First FBI Kidnapping Case Demonstrates Agency Skill
The 1933 Urschel kidnapping in Oklahoma City led to the FBI’s first major arrests and showcased its efficiency. Urschel’s careful observations aided by weather and timing allowed agents to trace the ransom and raid a Shannon farm, capturing Harvey Bailey and later George Kelly. The case set a pattern of persistent, thorough federal pursuit of kidnap cases.
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Water as a New Year fascinations across ages
The piece surveys water’s varied appeal and roles from ancient sages to modern readers. It cites quotes from Pin‑dar, Clement of Alexandria, Napoleon, Thoreau, and others, noting water as essential yet philosophically debated and humorously critiqued.
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Clement of Alexandria
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Psychology Goes to Church and the Lure of Plain Speech
Case history features Dr L W Hess a leading American consulting psychologist in Ft Wayne Indiana. He champions plain two syllable language over ivory tower jargon and invites students to choose a chapter from Psychology Applied and write why, highlighting How to Improve Your Personality and Psychology Goes to Church as popular early picks.
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America
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Hillsdale College
Dean Chable
Crane
Blue Jay Cove Bride Meets Doctor and Families
Cass Ward visits Blue Jay Cove where she meets Dr. Sue Knapp and Francy Knapp at the hospital. She learns about Rheumatoid arthritis and the Knapp family while navigating new marriage and town life with Alex. Cass senses unease but resolves to stay as she and Alex prepare for an evening with his relatives.
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Sue Knapp
Francy Knapp
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Francy
Knapp
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Red threat and rail business shifts loom in postwar US
The piece notes Communist influence as a danger through espionage history and cites Don Whitehead on the FBI Story. It surveys United States railroads seeking diversification into airlines trucking pipelines and other ventures, with political debate ahead. It also covers Eisenhower era Middle East policy, Dulles briefings, and aid plans as Congress considers standby authority and large aid sums.
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Eisenhower
State Department
Middle East
Dulles
Understanding Crossed Eyes in Children
A reader asks why some children are born with crossed eyes while others develop it later. Early signs include tilting or rubbing an eye. diagnosis should be prompt and treatment may involve glasses, patches, eye exercises, or surgery. Outcomes vary, but early skilled treatment improves eyesight and reduces long term handicap. VOTE 9 TIMES You can legally vote in Bermuda as many as nine times.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
Bermuda
Public Forum Ushers In The New Year 1957
A community gathering rings in 1957 with songs of goodwill and renewal. Mrs. Alice Frick Pomeroy and Ohie Dee lead a benediction as residents bid farewell to 1956 and welcome a year of joy and kindness.
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Alice Frick Pomeroy
Ohie Dee
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