Brooklyn Ball celebrates boroughs hundredth birthday
Brooklyn marks its long history from 1636 founding to becoming New York Citys largest borough in a dignified homage. The piece recalls Dutch settlement, Battle of Long Island, Whitmans verse, Coney Island, navy yards, the Trolley Dodgers, and Beecher fireworks-free observance as residents toast 300th year of the boroughs legacy.
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New York
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Gravesend Bay
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Flatbush
Co Island
Brooklyn
Bubey
Oitle
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Flat
Rockaway
Ckelen
George Washington
Long Island
Brodie
Walt Whitman
America
Brooklyn Eagle
Coney Island
Monitor
Missouri
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Trolley Dodgers
Bob
Borough
New York City
Henry Ward Beecher
Satan
Moile
Inner-Aid claims relief for gas and bloating
A reader reports that meals turned to gas and she suffered bloating and headaches before using INNER-AID. She credits 12 herbs and whey with cleansing bowels and easing constipation and gas, claiming the product acts on a sluggish liver and brings relief.
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer horizontal and vertical clues
Puzzle clues cover a wide range of definitions from plunder to papal terms, including feather neckpieces and Tibetan oaks. Answers span common crossword entries such as bitter vetch and wavelets, with grid directions labeled horizontal and vertical and references to languages and historical terms.
First Covers Allowed On New Air Flight
Starting about July 1 1946 air mail service will be available at Jackson Wyoming a special catcher will be provided and philatelic mail will receive the usual treatment Postmaster S C Clark says First flight covers to Jackson should include a letter authorizing filing of covers and requesting the cachet The cachet space on the address side measures about two and a half by two and a half inches
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Jackson
Wyo
S. C. Clark
Chapel Hour Broadcast From First Methodist Church
The midweek chapel service from First Methodist will be at 7 oclock with minister ho tae e speaking on Grace for This Hour. Earl Richardson a High Point college student and choir member will sing I Walked Where Jesus Walked. The church choir directed by Mrs Harry B Monroe will perform other music with organ by Mrs T E Strickland. The chapel will be open for attendees.
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Ho Tae E
Grace
Earl Richardson
High Point College
Coartet
Jesus
O'Hara
Harry B. Monroe
T. E. Strickland
Funeral for Raymond Williams in Edenton
Funeral services were held today for Raymond Williams, 36, who was killed Monday night when he was pinned beneath a bulldozer. The article notes a gas turbine engine detail about moving parts all in the same direction to reduce vibration.
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Raymond Williams
Edenton
Republicans See RivalsStock Hitting New Low
Washington reports show Republicans claiming rivals suffer a new low as labor dispute politics and Truman vetoes shape the 1948 outlook. Taft says Democrats flawed, while some Southerners supported extraordinary powers to curb strikes. Debate centers on the Case bill and emerg ency labor legislation amid broad political maneuvering.
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Washington
High Court
Truman
Supreme Court
Fred Vinson
Caseto Party
House
Taft
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
Capital Hill
Mr. Truman
Supreme Court feud may simmer through summer
Washington reports a heated Supreme Court feud likely to unfold over the summer with Justice Jackson’s cable blast against Justice Black prompting a House Judiciary Committee review after Jackson returns fromNuernberg where he serves as chief American prosecutor of Nazi war criminals.
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Supreme Court
Hatton W. Sumners
D-Tex
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Justice Black
House Judiciary Committee
Sumners
Jackson
Nuernberg
Local Elks to Attend North Carolina State Convention
Four Point Elks No. 1155 members J M Thomas designates P C Smith Charles Hayes Glenn Farr and Garland Chappel as official representatives at the North Carolina Elks convention in Wilmington on June 27. The High Point lodge and others will receive a special war cooperation plaque. The program includes open session at 2 30 p m opening remarks by Thad Eure and Dr W A Sams, a banquet with Judge John P Burney as toastmaster, and remarks by Howard R Davis.
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Point Elks No. 1155
P. C. Smith
Charles Hayes
Glenn Farr
Garland Chappel
J. M. Thomas
Elks
North Carolina Elka A
Wilmington
Thomas
High Point
Elks Lodges
Goldsboro
Kinston
New Bern
Wilson
Winston-Salem
Durham
Asheville
Hendersonville
Burlington
Gastonia
Grand Lodge
Elks War Commission
Smith
High Point Lodge
High Point Elks
Thad Eure
Raleigh
W.A. Sams
Marshall
Superior Court
John P. Burney
David Scholtz
New York
Howard R. Davis
Williamsport
Peat Grand
Nou
Grand 'S Lodge
Ty Association
Grand
Areeaioant
Charles V. Hogan
Pennsylvania State Elks Association
Lloyd W. MacBay
Charleston
S. C
South Carolina
Tate Elks Association
Nathan Rosen
South Carolina Association
Earl Pitzer
Biglersville
Disaster work at Kinston is completed
The tornado struck Kinston on May 20 causing two deaths and 108000 dollars in damage in Lenoir and Wayne counties. Red Cross reports total disaster funds spent amounting to 15455.96 while contracts were let for rebuilding damaged homes and other buildings and funds were used for medical bills furniture and home and business equipment.
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Kinston
Lenoir
Wayne Counties
C. Kersey Smith
Lenoir County
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Smith
Inglewood Letter Carriers Plan Suits Over Dog Bites
Morrise E. Winkleman, president of branch 2980, reports that three postmen are bitten weekly in Inglewood. The group has hired an attorney and will sue if dog bites continue.
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Inglewod
Calif
Morrise E. Winkleman
Inglewood
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