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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1953
Page
6
Reports link a 22 year old princess to Townsend a 38 year old commoner. He moved last week from an equerry post in the royal household to Britain’s embassy in Brussels as air attaché. The Sunday Express accuses the Church of England of blocking the affair.
The text recounts how Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson’s romance resembles attempts to disrupt a royal match. It mentions Aphrodite linked phrases and the term duckie as a local affectionate nickname connected to the story.
Several disagreements and disturbances surface across Dulice Sixth Street area. Police address weekend complaints about a gunshot during Fourth of July celebrations and a roadway obstruction dispute between two families.
L Corrin Strong, 60, a DC banker born in Tacoma Washington, was sworn in as the United States Ambassador to Norway. Supreme Court Justice Harold Burton administered the oath in a brief ceremony in Oslo with about 50 friends and State Department officials present at the American Embassy office.
Mrs Medors M Moore a Warren area resident died at 5 45 p m Saturday at the home of her son Charles Moore Jackson Heights New York City after a long illness She was born in Kinzua and lived in Warren all her life She was a member of Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church and the Blue Stocking Club Surviving are two sons a daughter a sister and 16 grandchildren Friends will be received at the Gibson Funeral Home Warren until Wednesday noon then at Trinity Memorial Church for services at 3 30 p m Burial will be in Gatland Presbyterian Cemetery
The Midwest faced heavy storms with winds up to 100 mph causing property damage. Lightning killed two farmers in town while a Chicago fireworks display triggered by a bolt ignited an ammunition dump. Rantoul Illinois reported 3.58 inches of rainfall as other areas saw generally cooler, unsettled weather after Independence Day.
London reports Princess Margaret's alleged romance with divorced airman Group Capt. Peter Townsend stirs praise from one paper and caution from another. Word of the affair travels to Australia where a Methodist leader decries gossip as unfair and inhuman.
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