New York society notes bustle with stars and scandals
New York society roundups abound with gossip on Louis Conn brawl tickets, romance rumors involving Natalie Thompson Bruce Cabot Arline Judge and Valerie Brook, marriages and divorces, war brides controversies, and nightlife from Lindys to the Stork Club. References to actors authors and socialites fill the column with vivid, era-typical chatter.
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Louis Conn
Natalie Thompson
Bruce Cabot
James Addams
Arline
Valerie Brook
Robert Gregory
Stassen
John Steinbeck
Conover
Elaine Bassett
Wall
S7th St
Inner-Aid Medicine Claims Powerful Bowel Cleaning
An advertisement touts INNER-AID as cleansing the bowels and body with twelve herbs. A user reports relief from headaches pimples and rheumatic knee pain after three days of use. It promises to cleanse the stomach liver and kidneys and urges readers to buy at local drug stores in High Point.
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High Point
Capudine Quick Relief Promises Fast Headache Ease
Capudine combines blended pain relievers in liquid form so it acts quickly. It promises rapid relief from headache and neuralgia and ease nerve strain, urging users to follow label directions for real speed.
Efforts Will Be Made To Outwit Yangtze Bandits
CHUNGKING March 25 The Chinese government will strive this year to foil hungry outlaws on upper Yangtze river routes who levy a river passage tax on transports. With the capital moved to Nanking hundreds of officials will fly there, while thousands more rely on water travel. Special escorts will guard larger junks and steamers though unprotected travelers may still pay the gangs a toll.
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Chungking
Yangtze River
Nanking
Yangtze
A Bet Is a Bet in Portland Farewell
The Rev. William G. Everson of the First Church paused a farewell address and handed Portland Mayor Earl Riley a dollar to settle a bet he lost before leaving for a Richmond Indiana church. The act puzzled the congregation as Everson sought to leave no unpaid debts in Portland.
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Portland
Ore
William G. Everson
First of Church
Earl Riley
Everson
Richmond
Ind
Riley
Arpad Sabados claims 110th birthday in Long Liver Chicago
Arpad Sabados celebrates what he says is his 110th birthday in Long Liver Chicago. He jokes a man needs four things to be happy beer whiskey laps and good friends. He claims doctors prescriptions translate to drinking and notes Carthage’s Phoenician founding around 813 B C.
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LONG
Chicago
Arpad Sabados
GI bill amendments expand veteran loan options
The amended GI bill allows 10 year postwar eligibility for loans including home and farm financing. Veterans can include working capital and inventory in business loans, build a barn with GI funds, and pair house and lot financing. The changes ease old restrictions and broaden access to startup needs and housing. The Congo River is noted as Africa's longest.
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Parade Rest
Navy discharge of Thomas W. Hill in Utah
AdM3c Thomas W. Hill of High Point North Carolina, Rt. 3, was discharged from the Navy at the U S Naval Barracks Naval Supply Depot in Clearfield Utah.
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Hill
Clearfield
Utah
Thomas W. Hill
Rt. 3
High Point
N. C
Navy
U. S. Naval Barracks
Naval Supply Depot
Grogan On Way Home From Okinawa
Private First Class John Grogan 21, son of Walter Grogan of High Point North Carolina, passed through the 25th replacement depot on Okinawa for processing before returning to the United States. Grogan enlisted November 24 1943 at Camp Croft South Carolina and went overseas September 9 1944. On Okinawa he served at the base command headquarters. Before service he farmed.
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Grogan
Okinawa
John Grogan
Walter Grogan
Rt. 5
High Point
N. C
25Th
United States
Army
Camp Croft
Ile
Pfc
Measle Discharged After 40 Months Service
William H Measle is discharged from the army after 40 months service including 15 in the European theater He earned the good conduct medal the ETO ribbon with two campaign stars the victory and American defense ribbons Training was at Camp Adair Oregon and Camp Shelby Miss He has rejoined his wife the former Miss Golda Mae Kearns at 311 Willowbrook Street
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Measle
William H. Measle
Army
Camp Adair
Oregon
Camp Shelby
Miss
Golda Mae Kearns
Willowbrook Street
Young in Okinawa and 808th Engineer unit
Young CORP. Jones 35 husband of Mrs Mary Young 905 Thissell Street High Point N C recently passed through the 25th replacement depot on Okinawa for processing prior to returning to the United States. Cpl Young entered the Army March 14 1944 at Fort Bragg and departed for overseas July 16 1945. While on Okinawa he served with the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion. Before entering service Cpl Young was an insurance salesman.
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Okinawa
Young
Mary Young
Thissell Street
High Point
N. C
25Th
United States
Cpl. Young
Army
Fort Bragg
Ile
808Th Engineer
Local Soldier Hospitalized As War Service Ended
IN HOSPITAL MARTINSBURG West Virginia Cpl Howard Medlin of 2009 English street High Point arrived at Newton D Baker general hospital for treatment He served 3% years in the army and was in New Guinea the Philippines Okinawa and Japan with the 5th bomber command returning to the States this month He attended High Point high school before entering the army and his parents Mr and Mrs J L Medlin reside at High Point
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Cpl
Howard Medlin
English Street
High Point
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
New Guinea
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
5Th Bomber Command
High Point High School
Army
Ae J. L. Medlin
High Int
King David's Father Obed and Hannah
King David's father was Jesse, Obed was Boaz and Ruth's son, and Hannah was Elkanah's wife and Samuel's mother in the Bible.
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King David
Hannah
Today Horoscope Sets Cautious Tone for Birthday Seekers
The piece notes birthday readers with open hearts will gain friends and a happy marriage, and that careful plans lead to success. It adds the moon entering Capricorn at 8 15 am, warning against new schemes and cautioning on speech and writing this evening. It closes with a Milton quote about living well and not overloving or hating life.
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Dela’s
Genealogy notes from Ruth and Samuel records
The lines identify Jesse son of Obed and Ruth 4:17, the father of Jesse as grandfather of David from Ruth 4:13 17, and Hannah as Samuel’s mother wife of Elkanah referenced in I Samuel 1:2.
Lewis-Operators Arrive At Critical Week
Washington March 25 Bituminous operators and John L Lewis enter a critical week as a possible nationwide coal strike looms He may notify termination of the present contract by March 31 with operators seeking counter proposals While Lewis pushes a health and welfare fund wage demands and a seven hour day the wage issue remains secondary to the fund The anthracite scale committee is to meet Tuesday as a separate hard coal contract looms Victoria Lake is noted alongside unrelated chemical notes
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Washington
Mar
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Ted
Pennsylvania
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Margaret Jean Thornton
Goldsboro
Woman's College of the University of North, Carolina
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