New Yorker Seeks Evarts Police Chief Job
In Harlan Ky a New Yorker vows to outdraw outshoot and outlive rivals to become Evarts police chief. The coal town has had five chiefs since last August including a slain officer and a manslaughter conviction. More than 200 applications arrived, but the mayor and clerk discarded many, citing lack of interest.
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Harlan, Ky
Harlan County
Evarts
Here
Kentucky
Harlan
Caton
Two Women Held In Robbery in Hamilton
Two Richmond Indiana women, 22 and 16, were arrested in Hamilton on robbery charges after a billfold stolen from Charles Buttery of Oxford two weeks earlier was traced to a cab office in Richmond. A man who posed as Bain's husband fled police. the victim reported slugging and a purse stolen in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Richmond
Ind
Charles Buttery
Oxford
Juanita Bain
Jis
Lice
Cookie Sale Results To Be Discussed By Scouts
The Girl Scout Finance Committee will discuss cookie sale results at a Tuesday evening meeting. Executive director Mrs Garnet L Church announced the meeting for 7 30 p m in the Girl Scout club room. A full report awaits troop money. 36 boxes remain for purchase via phone.
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Girl Scout Finance Committee
Garnet L. Church
Girl Scouts
E. J. Sebald
Girl Scout
Tests for Good Parents in a Worry Clinic
A call to parents to curb omissions in child rearing, arguing that avoidance of naughtiness trains dishonesty and crime. The writer urges sending for Tests for Good Parents to prevent youth crime, reform schools, and even Alcatraz, emphasizing habitual ethics from childhood.
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Alcatraz
Middlemoor Camp Clean Up Planned By Scout Women
Mrs. Garnet L. Church executive director of Middletown Girl Scout Council announced a clean up for Camp Middlemoor ahead of the weekend opening. The camp committee led by Mrs. David Selvar will prepare facilities with help from Mrs. Ralph Hunter Mrs. William Bergman Mrs. C. V. Davison Mrs. George Leighton and Mrs. Art Linkins plus Mrs. Church.
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Middlemoor
Garnet L. Church
Middletown
William Bergman
C. V. Davison
George Leighton
Art Linkins
Church
Hampshire sow births 18 piglets at Springfield farm
A Hampshire sow on Glen Kelly's farm delivers 18 piglets, far more than the usual eight or nine. With capacity to care for only 12, Kelly plans to bottle-feed six newborns.
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Springfield, O
Hampshire
Glen Kelly
Kelly
Men Swim Two Miles To Safety After Kayak Capsizes
Charles Dana Burke and John Reddock, both 32, swam two miles in Lake Erie after their 18-foot kayaks capsized off the Bratenahl shore. Amid wind and cold, they abandoned cushions, fought waves, and reached the Country Club bluff. Burke received hospital treatment for shock and exposure.
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R. Reddock
Bratenahl
Burke
Reddock
Country Club
Lake Shore Country Club
Steel Salesmen Face Tougher Demand As Inventory Rises
Cleveland dispatch reports the Magazine Steel saying buyers are inventory conscious and limiting orders. Predictions suggest supply demand balance may occur in major steel products by midyear, with boilerplate items like wire plates and sheets catching up to demand while some open hearths close signaling a downturn and easing demand across products.
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Cleveland
Steel
House Recess Planned From April 14 Through April 25
House Majority Leader McCormack says the House should recess from April 14 to 25, quitting from Holy Thursday until after Easter if approved. He announced this at the White House after a meeting with President Truman Democratic leaders and Secretary of State Acheson.
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Washington
McCormack
D-Mass
House
White House
Truman
State Acheson
Princess Weds Ismail Shirine Bey in Cairo
Princess Fawzia former empress of Iran and sister of King Farouk wed Ismail Shirine Bey, a distant royal relative of Egypt. This marks her second marriage after divorcing the shah of Iran last November.
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Cairo
Fawzia
Iran
Ismail Shirine Bey
Egypt
Farouk
Indiana Passes Nation's First 1907 Sterilization Bill
In 1907 Indiana enacted the first sterilization bill in the United States, marking a landmark in state policy on eugenics and reproductive rights. The law authorized compulsory medical procedures to prevent certain individuals from procreating, reflecting era attitudes toward heredity and public welfare.
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Indiana
United States
Elderly Sisters Found Starving Brother Dead in Farm Home
In Paola Kansas two elderly sisters Mandy Stachling 65 and Mattie Stachling 63 were found starving in a cluttered farm house with piles of food and clothing. Their brother Albert P. Stachling 70 lay dead about ten days likely from malnutrition. Officers pried open a locked door as four downstairs rooms overflowed with boxes of food bedding and clothes. The sisters were hospitalized for possible IV feeding and both could not talk. County authorities ordered an investigation into the case.
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Paola
Kas
William Brown
Mandy Stachling
Mattie Stachling
Albert P. Stachling
Fred Ivy, Jr
18000 To Be Buried In New U S Cemetery
Approximately 18000 American soldiers and Philippine Scouts killed in the Pacific will be reburied in a permanent U S Military Cemetery near Manila. The 150 acre site adjoining Fort William McKinley will be dedicated in September on a high point overlooking battlegrounds from Bataan to Manila. The realm scene saw hard fighting in 1945 as the First Cavalry and Eleventh Airborne Divisions wrested the area from Japanese control.
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Manila
Pacific
U. S
U. S. Army
Philippine Command
Fort William McKinley
Bataan
First Cavalry
Eleventh Airborne
Five Thousand Rush Filene's Basement Sale
Boston AP reports a chaotic first-since-the-war sale at Filene's basement drawing about five thousand customers for men s suits topcoats and overcoats all priced at 11 The store manager said three persons were jammed into a basement section within minutes of opening and most racks displayed size signs while vests and pants were boxed barring further details
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Boston
Filene's
H. D. Hodgkinson
Filene’s
Cash Sales Highlight Coat Auction of 5000 Garments
A catalog notes approximately 5 000 suits topcoats and overcoats sold for cash with no alterations offered. The sale emphasized finality and single purchase prices, reflecting a large stock liquidation.
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Meane
Household Finance Eviolation
First National Bank
Central Ave
Main St
Lake Erie
Charles Dana Burke
John
Robert H. Miller
New U.S. Cemetery
A. W. Smith
So. Broad St
Eer
Og Mountain Grown
Folger
Folger’s
Americas
Folger's
Extermitas
Dohn Hardware & Paint Co
Ralston Paint Co., Inc
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