Wrights Price Tower Featured By Frederick Ack Club
The Frederick Ack Club met at Burr Artz Library with Mrs Grace Young presiding and Mrs Mary Rhoads describing Frank Lloyd Wright as the architect of a proposed one story structure for Harold C Price's village skyscraper in Bartlesville Oklahoma The tower would include apartments and offices and rise nineteen floors Wright notes the design echoes St Marks in New York 1929 The Price Tower uses cantilever steel and exposed surfaces to maximize light and living area The structure weighs less than typical tall masonry buildings and can be seen from 41 miles Wright foresees future buildings standing apart in greenery Mrs Thomas Saffit summarized Wrights influence and education at Wisconsin The Robie House Chicago 1908 and Wrights radical detailing are highlighted The piece praises Wright as a pioneer in modern architecture and contrasts him with Sullivan and Richardson
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Frederick Ack Club
Burr Artz
Grace B. Young
Mary Rhoads Slestriven
Bauldaville
Oklahoma
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bartletsville
Harold C. Price
Richard and Sullivan
Robie
Chicago
KadarOut As Premier KadarOut As Premier
Kadar resigns as Hungary prime minister but remains first secretary of the Socialist Workers Party. He proposes a lesser post and to hand the premiership to Ferenc Muennich. The move is seen as maintaining policy with no change.
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Budapest
Hungary
Din
Janos
Kadar
Toops
Av Preigh
Socialist Worker's
Communist) Party
Ferenc Muennich
Muennich
Nikita Khrushchev
Tito
Weber Divorce Case Postponed In Baltimore Circuit Court
The Weber divorce suit and a countersuit were postponed due to counsel illness in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Maj. Wallkunt J. Weber, Maryland State Police executive officer, seeks absolute divorce citing desertion since Oct 1954 and abusive conduct. The couple married in Bangor, Me., Dec 29, 1925, with a son and daughter.
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Ballimore
Maj. Wallkunt J. Weber
Maryland
Baltlinvee
John
Gonteum
Wiley W. Richey
Weber
Himely
Lyon
Webers
Night of fake detectives robs Chicago savings
Two men posed as detectives in Chicago steal $12,400 from Josey Marcus after tricking him and his roommate Louis Simon into believing a search was for an insurance policy. The pair fled with the money. Simon alerted police when promised a car never arrived.
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Life Savings Stou
Chicago
Josey Marcus
Vadges
Louis Simon
Marcus
Simon
Tad
Cook County
Simran
Marcis
Washington
McAdus
Louise Heinze
Heinzel
Patricia Zabrosky
McAdoo
Zabrosky
Rhode Island Avenue
Jash
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The fragmentary text hints at a late date for a card dope case and a desire to elevate status or rank. Further readable details are unavailable to confirm persons, organizations, or exact events.
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Nagy
Iit
Romania
Tal
Mount Airy
Wright
Gambrill State Park
Howard Dinderman
Rocky Springs Road
Dinnerman
Herman D. ‘Vomus
Wal
Auetea
Yoleunayly
Western Union
Inwood
W. Va
Sandra Slovaker
Musselman Tigh Sehnol
West Virginia
Sandra
Nonides
Donald
Panson
Hevause i
Chasiit Penses
Hed Ihem
Cherry Institute
Hedgenville
Jeannette Pere Herifeld
Sledgesville High
Mary Poston
Charles ‘Town
Carol Alklve
Paw Paw
New York
t—West Inghouse
Eleetele International Co
Tres Yulls
Ihe
Venezuela
Uct 4A
Ordwz
Innoventi 8. G
Pila
Leily
Eleetric Products
Army
Alfonso Carinci
Mars Opticians
West Second St
Cole & Sons Furniture
Reliable Co
Vaughan Bassett
Forest Wood
Dr. Dresser
Pittsburgh
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Dr. Dresser & Mirror
Dr. Chest
Cole & Sons
Market St. Corner
Olds Mobility
Carl
Oldsmobile
OLDS
Monk
Fifpyi
Erovedt
George L. Rothenhoeler
Edison
Delbert
Melvin M
Engle
Phileo
Zenilh
Motorata
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Todlay
Gut
Heller
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