Carrier Wasp Reaches Port After Sea Disaster
The crippled aircraft carrier Wasp limped into Gravesend Bay New York with 61 Hobson survivors after the April 26 collision at sea. One Hobson crewman from Bloomfield New Jersey, 32 year old Joseph Torrisi, was lost with 176 others in four minutes. A Navy chaplain escorted Torrisi’s mourning mother as the homecoming unfolded amid somber skies and missing harbor fanfare. The Wasp will head to drydock after removing ammunition and gasoline.
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New York
Gravesend Bay
Hobson
mid-Atlantic
Joseph Torrisi
Bloomfield
N. J
Maria Torrisi
Navy
New York Harbor
U.S. Navy
Unconstitutional $50 Gambler Tax Stamp Strike
A U S District Judge George A Welsh ruled the $50 gambling tax stamp law unconstitutional deeming it a police measure not a tax bill. He noted required self incrimination and informer provisions, questioning if the act aimed at revenue or expanding bureaucratic power. DOJ reportedly plans a quick appeal as other sections face scrutiny. Taft wins first pledged Missouri Republican convention delegate. Eisenhower gains additional support as districts vote.
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Philadelphia
U. S
George A. Welsh
Welsh
Washington
Justice Department
Taft
Jefferson City
uPr
Robert A. Taft
Missouri
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Anniversaries of notable Americans from 1774 to 1915
Today in History covers William Bainbridge born in Princeton New Jersey died 1833 sidney Dillon born Northampton New York died 1892 Varina Howell Davis born near Natchez Mississippi died 1906 Joseph Cannon born Guilford New York died 1926 Fannie Stone Newberdry born Monroe Michigan died 1942 Mrs Percy Pennybacker born Petersburg Virginia died 1938 1755 King's College organized 1800 Indiana Territory organized 1840 Natchez tornado 1867 Vatican relations end 1912 Capt Chandler pilots first machine gun plane 1915 Lusitania sinks off Ireland with about 1200 lives lost
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William Bainbridge
Tripoli
Princeton
M. J
Sidney Dillon
New York
Union Pacific Railroad
Northhampton
N. Y
Varina Howell Davis
Natchez
Miss
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Guilford
Fannie Stone Newberdry
Philippi
Monroe
Mich
Percy V. Pennybacker
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Petersburg
King’s College
Ater Columbia
Territory
Indiana
Congress
Vatican
Aeronautic
C. F. Chandler
U. S. Signal Corps
Cunarder Lusitania
Liverpool
Ireland
Mixed History Milestones From 1928 to 1945 Birthdays Noted
A compact record lists events from 1928 to 1945 including naval activity off the northeast coast, the end of Army Air Corps mail service, Germany's surrender at Reims, and notable birthdays. Names linked to military, industry, and culture appear, such as Marshall, Eisenhower, Deupree, Cooper, MacLeish, Land, and others, with their birthplaces and ages noted.
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Rum Row
U. S
Army Air
Germany
Eisenhower
Little Red Schoolhouse
Reims
France
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Gen
MacArthur
Lyman J. Briggs
Emeritua
National Bureau of Standards
Barry County
Mich
Gary Cooper
Helena
Mont
Richard R. Deupree
Procter and Gamble
Cincinnati
Norwood
Archibald MacLeish
Library of Congress
Glencoe
Herman Landon
Maine
Sweden
Edwin H. Land
Polaroid Corp
Cambridge
Notable Personalities and Obscure Facts From Early Notices
A fragment lists Mase a Bridgeport born inventor 43, Anne Baxter born Michigan City 20, Walker R Young Denver retired U S Bureau of Reclamation chief engineer 67, John Donald Ferguson editor Milwaukee Journal Nevada Missouri 62. It also cites Merescope Today praising clear reasoning and warns of danger in misunderstanding and false security, followed by a definition of carbonaceous materials as substances yielding water gases and fuel upon heating.
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Mase
Bridgeport
Conn
Anne Baxter
Michigan City
Ind
Walker R. Young
Denver
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Butler
John Donald Ferguson
The
Milwaukee Journal
Nevada
False Affidavit Charged By Police in Maryland Case
Andrew Stewart East Jr, 22, Hampstead, is charged with making a false affidavit in an application for an instruction permit to operate a motorcycle. State Trooper John M. Worgan arrested him on April 15 in Randallstown for operating a motorcycle without a license. A State Police Clerk later noted East’s license had been revoked on April 8, leading to the charge.
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Andrew Stewart East, Jr
Hampstead
Carroll County
John M. Worgan
Fast
Randallstown
Sidney Hall
Barrack G
East
Worgan
Woodlawn
Local Notices and Election Results Highlight Maryland Robbery Probe
The report notes a driver East fined for operating with a revoked license and a forged motorcycle license application. In Gaithersburg Harry C. Perry Sr. was re elected mayor after a tight race, while in Duvall a state police probe centered on four suspects amid an ongoing robbery investigation. Ward and Briggs lead the town council votes in the May election with Ward 171 and Briggs 141.
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Duvall
Samuel B. Briggs
G. Sprigg Ward
Ward
Briggs
William M. Christie
T. L. Hebb Freeman
E. Russell Gloyd
William N. Hurley, Jr
Mul Ican
Mr. Perry
Frederick
Perry
Gaithersburg
Harry C. Perry
Merton F
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Wasp
Know
America
Colton Anor Allanthe
Muntz
Watker's Electronics
Ridgeville Ri
Maaintemance Materials. CO
Market St
Universal Insulation Coward
Mobley
Wilson Place
Formica
Duncan Phyfe Or
Blue Ridge Mutual Fund, Inc
Blue Rid
South Calvert
Stein Bros.& Boyce
Baltimore
Frederick, Md
Olan Mills
Olan Mills Studios
Racornice Corm
Oldemobile
Cldenntile—triker
Cara
Neeeerolds
Ooile Dealer
Molaie
WSPAT
CHIVE
Allen G. Quynn & CO
E. Guy Hobbs
RMONT
Maryland
Feltom-Sibley
Rosenour’s
Rosenour
N. Market St
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