Travel Town adds old transport relics in Griffith Park
Travel Town in Los Angeles Griffith Park rapidly takes shape as an outdoor museum of old transportation. The display includes a 10 year old dray a 104 ton locomotive and its 25 ton tender a 1906 streetcar and the Sierra Vista trolley depot. William Frederickson Jr. led the project to preserve travel apparatus for all ages and Travel Town opens daily with free admission.
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Griffith Park
Sierra Vista
William Frederickson Jr
Recreation
Travel Town
Truman Names Ex Banker Harold F Lin ders as Assistant Secretary
Washington DC President Truman announced the appointment of Harold F Lin ders a former New York banker to be an assistant secretary of State for economic affairs.
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Harold F. Linders
New York
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Rosenbergs Seek Stay As Appeal Referred To Court
New York condemned atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg asked the Federal Court of Appeals to stay their execution next month while appealing Judge Ryan’s dismissal of their bid to overturn their sentences. The appeal also mentions Morton Sabell, convicted with the Rosenbergs in 1951 of conspiracy to pass atomic secrets to Russia.
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Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Federal Court of Appeals
Sylvester J. Ryan
Morton Sabell
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Russia
Retail Grocers Eye Long Beach Convention Site
California Retail Grocers Association leaders toured Long Beach facilities and tentatively favor a 2060 delegate convention in the city for late September. Fr an k Finch, Convention Bureau Manager, led executives including W. D. Hadeler Sam White Tom K Ware W H Crawford and G R Kruger through Municipal Auditorium as the group weighs hosting next year. The final site decision will come later.
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Sam White
W. D. Hodeler
Tom K. Ware
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Municipal Auditorium
Frank Finch
W. D
Hadeler
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Southern California Retail Grocers’ Association
W. H. Crawford
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Killer Surrenders to Marysville Police After Escape
Robert L. Sprouse, 52, who fled a North Carolina state prison, surrendered to Marysville police after a vagrancy arrest. He claimed authorities were kind. Sprouse admitted the escape, said he was previously sentenced in 1934 for killing his wife's brother, and noted NC officials seek extradition.
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North Carolina
Marysville
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Jack Blevins
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New Officers of Children's Clinic Hold Meeting
The Children’s Clinic board met on Thursday to review work serving underprivileged children in health. Kathryn Baker reported higher service levels, and Dr. Sam Woolington was elected president. Other officers include Dr. Logan Jackson as vice president and Mrs. Walter Crawford as secretary treasurer along with board members Thomas McCarry John Carr and Rene Sigring Smith. Dr. Walter Buerger was re elected for a two year term.
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Thomas McCarry
John Carr
Rene Sigring Smith
Appeal Filed By Swindle Case Convicts
The Fifth Circuit weighed an appeal by Victor Pereira and Eugene Brading, both sentenced to 12 years for defrauding Roswell widow Gertrude Jaycee. They faced charges of mail fraud, transportation of stolen property, and conspiracy over a scheme that yielded $35,286.78 plus $5,000 to “close an oil lease.” The men argued the indictment double-counted acts and charged two schemes.
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U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Fort Jones
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Eugene H. Brading
Atchison, Kan
Gertrude J. Jaycee
Roswell
N. M
Periera
Brading
Joyce
Greenville
Texas
Pereira
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Youth Killed as Tank Explodes in Santa Rosa Shop
A 17-year-old student was killed and two others injured when an auto gas tank exploded in the Santa Rosa High School auto mechanics shop. Sparks from an acetylene torch ignited the tank, clothing caught fire, and Paul Dutcher fled before a fire extinguisher could reach him. Dutcher died hours later. Dennis Ruhe and Donald Saunders suffered facial and hand burns.
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Santa Rosa
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Douglas Given Honor at Hillman Foundation Dinner
Justice William O. Douglas of the Supreme Court received the $1000 Sidney Hillman Foundation award for meritorious public service at a dinner in his honor Thursday in Washington ULP.
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Washington
ULP
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Sidney Hillman Foundation
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