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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
5
The Christian Science Board says the postwar world seeks spiritual foundations for nations, with science and medicine embracing spiritual power. Miss Emma Shipman is elected president as Mary Baker Eddy’s ideas gain renewed respect and global movement growth.
In the damp shelter Agnes Firth laments scarce food while awaiting Mr. Sillwell who vanished with peaches. Nona McGuire suspects a trade and worries no peaches or whiskey will reach the group. Miss Firth resists despair as the party plans to light a fire and cook despite the rain.
Paris AP reports Prince Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth failed to win at Epsom Downs and Chantilly. Aly Khan’s horse Iran finished off the board in the English Derby while Rita Hayworth’s horse Prince Kermin also failed to place. friends say Rita will race her own stable in America as Aly and Aga Khan promote breeding.
Week end vandalism in downtown Columbus causes thousands of dollars in damage to Central Community Church on East Mound Street and St John’s Evangelical Protestant Church across the street. Repairs include cut cables, broken doors, overturned literature, and a smashed hall clock. No arrests noted.
The 7600 ton cargo ship Exmouth limped toward Jersey City for repairs after a pre dawn collision with the Greek freighter Hellenic Beach off the Delaware coast. Two crewmen, Clarence Carlson and Miguel Rivera, were injured and taken to Beebe hospital in Lewes. The Exmouth reported a 10 foot hole in its side and continued toward Philadelphia despite water in the hold. The Hellenic Beach, owned by Hellenic Lines, returned to a Brooklyn shipyard after the crash. its damage and status were not disclosed.
Hollywood reports Margaret OBrien will retire from screen activity for a period due to her mother's marital troubles with orchestra leader Don Sylvia. Agent Vic Orsatti says she will not voice Alice in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, citing that the young star is too upset to do justice to the film. The mother Gladys O'Brien Sylvio plans annulment talks amid a tense family situation, while Sylvia冷declines to engage in a public dispute. Margaret cried and refused to kiss Sylvia at their Palm Beach ceremony.
AP report says Fukuyama Castle a 343 year old national treasure burned yesterday. The castle sits in Fukuyama, claimed as the oldest city on Hokkaido.
Fire companies Nos. 1 and 3 rushed to a noontime blaze at 21 South Broad Street where burning rubbish set the roof of a one story brick building alight. The loss is put at 200 dollars against owner Martin Elser. Beasley’s Grocery and Delicatessen occupy the first floor storeroom.
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Beatrice Lillie, star of In side USA, was treated for mild shock after a smoke filled apartment fire. She bumped a door breaking a tooth while escaping, and last night's performance was cancelled though she aimed to return tonight. The fire caused about 5000 dollars in damage to the hotel.
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