German girl offers blue eyes for trip to see dying fiancé
Ly Elyse Broeckmann, a German woman, vowed to give her brown eyes to help her fiancé Charles Wer, 27, reach the United States for treatment after he fell seriously ill with pneumonia and tuberculosis. Wer, reportedly disabled, asked for passage to California by ship or air, while Broeckmann offered to work as a dentist for a year or surrender her eyes to secure the passage, claiming she saved 150 marks and faced a hard deadline as his condition worsened.
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John J. Meehan
California
Ly Elyse Broeckmann
Germany
Charles Wer
Smart Aml
Kaelarn
U.S
Eley
Eller
U. S
Chiarhe
Miler
Hobson and Singelrieds Return from Six Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs Jack Hobson and Mr and Mrs Clyde Singelried returned from a six week vacation trip through the states. During the trip the group attended a meeting of the Hayward Movie Club where they viewed several colored films.
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Jack Hobson
Clyde Singelriedst
States
Ting Grip
Hayward Movie Club
Birthday Dinner Celebrates Hugo Franks and Mrs Frank
Hugo Franks of 808 Smalley avenue held a dinner party for two birthdays Hugo’s Day Monday and Mrs Frank’s on Tuesday. Mrs Roy Warner and her grandson Roy Royal of Brum claw Washington are visiting Hair and Mrs David W. Pressly at 924 Marin avenue. The guests are en route home from Los Angeles where they visited relatives.
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Hugo Franks
Smalley Avenue
Hugo
Mrs. Frank
Roy Warner
Roy Royal
Brumclaw
Washington
Hair
David W. Pressly
Marin Avenue
Los Angeles
Wall Street Men Leave for Coolness
New York upends a hot day as Wall Street traders abandon the financial district for cooler climes on Long Island and Westchester. In volatile sessions, major issues fluctuated within narrow ranges while rail and industrial averages eased. Retail trade sagged in mid summer as Studebaker production faced model changes and heat related plant stoppages.
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New York
Wall Street
Voltane
Broad Street
Long Island
Westy Uhester
Lter
Jin & Bradstreet
Studebaker
Congressmen Seek Ways to Stem Fruit Price Break
Ten California congressmen met in Washington to discuss stopping a drastic drop in fruit prices. They pressed for farm law provisions to allow the agriculture department to buy surplus crops, boost purchases by the Community Credit Corporation, and persuade the cabinet to aid fruit exports amid embargoes and a global dollar shortage. The talks included California citrus producers and various agriculture officials to map possible action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Jack Andersen
Ft. Calif
Anderson
Agriculture Department
Guy Burmeister
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Agriculture Departent
Don Rubel
Department
Frail and Vegetable
Clark Domneyer
Carl Loos
California Citrus Industry
Harold Anging
California Fruit Industry
M. L. McRobarts
Export Cesk
DiGiorgio Co
Uarry Sheppard
Cecil White
Clair Engle
George Miller
Republicat
Thomas Werdel
Hubert Seudeer
Annn Phillips
Benast Bramblett
Leroy Johnson
House
Butter payment by butter in Gilmanton overtime case
Short of cash, a Gilmanton woman charged with overtime parking paid her 0 cent fine by mailing police a pound of butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laconia
Sur
Gilmanton
Heatwave Hammers East and Midwest Temperatures Soar
Record heat pushes into the upper 90s along East Shores while the Midwest feels hot air from Canada. Five died in New York City as stores report spoiled fruit and vegetables. City offices close early. Muscatine endures 1 hour thunderstorm that disables power and flood drains. Water systems stressed. a 26 foot sinkhole forms threatening a home. Eastern temps climb past 90 with scattered 90s in cities from Clairton, Boston, Washington to Chicago and Atlanta.
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Canada
New York City
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Tidwest
Muscatine
Tay
Clairlestown
S.C
Boston
Washington
Chicerga
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Local Egg Market Prices Report
Daily quotation from the Poultry Producers of Central California lists Nulaid 69 and large 61 for eggs. Medium 7 and small 99 cents, standard 31 cents, with varied live fowl rates for broilers fryers fryers and roasters, including leg horns and colored varieties across weight classes.
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Central
California
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Trip
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Dack Caisan
Baltimore
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Robert Young
Puddin
Judy Canova
Goler Carteais
Acris
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Ryukus Command
Oknawa
Pacific
Acura
U. S. Air Force
Harvey Kuhnils Jr
Chicago
Wwlfe
United
Sheet Metal Works
A St
Hayward
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
the Daily Review
United Press
Arma Telephaia
Dennison Duble
Inclu
Ring
Duble
pTire A
Goodrich
Castro
Godles
Strathmore
Standard OF California
Pal
Satu
FORD
Qaim
Unt
Atin
Tin
Durkee
Riviera
Fcom
Suds Zee
Sperry
Sion
Oscar Mayer Wiene
Peter Piper
Bud’s Quality Meats
Derry's
Frankfurters
Salaki
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