Cook School Sets New Record at Municipal Auditorium
Vera Williams reports the Merry Meals Cooking School drew the largest crowd in city history at the Convention Hall of Municipal Auditorium with more than 3,000 prizes over four days. The Independent Press Telegram sponsored event featured Ruth Hogan and Beatrice Berrean showing budget meals and meat cuts, plus fashion shows by Penney's and Buffums.
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Vera Williams
Municipal Auditorium
Independent, Press-Telegram
Frizes
Rand
Ruth Hogan
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Beatrice Berrean
Miss Hogan
Penney’s
Wilma Hastings
Buffums
John Hersey
Mildred Flanary
Independent-Press-Telegram
Esday
Caroline Watson
Long Beach
Diane Kehrt
Gerry Crawford
Jack Benny Honored for Help to Israel
Comedian Jack Benny and Chicago theater executive Jack Kirsch were feted at a testimonial dinner where 650 guests bought Israel government bonds. Benny received the first Israel Oscar for aid to the State of Israel, while the event was hosted by the Greater Chicago Israel Bond Committee and Allied Theaters of Illinois president Kirsch.
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Chicago
L?i
Jack Benny
Benny
Israel
Oscar
Jack Kirsch
Allied Theaters of
Ilinois
Greater Chicago
Cancer Cure Doctor Held by Officers
COSTA MESA a woman who claimed to be a doctor was arrested for allegedly practicing without a license and prescribing cancer cures. Mrs R Evelyn Alvord about 30 was taken to Newport Beach court and pleaded innocent with trial set for June 7. Bail set at 150 dollars.
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Costa Mesa
R. Evelyn Alvord
Pacific Ave
Donald J. Dodge
Newport Beach
Los Angeles
Norman W. Schmitt
Alverd
Missouri
Victim of Robbery Paralyzed Mother Heads to LA Reunion
A 77 percent paralyzed IPalic victim and mother of three flies from Detroit to Los Angeles to reunite with her children. Her sons and daughters, two living in Manhattan Beach and one in Burbank, have moved to Southern California with relatives after she fell ill last September. Doctors hope seeing her family will lift her morale. she will be taken to Santa Monica Hospital by ambulance after arrival.
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Los Angeles
Potio Isile
Detroit
George Seay
Manhattan Beach
Burbank
California
Truman happy after exploding at Senate hearing
Former President Truman returned home after testifying before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on potential U N Charter revisions. He said the Washington trip let him do a little exploding and that he was the first president to allow himself to be questioned by a legislative committee, accompanied by Mrs. Truman.
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Revence
Truman
Senate
U. N
Washington
Lawson Elected Glendale Mayor by Council
Glendale officials selected Councilman John M. Lawson as mayor, succeeding Hall Wright who will remain on the council. Lawson has lived in Glendale 48 years, and Wright’s term as mayor ends as power shifts among council members.
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Glendale
John M. Lawson
Lawson
Hall Wright
Wright Wills
Train Minus Engineer in Wild Race
In Leighton Buzzard England a runaway passenger train breached two stations before an emergency brake halted it. Fireman L. A. Capp and engineer A. R. Burchett died. Burchett nor serious injuries among others. A blast from the engine fire box is suspected. The 16 passengers had departed Dunstable at 8:30 a.m.
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Lonton
Tnen
Leighton Buzzard
England
L. A. Capp
A. R.burchett
Dunstable
General Summerall 88 In Serious Condition At Walter Reed
Gen A Cameron Jr, supervising officer in charge at the Army, reports Gen Charles P Summerall former Army chief of staff is in serious condition today at Walter Reed General Hospital. He had been weakened gradually after entering the hospital last August amid charges over accepting gifts.
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Sacramento
Charles
Washington
E. Cameron Jr
Charles P. Summerall
San Army
Army
Walter
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Pat Williams
Easy Ave
Cook
Henri H. Lachance
Newton G. Keith
Ton TS Partichleopedists
Dre LaChance
Keith
Dr. Tachance
Appaintmant
Ipalic
L. A
Mee Oma Ee Geen
Mrs. Truman
I, PT Cooking School
John Neagle
Bernice Eagleton
New Glendale
Dask
Forde
Summerall
Treliveri Ie
Columbia
Lakewood Center
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