Covorts For Television Fans At Mrs Mesta Party
Philadelphia July 13 A midnight party hosted by Mrs George Mesta drew the cream of the Democratic National Convention crowd to the Barclay Hotel televised for a celebrity filled crowd. Guests included former Postmaster General James A Farley cabinet members and prominent lawmakers. The Mira g e room buzzed with champagne food and a three piece band while the televised event drew many in summer attire and some in shirtsleeves as temperatures rose on camera.
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Cynthia Lowry
Philadelphia
George Meata
Washington
Her
Barclay Hotel
James A. Farley
Jesse Donaldson
Tom Clark
National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Frances Perkins
Tom Connally
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Millard Tydings
Maryland
James E. Murray
Montana
Clark Clifford
Truman
Convention Hall
Mrs Mark Warnow Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
Mrs Helen Warnow former actress seeks divorce from musician Mark Warnow in Los Angeles filing yesterday alleging cruelty. attorney Ralph Herzog states a property settlement sets child support at 390 dollars monthly and alimony at 8700 dollars monthly. Warnow to resume acting career.
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Los Angeles
Mark Warnow
Helen Warnow
Warnew
Ralph ‘Herzog
Ware
Orchestra
Deaf witness testifies via sign language in felony court
In Chicago a deaf mute woman testified in a felony case with police officer Frank Denarde translating by sign. Judge Dougherty asked where she learned to sign and Denarde said he picked it up from a buddy in the army and uses it to communicate and, humorously, to cuss out the first sergeant.
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Chicago
Frank Denarde
Charles 5. Dougherty
Maybe It Was A Channel Cat on a Channel Swim
London dispatch notes a holiday cruising boat picking up a bedraggled cat two miles offshore. The animal purred its thanks as it was rescued, with unconfirmed reports it could be channel cat or other stray. The tale reads like a light newspaper quip from the era.
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London
Lady Frank Buck of the zoo trade pursues bargains in pythons
Genevieve Cuprys, 23, the only woman in the wild animal trade, shops worldwide for a zoo supply firm. She buys by the foot, recently returning with 35 pythons and a menagerie including baboons, gibbons, a Bali orangutan, pangolins, and a Malay sun bear.
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NEA Service
NEW York
NEA
Genevieve Cuprys
Miss Cuprys
Zoo
Genevieve
Anteaters
Nebras
Singapore
Foot
Henry Trafflich
Arthur Roehl
Africa
India
Foeht
Trefflich
Borneo
Bali
America
Genevieve Hat
Pretfneh
Frank Buck
Sinapore
Sumatra
Banskak
Bativia
Olive Work
Dewey and Taft Plan joint strategy talks in upstate PA
Gov Thomas E Dewey and Senator Robert A Taft are to meet within the next day to map presidential campaign strategy and discuss divergent views. The session is expected at Dewey's farm in Pawling New York after a Philadelphia meeting last month with Taft on the nomination race. Taft said he would be in New York City today and travel to Murray Bay Quebec for vacation.
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Pawling
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Philadelphia
Dewey
Taft
Murray Bay
Quebec
Washington
New York City
Mock Flights Study Aims At Night Flying Safety
University of Rochester psychologist Dr. B D Spraggy heads a Wright Field project where college students use a Link trainer to study cockpit lighting. The goal is to determine how much light is needed for instrument readability without hindering outside vision and to test color effects on fatigue. A secondary note mentions browning flour for Brown Sauce by toasting flour in a skillet.
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Rochester
8. D. S. Spraggy
University of Rochester
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Reds Keep Close Check On Austria
A Vienna report cites a high Austrian government source describing rigid Russian occupation demands. Local officials were asked to list former Nazis and foreigners, report on political parties, announce public meetings in advance, and provide rosters of police, hotels, newspapers, lectures, and vehicle owners. It notes Russian officers had pressed for these details despite many troops already leaving.
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Vienna
More Than 1 Way To Save a Cat
A Chicago kitten stranded 40 feet up a tree was rescued by its mother Fluffy. Mrs. Clarence Ogden reached high, guided Fluffy downward by gripping the kitten at its neck, and the cat descended safely.
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Chicago
Clarence Ogden
Fluffy
Railroads Authorized To Boost Passenger Fares
The Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg has authorized Pennsylvania railroads to raise passenger fares effective Monday July 19, aligning with interstate increases approved last week. One-way coach fares rise about 20 percent to roughly three cents per mile, and one-way pullman fares about 143 percent to around four cents per mile, with a 10 cent minimum child fare within Pennsylvania. Round trips increase proportionally for trips up to 225 miles, while longer routes show slight per-mile reductions. the petition was filed by G W Getty for several railroads including Pennsylvania Railroad and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Harriburg
Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullmans
PUG
G. W. Getty
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Reading Company
Western Pa Firemen Meet Sets July 17 at CIO Hall
The Western Pennsylvania Firemen Association meets July 17 1948 at 8 00 p m in the CIO Hall Right and Donner streets guests include Monessen Fire Department Fire Chief Mric Forsberg welcomes attendees State Senator John H Dent speaks and Jos P Martin oversees equipment demonstrations Educational films and lunch follow the meeting All firemen invited Secretary Thus King signals a later July 25 event at Sibert Street Johnstown to mark the 95th Anniversary of a long established volunteer fire company The next gathering runs August 8 14 at Monessen for the 55th Annual Convention
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Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
CIO Hall
Right
Donner
Monessen Fire Department
Mric Forsberg
Iise Itors
John H. Dent
Jos. P. Martin
King
Presdents and
Old Times Association of the Western
Sibert
Wooden ships built for Reds at Svir yard
In Moscow the Red Fleet plans a wooden ship dockyard on the river Svir. The largest shipyard for wooden ships in the country is under construction with vessels ranging from 25 to 3000 tons. The Gazette Classified Ads note the development.
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Moscow
Red Fleet
Svir
Snake Stops Co DLUNES AUSTEN and Augs motorist tale
An Australian motorist Roy Edwards of Ararat removed a dead brown snake entangled in his brake drum after it stopped the car. The strange incident follows advice for a breakfast dish using fish and potatoes with cream, as suggested in the text.
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Dlunes
Austen
Yor
Roy Edwards
Ararat
Viejtorla
Seventy-Five Girls Attend Legion Camp in Scotland Pa
Seventy five girls from all sections attend a summer camp sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary in Scotland Pennsylvania. The selection was based on scholarship and citizenship, with Mrs Arthur Beaver of Stavesburg in charge. A parallel boys camp operates at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation.
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Sylvania Soldier's Orphan School
Indiantown Gap
Legion Auxiliary
Arthur Beaver
Stavesburg
State
Ameriican Legion Auxiliary
Scotland
Pennsylvania
American Legion
The
Penn
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