Americans Are Human Japanese Decide After Seeing Plays
Japanese theater goers discover Americans are human by watching American plays. Our Town closed to standing room in Tokyo, while Three Men on a Horse plays to packed houses. Toho Company aims to acquaint Japan with American life through varied productions and translations of titles like Skin of Our Teeth and Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
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Earnest Hobbrecht
Tokyo
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
Toho Company
Japan
Gen. MacArthur
Abe Limecoln
Ilinois
Ethan Froiune
Liligm
Yetlaw Jack
Lib Iron Hellman
Abraham Lancoln
New England
Ong
Wilder
Fiery Revenge Backfires as Man Sentenced in Roxbury Fire
Cornelius Sulli van, 50, of Roxbury, was sentenced to 2 1/2 to 3 years after setting fire to his estranged wife’s home. The case highlights a violent dispute ending in property arson and a criminal conviction.
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Boston
Cornelius Sullivan
Roxbury
Native Salmon Harvest At Chelho Falls Echoes Past
At Chelho Falls on the Columbia River in Oregon, Indigenous peoples continue to supply tribal larders by spearing and netting salmon using traditional methods unchanged by time.
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Cehlo Falls
Columbia River
Oregon
Two B-29 Groups Headed To England For Training
The United States Air Force disclosed two groups of 60 B-29 bombers are en route to England as part of ongoing long range flight training. One group will base at Scampton, the other spread between Waddington and Marham. Aircraft originate from Rapid City and McDill, with 400 personnel aboard and maintenance crews transported by C-54s.
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Washington
United States Air Force
England
Air Force
Britain
Europe
Furstenfeldbruch
Germany
Berlin
Russia
U.S
Vienna
Austria
28Th Air Force
Rapid City
307Th
McDill Air Base
Tampa
Fla
Four-Building Town in Oklahoma Auction Block
Greensburg, Oklahoma, a four-building town 14 miles south of Bere, was auctioned to the highest bidder. Owner James Stewart, in poor health, sold all holdings including a filling station, grocery, self-serve laundry and garage. The town had five residents with city conveniences, door mail, a bus stop, and utilities.
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ALVA
Oki
Greensburg
Okla
Bere
Ohne Omdan
James Stewart
Raw Foods Milk Advised For Ulcers By Stanford Doctor
SAN FRANCISCO based on a university bulletin Dr Garnett Cheney of Stanford University Medical School suggests adding raw foods and fresh milk to the diet to help prevent stomach ulcers. Tests on guinea pigs show raw foods and milk reduce ulcer occurrences compare heated or deficient foods. The bulletin notes results depend on whether the human stomach behaves like that of guinea pigs.
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San Francisco
UPI
Garnett Cheney
Stanford University
School of Medicine
Frederick Daily Leader barely meets press deadline
A distorted OCR tale from Frederick notes the Frederick Daily Leader narrowly holding to press deadlines as gusts scatter copied items across the street. It mentions windy interference with a window, typewriter, and a frantic last-minute fix before printing.
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Frederick
Guide to manhood by Dorothy Dix Says
A republished moral letter to teens urges food, piety, and honesty as keys to health, happiness, and worldly success. It counsels gentleness, self restraint, and manners, and warns against riotous living and premature marriage while stressing education and developing personal talents.
Widows and the lure of younger husbands in society
A speculative column argues widows face loneliness and need for financial security prompting remarriage. It critiques marrying much younger men, notes women’s longer life expectancy, and describes social pressures from relatives and the burden on widows who must support extended families while navigating new partnerships.
Widow offers to adopt four year old Bernice Wilems
Mrs. Bartha J. Wilines of Washington offered to adopt four year old Bernice Wilems after her mother was slain. Since the appeal she has been contacted by many women seeking to place their children, with callers explaining husbands left them and finances tight. She says people think she runs an orphan home.
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Ghicago
Bartha J.wilines
Bernice Wilems
Washington
Wilnes
Willincs
World university meeting aims to boost global understanding
A preparatory conference of university representatives will convene in Utrecht on August 20 13. Called by UNESCO in Mexico City, the gathering seeks to promote international mutual understanding and establish ongoing contact between universities and UNESCO. Over 300 delegates are expected from the United States United Kingdom France China Australia Belgium Colombia Brazil Canada Italy Netherlands Poland Czechoslovakia Turkey South Africa Switzerland Arabia Bolivia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Greece Haiti Honduras Hungary Lebanon Liberia Luxembourg Mexico New Zealand Norway Austria Peru Philippines El Salvador Syria Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Amsterdam
Utrecht
Holland
Assembly of
Unesco
United Nations Cultural Organization
Mexico City
Unescrap
United Kingdom
France
China
Australia
Belgium
Colombia
Brazil
Canada
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Turkey
South Africa
Switzerland
Arabia
Bolivia
Cuba
Domincan Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Greece
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Lebanon
Liberia
Luxembourg
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Austria
Peru
Philippines
Salvador
Syria
Uruguay
Venezuela
Rude Thief Leaves Ring Around Bathtub in Chicago
In Chicago a teenage thief about 15 years old ransacked Paul Dory's home then fled after taking a green jacket and plain trousers. He left behind his gray shirt and trousers and a ring around the bathtub as he escaped.
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Chicago
Paul Dory
Dory
Lost Hub Caps Aid March Of Dimes
ROCKFORD Illinois CAP-A O Miller a railway crossing watch man has devised a unique method to aid those afflicted with infantile paralysis The plan centers on distributing hub caps to raise funds and awareness for the charity.
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March of Dimes
Rockford. Ill
Cap
A. O. Miller
Widows Face Lonely Struggles Amid Stigma and Needs
The text reflects on the plight of widows unable to find housing and support. It argues that society shuns young widows with children, chasing them away once children are known, leaving them lonely and deprived of daily care, companionship, and comfort.
Miller Repairs and Sells Hub Caps for Charity
Miller collects and polishes automobile hub caps that fall off cars at his crossing. He repairs dents and sells the caps for 25 or 50 cents to motorists in need, donating the proceeds to the March of Dimes. He estimates nearly 200 motorists benefited and about 100 dollars raised.
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Miller
Watchman's Shack
March of Dimes Fund
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