Boyle Column Highlights Oddities and Names Across Nations
HAL BOYLE surveys quirks from girdles to heart beats and company names. He notes a foam rubber brassiere abroad, explains heart rates, traces Smackover Arkansas origin, Shell Oil lineage, and asks why Wham Louisiana earned its name. He urges naming children, mocks ragweed hay fever, and previews a government probe into union pressure and bribes with multiple cities named for witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smackover
Ark
Wham, la
Rugeerofters
Puerto Rico
North Carolina
Great
Shell Oil Co
Orient
Mother of Pearl, Inc
To Air Charges Against Union In Public Hearing
Washington July 27 House investigators announced a public hearing will be held August 2 to air charges against an AFL union operating in metropolitan Washington. Chairman Bender of Ohio led the inquiry into racketeering and related activities.
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Hoffman (Rmich
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America
Bender
Washington
Gi House
AFL
R-Obio
McCarthy Claims Communists in Defense Plants
Senator McCarthy charges that a number of Communists are known to be employed in defense plants, as he cites findings from Senate inquiries. He asserts a security risk and calls for investigations and action.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
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Roman Colosseum
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New York
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Prescription Delivery
N. Market St
W. Patrick SP
Goodfiyear
Whitewall
Goodyear
Liberal
AVEAR
Sowell Tire & Battery CO
S. Market ST
W. South ST
Paul Ernest
Ballenger Road
Frederick, Md
Keller’s
Middletown, Md
Main’s Shopping Center
Pearl, Md
Triangle
A. Frederick, Md
Haii
W. Patrick St
Moore’s
East
Church Sts
Stop Bros
Harris Garage
Buckeystown, Md
Myersville Motor Company
Myersville, Md
Colton Manor
Atlantic City
Auadlankina the Bee
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Toa
Waryte
East Patrick ST
Frederick
Monument
Robert C. Schutz
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