Trio Arrested In Baptismal Girl Drowning
In Kingsport Tennessee three people were arrested for murder after 14 year old Margaret Chapman drowned during a baptism in the Holston river. Grandfather Franklin W. Lewis 53 holiness preacher Howard Lee Smith 38 and Edna Earl King 34 face felonious drowning charges with a preliminary hearing set. River currents were reported treacherous after heavy rains and Lewis said all three went under while standing in the water.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Holston
Here
Margaret Chapman
Franklin W. Lewis
Lewis
Howard Lee Smith
Bristol
Edna Earl King
Smiths
Wingless chickens bred in Des Moines by Peter Bauman
Des Moines inventor Peter H Bauman 32 developed wingless chickens after 12 years of selective breeding. He keeps about 400 birds claiming white meat and easier confinement with no need for high fences. The birds cannot fly and lay eggs predictably with larger drumsticks due to leg work.
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Des Moines
Peter H. Bauman
Bauman
Auman
Uuman
British Ships Face Possible Eastern US Boycott
New York AP reports a threatened boycott by American seamen and longshore workers in eastern ports in response to a Canadian ship blockade. AFL Maritime Trades Council leaders Paul Hall and Morris Weisberger note the plan hinges on British waterfront workers refusing to load ships under SIU contracts.
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NEW York
United
Tes
Great Britain
AFL Maritime Trades Council of
AFL
AFL Seafarers International Union
Paul Hall
Morris Weisberger
Communist Party
Joseph Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
SIU
Hal C. Banks
SIU International
Montreal
Canada
Drowns in Quarry Near New Lexington
AP reports 17 year old Ard Allen of Junction City drowned Tuesday night in a quarry near New Lexington. Rescue efforts by local divers were unsuccessful. Authorities investigated the incident as a accidental drowning.
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New Lexington
Ard Allen
Juncin City
Loyalty Board Appointed After Firing Water Dept Engineer
Believe It or Not! Qe Dondineau alleged four or five teachers as Communists. Mayor Van Antwerp fired George Shenkar 25, junior engineer in the Water Department, after he refused to answer if he is or has been a Communist. Shenkar calls it legal political persecution and will fight to keep his job via civil service. Also named to the loyalty board are City Attorney Raymond J. Kelly and Chester A. Cahn, Civil Service commissioner.
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Dondineau
van Antwerp
Loyalty Board
George Shenkar
Water Department
Shenkar
Shenkar Charg
Raymond J. Kelly
The
American Legion
Chester A. Cahn
Civil Service
Dapple
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Cappel
Cappel’s
Detroit Moves to Oust Communists from City Workforce
Detroit authorities initiate a loyalty inquiry into 30 000 municipal employees led by a three member board headed by Police Commissioner Harry 8 Toy. A non Communist oath may be required for all workers with a report due next Monday. Arthur Dondineau supports the measure.
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Harry 8. Toy
Arthur Dondineau
UN Flag Design Adopted in 1947
The United Nations flag features a white emblem of a world map centered on a blue field, surrounded by two olive branches. The design was adopted on October 7 1947 and remains a global symbol of the UN.
Counter Suit To Be Filed In Divorce Case
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger will answer John Boettiger's divorce suit with a cross-complaint charging desertion. Her attorney said the complaint will be filed in Phoenix within a day or two. Boettiger accused her of extreme mental cruelty.
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Los Angeles
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
John Boettiger
J. G. Moser
Phoenix
Ariz
Boettiger
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moser
Boettiger seeks decree and custody in Phoenix case
Mrs Boettiger plans to file for a divorce decree in Phoenix and seek full custody of son John aged 10. She will also request child support funds and will not pursue the California suit, aiming for a trial in Phoenix with dates January 23 to 25 referenced by her attorney.
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John
California
Phoenix
Middletown Civic Association to Meet Friday
The executive committee of the Middletown Civic Association will meet Friday at noon in the Green Room of the Manchester Hotel.
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The
Middletown Civic Association
Manchester Hotel
Grant to Outline Key Agenda Items for Meeting
E. E. Grant as president says several items of importance to the organization will be included on the agenda. The session will begin at 12 10 p m with the start time set and noted for members.
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E. E. Grant
First Known Strike in Ancient Rome
The first known strike in history occurred when plebeians seceded from patricians in ancient Rome around 494 B.C. This historic protest established a precedent for collective worker action and political leverage.
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Rome
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