Maiden Rock Legend Lingers Over Wisconsin River Bluff
A census note from Maiden Rock Wisconsin notes a population drop to 291 as the legend of Wenona and White Eagle persists. The tale centers on Maiden Rock bluff overlooking Lake Pepin where Wenona leapt to join her lover, Red Wing mourning long after.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Maiden Rock
Hiawatha
Mississippi River
Lake Pepin
Wenona
Red Wing
White Eagle
Kewaunee
Maiden Rock Point
Lake
Mississippi
Earth
More Glamour Stripped From Medieval Castles
NEW WILMINGTON PA The idea that medieval castles were wonderful places to live is wrong says Dr Leon Marshall head of history Westminster College He notes castles offered little privacy with only a few private alcove rooms and a single large fireplace heating the entire structure was inefficient.
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New Wilmington
Leon Marshall
Department of History
Westminster
Marshall
Couple Remarry After Lost Marriage Record in New Britain
In New Britain Connecticut Cefalu sought citizenship papers but lacked proof of his 27 year union. The justice of the peace failed to file a record, so Cefalu remarried his wife in a new ceremony to satisfy paperwork and legal requirements.
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New Britain
Conn
Eire Salvatana Mata
Cefalu
Justice of the Peace
Tree cutter John Whalen slain by falling tree in Mechanicville
Mechanicville reports John Whalen a tree cutter was killed when a tree fell on him during work. The incident ends a day’s labor in the local woods and prompts investigation by authorities.
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Dame
Mechanicville, N
John Whalen
Death sentence in unique American case on St. Croix
Knight, 62, a native fisherman, awaits execution after a first degree murder verdict in a case notable for a juror composition with predominantly Black residents and a Chicago judge Herman Moore who claims to be the first Black judge to impose a death penalty. The defendants include Daphne Naughton and George Knight with the victim Henry James, plantation worker. An appeal pauses the June 17 hanging date as life imprisonment remains possible if the verdict stands or is commuted.
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Chicago
Illinois Commerce Commission
United States
Moore
Federal District Court of the
Virgin Islands
Knight
Bobo
Henry James
St. Croix
James
Berta
Daphne Naughton
George
Daphne
Knights
Anguilla
St. Croix Island
Duppe
Knights Guity
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Delphia
Robert Moris ‘Lovett
University of Chicago
Germany moving French population and invasion rumors abroad
Reports claim Germany shifts French coast communities as signs rise of a potential invasion attempt on the British Isles. Other items note Allied and Axis moves across Europe, U S diplomacy, and domestic wartime warnings while various leaders meet and statements unfold.
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Germany
British Isles
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Rome
Girls Told The Wiggle Boosts Efficiency
Boston reports Dr. Thomas Boyd at a Massachusetts Academy of Podiatry convention urged housewives and salesgirls to wiggle their toes by removing shoes and stockings. He claimed efficiency could rise about 50 percent with no special technique. He also advised wearing lower heels to prevent stomach ailments and slumping posture.
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Boston
Thomas T. Boyd
Massachusetts Academy of Podiatry
Boyd
Pisa
Armless Angler Rescues Self At Indian Lake
In Wapakoneta Ohio armless hunter Al Wine miller fell into Indian Lake wearing a heavy hunting coat. He used his upper body and head to float on his back until his fishing companions pulled him from the water.
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
al Winemiller
Indian Lake
Airplane makes emergency field landing near Des Moines
In Des Moines Iowa an airplane engines sputtered and the pilot steered toward a rural field completing an emergency landing without injuries reported. Authorities described the incident as a precautionary landing after engine trouble.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Shafter Kiwanis Sponsor Americanism Essay Contest
Shafter high school students and Richland School District seventh and eighth graders are invited to join an Americanism essay contest sponsored by the Shafter Kiwanis club. The contest runs from next week to early April with engraved gold cup prizes for winners in each school division.
Balinese Dress Modesty Described With Skirt Length
A Balinese description notes maidens typically wear a long skirt fastened at the waist. The garment should reach the ankles, concealing the legs while maintaining modesty in traditional attire.
Philippine Islands Discovery and Namesake
The text notes that the Philippine islands were discovered in 1521 by the Portuguese and named in honor of Prince Philip, who became Philip II of Spain.
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Philippines
Philippine Islands
Prince Philip
Philip II of
Spain
Inquest Held On Fliers Fatal Flight Crash
Coroner N C Houze held an inquest Tuesday into a training flight crash at Kern County air port Bakersfield. Lieut Walter J Alsop 26 St George Utah and Cadet Donald J Stanford 26 Red Oak Texas died when BT 13 spins failed motor before crashing in Camp West Lodi yard. Bodies sent home for burial. This followed another Kern County fatal crash near Shafter January 28 in Wenatchee cadet Robert Baylis.
Shafter Firefighters Donate Blood For Local Transfusions
Members of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department donated blood at Kern General Hospital last evening to type their blood for future local transfusions. Tests were conducted as a community service and results will be shared with Shafter doctors to aid in securing blood when needed.
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Togn
Shafter
Religion of the Healthy Mind Sermon At Union Church
Union Congregational Church on St James Street hosts Alfred Cand a li as speaker for a sermon titled Religion of the Healthy Mind. Kenneth Helvey leads choir with Migs Davis at the piano. Nursery operates next door at Plymouth House during services. Junior choir meets Tuesday 4 PM. senior choir Wednesday 7 39 PM. Easter union prep class runs Tuesdays 7 8 at Plymouth House with Mr Chandler. Christian Youth meets Sunday 6 30 at Plymouth House.
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Union Congregational Church
St. James Street
Alfred’t. Cand
Kenneth Helvey
Migs Davis
Plymouth House
Chandler
First Mennonite Church Wall tract services and programs
Sunday schedule lists Sunday school 10 11 a m with song by choir and sermon Ezekiels Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones. Evening service 6 p m with choir practice 7 8 Christian Endeavor 8 9 Bible readings The Seven Dispensations. Wednesday Bible reading and prayer for mental and spiritual tonic. pastor J P Glanzer invites attendance.
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First Mennonite Church
Wall Tract
J. P. Glanzer
Ezekiels
Valley of Dry Bones
Christian Endeavor
First Baptist Church Schedule Promotes Revival Sermons
William Jackson pastor leads Bible school at 10 a.m. with P. A. Schmidt as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a.m. centers on The Means of a Revival. Evening services at 7:30 p.m. feature Packing My Grip. junior to senior B Y P A and prayer league at 6:30 p.m. Parents urged to attend with children. a warm welcome to all.
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First Baptist Church
William Jackson
P. A. Schmidt
Pentecostal Mission Announces Services and Easter Goal
The Pentecostal Gospel Mission on Shafter Highway lists Pastor Doyle and Superintendent Reynolds with Sunday school at 9:45 a m The Junior P Y P A meets at 6 45 p m led by J E Rose aiming for 100 by Easter Sunday The new pastor speaks at 7 45 p m on A Man Under a Tree A Man Behind a Tree A Man Up a Tree Midweek services are Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with Tempa Swan in charge Thursday P Y P A hour Proximity details provided.
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Pentecostal Gospel Mission
Shafter Highway
F. Ll
Doyle
Vhasti Reynolds
J.E. Rose
P.Y.P.A
Religious Services and Christian Science Notice
St John s Catholic Church Waerco Rev Owen McMullan pastor Mass 8 to 10 Confessions Saturday 7. Christian Science Society Wasco branch of The Mother Church Boston Corner Sixth and E Sunday 11 am Sunday school 10 am Wednesday 8 pm first Wednesday each month lesson subject Man. Golden Text I John beloved now are we the sons of God. Luke lepers ten men met Jesus in village.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Broadway Streets
Waerco
Owen” McMullan
Christian Science — Christian Science Society
Wasco
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Sixth
E Streets
Churches of Christ, Scientist
John
God
Jesus
Luke
Jesus Heals Leper Then Teaches Faith and Healing
A passage recalls Jesus curing ten lepers and praising God for the healing, noting one returns to thank him. The Christian Science excerpt states Jesus beholds in Science the perfect man and sees God's likeness, teaching that the kingdom of God is intact and man is pure and holy.
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Jesus
God
Marty Baker Eddy
Tuberculosis Tests Given 190 Students at Shafter High
Tuberculosis tests were given to 190 students at Shafter high school this week using the tuberculin patch test. The voluntary examination required parental consent. Positive reactions prompt X ray screening to check for disease.
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Shafter High School
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