German Autobahn Messages Then and Now
Maine resident Joseph C. Scott recounts German highway aids for motorists. Blackboards called Fermustafeln relay urgent messages via service stations and a highway phone net, while two mile apart squawk boxes summon aid. Scott suggests U S adoption for safety and contact with loved ones.
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Joseph C. Scott
Kittery Point
Maine
Germany
The
Gazette
Geman Autobahnen
Scott
Frankfurt Highway Department
U.S
Army Removes Gallows After 11 Year Wait
At Fort Huachuca Arizona a gallows long promised for murderer Oscar B Dudley and two co defendants was torn down after a 11 year delay The 1943 murder conviction led to a hanging sentence for Dudley and two others The other two were executed Dudley fled to Mexico was recaptured in Memphis fingerprints confirmed his identity and a review board commuted his sentence to life He is now at Fort Leavenworth Kansas in army disciplinary barracks
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Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Oscar B. Dudley
Dudley
Mexico
Memphis
Army
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Burlesque Theater Reborn as Church in Minneapolis
Rev. Russell H. Olson converted the Alvin theater from burlesque to a house of worship, drawing crowds with sermons on sin. A former dancer and a comic joined as attendees. Olson has paid most debts after opening on Nov 28, 1953, and plans expansion to other cities.
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Minneapolis
Russell H. Olson
Olson
Alvin
Coast Guard Offers Degree and Commission Pathways
The Coast Guard launches officer candidate and enlistment tracks with education requirements for a four year academy program in New London. It awards a Bachelor of Science in engineering and commissions as ensigns after completion. Enlistees may enter 12 weeks of Cape May basic training and then specialize.
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Carmine DeSapio
New York
Tammany
Sun
DeSapio
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Coast Guard
Cape May
N.J
Old Customhouse
Eighth and Olive Streets
St. Louis
Dice games under street lights draw police reports
In Little Rock Arkansas neighbors report dice games under street lights near police headquarters. In each case the players are catching crickets for fish bait.
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Little Rock, Ark
Man Arrested For Stealing 50 Cents And Newspaper
New Haven police arrested a man who stole 50 cents and a newspaper from an unattended newsstand. He said he took the money to buy breakfast and wanted the paper to read during the meal.
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New Haven
Britisher's 32nd Will Ruled Legal
Major Peter Stapleton Shaw former Conservative MP wrote 32 wills before his death last August The 32nd will left his 112000 fortune to friend Miss Emily Hutchinson Justice Charles Collingwood ruled the will legal Overruled widow and son's bid to bind will No 31
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London
Peter Stapleton Shaw
Emily Hutchinson
Charles Collingwood
Shaw
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EW York (Ap
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United States
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West Side
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Wonder Boy
Averell Harriman
Upstate
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New York State
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Geraldine
Washington Square
Long Island
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Ferdinand Pecora
Wagner
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr
Harriman
Roosevelt
Fdr Jr
New York County Democratic Organization
Chiefie
Buehler’s
First
Post Office
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Veal
Asco Loan CO
2Nd Ave
Reliable Furniture CO
Britisher
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First Avenue
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