Pieces of Washington become national joke in 150th commemoration call
Harman W Nichols reports on a national effort to cast George Washington for a dramatic centennial pageant. Playwright Paul Green seeks rugged, authoritative men over 50 to portray the first president, with a show mixing pantomime, song, dance, and vivid choreography. Enthusiastic letters from across the country suggest potential candidates, including a blacksmith and a California gardener.
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Harman W. Nichols
Glton
Pien
George Ahington
Qepaal Sesquicentennial Commisas
Aes
Washington
al+cragey
Zere
Kentucky
George
California
Green
George Washington
Seattle
Kmoan
Minnesota
Christian Science Reading Room Encourages Healing Science
Reading Room opens offering the Science of Christ from Mary Baker Eddy. Readers can study Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and apply Christ truth daily. Thousands have found Christian Science enriching their lives. literature available for reading, borrowing, or purchase.
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Reed
Christ Jesus
Mary Baker Eddy
Purdys Hit By Double Tragedy
Mr and Mrs Ted Purdy of 202 West Homen faced dual funerals after a family tragedy. They had just learned of Mrs ELT Purdy’s serious illness in Hart Indiana and the sudden death of Ted Purdy’s father A Longacre in Benton Harbor Michigan. Ted’s brother Corvan Purdy accompanied the Baytown couple.
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Ted Purdy
West Homen
Purdys
Hart
Indiana
Purdy
Elt. Purdy
A. Longacre
Benton Arbor
Michigan
Baytown
Ted
Corvan
Wrest Francis
Nylon Care Hints From New Booklet
CHICAGO February 22 WP- Many stains can be removed from nylon cloth by simple washing in soap and water. Mustard ink chocolate sauce sherbets and some greases come out. Chewing gum and some oil bases need cleaning fluid. Nylon should be ironed at 275 degrees Fahrenheit, rayon setting on irons if nylon setting unavailable. Higher temperatures may damage the fabric and cause white cloth to yellow.
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Chicago
Pamphle
Bell Companies Show Record High In Assets
New York Feb 22 The Bell Telephone system posted record assets and earnings in 1949 according to AT and T annual report. Total assets rose to 10.775 billion from 3.10 billion. Net income available to stockholders edged to 252.9 million, despite higher shares outstanding, yielding 9.70 per share. System added 2,028,900 phones to reach 33,388,000 in service.
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New York
Bell Telephone System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Leroy A. Wilson
AT and T
Bell System
U S Production And Income Stay At High Level
The Commerce Department reports calendar 1949 gross national product at 257 billion dollars, about five percent below 1948's peak of 262 billion. Decline due to price cuts. physical production volume only slightly down. National income fell similarly to 221.5 billion from 226 billion, with personal income at 210 billion, down about 2 billion from the 1928 peak.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Marguerite Chapman Divorces Attorney
Hollywood reports actress Marguerite Chapman, 29, won an uncontested divorce from attorney G Bentley Ryan on grounds of the marriage being a mistake. She testified he criticized her and was away from home for weeks. The court approved a property settlement: $1000 cash and $600 a month for a year. They wed December 29 1948 and separated last December.
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Hollywood
Marguerite Chapman
G. Bentley Ryan
Miss Chapman
Ryan
Thurmond Clark
Marr
Taft Opposes Closed Shop in Hiring Halls
Senator Taft of Ohio says he is not against union hiring halls if they admit non members. He rejects legislation to turn hiring halls in the maritime industry into closed shops that admit only union members. The Taft Harley act bans closed shops and the Supreme Court recently ruled hiring halls may discriminate against non union members. Most halls give first call on jobs to union members on a rotating basis.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Labor Committee
Supreme Court
Lee DE Students To State Meeting
Robert E. Lee High School delegates head to the state distributive education convention in San Angelo with seven club members led by President Walter Allen and Allen Todd. They will travel Thursday accompanied by supervisor Mrs. Paula Dutremblay and display a workbook and a picture for the DE Sweetheart of Texas competition. The group aims to enter state exhibits and compete for honors.
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Robert E. Lee High School
San Angelo
Lee Distributive Education Club
Walter Allen
Allen Todd
Paula du Tremblay
Georgia Lee Turner
Robert
Texas
Gentry Heads to Atlantic City for School Leaders Meeting
Superintendent George E L Gentry will travel Thursday to Atlantic City New Jersey to attend a meeting of the American Association of School Administrators. R W Akridge Cedar Bayou Schools joins Gulf Coast educators. W Z White Dallas schools chief leads a Texas train group. convention runs through March 2.
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George
EL Gentry
Atlantic City
New Jersey
American Association of School Administrators
Baytown
R. W. Akridge
Cedar Bayou
United States
Texas
Dallas
W. Z. White
Association
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Lee DE
Jim Bailey
William E. Sharp
Market St
Gentry
Gulf Coast
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