Decree Granted in Dougherty Divorce Case
John J. Dougherty a Bramford Post Office clerk, long aloof from wife Rita Burns Dougherty, was ordered to grant her a divorce in Superior Court. He deserted her May 15, 1922 after eleven years of marriage. Blood tests were taken at City hospital as part of a second transfusion plan for Patrolman Charles V. Kelly, critically injured September 19 in a hit and run by Mildred Matten of Altoona.
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John J. Dougherty
Bramford
Rita Burns Dougherty Ford
John R. Booth
Mrs. Dougherty
Fternoon
Dougherty
Jersey City
City Hospital
Charles V. Kelly Kelly
Mildred Matten
Altoona
Matten
Toboggan Slides Reach Nearly Mile Length at Swiss Resorts
Some toboggan slides at Swiss winter resorts extend close to a mile, offering long downhill runs. The article notes unusually long alpine slides drawing visitors to popular destinations for sledding and sightseeing.
Furrier Keeps Sheriff Trial Heat Alive in City Court
Samuel Kahny of 153 Golden Tin Street vows further action after his false arrest suit against City Sheriff William N. Jackson, following Kahny’s loss in court. He seeks bond attachment and warrants as part of ongoing saga. Drury College in Springfield, Missouri includes three brothers on its varsity football squad.
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William N. Jackson
Samuel Kahn
Golden Tin Street
Sherif
Kahy
Drury College
Springfield
SCORLS PROPOSAL ON GERMAN DEBT PAYMENTS IN PREWAR BASIS
The alien property custodian faced criticism in the Supreme Court from Justice McReynolds over backing a plan to let Germans pay debts to American citizens using postwar exchange rates when the mark was nearly worthless in U S currency. The custodian argued court sanction was needed to guide payments, noting that Allied defeat would have altered creditors’ outcomes. At war start the mark traded around 18 cents, but after the war it collapsed to about 1.25e-3 cents.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice McReynolds
Jews Neutral On Evolution Says Rabbinical Head
Cincinnati aged AP report on the Central Conference of American Rabbis endorsing a statement by Rabbi Louis Wolsey and Dr Samuel Schulman favoring academic freedom in science. The message supports belief in God regardless of evolution and opposes legislatures dictating school teachings while urging separation of religious questions from public schools.
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Cincinnati
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Abram Simon
New York
Samuel Schulman
Dayton
Tenn
Ohio
Louis Wolsey
Philadelphia
Harvest Fair at Long Hill Fire House This Week
The Long Hill Fire company hosts its annual harvest fair at the fire house on Friday and Saturday nights. The assembly hall offers dancing and entertainment while the lower floor displays fruits vegetables and novelties. Frank A Rice chairs the event to fund land purchases.
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Long Hill
Three Million Pounds of Copper Used in Pins
In Atlantic City on October 23, Harry H. R. Stafford of the Copper and Brass Research Association told delegates of the National Hardware Association that three million pounds of copper are used annually to manufacture pins and safety pins. He noted copper in pins is the only copper that does not later reappear as scrap and speculated that babies and dressmakers may swallow many discarded pins.
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Atlantic City
National Hardware Association of the
United States
Harry H. R Spotford
Copper and Brasa Research Association
New York
Mathewson Left No Will, Widow Says In Saranac
Mrs Mathewson declared her husband lacked a will and thus no probate. She spoke after his burial, noting unfinished plans for the future and uncertainty about how long she would stay in the village home.
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Saranac
Christy Mthewson
Mathewson
Hom
Tita Vilage
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University of Michigan
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Main Street
Jhae
Scorls
Magee Stoves & Ranges
Bridgeport
Agency
Magee Alliance
Royal Bristol
S_ Sample BROOK Stritute Co
State ST. Or
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