Shriners Invade Chicago for Five Day Convention
More than 90 000 Shriners head to Chicago for a national convention starting Monday. The event features a Shrinerama at Soldier Field with a 10000 fireworks display a 1000 piece band drill teams and circus acts. Former heavyweight champions Dempsey and Tunney to attend and may wear their old bout gear in a ring at Soldier Field. Proceeds fund the Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital in Chicago and 16 other facilities nationwide.
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Chicago
Solider Field
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Truman
Imperial
Frank S. Land
Mammoth Shrine
Dempsey
Tunney
Soldier Field
Shriners Crippted Children’s Hospital
Eisenhower seeks replacement for Whitfield on AEC
President Eisenhower moves to nominate a new candidate to fill the Atomic Energy Commission vacancy after Allen Whitfield of Des Moines Iowa asked for withdrawal Whitfield cited a need to protect confidential attorney client relations amid an investigation by the congressional AEC committee. The inquiry focused on the estate of the late R A Crawford and Whitfield's role as a trustee and bank stockholder.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Allen Whitfield
Atomic Energy Commission
Whitfield
Des Moines
Iowa
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
GOP
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N. M
White House
Anderson
Senate House Committee
R. A. Crawford
Crawford
Drake University
New Trial Sought for 25 Year Con In Michigan Pen
The motion, filed in Ingham County, seeks a new trial for James Shannon, now at Southern Michigan prison after a life sentence for the 1923 murder of 13 year old Harry Copple in Lansing. Attorney Paul Thurlow cites lie detector tests as proof of innocence and requests a July 15 hearing. Shannon had been paroled but returned for a parole violation.
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Lansing
Mich
Paul FE
Thurlow
Joliet
James Shannon
Southern Michigan
Shannon
Ingham
Harry Copple
Stephen Schutt
Leonard Keeler Crime Laboratory
OSES Finds Jobs for 39 957 In June
Oklahoma City July 9 The Oklahoma State Employment Service announced it found jobs for 39 957 workers during June Peak harvest activity and extensive construction work were responsible Vandivier chairman said The agency placed 14 223 nonfarm employees and 25 534 farm workers
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Dave Vandivier
Vandivier
Erring Wife Stands By Accused Mate
MIAMI UPI Authorities set a July 21 hearing on a first degree murder charge against Richard Svoboda 29 for the fatal shooting of Joseph Albert 22 a one time murder charge defendant Svoboda burst into a north side flat Friday finding his estranged wife Ruth 26 in Alberts embrace Mrs Svoboda said she would stand by her husband and help raise funds for his defense
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Miami
Richard Svoboda
Joseph Albert
Svoboda
Ruth
Albert
Dorothy Kirsten to Wed Surgeon in San Marino Ceremony
Opera star Dorothy Kirsten and Dr. John Douglas French announced plans to marry July 18 at the Congregational church in San Marino. They obtained a Santa Monica marriage license. Kirsten will be making her third marriage, French his first.
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Hollywood
Dorothy Kirsten
John Douglas French
Los Angeles
The Pledge to the Flag Origins and Authors
The pledge was written by Francis Bellamy in 1892 while he served on the editorial staff of a Boston magazine. The motto quickly spread as a civic oath attached to school ceremonies and national rituals.
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Francis Bellamy
Boston
Safety Inspectors urge corrections at City plants
A safety inspection report by John A. Shaw lists fixes for the city shop, water and filter plant, and pump station. Recommendations include ground wires for a portable drill and electric welder, a ground for an emery wheel grinder, several new handrail guards, and window replacements to prevent rain and water damage. The report warns of an unsafe wash water pump house with 2300 volts and risk of electrocution if flooded. Mayor Ellsworth notes the new engineer Douglas L. Smith and filter plant chief David Duke reviewed conditions to implement the changes.
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John A. Show
State Insurance Fund
Water Department
Medicine Park
Shaw
C. R. Ellsworth
Douglas L. Smith
David Duke
Rites Conducted For Radio Pioneer Thomas Mikirk
Funeral services were held in Pasadena for Thomas Edison Mikirk 55 a pioneer in radio communications. A native of Washington D C Mikirk was the first man west of the Rockies to send radio signals to France in 1924 He died Thursday of a heart attack.
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San Marino
Calif
Pasadena
Thomas Edison Mikirk
Mikirk
Washington, D. C
Rockies
France
Bees Make Honey For Colony Use And Larvae
Bees produce honey to feed the adult workers and developing larvae. The honey serves as stored nourishment during times when nectar is scarce and supports the hive’s growth and survival.
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Olsen Stelzer
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Price Re Company
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