Smuggled Gold Found In Meat Cans In Germany
An American refugee official, Arthur Gershon, was arrested in Bremen after U S soldiers found 40 pounds of gold inside meat cans marked Kosher Meat. The case involves possible links to a larger smuggling and diamond trafficking network, with investigations spanning New York and European routes. Gershon is held on $10,000 bond at U S military stockade in Bremen.
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Frankfurt
Germany
James
F. Phelps
Houston
IRO
Arthur Gershon
U. S. Army Post Office
Bremen
Phelps
New York
New
United States
Europe
U. S
Bremen Army Post Office
Camp Grohn
Gershon
Portraits By James J. Metcalfe Porch Light Reflection
A nostalgic portrait of a porch light as a beacon of welcome and home. The poem likens night glow to warmth and peace inside, while dawn reveals a careless sign of leaving lights on.
Gunman Returns to Robbery Scene, Chicago Clerk Reports
Herbert Block, a 2 year old clerk in a near north side store, said the same gunman who robbed him of $63 last Friday came back last night and greeted officers with a casual “Hello, how are you.” The investigation continues in connection with the open sea register remark found at the scene.
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Chicago
Herbert Block
Near North Side
Open Sea Register
Speed up the 1951 session prompts heated House debate
James Pittman a Richmond County youth urges the General Assembly and Senate to speed up proceedings and adjourn in 90 days. The move draws mixed reactions from veterans while round robin signings threaten to prolong the session by weeks. Critics fear prehearing earmarks and executive sessions hinder overall state needs. House and Senate leaders clash over hospital and education funding amid districting and blight proposals.
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James Pittman
Assembly
House
Richmond County
Senate
Pittman
State Act of Education
Jailed For Feeding Bread To Horses In Czechoslovakia
Prague reports Karel Urban a teamster from Kosice was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 100 000 crowns for feeding bread to eight horses daily about 200 pounds from November 26 to February 23. The case cited sabotage of the economy and followed a broader campaign against waste and hoarding.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Karel Urban
Kosice
Rude Pravo
Urban
Moose Loose On Frozen Newfoundland Ice
A Trepassey vessel crew member spotted a 400 inch thin ice area in moose rode near Corner Brook. The moose was transferred to a truck and released miles inland after being found in the ship's hold.
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Corner Brook
Newfoundland
Trepassey
Should Have Got Out His Squirrel Rifle
A lone U S Air Force F 80 shooter Daniel Boone from Little Rock Arkansas escaped unhit after engaging twelve Soviet made MIGs over Korea. The jet was fired upon by three MIGs while patrolling south of Manchuria.
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U. S
Fifth Air Force
Hearters
Korea
Manchurian
Daniel Boone
Boone
Little Rock
Ark
Painting of Indian scalp hung in House committee room
Washington reports the Indian scalp painting was restored to the Interior Affairs committee room after protests by Attorney Charley Ground and former Rep. Peterson. Chairman Murdock said the piece is part of a cabinet valued by Maj. Gen. S Richardson and should all be hung back.
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Washington
House
Interior Affairs Committee
Peterson
D-Fla
Charley Ground
Oklahoma
Murdock
D-Aziz
Pull Up a Chair and Popcorn Jokes From 1951 Column
A collage column mixes humorous snippets on the Jewelry of the Month Club financial lure, cinema rivalries, wartime terms, witty quips from Greensboro harms, and old calendar trivia. It includes an administration notice for Charles Pulk Kinsey Sr with claims due within a year.
Executrix Notice for Estate of Rev Ben Joe Earp
Arvis Mauree Earp executrix of the Rev Ben Joe Earp estate in Guilford County North Carolina notifies all claims must be proven within one year from the notice or be barred The notice also requests immediate settlement of any amounts owed by the estate at 228 Willowbrook St High Point NC 2 23 3 29 16 23 30
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Jessie Polk
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Guilfore County
John W. Langford
Charles Pulk Kinsey
Mattie Lee Kinsey
W. Broad St
Ben Joe Earp
North Carollina
Arvis Mauree Earp
Willowbrook St
N. C
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Smith Ballew
Cecile Parker
Roll Along Cowboy
East Side
Ghost ON the Loose
Broadhurst
Gary Cooper
Stooge
Aaa
Andy
Mike
Maattn
Paramount
Mel Aglen
Johnson Devine
Leon Errol
John Carroll Ware
Balman
Carol Bruce
Hongo Bongo
Tkiaf
Lewis Scott Orchestra
Paramount Theatre
Great
Wyoming
Alexis McNally Smith
Howard da Silva
Bugs Bunny
Rialto
Glenn Ford
Vivera Lindfors
Capital Square
Lynn Nisbet
Frank Taylor
Appropriations Committee
A Prrations
Civil Defense
Caro
Mecklen
Guilford
Carolina
Committee On
Mount Olive
F. M. McDuffie
Harry Greene
Point See
L. Tons
Neal O'Hara
Greensboro
Joe
Wash
Marshall
Red Cross
Astor
Vanderbilt
Cabot
Lowell
Woolworths
Federal Reserve Board
Theo
Tower of Babel
Babylon
Leonard
Pete
Mericas
Ja -_ mer
Janis Paige
Rae
Rosenbloom
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