Americans Take Over Rome Free Zone
Rome’s Piazza Mignanelli now hosts a bustling American tourist scene with visitors from the United States flocking to the American Express office for money exchanges and travel info. Guides lead sightseeing groups as English prevails in the historic square once governed by Spanish authority centuries ago under the Holy See.
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Rome
Piazza Mignanelli
Italy
American Express Co
Piazza
Mignanelli
Spain
Holy See
Corso d'Italia
Piazza di Spagna
Free Zone in Rome Defied Papal Rule Until 1870
Documents from Spanish archives reveal el barrio franco a sovereign enclave where Papal police needed permission to arrest. A noble Roman girl fled with a lower status lover and the Vatican cardinal had to persuade her to return after the Spanish ambassador denied police access. The zone kept its extra territorial rights until Italy seized Rome in 1870 ending papal rule.
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Via Della Mercede
el Barrio Franco
Vatican State
Rome
Many Ways to Earn Living Here’s One
Cincinnati captioned piece reports Captain Leo Simon who crawls into a dynamite packed case to set off blasts as a living spectacle at Coney Island. He has fainted twice in a week when a blast knocks loose a board and hits him, with stretcher bearers and concern from the amusement park superintendent.
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Cincinnati
U.2
Leo Simon
Coney Island
Simon
Donna's Lakeside Life Postwar Romance and News
Donna Callwell recounts the Lakeside Club dance aftermath after the war, noting Mark Banister’s promotion and Annette’s companion Paul AcheSon. Donna’s family shares breakfast as she describes friends, romances, and plans for Davie with Annette and Ridgewood visit.
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Lakeside
Donna Callwell
Donna
New York
Mark Banister
Mark
Nan
Daredevil Performer Shares Secret Of Explosive Stunt
The stuntman explains his safety claim noting his head sits six inches from dynamite in a vacuum to avoid harm. He calls the blast a terrifying shock after six months of exposure. Simon, a deaf high diver para chutist and wing-walker, performs the risky acts.
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Simon
Relief loads to Bicknell and local park name meaning
The first donated relief supplies head to Bicknell today. John Eddy Sr and D A Mowery report strong Linton responses but request more. The Daily Citizen asked what Shakamak means and learns it is the Indian name for Eel river, river of long fish. Linton showcases the use of butane in city mains attracting engineers to observe the setup.
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Donna
Jean
Alan Collwell
Alan
Jean _ Collwell
Donna Collwell
Ethel Hueston
Bicknell
John Eddy Sr
D. A. Mowery
Relief Committee
Linton
The
Daily Citizen
Indiana Department of Conservation
Department
Livestock Prices Move Lower Across Hogs Cattle Beef
Hog prices opened 25 to 50 lower with weights 225 to 300 lbs posting mixed bids. Trade ranged 22.25 to 22.75 for 160 to 225 lb stock, with 270 to 300 lb hogs at 20.00 to 21.00 and 300 to 350 lb around 19.50 to 20.00. Sows fell 50 to 75 cents. bulk sows 17.25 to 18.50. Cattle and calves scarce. light steers and yearlings mixed, trades steady at 19.60 to 26.50. Beef cows slow, good to very good cows asked 31.50 to 34.00. dealers active but steady.
Sheriff discovers long sought cousin after quarry accident
Clearances Green of Amsterdam New York sought a relative for years. In a quarry accident five miles east of town he was injured. Sheriff William Green, the official who investigated, turns out to be his cousin.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Green
Here
William Green
Overtime Parking Fines Levied on Hasemans
Francis and Bill Haseman paid $1 fines in local police court for overtime parking in Linton. The case was reported by local police today.
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Francis
Bill Haseman
Linton
Hard Fall Ahead for Fort Worth Schoolboy Football
Fort Worth, Texas faces a hard fall for football as a hot dry summer and water shortage threaten high school programs. Officials warn limited irrigation and drought conditions may affect practice and game readiness.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Vented watering of the athletic field on a hot day
The article notes the athletic field was drenched and then packed solid under broiling summer suns, affecting play conditions and surface stability.
Dog Guards Car Crash Site Keeping Faithful Vigil
In Avery Nebraska a dog waits near a car crash site where a man left food and fled. The animal stays within about 300 feet, refusing contact with locals including Neals who want to adopt him. The loyal dog continues to watch passing cars and await the master's return.
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Avery
Neb
U.P
Nebraska
Omaha
Neal
Wallet Found After Month On Track In Green Bay
Engineer Frank Coniff of Green Bay picked up a brown object along his train route and found a wallet containing 104 dollars lost a month earlier by Robert Pierre a local switch man.
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Frank Coniff
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Robert Pierre
Motor production split forces large appliance shares
Among 25 million electric motors made last year, 4 million fed washers, 3.4 million went to refrigerators, and 1.6 million were used in industrial plants. The distribution shows appliances and industry drive demand levels.
Californian Warren Strong Visits Lawton Family Ties
Warren Strong of Van Nuys California travels to Lawton to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Strong and other relatives during a period of personal travel and family reunion.
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Warren Strong
van Nuys, Calif
Lawton
Carl Strong
Hiawatha Club Plans New Year's Day Party
The Hiawatha club met in the Red Men's hall for a January 2 luncheon and party plan. Members will be recognized for birthdays with tangy showers during the coming year and a Christmas grab bag was featured. Attendees included Hulda Buckner Eva Clayton Exie Thomas Luna Thomas and others.
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Hiawatha Club
Red Men’s Hall
Red Men's Hall
Hulda Buckner
Mesdames
Eva Clayton
Exie Thomas
Luna Thomas
Mary Jane Willington
Scottie
Martha Pinkston
Jennie Cunninham
Lizzie Smith
Callie Masters
Jack
Agnes Terhune
Norma Powell
Mary Pritchard
Marie Smith
Aluminum dominance in commercial lightweight metal industry
In commercial use aluminum and its alloys account for about 90 percent of the lightweight metal industry, highlighting its prominence in modern manufacturing and material selection.
Motion to Determine Birth Time Filed in Greene Circuit Court
Ford Hamilton Mitchell has filed a petition in the Greene Circuit Court to determine his time and place of birth. The hearing is set for December 16, 1948, with Clerk Frank A. Lenning signing the notice on December 9, 1948.
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Ford Hamilton Mitchell
Greene Circuit Court
Frank A. Lenning
Greene Circuit
Wright Family Notes in Memory of Dora Wright
The Wright family thanks friends for kindness at Dora D Wrights death with special appreciation to Rev L D Robertson singers pianists and floral helpers. Also memorials for Charles Haywood and daughter Ruby Pauline Chafey reflect on loss and enduring memory from family members.
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Ruby Pauline Chafey
Ruby
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William With
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Ilka Chase
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Elizabeth Patterson
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Richard Haydn
Paan
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Nyack, N. Ya
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International
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Big
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Louise Beavers
Irving Cummings
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Russ Hayden
Gordon Jones
Wither
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Sic
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Michael
Jean Kent
St. Baait
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Adrian Booth
SUPER
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Hubert Haywood
Daniel Cline
James Cline
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