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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
9
NEA Service reports a postwar shift in American hobbies based on a 22,000-club poll. Seven of the top ten are new, led by collecting glassware, with stamps still first and autographs, miniatures, painting and needlework rising.
The Women’s Army Corps Officer Candidate School invites women to join, outlining eligibility for ages 19 to 28, citizen status, education, and parental consent for under 21. It details application at recruiting stations, six month training at Camp Lee Virginia, pay during training, and paths to Second Lieutenant ranks in the Organized Reserve Corps or Regular Army.
New York report states Lord Harder, physician to King George VI, estimates Britain lost 17,000,000 pounds last year to rheumatism. He arrived to attend an international congress on rheumatism.
Miners in the 183 area completed exams for higher coal industry positions at Indiana State Teachers College on a weekend. The board included L. D. Kimmel as chair and A. J. Bengston, G. W. Grundy, and Peter Vanity as representatives. First grade had 71 examinees, second grade 34, fire boss 57, and electricians 21, with many named examinees from Indiana and surrounding towns.
Xavier Cugat’s ex wife Carmen Castillo sues for 2400 back alimony and accounting under a 1946 settlement. She claims 1744 percent of net income and 400 weekly support when abroad. he is behind on payments and married to Lorraine Allen.
Los Angeles vice squad visited comedian Bob Hope's home over a church benefit raffle. Sgt. David McCoy said no arrests were made after Mrs. Hope claimed ignorance of the raffle's illegality. Several paddlewheels were confiscated at the scene amid a crowd of over 1200 attendees supporting a local convent fundraiser in Alhambra.
George Taylor a 38 year old African American from Kenosha Wisconsin ended a 14 hour sit down when he climbed down from a 50 foot water tower at the Wisconsin State Prison. Warden John Burke said the act was to protest mistreatment and Taylor will undergo a psychiatric test after being placed in solitary confinement. Taylor has served 15 years of a 20 year armed robbery sentence.
Burns Oregon June 8. Notorious Southwest killer and bandit George Kimes ends 11 months of freedom by surrendering to Sheriff Eldon Sitz. Kimes, once a top Oklahoma outlaw in the 1920s, is now jailed again.
Litz arrested Kimes on a tip from a fellow worker. He had been working in Southwest Oregon ranches and lumber camps since last fall after walking away from Oklahoma State Prison eleven months ago while sent to feed dogs. Kimes was serving a 50 year term for bank robbery and had previously completed a murder sentence. There are about 900 species of bat.
In the morning two men posing as business reps abducted 1000 gunny bags worth 425 dollars from Chop Seng Hong Lee. Later that afternoon the same bags were offered back to the owner who notified police. one swindler, named Pleven, was captured amid confusion over misspelled ages.
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