Wife of Overseas Soldier Charged With Baby Theft
Mrs Maebelle Waite a 44 year old wife of an army private serving overseas demanded a preliminary hearing on charges she stole a newborn boy from neighbor Delores Velting. Prosecutors say she lacked birth, with X ray evidence and doctor findings backing her non birth. A charge of fraud was filed and potential penalties range up to five years in prison.
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Clyde Velting
Naval Hospital
San Francisco
Veltings
Velting
Cucumber Crop Forecast Tops Eight Million Bushels
Government figures project the national cucumber harvest at 8 423 875 bushels with about 40 percent earmarked for the armed forces. This marks the third time in 15 years the crop exceeds eight million bushels.
Welding of Liberty Bell Proposed to Restore Full Tone
Lincoln Electric company urged Congress to appoint a panel to study welding the Liberty Bell to restore its full tone. Engineer Y J Conley stated a study indicates the bell can be restored by welding and could again proclaim liberty through the nation.
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Liberty Bell
Cleveland
Congress
Lincoln Electric Company
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Y. J. Conley
Wartime service sparks diners feud in Chicago court
Betty Nelson, 35, told a women's court she waited for potatoes with bacon and eggs and coffee at Leof Clankinas cafe. When potatoes finally arrived hot, she hurled them at the floor after a dispute over service and war delays. The judge urged a 25 cent plate payment and dismissed the matter, noting her occupation as waitress.
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Chicago
Lorna Slocombe
Cambridge
Mass
Betty Nelson
Miss Slocombe
Leof Clankinas
Betty
300000 Prisoners of War Carried by Railroads in U S
Col Lasher said American railroads transported more than 300000 prisoners of war mostly Germans within the continental United States since Pearl Harbor. In a four month period about 50000 sick and wounded troops were moved using 288 hospital trains in addition to regular equipment. Railroads handle about 97 percent of troop movements and roughly 90 percent of army and navy freight.
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Chicago
E. C. R. Lasher
Washington, D. C
United States
Pearl Harbor
Lasher
Army
Col
97 Year Old Author of Barroom Ditty Weds Woman of 54
John Henry Titus aged 97, famed as the creator of The Face on the Barroom Floor, married New Yorker Eliza Beth Pfeicherer, 54, in Elkton Maryland with Rev. William W. Hopkins officiating. Titus recalls being born in the west wing of Pine tavern in Jefferson Ohio and the tavern face that sparked the song.
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Elkton
John Henry Titus
Elizabeth Pfeicherer
New York City
William W. Hopkins
Titus
Pine Tavern
Jefferson
Ohio
Plenty of Pickles This Year Forecast
Chicago reports that the National Pickle Packers association predicts an abundant pickle harvest this year with strong supply levels and steady demand across markets. Analysts note favorable growing conditions and expected robust prices through the season.
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Chicago
National Pickle Packers Association
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