CARE Aids British Families With 50000 Gift Packages
CARE launches a nation wide drive to aid Britain with 50 000 food gift packages. The Share Through Care Committee led by Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Dorothy Mohr coordinates orders through the Volunteer Bureau at 105 Bank Street. Each package weighs 23 pounds and covers a month of basic supplies for a needy family. Britain is among 15 countries aided by CARE in this campaign for the Princess Elizabeth wedding gift.
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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Mies Dorothy Mohr
Volunteer Bureau
Bank Street
Misa Mohr
Britain
CARE
Focal Care
Fairbanks
Phosphate Deposits in Idaho Legend as Largest Globally
Idaho hosts the globe's largest phosphate deposits with an estimated reserve surpassing 1000 million metric tons, concentrated in the eastern Idaho phosphate rock beds, signaling major mineral wealth and potential for industry growth.
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Idaho
Jewish Vets Change Meeting Dates in Bridgeport
Isaac Murov announces the Bridgeport Post Jewish War Veterans meet on the first and third Wednesdays at 8 p.m. The next meeting at the Jewish Community Center will include new member obligations and the first officer nominations. About 50 members, including several former servicewomen, will be inducted.
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Bridgeport Post
Isaac Murov
Murov
Hollywood underworld corruption haunts Warren speech
California Governor Earl Warren warned that the underworld threatens government amid rapid state growth and entertainment industry excess. The piece links allegations of police or political corruption to Hollywood figures such as Bugsy Siegel, Countess Dorothy Di Frasso, and socialites, detailing gossip and crony ties in Los Angeles and New York journalism.
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Earl Warren
California
State Bar Association
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Warren
Chariie Chaplin
Chaplin
Underworld
Bugay Sirel
Siegel
Social Register
Narcotics Bureau of the Treasury
Siozel
Allen Smiley
Italy
transAtlantic
Countess Dorothy di Frasso
Ed Sullivan
New York Daily News
Sullivan
Siezel
New York News
Pacific
Mexico
Bugsy
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Sing Sing
Europe
Count
Countess di Frasso
Florabel
Cantor
Bugsy Siegel
Las Vegas
Mannie Frank
Vivian Blaine
Marilyn Maxwell
Chicago rescuer saves two lives at lake
David Solomon saved two youths from drowning near the lake after swimming 150 feet from shore. He used a plastic seat cushion as a flotation aid and helped them to safety, incurring a cost of 90 dollars in the rescue effort.
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Chicago
David Solomon
Thief Steals Wallet From Celebrated Returner
A return to shore drew cheers and pats from onlookers while one admirer slipped away with the wallet containing 30 dollars. The incident ended without further details as the crowd celebrated the moment.
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