Death Ends Colorful Cissy Patterson's Career
Eleanor P Patterson known as Cissy, 63, longtime publisher of the Washington Times-Herald, died in her Maryland estate after collapsing in sleep from acute heart failure. Born November 7, 1884, in Chicago, she rose from editor of the old Washington Herald to head a powerful newspaper family. Her career linked to Medill, McCormick and Patterson dynasties, with a dramatic early marriage to Count Josef Cizycki and a high-profile abduction case involving her daughter Felicia.
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Eleanor
Cissy) Patterson
America
Prince Georges County
Washington Times-Herald
Times-Herald
James I. Boyd
Patterson
Washington
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington Herald
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Robert Wilson Patterson
the Tribune
Capt
Joseph Medill Patterson
New York Daily News
Col
Robert R. McCormick
The
the News
Tribune Co
the Lady
Chicago
Eleanor Medill
England
Felicia
Ukraine
McCormick
White House
Czechs Seize Former Official as Spy
The Czechoslovakia interior ministry announced the arrest of Vladimir Knotek a former head of the intelligence bureau of the Czech National Socialist party after his return from England on espionage duties. He was identified by the ministry as a former Czech official.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Interior Ministry
England
Vladimir Knotek
Czech National Socialist Party
Elanor Patterson’s Second Marriage and Literary Turn
Eleonor Patterson, once married to Elmer Schlesinger, regained her maiden name with the Mrs. prefix after 1925. Schlesinger, a lawyer for the U S Shipping Board, died four years later of a heart attack. She later wrote two novels during her second marriage.
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Pency
Film Racket Figure Sought by Federal Authorities
Hollywood July 24 John Roselli a film technical adviser and convicted ringleader in 1943 for shaking down the movie industry for 1 million dollars was sought on parole violation. He was said to be with Charles Gice and Louis Campagna who were arrested on the East Coast. Roselli was seen on a movie lot yesterday and then missing today.
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Hollywood
John Roselli
Charles
Cherry Nose) Gice
Louis Campagna
Roselli
Chicago
Philippine Airlines DC-6 Leyte Leaves for London
Manila launches its first direct air link to London with the DC-6 Leyte flight departing Manila today for the British capital.
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Manila
Philippine Airlines
Leyte
London
Apital
British Naval Officers Feted by Hendren Staff
Admiral Paul Hendren and his Los Angeles base staff hosted Adm. William Tennant and HMS Sheffield officers at Allen Center on Terminal Island. Over 300 guests including Long Beach officials attended. Capt. Hunt hosted Sheffield sailors at Stark Center while wives and civic leaders joined the celebration.
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Paul Hendren
Los Angeles Naval Base
William Tennant
West Indies
H.M.S. Sheffield
Long Beach Harbor
Allen Center Officers Club
Terminal Island
Navy
Long Beach
Burton W. Chace
Adm
B. H. Bieri Jr
San Diego Naval Installation
Bert Marshall
Dennis Day
C. B. Hunt
Long Beach Naval Station
Sheffield
Stark Center
Hunt
Masonic Leader Charles Hunt Dies at 81
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 24 Charles C Hunt 81 grand secretary emeritus of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa and a nationally known Mason died at his home here today
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Iowa
Charles C. Hunt
Masonic Lodge of
Masonic
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