Franklin Aides Asked to Quit
May 8 a Franklin citizen asked the mayor chief of police and city solicitor to resign or suspend themselves pending action by a special grand jury requested by the Franklin Ministerial Association. The petitioner cited knowledge of slot machines and gambling in Franklin for years as a violation of oaths of office. The petitioner, Paul J. Rennard, has a separate $80,000 suit against the city over land deeded for the municipal airport.
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Franklin
Paul J. Rennard
Franklin Council
Franklin Ministerial Association
Rennard
Bohlender
Inter Study
Bear Lake Church Mother’s Day Programs
Bear Lake B U B Church plans Mother's Day services with a 10 o'clock Sunday worship featuring hymn studies revitations musical numbers and a sermon by Rev A L Pang. Monday's missionary society mother and daughter service opens at 7 with a supper and program led by speaker Mrs Leon Maneval of Beaverdam. MacArthur Dewey talk yields courtly call. two and a half hour discussion at the New York hotel, no further deals reported.
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Bear Lake
Jesson
A. L. Pang
the Missionary Society
Leon Maneval
Beaverdam
MacArthur
Dewey
New York
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Gov
Thomas E. Dewey
Erie Baker Sued For Rejecting Flour Order
Erie baker Lois George Jr of Balkan Baking Co faced a damage suit from Russell-Miller Milling Co of Minneapolis for 505.4. The suit alleges he refused portions of three flour orders from a Minnesota mill delivered to Erie over four months, causing losses to the supplier.
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Erie
Lois George, Jr
Balkan Baking Co
Minnesota
George
Russell-Miller Milling Co
Minneapolis
Plans to win war by destroying enemy in Korea
The report discusses Korea’s northeast region near Manchuria and Siberia, noting restrictions on land operations near the Soviet border while naval operations off the Korean coast faced limits. It mentions General MacArthur and border proximity within about 15 miles of the frontier, with emphasis on Manchurian and Siberian proximity.
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Rom
Korea
Manchuria
Rissl
Siberia
Marshall
MacArthir
China
Actress Mary Astor Alters Death Attempt in Encino Home
Hollywood May report says actress Mary Astor attempted death by own action at her Encino residence. Police found her unconscious with sleeping pills nearby. she was taken to hospital in good condition. Age 45, Astor has a long career from 1921 including The Great Lie and Don Juan era, with recent illness and despondency noted.
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Hollywood
Mary Astor
R. O. Ernst
D.R. Gardner
Encino
Miss Astor
Thomas Wheelock
Astor Rocently
Reginald Denny
John Barry
Oscar
Berry Yield Survey Highlights Temple and Pakland Crops
Erie on May 8 reports two strawberry varieties Temple and Pakland produced the heaviest crops in a series of trials at the Erie County Fields Research Laboratory North East. The Progress Report No 41 from Pennsylvania State College notes 10 varieties received showers and five others tested in AmEli plots. Fleming cites dry conditions in 1880 tests with no rain for 17 days during harvest.
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Erie
Temple
Pakland
Erie County Fields Research Laboratory
North East
Pennsylvania State College
HK. Fleming
Fleming
Pulitzer Prize Awarded for The Town by Conrad Richter
Conrad Richter wins the fiction Pulitzer for The Town a 19th century family saga in the wilderness The Brooklyn Eagle and Herald newspapers win meritorious public service prizes for crime reporting in 1950 Associated Press reporters Relman Morin Don White head receive international reporting prizes for Korean War coverage Marguerite Higgins Herald Tribune becomes first woman honored for combat reporting
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NEW Xuns
Joseph Pulitzer
Columbia
Associated Press
Relman Morin
Don Whitehead
Korea
Marguerite Higgins
New York Herald Tribune
Iso
Birthday Celebration Planned for Pretzel Town Patented
Pretzel townsfolk in La... Licitz Pennsylvania plan a 90th birthday celebration for the pretzel. Senator James H. Duff will join the event in the town where pretzels were first made in the United States. Free pretzels will be given in stores and at the N. C. Sturgis factory as a plaque is unveiled.
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James H. Duff
R-Pa
Washington
Street Warners
N. C
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State College
Desmond Electric
Church B. Corry, Pa
Powell
North Center Street
Licitz
Truman
Veep
U. S
Scaoptys
Notton Externity
United States
cHrysler
Cyrot
R. P. Beckwith
North Center St
Corry, Pa
Page & Nichols
E. Main St
Nox
Scott Tissue
Dad‘s Dog Food
Pillsbury Pancake Fl. Occident Flour
Maine
Oscar Mayer Wieners
Ottay
Chevrolet
Tae
Thomas Motors
of Corry, Inc
Stahl Jewelers
S. Center St
Pleetway
Clothes
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