Passion Play Returns After Sixteen Years In Oberammergau
The centuries-old Passion Play staged today in Oberammergau for the first time since 16 years, with 1500 villagers performing before a 5200-seat capacity audience. A 16-year-old Annemie Mayr portrays the Virgin Mary and innkeeper Anton Preisinger as Christ. dignitaries including Theodor Heuss and Konrad Adenauer attend. The open-air amphitheater backdrop frames the Bavarian Alps as the 300-year-old pageantry unfolds from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Germany
Christ
Theodor Heuss
Konrad Adenauer
John McCloy
Brian Roberston
Anton Preisinger
Annemie Mayr
Preisinger
Emile DuPont Weds Wilmington Widow in Quiet Ceremony
Emile Francis DuPont, a leading figure in the Delaware industrial dynasty, married 48 year old Wilmington widow Margaret Dick Marvel at Allen Memorial Baptist church in Salisbury. The ceremony followed a Reno divorce from his first wife Sarah Townsend for extreme mental cruelty. The brief service drew about twenty guests, including family members, with a reception at the bride’s aunt’s home.
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Salisbury
Emile Francis DuPont
Delaware
Wilmington
Margaret Dick Marvel
Jackson Marvel
DuPont
Reno
Sarah Townsend
Allen Memorial Baptist Church
Theamily
J. N Stewart
Clarence W. Whealton
Francis I. DuPont
J. MacFadden Dick
Jick
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Bolivar Gossip Highlights Visits and Local News
Bolivar and nearby towns report visits by families and friends across Maryland and West Virginia. Local events include a Mother's Day banquet, a civic park meeting, and a Masonic banquet in Wilmington. Notable deaths include Bett Longerbeam at 77. memorial services set for Fairview Lutheran cemetery.
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Mass
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Dorothy Zombro
Jenny Whal
Washington
C. W. Zombro
Harpers Ferry
J. C. Zombro
K. B. Sponseller
W. L. Edward
A. H. Leignty
Martinsburg
Wilmington
Del
Robert P. Herlong
Herlong
Walter Reed Hospital
Art Club
Charles Town
Frank Sharder
Lloyd Hough
Charles Wolfe
Fern Grandstaff
Helen Kaplan
A. Kaplan
Baliss
Raymond Luther Noland
U S. Navy
Cuba
Claude Noland
Thomas Webb
Baltimore
G. E. Webb
Mis . Yoakum
Bolivar Heights
W. Va
Fairview Lutheran Cemetery
Win Butrough
U.S. N
R. S. Haggert
San Diego
Calif
M. J Ray
Harry Lawson
Haggert
Adell, Turner
Melvin Sanford
Hyattsville
J. W Ramisdill
Donald Smith
Alexandria
Bolivar
New York City
Betty
Jeanne
Well Treated By Commies Pearl Harbor May 18 194? Two fliers recount release
Two U S airmen held by Chinese Communists for 18 months say they were treated well and faced no violence. Marine Sgt Elmer C Bender of Cincinnati and Navy tech mate William C Smith of Long Beach describe humane treatment and note they were not forced to work or attend indoctrination. They say their release came after a self run effort and statement signing was a tactic to obtain freedom.
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North China
I'singlao
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati
William C. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Navy
Smith
Ike
Bender
Benger
Tsingtao 1948 Men Describe Captivity and Pressure
In October 1948 at Tsingtao, a U S Navy and State Department relief effort was reported. Smith and Bender, pale and under pressure, described captivity by Chinese Communists in small farm villages where they felt no hope of return home. They recounted counting bricks and wheel spokes during confinement.
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Neet
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Unopposed AFL Officers Elected at Maryland District Meet
Delegates at the Maryland District of Columbia Federation of Labor annual four day meeting elected an unopposed slate. Harry Cohen of Baltimore was named president for another year. Seven vice presidents were chosen by acclamation: Co. F. Preiler, Charles McClosky, Carl G. Shultz, Glen A. Snyder, E. W. Butler, C. E. Stutzman, and Jel Davis. Resolutions urged vigilance against displaced persons and foreign goods flooding the country and called for investigations.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
C. E. Stutzman
Chamberland
Jel Davis
Baltimore
United States
State AFL delegates to meet for Labor League election
About 400 delegates are gathered for an organisational meeting of the State AFL Labor League for Political Education. Permanent officers of the political action wing will be elected, by laws adopted, and discussions will cover coordinating league activities with CLO groups. The National Geographic Society notes the Transvaal district of Africa as the world's leading gold producer.
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Labor League For Political Education
League
CLO
National Geographic Society
Transvaal
Africa
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