Darling Nelly Gray and the Hanby song lineage in Ohio
Westerville, Ohio recalls the true story behind Darling Nelly Gray chronicling a fugitive slave’s escape and a boy at Otterbein College who wrote the tune and words. The piece credits Benjamin Hanby rather than Stephen Foster as the composer, noting his later life as a United Brethren preacher.
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Westerville
Ohio
Nelly Gray
Georgia
Canada
Otterbein College
Kentucky
Stephen Foster
Benjamin Hanby
United Brethren
William Hanby
Joseph Selby
Rushville
Hanby
Earl Hoover
Cleveland
Hanley
Hoostoops
Chicago
Hanby Museum
Althogether
Yonder Stall
America
Scotland
J. Ruskin Howe
Chinese Refugee Program Under Fire
Taipei daily calls for suspension of a U S refugee program admitting 2000 Chinese under the Refugee Relief Act. The United Daily News says many so called refugees are affluent Chinese with ties to the United States and urges the government to act.
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Fluential
Taipei
Today
The
United Daily News
United States
Iowa Farmers Pay Up Loans on Their Oats
Des Moines Iowa farmers redeemed government price support loans on oats totaling nearly three million bushels by May 15 as feed demand and higher local prices above the support rate encouraged repayment. Soybeans loans also rose with prices 50 to 75 cents above the support level.
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Iowa
Des Moines
C. C. Glenn
State
ASC
Glenn
Litterbug Cost in Iowa Higher Than Expected
Ames Iowa Iowa Highway Commission engineer R C Boyd says litterbugs cost the state more than earlier estimates. He cites a $94 000 yearly bill for cleanup across 9 500 miles with beer cans whisky bottles and other trash as the main drivers.
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Iowa
Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
R. C. Boyd
Boyd
Commission
Middle East Truce Chief Optimistic on Tension
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, chief of the United Nations Palestine truce commission, said Monday there has been a relaxation of tension in the Middle East. He added that things have taken a better turn after arriving by plane from London.
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New York
E. L. M. Burns
United National Palestine Truce Commission
Middle East
London
Calvary Cemetery Dates Back to 1866 and Name Changes
The first burial records in April 1866 show Calvary Cemetery as 90 years old while the June 1904 incorporation lists the cemetery on South Kenwood as 52 years old. The memorial monument holds special importance today.
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Calvary
South Kenwood
Calvary Cemetery
E. L. Lindsley
Amnela A. Bero
John Rutherford
Bridget Rutherford
St. Augustine Cemetery
Edward H. Devlin
Father Devlin
P. A. Garrity
Michael O'Leary
Andrew Moonan
John Fogarty
D. C. Kenevan
Daniel Leary
Michael Leary
Joseph Billadeau
Frank Guiney
Thomas Devord
Joseph Keenan
James Keenan
P. H. Zender
William Christie
Edward P. Kelly
Katherine Potts
Bridget Hogan
Nellie Brown
Celia Linsay
Mary Carrol
Willard Bartlett
E. P. Kelly
J. J. Furlong
Thomas Revard
Detroit Faces Summer of Uncertainty Amid Auto Slump
Detroit's auto industry braces for a troubled summer as spring sales fail to meet expectations. A record 903000 unsold cars fill showrooms while about 128000 Detroit auto workers and 170000 nationwide face layoffs. Possible government aid includes 65 million dollars in defense contracts and SUB unemployment payments easing some impact, but forecasts warn unemployment could rise to postwar highs.
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Douglas Larsen
Detroit
NEA
Washington
Michigan
General Motors
Harlow Curtice
White House
Howard Pyle
Studebaker-Packard
Pentagon
S-P
Curtis Wright Aircraft Co
Uncle Sam
Dels
U. S
Memorial Day Observed In Austin With Tributes And Parades
Austin marks Memorial Day with a citywide tribute to fallen soldiers. Observances recall Decoration Day origins, Civil War heroes, and later conflicts from World War I to Korea. A parade, services by veterans groups, and cemetery wreath laying are planned to honor those who served.
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R. A. Andersen
Catholic Cemetery Assn
Austin Memorial Co
R. H. Lillquist
Andersen
LeRoy E. Allen
Raymond P. Andersen
Mathew F. Balfe
Adelbert A. Barry, Jr
Donald L. Becker
Lloyd K. Becker
Leo B. Braun
Leo F. Cummins
Richard T. Donovan
Percy H
Austin
Oakwood Cemetery
Germany
America
Trade boom explodes as Red China goods face consumer ire
In Hong Kong a surge of back door Red China trade clashes with rising complaints over poor quality items. Products labeled Made in Red China but sold elsewhere face issues from exploded thermos bottles to defective tires and fish bones in canned pork. British policy toward Red China labels fuels market tensions in this strategic port.
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Edward R. Kennedy
NEA
Hong Kong
Japan
Red China
China
Filipino Withdraws Some Island Claims
Filipino Tomas Cloma withdrew his claim to several islands in the South China Sea while maintaining claims to many uninhabited islets and reefs west of the Philippines. He led an expedition in March and will omit Spratly Island and islands south of 7 Degrees 24 Minutes North.
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Manila
Tomas Cloma
South China Sea
China
Philippines
Cloma
Spratly Island
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Darling Nelly Gray
Preacher
Formosa
Christ
Austin Area
GAW
Dr. Andersen
A. A. Barry
Paul Becker
Austin O Ge
State Employment Security Office
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