Circus damage suits mounting after receiver placed
Hartford July 13 Associated Press reports Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus placed in receivership by Superior Court Judge John H. King. Since then damage suits against the circuit corporation have grown toward the million dollar level with several new actions filed yesterday totaling $265,000.
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Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Superior Court
John H. King
Circuit Corporation
Hartford Fire Toll Rises as Lawsuits Grow
The total damages sought reach 893 000 with many suits still active. Victims include Mrs Elena Gray 65 of Providence R I and Mrs Jarvis N Mason 35 of West Hartford, raising death toll to 162 from Thursday's fire. Hartford city named co defendant in many suits. Fire Chief John King and Fire Marshall Henry G Thomas named in at least one suit. Driver with no license case. Gordon Blington manager of United States Laundry charged with permitting unlicensed driver to operate a truck. Paul Post 26 West 2nd Street charged with operating vehicle without license. Charges by motorcycle officer James Yaple. Hearing pending before Alderman Thomas McCarty.
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Damaes
Elen Gray
Providence
Jarvis N. Mason
West
Hartford
City of
John . King
Henry G. Thomas
Gordon Blington
United States
Paul Post
West 2Nd Street
James Yaple
Thomas McCarty
Gatherings honor pastor's wife at Corry Baptist group
Twenty three members of the Corry Baptist Christian Endeavor honored Mrs. F. G. Whiteman on her birthday with a dinner at Pittsfeld Inn. A short program followed with remarks by Rev. Whiteman and musical selections by the quartet. Ralph Carroll filmed the event for later viewing.
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Corry
Mrs. Whiteman
Corryites Host Lake Cottage Party With Five Hundred
Corry residents hosted a Canadohia Lake gathering at a cottage Wednesday night for the Union City club. Husbands were guests as the group played five hundred. Mrs Mutn Danner and William Johnson won high honors. A dessert of ice cream cake and coffee followed. Dr and Mrs PS Weed of Corry attended.
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Sls
Cane Mio
Union City
Charmanta Club
Canadohia Lake Cottage
Mutn Danner
William Johnson
PS. Weed
Corry
Lutheran Ladies Meet At H H Keppel Home
Lutheran women from several Societies met yesterday at Mrs H H Keppel s home on Mott street. Each society held brief business meetings and collected dues while a picnic supper was served indoors due to bad weather. Two guests Mrs Clyde Wilson Wesfield and Miss Sally Arm Pike Buffalo attended with members. The next gathering will be in September.
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SME
Lutheran Church
H. H. Keppel
Mott Street
Clyde Wilson
Wesfield
Sally Arm Pike
Buffalo
Mrs John Freno Honored At East Smith Street Party
Mrs Alton Dahlstrand entertained at her East Smith Street home Wednesday night in honor of Mrs John Freno who was the guest of honor. The evening included ice tea and a lunch of lemon chiffon pie and ice cream. Guests included Adele McCray Marion Sullivan Dorothy Kittleberger Elizabeth Lanston Mrs John Street and Armour Hillstrom. Mrs Freno received many nice gifts.
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John Freno
Join Freno
Alton Dahlstrand
East Smith Sire
Opportunity Club Picnic at Findley Lake
C L Aver hosted the Presbyterian Opportunity Club at Findley Lake cottage yesterday afternoon and evening. The final meeting of the season was held with twenty two attendees including guests Mrs Ewing and Mrs Bright. Indoor picnic supper followed by singing and games due to weather.
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Wis
C. L. Aver
Presbyterian Opportunity Club
Findley Lake
Ewing
Bright
Westfield Ladies Honor Lt and Mrs Steele in Afternoon Party
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hammond hosted at their Westfield home yesterday afternoon to honor Lt and Mrs T E Steele of Jacksonville Fla who have been visiting Cory guests included Mrs F M Raymond Mrs Marjorie Peck Mrs C E Rafter Mrs Eleanor Meade Mr and Mrs Bliss Mr and Mrs Wallace Hammond Mr and Mrs Wallace Young Mr and Mrs C H Holden Mr and Mrs W Feld Mr and Mrs C Smiley and Mr and Mrs Pratt Ames Mr and Mrs E E Hawkins and John Fenstermacher
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Westfield Ford
T. E. Steele
Lawrence Hammond
Westfield
N. Lato
T. E.steele
Jacksonville
Fla
Cory
F. M. Raymond
Marjorie Peck
C. E. Rafter
Eleanor Meade
Neighborhood Club Hosts Evening of 500 Prizes Awarded
Mrs Harry Thayer entertained the Neighborhood Club last evening with games of 500. Prizes were won by Mrs Allen Elinger Mrs John Neylon and Mrs George Maloney. Guests included Mrs Neylon Mrs Piranle Sample and Mrs Thomas Horn of Newark N J visiting the city.
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Neighborhood Club
Harry Thayer
Ailen Elinger
John Neylon
George Maloney
Actress Gail Patrick Married In Florida
Associated Press reports that actress Gail Patrick wed Navy Lieut. Arnold Dean Willte at the Jacksonville Naval station chapel. The groom was confined to quarters for 10 days for leaving base without leave, delaying their honeymoon.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Gail Patrick
Navy
Arnold Dean Willte
Comdr
Hf. Webster
Naval Air Trans
Lete
White
Jacksonville
Mrs Dahl Hosts King's Daughters Class at 998 East Main
Mrs Dahl entertained the King's Daughters Class of the Methodist Church at her home 998 East Main Street last evening. Eight members and one guest Miss Susan Lannen of New York City attended. After a tureen dinner, readings included Why I Teach and Prayer for Peace by Mrs Thu Miller, A Chinese Poem by Mrs Emma Heath, a Holland language poem by Mrs Nelly Robert, and Christians Must Go Say the Japanese from Readers Digest. Mary Fravier led a scrambled words contest and group singing closed the program. Other members present were Mrs Blanche Barnes and Mrs Ethel Mecray.
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Gene Dine Cystim
King's Daughters
Methodist Church
East Main Street
Susan Lannen
New York City
Thu Miller
Emma Heath
Holland
Nelly Robert
Reader's Digest
Mary Fravier
Blanche Barnes
Ethel Mecray
Card Club Entertained At Columbus Cottage
DS M H VanDresar hosted a Columbus card club gathering Wednesday afternoon and evening with seventeen attendees. Mr VanDeresar and the Spaulding cottage week guests enjoyed a picnic supper and continued card games, with Mrs Fred Shuse as a guest.
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M. H. VanDresar
Columbus
Mr. VanDeresar
M. T. Spaulding
Fred Shuse
Radio Schedule Highlights Stir Summer Finale Lineup
On radio network WBC CBS and BLU channels air a dense summer finale lineup featuring Charlie Chan at 7:30, Henry Aldrich at 8:30, Bing Crosby at 9, Edward Everett Horton at 9:30, Harry Savoy at 10, Herbert Marshall stars in The Beast Must Die, Major Bowes show at 9, Gorliss Archer at 9:80, First Line drama at 10, Larry Douglas replacing Harry Cool at 10:30, Ches ter Bowles from OPA at 7:45, Lunt and Abner at 8:15, Harry James Band from Akron at 9:30, Stop or Go with Joe Brown at 10:30, Adrian Rollini Trio at 7:45, Antonit Serenade at Human Adventure at 6:30, and Army Air Forces at 10:30.
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WBC
Charlie Chan
Henry Aldrich
Bing Crosby
Edward Everett
Horton
Harry Savoy
CBS
Herbert Marshall
Major Bowes Smmteturs
Gorliss Archer
Larry Douglas
Harry Cool
Blu
Chester Bowles
OPA
Lunt
Abner
Harry James
Akron
Joe
Brown
Adrian Rollini
Army Air Forces
Philadelphia Society Girl Files Damage Suit
Miss Margherita Clement, a Philadelphia minister’s daughter and former Powers model, filed suit in Montgomery County Court for 25000 dollars against Sidney Bullen Dunn Jr. for injuries from a May 1 1943 stabbing at a Philadelphia hotel. She claims severe and permanent injuries and loss of social standing due to publicity. Dunn, a soldier at the time, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three to seven years in Eastern State Penitentiary.
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Norristown
Margherita Clement
Philadelphia
Powers
Sidney Bullen Dunn, Jr
aMntgomery County
I. Browning Ciament
Villanove
Dunn
Vincent A. Carsoll
U S air superiority claimed by Gen Arnold
Gen Henry H Hap Arnold announced the United States now has about 50 000 Army planes across combat waiting and transport types. He inspected Buffalo airport plant of Curtiss Wright and Niagara Falls plant of Bell Aircraft and said the enemy is now on the defensive Japan included. A German ace Lt Eugen Weigert reportedly shot down on the western front.
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Arnold
U. S
Buffalo
United States
Henry H
Hap) Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Curtiss~ Wright
Niagars Falls
Bell Aircraft
Japan
London
Eugen Weigert
Germany
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Youngstown
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Maple Avenue
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Ripley
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Tenn
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Robert DeMauri
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August DeMauri
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Lyle Colby
Oslee
Olde Wilson
N. Y
H. J. Bowles
Bowles
North Center Street
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Robert Hatch
Eric
Harry Phillips
Advig
Opportunity Club
Findley
Phillip Wade
R.D
St Corry Hospital
Florida
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