German Town Lives On Flotsam Of Shipwrecks
Bantum on Sylt island thrives on beachcombing after shipwrecks. Shore bailiff Andeas Nissen notes each death feeds someone’s bread as residents salvage plunder from wrecks. Modern ships reduce rewards. goods are handed to authorities and sold at auction with proceeds to the treasury.
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Ulrich Grudinski
Rantum-Sylt
Germany
North German
Sylt
North Sea
Bantum
Andreas Nissen
Frau Voltjes
Langeoog
West Germany
Mail by air eyed for New York Chicago and Washington routes
Postmaster General Summerfield announced an experimental air mail service for surface first class mail between New York and Chicago and Chicago and Washington. The plan would move letters postcards and other time sensitive pieces by air with CAB approval. If successful similar shifts to air transport could follow nationwide.
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Washington
Summerfield
New York
Chicago
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Detective shoots wife then wounds self in Canton
Police say Detective Jack Alspaugh, 40, shot and killed his estranged wife Elizabeth, 34, at the highway grill in Canton and then wounded himself. He remained in critical condition at Mercy Hospital.
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Canton
Ohio
Jack Alspaugh
Mercy Hospital
Elizabeth
Green Liquid Restores Bright Colors To Rugs and Upholstery
A green cleaning liquid named Fina Foam is marketed for home use to restore bright colors in rugs and fabrics. It claims safety akin to water, ease of use, and professional results for amateurs, with stores advertising it for household upholstery cleaning.
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Fina
Adv
Floral Display Puzzle Across and Down
A crossword style list of floral themed clues across and down including plant names Latin and common terms like hyacinth rose lily iris and mint with clues for numbers letters and descriptions completing a garden word puzzle.
Puzzle Answer Key Pack
List of clue answers matching a crossword style set. Entries include stable40 attire28 Philadelphia's41 Fowls42 Falsified29 War god of43 Atop Greece44 Passage in the31 Weirder brain33 Indian46 Emerald Isle province47 Kind of light38 Aquatic48 Late mammals50 Charge.
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Philadelphia’s
Greece
Emerald Isle
Wine Tasting at California State Fair Crowns Vintage Queen
Hundreds of bottles filled the hall as Governor Earl Warren crowned Diane Bagshaw of San Rafael as vintage queen amid a lively California wine tasting. Attendees described the tasting as serious business despite playful chatter about wines like Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grignon.
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Wayne Harbert
Sacramento
Calif
California State Air
Earl Warren
Diane Bagshaw
San Rafael
Navy denies rumors of atomic rocket launcher aboard Romulus
At Yokosuka Japan members of a Romulus softball team sparked talk by claiming ARL on their uniforms meant atomic rocket launcher. Officials stated there are no atomic rocket launchers in Inchon harbor or anywhere. ARL actually stands for auxiliary repair landing ships.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U. S
Inchon Harbor
U. S. Navy
Strike Called to Settle Lancaster Lens Co Labor Dispute
A federal conciliator from LANCASTER OHIO will attempt to end a strike by 500 workers at the Lancaster Lens Co. AFL Glass Workers Union members walked off yesterday. Earlier 225 members at Rochefer Gleason Glass Co. in Bellaire struck after a month of failed contract talks.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Lancaster Lens Co
AFL American Flint Glass Workers Union
Rochefer , Gleason Glass Co
Bellaire
Community Meeting Schedule Highlights For Wednesday And Thursday
Local groups list upcoming gatherings for Wednesday and Thursday including Franklin FOE Auxiliary at 7 p m and 7 30 p m, National Guard D Company 107th Armored Cavalry at 7 30 p m, and numerous clubs such as Kiwanis Lions Toastmasters AEIF Knights of Pythias Alpha Council 328 Jr OUAM 100F Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous Moose Lodge and more with times and venues across town. The Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m at the High School and Branch 188 of the National Association of Letter Carriers convenes at 7 30 p m.
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Franklin Foe
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Armory
Council of Churches
First Christian Church
First Ave. Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
Manchester
Toastmasters Club
Gardner
AEIF
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette Lodge
Castle Hall
Alpha Council
Jr. Ouam
North Broad St
Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Moose Lodge
Blythe-Williams Post
American Legion
Silver Leaf
Bpoe Lodge
Elks Temple
Board of Education
National Association of Letter Carriers
Ex-Wife testifies Spreckels beat her with her shoe
Kay Williams, fifth ex-wife of sugar heir Adolph Spreckels, testified at a Newport Beach preliminary hearing that he cursed her and slugged her 15 times with her own shoe during a visit to his beach home on August 20, threatening further harm. She limped into court aided by a nurse and said she came for her two children.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Adolph Spreckeles
Kay Williams
Miss Williams
Spreckels
Adolph III
Joan
Eisenhower backs quickening of trade at World Bank IMF meet
President Eisenhower pledged full support for international efforts to quicken trade develop resources and stabilize currencies. In a White House message to the 55 nation World Bank and IMF gathering he praised the institutions as cooperative achievements and urged continued progress toward sound money and broader world prosperity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
World Bank and
International Monetary Fund
Fund
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
U. S
Bank
United States
Wilmington Seeks Safety Director Appointment Follows Scandal
Wilmington Ohio seeks a new safety director after John B. Forland resigns amid claims the city paid $1,000 to members of a Wilmington College fraternity for traffic patrol duties. Major Malcolm K. Arthur confirms resignation accepted and defends the payments as compensation for work performed at school crossings.
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Wilmington
Ohio
John B. Forland
Wilmington College Fraternity
Malcolm K. Arthur
Forland
Loyalty Pledge to Dominant Topic at Dem Meeting
Southern Democrats led by Governor Hugh White push to remove the loyalty oath from convention rules. Chicago hosts national party leaders for a two day session including a Forum on political organizations. White argues the pledge harms Southern support and harmony ahead of elections.
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Chicago
Democratic Party
Hugh White
Mississippi
Joseph Clark
Philadelphia
White
Jackson
Miss
Loy
Alty
Girl Killed By Auto In Cincinnati Crosswalk Fatality
Virginia Long, 16, a Cincinnati high school junior, was struck by a car and fatally injured while attempting to cross a street last night.
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Cincinnati
Virginia Long
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