campaign opens this afternoon at Marks Deadline third consecutive victory last night ab Tues. so far had -failed to fulfill tha War Dead's Next Of .or an 11-yard gain; Nor- Special trains have with a score of 13-7 over Morga• b"e a. _ried the ball for another Morehead. For Sealed Bids On promise it made yesterday to !, Kin Must Report arals field High' School. Oa...ay-4a .d Griggs and been arranged to ,take .Democrats Norman alter- WAA Surplus Items lease "immediately" three Arnea Change Of Address The first half of the game sti writacad for another first down on from all over the state to the can soldiers captured by Yugoslav ed the teams evenly matched an -urray's 2-yard line. Murray call. • ceremonies. • Harry E. Ritter, regional direc- troops on Monday. Next of kin of members of the fans were afraid that a scoreless ed time out. Then Griggs carried -be- tor. WAA, stated today that Tues- tie might the ball across the line The program is scheduled to As of 11 a.m. 15 a.m., EDT), the Armed Forces or of civilians who ensue. After the inter- for the first September 30, is the closing touchdown of the gin at 1:00 pm. at the Jayne Me- day, Army said it .had no word from died overseas while in .the service mission both squads came back game. Griggs date for three fixed price sales with renewel vigor. Morganfielct poas irlt. to Heffington for the extra morial Stadium. The main speak- the Yugoslays that the soldiers had aarke United States during World and two sealed bid sales of sur- stored' first and passed for the ex- been released or when they could . er will be U. S. Rep. Earle C. Cle- materials. War II were urged today by Col. tra Ball kicked off to plus be expected' to arrive back in Tri- point. Stewart who the Democratic guberna- used and unused received on the 10 ments, A variety of este. Don E. Carleton, executive of the In the third qirter Jeffrey and and returned be intro- containers, cartons, pans. baskets, the ball to their own 30 yarcitine. torial nominee. He will Army neadquarters Was officially Kentucky Military District, to re- Stewart marched the ball down boxes, and similar items are being Stewart and Outland failed to gain duced by ,Harry Lee aWterfield. advised yesterday by Marshall port any change of their addresses the field to Morganfield's 2-yard sold at fixed prices through the yardage, then Stewart passed to Al- who was de- Titus government that the soldiers line. Miller crossed the line . for Clinton publisher, WAA Customer Service Center, 704 to the office of the Quartermaster exander for 8 yards. He then punt- -First Lieut. William Van Atten a touchdown and Jeffrey kicked feated for the nomination. Race Street, Cincinnati.• . General. Memorial Division, Wash- ed to Morganfield's 24 yard line and of East Orange, N. J.; Pfc. Earl permanent the extra point. -Folloavinga pox Trf-the- -The-1VAA__ Customer Service AUSTIN HONORED—Warren R. Austin (left). ington 25, D. C. the ball was declared dead. The -ef-Aatington.- The game looked like a tie with radio address of Ben Kilgore, Center, 245 N. High St., Columbus, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, receives the first annual Col. Carleton pointed out that opponents were .penalized 5_ yards Pfc. Glenn Myera- Edgely, N. D. -only one minute. -play- --left to Waterfield's campaign manager, Ohio, has a $65.800 inventory of service award of the American Association for the United the listing of correct addresses will for being -, --would be set free t once. stands. Suddenly Stewart on the offsides.. over station WHAS Louisville, motors, rectoplaters, and switches. Nations, from former Secretary of Wax Robert P. Patterson. facilitate plans of the War Depart- Murray then Wel( the ball again stands. Sudenly Stewart on the Wednesday: Over 48,039 cloth • bound blank Along with the p nose had In accepting, Mr. Austin accused Soviet Vice Forpgn Minister ment to carry out all feasible on Morganfield's 43 yard line. In a * yard line completed a pass to books are offered at a fixed price gone a Yugoslav apolo After "absolute falsification" And libel for wishes of the .next of kin in con,. series of plays Stewart and Outland My Fellow Kentuckians:. ' Andrei Vishinsky of Alexander in the goal zone and to priority purchasers . and the Army protests had failed to et re- trying to stir up another war. nection with the return and rein- advanced the ball for a first aown It is an honor and a privilege to charging that the U. S. is Murray chalked up six more points trade by the WAA Customer Ser- sults, the State Departmen en- terment of the valiant dead. which began 'the march down the be**invited by my good friends. on the score board. vice Center in Columbus. tered the case. - The Second Army has completed field to victory. Three more first Earle Clements and Tom Under- Bell kicked off to Crass as the Unused abrasives such -as grind- The captured Americans were w t plans for carrying out the pro- downs were made before the third wood. to speak to you tonight in New Atom Smasher to game opened and he was downed ing wheels, sharpening stones, of a five-man patrol, led by .Van\a.. gram for return of World War H quarter ended. the interest of a united Demo- _Police Court on the 38. Stewart and Butter- stone and shell assemblies, wheel Atten, that met a Yugoslav de- dead in the Second Army area, It In the first play of the last per- cratic party and a Democratic vic- Generate Cosmic Rays I worth failed to gain enough yard- abrasives -and polishing wheels are tachment along the Trieste-Yugo- is expected that this program will iod Jeffries carried the ball for a tory on Tuesday, November 4. Construction speeding, fined age, so Stewart punted to Morgan- offered in various size lots rang- slav border near the harm of Mon- Under Leonard McNutt, be well under way by the close of five-yard gain. Then Stewart in The matter of unity is already field's 10 yard line. After- two ing from 114 to 28,020 items to te coste. $5.00. 1947. two tries carried the ball to Mor- achieved. PALO. ALTO, Cal. Sept. 25 -A speeding, vain attempts Griggs lateralled to priorities and all levels of trade in itihile Van Atter? Was talking to a. • James Key, fined $5.00. It is the dearre dr the govern- ganfield's 2-yard line. In the next new type f atom smasher design- driving, Norman and gained 20 yards for a There is no dissension in the a sealed bid sole being conducted the Yugoslays. they covered him Ben Hopkins, reckless ment that all military, personnel play Miller crossed the goal for ed to gen • te the first artificial first down. They lost their ad- Democratic ranks. by the WAA Customer Service and the other two men with their fined $2500. who died in the service of their Murray's first touchdown to even cosmic rays ''was under construc- vantage, however, when ariggs We are united Democrats, Center. 04 Race St., Cincinnati. rifles and took them into the town Joe Lancaster, speeding, -4ined country be given appropriate burial the score. Jeffries kicked the ex- tion tere. was thrown for an 11-yard loss. wholeheartedly behind the Demo- Three lots of aluminum powder of Goriano, on their side of the $5.00. honors. Arrangements for these tra point. Chandler punted to Jeffrey Who cratic nominee for Governor and in quantities ranging from 230 to line. There was no . indication Construction 41a;s new machine S. A. Douglas, drunken driving, honors •should be made by the ,Murray then kicked to the_oppo- was downed on the 20 yard the entire Democratic 'ticket. 93,000 pounds to the lot is where the Americans were taken was announced by r. William W. fined $100.00 plus costs. next of kin with the local veter- sition's 15 yard line who returned being marker.. With the kindliest personal feel- offered for disposal by sealed bid after that.
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