Summer Play Activities Renew Drowning Threat
New York reports warn that drownings in the United States total about six hundred yearly, peaking in July. Metropolitan Life Insurance highlights male victims outnumbering females six to one, with boys 15 19 most at risk. Swimming causes about half of deaths among youths, boat accidents a fifth. Young children frequently drown while near home in pools, wells, and cisterns. Education and safety programs are urged, especially avoiding solo swimming or swimming far from a boat.
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New York
N.Y
Unite States
Metropolitan Life
Warn
Assault charge against Earl Beatty tossed by court
London report says 32 year old blonde accused Earl Beatty’s son of assault after claiming the spirit of the admiral’s naval hero father told her to seek help. Magistrate Millen dismissed as hallucination or malice citing lack of credibility. Beatty denies meeting her. the woman had prior jail time for court-order disobedience in 1947.
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London
Earl Beatty
Frank Millen
Nase
Margaret Evans
Beatty
Lord Beatty
Ethel Field
Chicago
Earl
Adelle Beatty
Timothy
California
William V. O'Connor
America
Mediterranean
Kids Bawling Prompts Police Rescue in Fergus Falls
Police respond after a housewife reports children bawling in a car. Officers discover the noise is produced by young goats in a nearby truck, causing a commotion in Fergus Falls Minnesota.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Real Estate Transfers in Indiana and Pine Townships
Real estate transfers listed include multiple parcels in Brush Valley and Pine Townships to various buyers including Jess Ober, George Adams, Herman Benardo, Dwight Lingenfelter, and Elnora Detwiler among others. Consideration often shows as one dollar and other considerations with small sums noted, plus a large Green Township sale to Thomas A. Simpson for 200 dollars. Names include John Parstarik Ann Smith Carl McGaughey James Wachter Lincoln Adams and unions of spouses. Transactions recorded by the treasurer and Indiana County commissioners.
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John Parstarik
Ann Smith
Trad L Geres
Brush Valley Township
Pine Township
Jess Ober
Indiana County Commissioners
Brush Valley
George
L. A. Braughter
Adams
James F. Wachter
Lick
Harry J. Albert
Carl A. McGaughey
Osmas
Homer City
Canoe Township
Herman’ Benardo
John H. Lingenfelter
Rayne Township
Dwight Lingenfelter
Joseph Senik
Herman Benaro
Lincoln Adams
Lincol. Adams
George Adams
Frances Adams
Eleanora Detations
Elnora Detwiler
45-Foot Whale Shark Battle Report at Sea
In St Petersburg Florida Captain J B Mathews of the Capt Rae Strickland described a seven hour fight with a 45 foot whale shark in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. Witnesses including Karl Dronke of Newark said it was the biggest shark seen outside a museum plaster cast.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
J. B. Mathews
Rae Strickland
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Karl Dronke
Newark
N.J
Prude
Mul Udo Mathews
Milton
Sonny) Payne
Bae Strickland
Gulf
Mathews
John’s Pass
Delhi
Payne
Dronke
Earnh Prenner
Roundup Time for Sacred Cows In New Delhi
New Delhi begins a roundup of stray cattle as cows roam city streets eating grain and blocking traffic. 80 extra cattle catchers deployed, 250 animals already rounded up. cows are sacred, but authorities push to curb nuisance and guard stock.
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New Delhi
India
Tex
Texas
Hanndline
New England Spots Added To Rail Vacation Bargains
Real Patriotism By Nathan Hale Yale University proves Nathan Hale was intensely patriotic. A Yale library manuscript contains a Hale letter to Betsey Christopherers of New London noting he would not accept a furlough given the present situation.
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New England
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Nathan Hale
Yale Library
Young Hale
Misa Betsey Christophers
New London
Cat Nest In Tree And Vacation Rail Fares Expanded
A Pet cat in Papillion Nebraska is named and owners cited while new Family Plan vacation rail fares expand across regions from Middle Atlantic to Pacific Coast. The plan lets the head of the family pay full fare, wife and children pay reduced or free prices, and applies July 1 through September 30, boosting travel interest for summer trips.
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New England
Middle Atlantic
Central States
Southwest
West
Pacific Coast
Winnipeg
Vanderbilt Arnold
Trunk Line-Central Passenger Committee
Eastern Railroads
Arnold
Bald Charm at Walhalla Spurs Contest Wins
Bald-headed Claude T. Kay swears his shiny pate is a good luck charm. He rubs entry blanks on his head before raffles and has won a turkey a 15 pound ham and three sports prediction contests.
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Walhalla
5.C
Claude T. Kay
Kay
Pageant funds theft suspect linked to Nebraska City event
Police describe Ku Chih a Chinese Nationalist government agent tied to an alleged theft of 216000 in funds for Nebraska City centennial pageants. The Los Angeles man claimed the money bought surplus goods and dismissed the accusation as a misunderstanding. The case centers on bidders and city organizers concerned about the missing funds.
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New York
Aman
Nebraska City
Neb
Goff
Raising
Cha Chien Liang
Washington, D.C
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Reds
Farma
Robert H. Rolls
Indiana
H. A. Nichol
Herman Bennardo
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Green Township
Thomas A. Simpson
Joseph Harry Ferguson
Black Lick
William Eugene Ferguson
Paul S. Ferguson
Briels Lick
Eugene Ferguson
Elnora Detsviler
Bender Studio
Phila
Rss
Utility Air Cooler CO
Philadelphia
Maior Boofle
Isueie Guard
Gosadan
Furniture Center
Dexter
Norge Gas Range
Norge
Norge Auto
Sunray Gas Range
Deep Well Co
Norge Upright Freezer
Thor
Freeder Chest
Ree
Philadelphia St
Papillion
Herb Glasson
Olive A. Green
Ora
Belle Henry
Faye
Tage
Peterson Hardware
ST. Indiana, PA
Wilco
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