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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
14
Dayton Ohio reports Mr and Mrs Albert E White married 25 years ago after they saved money in a trash can fire. The fire destroyed their savings and they lost the money they had saved over the years.
A tale recounts a frugal couple the Whites who saved $42,550 in cash and hid it in a muslin bag. Mrs. White forgot to bank it, and the money later vanished, burned in trash as they feared, leaving only ashes as proof.
Ernest L. Billings was elected president succeeding Leslie Douglas. New officers include Philip Murphy first vice president Stuart McKinney second vice president William H. Wilson third vice president Raymond L. Thibault treasurer Fred W. Emeneger secretary Leo P. Rosenthal tail twister Delibert Farmer lion tamer Reginald Barker director three years Joseph H. Lederer director two years Mr Wilson director one year Mr Douglas director ex officio Edward Colacurcio publicity chairman The slate was presented by nominating committee chaired by John D. Leahy with Harold A. Swaffield and Frank Carroll.
India’s Congress Party will rule for five years after clinching 71 percent of posts in the governing body during the recent elections.
New York police issued a nationwide appeal for missing jewelry of Sidney Selwyn a 47 year old Brooklyn interior decorator found shot and dumped in a swamp near Stony Point New York. Investigators noted Selwyn died two to three months prior and his car sat by the George Washington Bridge for over a month.
Australia starts acetate yarn production at its first textile plant and plans to add rayon yarn capability next year with a plant expansion set for completion.
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