Complete History Of Development Of Associated Press
Two young newspaper men completed a world‑scale history of the Associated Press from 1848 to 1938. The book, dedicated to Frank B. Noyes, is by Oliver Gramling and William A. Kinney and to be published by Farrar and Rinehart with working title A. P. Ninety Years of News.
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ED Wallace
New York
United States
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
A. P
Oliver Gramling
William A. Kinney
Farrar and Rinehart
Lower Manhattan
The
Barge Pursuit Ends as Bootlegger Fails Escape Plan
In fog on a San Francisco levee a pursuit leads to a confrontation with bootlegger William Calla. The narrator and Belzer race through woods to intercept Calla at a riverfront boat, gunfire erupts, and Calla escapes aboard the barge while Louise Markham and the crew move to safety.
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Bill
San Francisco
Strickland
William Calla
Calla
Belzer
Butch
Louise
Miss Markham
Cleaves Street
Editor George Blackwell dies by own hand in Dothan
The death of George Blackwell managing editor of the Dothan Eagle was ruled a death by his own action. Coroner Nat Faulk said Blackwell was found at his home with his throat slashed by a razor blade. He had lived in Dothan about three years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Dothan
Ala
George Blackwell
Daily Crossword Clues Mixed Grid From A Dense Page
A compact cross pattern lists across clues from 1 Gun slang through 51 Born and down clues 1 To dig 2 Semblance 3 Cargo boat 4 A direction 5 Reverberate 6 Invert 8 Verbal 9 Punch 10 Route 15 Pronoun 17 Exclamation 19 Bricklayer s tray 20 Lair 21 Crone 22 Mistake 23 Grow old 24 Solemn promise 25 Island in Dodecanese 26 Boring tool 27 FR 28 Bulgarian money 30 Offer 32 Outfit 33 Appoint 34 Watch kets 35 Ve out 36 Depend on 7 Half an em 48 Depart 39 Keel billed cuckoos 40 Confront 41 Worry
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New Zealand
Lair
Crone
Walker defeats Homer Williams in Lauderdale County
W. Herschel Walker wins over Homer Williams by a large margin in Lauderdale County. Walker receives 4,223 votes to Williams 1,647 from 29 boxes, with results returning from 28 boxes.
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Walker
Homer Williams
Lauderdale County
W. Herschel Walker
Homer EE. Williams
Central High School
Williams
Boys of the 60th anti air unit report progress
In NACOGDOCHES Texas on May 9 the 60th anti air unit trains intensively as they prepare for expected action. The terse dispatch notes disciplined drills and readiness without listing specific maneuvers or outcomes.
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Nacagdoches, Tex
60Th
Army maneuvers near city miss target plane
Troops conducted artillery practice while a plane acting as a target circled above, staying well out of range of the city during the exercise. A crew spent the morning firing at a buzzard instead.
Noted Artist William Bixler to Speak in Decatur
William A. Bixler known as Riley Ca will appear in Decatur over the weekend offering chalk talks. Friday at 7 30 p m in the old Austinville school full program with free admission and a voluntary offering. He aids Rev Cecil J Brown in morning and evening services at the Sixth Avenue Church with an offering received.
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William A. Bixler
America
Riley Ca
Decatur
Austinville
Church of God
Dr. Johnson
Cecil J. Brown
Sixth Avenue Church of
Bixler
New York Woman Sheds Fat 26 Lbs In 40 Days
A New York woman, Helga Blaugh, reports losing 26 pounds in 40 days with a simple regimen. She claims 4 inches off hips, 3 off bust, and 7 percent off waist, praising health and youth gains.
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New York
Helga Blaugh
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Gene Ahern
GREAT
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Sudge
Turner Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard
Moulton St
Richard Houghton
Pete
Shumake Furniture CO
Bank Street
UMME
Kenneth Hennessy
Buescher
Elkhart and
Windsor
MR. Hennessy
Central High
Second Ave
BE Forbes & Sons Piano Company
Daily Crossword
U. S. Com
Colon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dinsmore Bros. FurnIture Co
Recond Ave
Buick
Roe
Uate
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Mann Auto Company
OAK
Decatur, Ala
N. Y
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