Washington Jails Packed with Drunks and Racial Tensions Rise
Scattered notes from Washington report the city’s alcoholism problem with 39000 arrests last year, blaming visiting firemen. racial tension flares as theater pickets protest Jim Crow and a National Theater ticket dispute heads to court. An unfinished licensing bill for embalmers faces opposition by a funeral director who warns of monopolies.
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Welizzard
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Gene Worley
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ruth
National Theater
Chambers shifts from horse business to undertaker role
The piece notes quotes from Mr Chambers about quitting the horse trade for easy money in undertaking and claims he reformed with a pure heart. It comments on embalming being tied to political influence in Washington and mentions Sen Irving Ives and Gov Dewey. The Mayflower Hotel is said to place rose petals in fingerbowl water.
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W. W. Chambers
Chambers
District of Columbia
Washington
Union
H& Sen
Irving Ives
New York
Dewey
Taft
Mayflower Hotel
Boy Run Over by Truck Injures 9-Year-Old
Bobby Joe Warren, 9, was struck by a moving truck in the 2400 block of North West Fourteenth. He slipped from the fender while the vehicle, driven by Claude H. Crawford, passed over his hips and was under observation at Northwest Texas Hospital. The boy is the son of Mr and Mrs C F Warren and is reported to have had a good night.
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Bobby Joe Warren
Northwest Texas Hospital
C. F. Warren
North West Thirteenth
Claude H. Crawford
North West Fifth
North West Fourteenth
Crawford
Bobby Joe
International Sample Fair Set for Paris in May
A Paris event of note announces an International Sample Fair scheduled for May. Organizers expect exhibitors from multiple nations and commerce officials to attend the event highlighting goods, trade and cultural exchange.
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Paris
Naval Reserve WAVES Unit Authorized to Reenlist
Former WAVES officers and enlisted personnel may join a dedicated Naval Reserve WAVES component. Reenlistment extends to Class V-10 at activities authorized for male V-6 personnel, ages 20 to 64, with reenlistment rate equal to discharge. Wave reservists may perform 14 day annual training at Naval Stations. Lawyers in Naval Reserve officers may qualify for 14 day duties.
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WAVES
Naval Reserve
John J. Vandale
USNR
Wave Naval
Vandale
Naval officers to train in New Orleans on legal duty
Commander Vandale announced a day tour of duty in the District Legal Office at New Orleans offering a refresher in Naval legal matters under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Full pay and allowances will be paid during active duty as requests should be filed promptly with the Naval Reserve office.
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New Orleans
Vandale
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