Corner stone unsealed as Grace Episcopal church wrecked
A modern wrecking crane tore loose Grace Episcopal Church corner stone revealing a 58 year old tin box. IL M Preston recalled the 1890 St Barnabas day ceremony led by the Bishop of Iowa. Contents spoiled by moisture include a prayer book and a bishop signed certificate with newspapers from June 1890.
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Leu Brewer
Grace Episcopal Church
Iowa
H. L. Davis
R. C. Zehms
Ross Miller
Don Giltrap
William Perry
Living Arch
Cedar Rapids
Air Force Vets Plan First National Reunion at Madison Square Garden
The Air Force Association announces the first national reunion of air force veterans in Madison Square Garden on September 25, tying to the 1948 convention. About 17 500 officers and enlisted men from all states will attend with top leaders like Symington Vandenberg Spaatz and Arnold slated to appear. Proceeds go to the Air Force Aid Society.
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New York
INS
Air Force
Air Arms
Madison Square Garden
Air Force Association
Armed Service
United States
Association
Defense
James Forrestal
Army
Kenneth Royall
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Omar Bradley
Louis E. Denfeld
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Nation
Wings Club
Hotel Biltmore
James H. Doolittle
Air Force Aid Society
Magazine Advice on Choosing a Competent Doctor
Audrey McKeever of the AMA urges judging physicians by training and affiliations rather than office appearance or cure marketing. Hygeia, AMA’s health magazine, cites the AMA Directory for training, hospital ties, and society memberships, with local medical societies as ethics verifiers.
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Chicago
Audrey McKeever
Bureau of Health Education
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Miss McKeever
Directory of
The
How to choose a doctor says tips from Miss McKeever
The article advises using referrals from a regular physician or the Directory of Medical Specialists and boards as guidance. It notes many capable doctors are not diplomates and warns against judging by office appearance, pill prescribing, haste, age, or extravagant claims.
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American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
Miss McKeever
Couple with 26 pets ordered from Chicago hotel
Municipal Judge Joseph B Hermes ordered Mr and Mrs Frank L Catalano to vacate their Hyde Park Strathmore hotel apartment within 10 days after they admitted keeping 26 pets and two fish tanks. Manager Sidney J Stahl said odors from the units caused complaints from other tenants. The Catalanos described the space as a veterinary facility rather than a home.
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Chicago
Joseph B. Hermes
Sidney J. Stahl
Strathmore
Hyde Park Boulevard
Hermes
Frank L. Catalano
Fresno man claims ten marriages in five years
Francis J. Bressi of Phoenix says he married ten women in five years claiming he appealed to the mother instinct. He says only one annulment was obtained and he fears marrying again. District Attorney Thuesen and veterans officer consider psych ward referral as authorities seek to locate the wives across the country.
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Fresno
Calif
Francis J. Bressi
Phoenix
Ariz
Bressi
James Thuesen
Thuesen
Veteran’s Service
Navy
Baltimore
Eureka
Long-burning carbon filament bulb still glows in SP building
In Houston Texas a large antique carbon filament bulb remains lit in the Southern Pacific building after 39 years. The bulb’s endurance draws curiosity from observers as officials note its historical value and preservation.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific
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IL. M. Preston
Seventeenth Street
W. Stuart Symington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Carl A
Spaatz and
Henry H. “Hap” Arnold
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Marlene Dietrich
al Jolson
Dinah Shore
Jinx Falkenberg
Bill Robinson
Frances Langford
Joe E. Brown
George E. Stratemeyer
Air Defense Command
Mitchell Field
L. L
Craemer
KCRG
UAI
Gren
Batiste
Craemer's
Health Department
Hall-Ekfelt, Inc
Third Ave
Unit of Vitel Centre
Louis Marcus
Orme Fone
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