Wealthy customers patronize Kaskel’s discreet New York pawnshop
In midtown Manhattan Clarence Kaskel runs a plush pawnshop for the rich. He says loans topped $2.5 million last year with a 59% redemption rate, charging 1 percent monthly interest. A case involved a wife pawning a diamond necklace to fund a quick cash need while hoping to reclaim it soon.
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Howard Benedict
New York
Kaskel's
Midtown Manhattan
Kaskel
Clarence Kaskel
Plush Pawnshop
Fifth Avenue
Polio Paralytic Cases Fall In Week Says Public Health Service
Public Health Service reports 70 paralytic polio cases among 356 total polio cases for the week, far below the 1956 week totals. Officials note the share of paralytic cases remains lower as Salk vaccine is credited with reducing severe polio occurrences.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Motorcycle Officer Injured In San Antonio Crash
Motorcycle officer Buster J. Legnon was knocked unconscious and critically injured when a car sideswiped another vehicle, veered into the opposite lane and struck his motorcycle head on. Raoul Martinez fled the scene but was later arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and leaving the scene.
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Buster J. Legnon
Legnon
Raoul Martinez
Local church service and community notices from Levelland and Glen Rose
Arnold Muncker and A L Hawkins of the Lubbock Camp of the Gideons International will conduct worship services at 11 a.m. today at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Levelland. A 16-year-old youth questioned in last week's Smith Pawn Shop burglary was released Saturday after arrest Friday. he denied involvement. Burglary items included pistols knives watches and other property of undetermined value. Former Statonites now living in Lubbock plan a reunion at Mackenzie Park on Aug 30 meeting 6 p.m. near the amuse ment center with supper at 7 p.m. Call PO2-8135 for details. The Gosdin Family homecoming is Sept 8 at Oakdale Park Glen Rose Tex with barbecue and large attendance. relatives urged to spread the word. The event site shifts from Walnut Springs due to limited facilities. the homecomings began around 1940 and attract about 150 people. Texas polio report: 20 cases last week across the state. seven paralytic, Brazoria County with two cases leading. The five-year average for last week is 76.
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A. L. Hawkins
Lubbock
The
Gideons International
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Levelland
Smith Pawn Shop
Ave. G
Statonites
Mackenzie Park
Ben Mansker
23Rd St
Gosdin
Oakdale Park
Glen Rose
Tex
L. C. Gosdin
Ave. O
Walnut Springs
Austin
Texas
Brazoria
Heart Disease and Cancer Lead Texas Death Toll
Texas health data show heart disease caused over a third of 69 671 deaths last year and 10 168 cancer deaths. Heart disease rose fastest in the nation with nearly 1 800 more Texas deaths than 1955, while national increase reached 15 000. The state’s younger population helps keep cancer rates below the national average.
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Austin
Texas
The
State Health Department
Health Department
Trouble romance judged: height not a bar to marriage
In Gateshead a magistrates court allowed 19 year old Lille Robson a 5 foot 10 inch teacher to marry coal miner Ray Moss 5 foot 6 inch despite her parents objections citing tallness. The ruling upheld equal rights in love with no minimum height. Ecuador now permits unlimited car imports.
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Gateshead
England
Lille Robson
Ray Moss
Lille
Moss
Sid Robson
FTC Antibiotics Pricing Probe Nears Final Report
The Federal Trade Commission nears completion of an inquiry into antibiotic producers pricing costs profits and patent ownership. A fall report is expected with potential legislative recommendations if findings justify action. The 1953-1954 inquiry faced manpower and funding delays and questioned competition among makers of aureomycin teramycin chloromycetin and tetracycline.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
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