Unusual Montgomery Ward 1919 sale catalog items listed
W. D. Forbis notes 1919 Montgomery Ward summer catalog offered 600 items by mail with reduced prices. A 465 pound wood burning range listed at 43.50 demonstrates catalog reach including groceries and varied goods. Mrs. Fay Palmer preserves the catalog from Harry Miller's family collection.
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Montgomery Ward
W. D. Forbis
Wards
Journal-World
Forbis
Fay Palmer
R. I. St
N. H. St
Harry Miller
Lawrence Barber
Marysville
A. Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Prof. Katz
Inlander
Lake Superior
Goulet to Marry Lawrance in Next Week Ceremony
New York AP reports singer Robert Goulet and actress Carol Lawrence obtained a marriage license today. Goulet who rose to prominence in Camelot said they planned to wed next week and declined to reveal the ceremony location.
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New York
Robert Goulet
Carol Lawrence
Goulet
Camelot
British Spy Suspect Fought Off Reds Recruitment Claims
Dr Giuseppe Martelli testified at the Old Bailey that he is innocent of spying for the Soviet Union and that Moscow spent more than seven years attempting to recruit him. He described offers of jobs, blackmail, and said he was arrested on April 27 while resisting espionage pressure linked to William John Vassall.
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London
Giuseppe Martelli
Soviet Union
Moscow
Old Bailey Court
Martelli
Nikolai Karpekov
William John Vassall
Vassall
Admiralty
Former Soviet Envoy Linked to Karpekov Web Denial
The subject denies involvement with Karpekov's network, claiming he opposed both threats and offers and had no plans to join. Karpekov is identified as the former first secretary at the Soviet Embassy in London.
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Karpekov
London
Reporter Bren dan Mulholland Freed After Silence Stint
London AP report Bren dan Mulholland, columnist for the London Daily Mail, walked to freedom after four months in jail for refusing to divulge sources. He was cheered by fellow newsmen as he left a Sussex prison, ending a high profile case about the unwritten code of silence.
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London
Brendan Mulholland
Freedom Today
London Daily Mail
Sussex
Mulholland
Admlty Clerk sentenced over disclosure of Vassall sources
A man received six months in jail for refusing to name the source who claimed Admiralty clerk William John Vassall was a known homosexual. Vassall had been convicted of spying for Russia.
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William John Vassall
Vassall
Admiralty
Russia
New Ag Offices Set to Improve Agency Operation
Washington reports six regional inspector generals will oversee Ag Department activities from manpower use to auditing under Lester Condon. Daniel P P Dowling leads Region 5 with headquarters in Kansas City serving six midwest states. The move follows past difficulties linked to cotton planting allotments and grain storage tied to Hille Sol Estes.
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Washington
Cap
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville EL. Preeman
Gardon
Department
Lester Condon
Daniel PP. Dowling
Kansas City
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Dowling
Agricultural Marketing Service
Chicago
Freeman
Hille Sol Estes
Texas
Jazz Singer Case Reopened in London Inquiry
Scotland Yard opened a new probe into aspects of Christine Weebee affair and the Old Bailey trial of Gordon. Jamaican jazz singer Christine Weebee had been jailed for three years for attacking a 12 year old party girl outside her West London flat. Gordon appeals his sentence as fresh information arrives via George Wigg after linking to the Profumo case.
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Old Bailey
Gordon
Hhr
Habson
George Wigg
Christine
John Profumo
Wigs
Hobson
GALAXON Diet Pill Ad Promises Quick Weight Loss
An OTC weight loss ad touts GALAXON as a tablet that suppresses appetite without exercise. It claims you can eat normally while losing fat, with a money back guarantee and $1 price, sold by Round Corner Drug Store with mail orders available.
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Jess
Round Corner Drug Store
Speaker at Kiwanis on Active Patriotism in Cold War Era
The Lawrence Kiwanis Club met at noon at the Eldridge Hotel in Arden. Booth urged constant profession of faith and belief in freedom for all Americans to counter Communism and passive coexistence.
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Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Arden
Booth
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Hallmark Inc
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