Body of Roy Scheckells Jr recovered from San Francisco Bay
Roy W. Scheckells Jr., 28, of Brunswick, was found in San Francisco Bay near Pier 27 nine days after he vanished from Pier 25. Coroner weighs possible foul play amid head injuries and a report that he walked with another man the night he disappeared.
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Brunswick
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Daily Papers
Young Scheckells
Pier 25
Mr. Schekells
Red Stack Tugboat Co
Harry W. Turkell
Scheckells
Tom Rutner
Ratner
Red Stack Tow Co
Rutner
Pier 27
Anniversaries and Birthdays Across History Note
Know America Today's Anniversaries lists notable figures born and died, including Friedrich K. Hecker Frances E Willard George W. Peck Kate Douglas Wiggin and others with brief biographical notes. It also recalls Today in History events from 1850 to 1953, birthdays of U S public figures, and a horoscope noting traits of high intelligence and tempered desires.
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Friedrich K. Hecker
Frances E Willard
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Churchville
N. Y
George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Peck
Henderson
Kate Douglas Wiggin
San Francisco
Kindergartner
Philadelphia
Franklie P Mallemment
Johns Hopkins
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Frederick MacMonnies
Newark
Congress
Albany
Karl Marx
London
International Workingmen's Association
Horace Mann School For the Deaf
Boston
John Wise
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Russia
Hitler
Germany
U.S
Italy
Air Force
Ralph & Flanders
Vermont
Barnet
William Staley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Homer
Saint
Elmer Rice
New York
al Capp
Lil Abner
New Haven
Sonn
Thomas Parran
The
Univ
Pittsburgh
School of Health
Leonard
Breaks Ground For 3rd Maryland Hospital
Gov McKeldin breaks ground for Maryland s third and final chronic disease hospital aimed at rehabilitation of the aged and ill. A three million dollar facility sits north of Hagerstown on the Washington County Home for the Aged site. Other hospitals are in Baltimore and Salisbury.
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Hagerstown
McKeldin
Maryland
Washington County
Baltimore
Salisbury
Get Younger Feeling After 40 With Ostrex Tome Tablets
Advert shows couples urged to use Ostrex Tome Tablets to boost pep and vitality. Claims include xron-based vitamins and rapid effects, promising the same energy as large amounts of oyster, liver, or beef with a single daily dose. Product priced at 45 cents.
Early planning for care of chronically ill praised by speaker
A speaker praised early planning and the care of chronic sufferers as good and merciful though largely limited to providing institutions for final years. He noted recoveries from bed rest, homes for self care, and potential for productive work. About 200 attended groundbreaking ceremonies. India has one framed doctor per 6900 people versus the UK’s one per 1000.
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India
United Kingdom
Mrs Frank Wrightson Drowns In South River
Anne Arundel County police reported Mrs Elma H Wrightson wife of Provident Savings Bank president Frank W Wrightson drowned at the South River Club while celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary. She slipped from a pier after a dinner with friends and fell into the water.
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Frank Wrightson
South River
Edgewater
Baltimore Bank
South River Club
Here
Elma H. Wrightson
Frank W. Wrightson
Five Classes of the French Legion of Honor
The five classes of the Legion of Honor are chevaliers officers commanders grand officers and grand crosses in that order.
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Legion of Honor
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