Fire devastates Lawrence tenement block in Valley Street blaze
A massive wood yard fire in a Lawrence tenement block on Valley Street triggered three alarms and spread to nearby homes. About 30 families were displaced as two dozen structures suffered severe damage. losses exceed $40,000 with many residents seeking shelter at Red Cross facilities. Firefighters saved lives despite dangerous roof collapses and dense smoke.
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Lawrence
Salem
Chelsea
Valley Street
Morris
Methuen
North Andover
Andover
Julius Goldberg
N. B. Millville
John J. Cronin
Fred Gibson
Timothy Keenan
Gibson
Keenan
Joseph Lynch
Joseph Garvey
Essex Street
George Frost
Bennett Street
Common Street
J B. Bain
James Riley
Red Cross
Lawrence Public Property Department
Lowell Street
Ex embassy official in conspiracy halted in U S case
Charles Emil Stangeland, former second secretary at the American embassy in London, was arrested in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on a charge of violating the trading with the enemy act for conspiring to smuggle a message to Denmark. He is held in 10000 dollar bail.
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New York
Bethlehem
Penn
Denmark
Charles Emil Stangeland
London
Stangeland Charged in Mail Fraud Conspiracy
An inspector of the customs intelligence bureau says Stangeland conspired on May 26 with Gustav Ragnar Lindgren to convey via Lindgren a letter to Stangeland’s wife Karin Michaelis Stangeland, living in Copenhagen. Lindgren was arrested June 6 before jail. the letter was found in his baggage. About six abroad contacts appeared in the text, not mailed, leading to suspicions that Mrs Burdeau would deliver it. Stangeland, a statistician for Bethlehem Shipbuilding, is implicated in the alleged scheme.
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Custom Intelligence Bureau
Stangeland
Gustav Ragnar Lindgren
Lindgren
Karin Michaelis Stangeland
Copenhagen
Joseph A. Burdeau
United States District Attorney
Burdeau
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Forty Men Graduate at Wesleyan College
In Middletown Conn on June 17 Wesleyan College held its annual commencement with only 40 graduates from a class that began with 170. President Shankin urged the graduates to use their timing during a world crisis to aid humanity and promote democracy and freedom worldwide.
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Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan College
Shankin
Europe
Tufts Commencement Honors 190 Absent Seniors
At Tufts College commencement 190 of 309 seniors were absent because they entered national service. Eighteen early leavers received certificates for academic work. Three honorary degrees were awarded Doctor of Science Major Ralph D. Mershon Doctor of Divinity Rev Joseph F. Adams and Doctor of Literature Ephraim D. Adams.
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Tufts College
Ralph D. Mershon
Ohio State University
Naval Construction Board
Joseph F. Adams
French Band at the Pops Tonight Featuring Garde Republicaine
Symphony Hall hosts a gala Pop concert headlined by the Garde Republicaine of Paris under Captain Gabriel Pares. The program includes La Reine de Saba, Le Carnaval Romain, Manon, Espana, Phedre passages, L Arlesienne, La Marseillaise and Marche Militaire Francaise with solo violin by Mr Theodorowicz.
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Symphony Hall
Garde Republicaine
Paris
Gabriel Pares
la Reine de Saba
Gounod
le Carnaval Romain
Berlioz Tettre de Manon
Espana
Chabrier
Phedre
Eeuses -Massenet
Rapsodie Norvegienne
H. Ferrier
Charles Peguy
M. Mager
L’arlesienne
Bizet _ LA MARSEILLAISE
Thomas
Theodorowicz
Olloon
The
Marne
Marche Militaire Francaise
Saint-Saens
Morgan Exits Emerson Case in Federal Trial
The indictment against William D. Morgan of Emerson Motors, tied to alleged use of side mails to defraud stock buyers, was dismissed by Judge Manton for insufficient link to the conspiracy. The defense contends $20,500 sent to Boston funded legal expenses and that Emerson Motors was formed in good faith with practical automobile manufacturers involved.
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New York
William D. Morgan
Emerson Motors Company
Manton
Morgan
Boston
Emerson
Emerson Company
Predicted Arrest After Sunday Gambling Bust
Mrs John Pena of Albion Street welcomed police action as Sergeant Livingstone’s squad arrested her husband and four others for gambling at her home. Pena received a $50 fine with an extra $10 for playing on Sunday while twenty other participants from various Boston quarters were convicted of similar offences in Central Court.
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John Pena
Albion Street
Livingstone
Central Court
Pena
Boston
Center
Bondsman Charles Solomon Arrested on Disorderly Charge
Charles Solomon a familiar Central Court figure was arrested on a warrant for idle and disorderly conduct. He received a continuance at arraignment. His duties as a bondsman have involved bailing out arrestees for a percentage of bail. His trial may coincide with that of Harry Wilker who has a similar charge and a prior continuance.
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Charles Solomon
Harry Wilker
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