New Building Approved for Connecticut Hospitals at Newtown
Hartford September 19 AP A special committee approved three major construction projects to ease crowding at Connecticut state institutions. The package totals about 3.78 million dollars and includes a main cottage at Connecticut State Hospital Middletown for 1.2 million, a new school building at Manafield State Training School and Hospital for 1.11 million, and a building for disturbed female patients at Fairfield State Hospital for 1.2 million. Additional Norwich State Hospital work for two hydrotherapy units and heat system upgrades at an estimated 225 thousand dollars was also approved.
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Hartford
Connecticut
James L. McConaughy
James B. Lowell
Fred R. Zeller
Humane and Welfare Institution Building Program Commission
Albert E. Waugh
University of Connecticut
General Assembly
Finance Advisory Committee
Zeller
Connecticut State Hospital
Middletown
Manafield State Training School
Fairfield State Hospital
Norwich State Hospital
Vasa Order Convention Set for September 27 in Hartford
The Theatrict Lodge Conn. No. 1 Vasa Order of America will hold its annual convention at Magonic Hall West Hartford on September 27 starting at 10 am. District Master Gunhild Swenson will lead the business meeting, Hartford founder Andrew J. Williams will serve as master of ceremonies, and officers for the coming term will be elected and later installed by Grand Lodge Deputy Esther Gullberg.
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Hartford
Theatrict Lodge
Vasa Order of America
Connecticut
Magonic Hall
West Hartford
Norden Lodge No. 1
Gunhild Swenson
Andrew J. Williama
Vasa
Grand Lodge
Esther Gullberg
Valtyrian Lodge
New Britain
Jury Frees Woman in Mercy Killing in Reading
A jury acquitted Ella M. Haug of murder in the mercy killing of her 71 year old invalid mother Mrs Katie Latshaw. The verdict followed testimony that the daughter gave her mother barbiturate tablets and then attempted suicide.
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Reading
Ella M. Haug
Miss Haug
Katie Latshaw
Lipstick tissue booklets find odd use in shops
New York advertising tissue booklets intended as a pocketbook beauty aid for women customers are being repurposed by camera and optical house managers as lone cleaners. The booklets, carrying the distributing store’s ads, are now used to clean lenses in shops selling glasses and photo equipment.
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New York
Planes Hunt 27 Who Bailed Out Of Lost Army Plane over Luzon
Manila report says 37 U S army planes searched southern Luzon for passengers who parachuted from a lost C 46 transport. Pilot ordered escape during instrument flight into bad weather. Names of passengers not released. Weather hindered location efforts.
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Luzon
Manila
Okinawa
Clark Field
Teners
18Th Air Force
Philippines
Nicaragua Revolt Leader Captured in Managuan Action
Gen. Alexandro Cardenas, described as leader of a recent unsuccessful revolution, was seized by the Nicaraguan national guard and taken to the general headquarters. Earlier, a guard statement said a group led by three conservative colonels attacked a garrison at Muelle de los Bueyes, killing a corporal and a telegraph operator. two attackers were killed and two captured.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan National Guard
Alexandro Cardenas
Cardenas
National Guard
Muelle de Los Bueyes
He Anid
New Zealand Offers Freedom for Samoa
Acting Prime Minister Walter Nash announced plans to develop self government in western Samoa. A state council would replace the legislative body with Samoan members holding a majority, while the Fono would stay, and Samoa's public service would fall under an independent authority. The UN mission was informed and will be given full consideration to its proposals.
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Wellington
N. Z
Western Samoa
Walter Nash
House of Representatives
Legislative Council
Fono
Nash
Author Cain Weds Pasadena Opera Star Florence Macbeth
James N Cain author of The Postman Always Rings Twice married Florence Macbeth a long time Chicago Civic Opera prima donna at Community Church in San Marino Pasadena area. Dr P P Martin Baker officiated with a planned Louisiana wedding trip. This is Cain third marriage following divorces from Elina Cain in 1948 and from actress Aileen Pringle a few days ago.
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Pasadena
Calif
James N. Cain
Florence Macbeth
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Martin Baker
Community Church
San Marino
Bayou
Louisiana
Cain
Elina Cain
Aileen Pringle
Iowa soil most fertile says Rao visiting Iowa City
M 3. Venkata Rama Rao, Indian agricultural official, visits Iowa City and says Iowa soil is the most fertile in American areas he has seen yet warns fertility can slip away without farm conservation. He cites India’s topsoil loss after centuries of farming and stresses moisture conservation as essential.
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Des Moines
Ilowa
Venkata Rama Rao
Poona
India
Iowa City
Iowa
Rao
Saya Rao
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Trumbull
Edward Czap
Tifon Jewelers
Huthors
Welbuters
Iquielte
Fredmmerh
Barbara Dennison
Martha Mitchell
Cypress Gardens
Fla
Newtown
Bridgeport
The
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Nichols Field
13Th Air Force
Sips
Filipino Military Police Command
Lis
Erent Peerless Bargain Parade
Peerless
Away
Eno
Fairfield Ave
New Zealand
Samoa
Cain Weds
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