Blind veteran runs thriving weaving business in garage
Henry E. Reynolds, a World War II veteran who lost sight and suffered hand injuries, operates two hand looms from a garage in Manchester VI. He produces custom luncheon sets, scarves, and ski accessories, aided by teacher Esther Mattson from the New York Institute of the Blind.
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Washington
U?p
Pacific
Veterans Administration
Henry E. Reynolds
Manchester
Army Engineers Corps
Reynolds
Esther Mattson
New York Institute of the Blind
Mattson
Boys Town Names New Director Monsignor Wegner
Monsignor Nicholas H. Wegner, longtime Omaha church leader and former head of St. James Orphanage, has been named director of Boys Town succeeding the late Msgr. E J. Flanagan. A Humphrey native born July 6 1899, Wegner balanced athletic skill with priestly duties, later serving as administrator of the Omaha archdiocese.
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Nicholas H. Wegner
Humphrey, Neb
Nickie
E. J. Flanagan
Boys Town
Msgr. Wegner
Archdiocese of
Omaha
Humphrey
Rome
Teutopolis
II. St. Paul
St. Cecilia’s Cathedral
Pather Wegner
St. James Orphanage
James Hugh Ryan
Gerald T. Bergan
Detective’s ruse as seduction traps thief in Banbury Park
Detective Sergeant Robert Morgan and Edna Wills posed as lovers in Banbury Park to nab a thief who had snatched her bag. The staged romance, arranged with family consent, involved a purse attached to Morgan’s wrist as the bait.
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Banbury
England
Robert Morgan
Banbury Court
Edna Wills
Banbury Park
Sergeant Morgan
Miss Wills
Bag Snatcher Arrested By Sergeant Morgan
Sergeant Morgan arrested Denis Green a window cleaner after a bag snatching incident. The judge sentenced Green to three months in jail.
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Morgan
Denis Green
Green
Big Gambling Business In Britain Expands
Gambling in football pools is now estimated as the eleventh largest business in Britain. Some firms employ 1,000 solicitors and 1,000 clerks, highlighting the scale and professional staffing behind the industry.
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Britain
Strong fungicide ad from Maxer Drug Co description
An advertisement promotes a strong fungicide labeled TEOL made with 90 percent alcohol. It claims deep penetration and rapid germ kill and invites readers to purchase today at Maxer Drug Co.
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Maxer Drug Co
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