Tony Rivers the Neighbor and His Million Dollar Tale
A neighbor in a New York city block recounts meeting Tony Rivers a handsome actor who once lived above a bar and later learned his late uncle left four million dollars. Tony describes his career inclinations a wish for a modest country home and a boat, and reflects on loans and losses in show business.
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Tony
Tony. Rivers
W. 54Th St
Thistle Inn
Belen Morgan
Morgan
Sardi
Colbee
Notable Deathers and Veto Caravan Head Toward Washington
Charles S. Clark 83 founder of Grain and Field Journals Consolidated dies in Chicago. Benjamin T. Grabosky 65 president of Grabosky Bros. cigars dies in Philadelphia. Jean Capart 70 noted Egyptologist director Brussels Royal Museums dies in Brussels. A 330-vehicle Veto Caravan and three buses leaves New York City to press President to veto the Hartley labor bill. Thirty five upstate autos join from Rome Buffalo Syracuse Schenectady Gloversville to join march toward Washington.
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Charles 5S. Clark
Consolidated
Grain Dealers National Association
Chicago
Grabosky Bros
Philadelphia
Aes
Jean Capart
Brussels
Royal Museums of Art and History
Belgium
New York
Washington
Rome
Buffalo
Syracuse
Schenectady
Gloversville
Carpenters Idled by Strike in Niagara Falls
About 600 union carpenters tied to the Niagara Falls Builders' Association were idled by an overtime pay dispute, according to reports. The strike marked a disruption in local construction work and reflected ongoing labor tensions in the region.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Builders’ Association
St Louis Strike Ravages Downtown Trade
Downtown retailers face 30 to 40 percent losses as a streetcar and bus operators strike halts all public transit for its fifth day. In Milwaukee, arson trial resumes as Dr John Lewis faces questions over his postfire statement regarding the January 25 blaze that damaged Calvary Presbyterian Church by about 150000 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Milwaukee
INS
John
Lewis
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Provisional Italian President Resigns Over Health
Reports from Rome say Provisional President Enrico de Nicola resigned citing ill health. The move follows a decision by the Italian Constituent Assembly to extend its life to 1948, clearing the way for a younger leader to serve as chief executive indefinitely.
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Rome
INS
Enrico de Nicola
Constituent ‘Assembly
de Nicola
One Man's Opinion on Postwar Peace and Nuclear Anxiety
The piece notes President Truman seeks peace with all nations and unions, while individuals are warned they carry atomic danger within. A nuclear physicist cites 150000 radioactive atoms exploding per minute and 21 billion electron volts released per person. References to LaGuardia and Henry Wallace appear, mixing political speculation with social quips.
Eva Peron to Visit England for Four-Day Stay
Senora Eva Peron wife of Argentina's president Juan Peron is slated to arrive in London on July 15 for a four day private visit at the Argentine Embassy Queen Elizabeth may host a tea in her honor and Foreign Secretary Bevin and his wife are to entertain at the Foreign Office The plan keeps schedules flexible to let Peron make final invitations while British officials brace for a flood of receptions
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London
INS
Senora
Eva Peron
Juan Peron
Argentina
England
Spain
Elizabeth
Bevin
Foreign Office
Senora Peron
Sennora Peron
Earle Escapes 15th Plane Crash Near Ambler Pa
Former Gov George H Earle and his son Lawrence were aboard an amphibian plane in Ambl er Pa when the aircraft landed hard after the wheels jammed. Earle walked away with only a slight wrist cut, saying he felt pretty good. Pilot Donald Leas detected the jam and spared the party from worse damage as the craft skidded about 100 feet after touching down.
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Ambler
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Earle
Donald Leas
Farle
Payroll rise in New York state 1936 to 1946
New York State's annual payroll grew by 58 million dollars, an 86 percent increase, according to figures released by the Citizens Public Expenditure Survey.
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Albany
New York State
Citizens Public
Mayor Curley Receives Last Rites in Hospital
Boston mayor James M. Curley, facing a six to 18 month jail term for mail fraud, received the last rites at Cohasset Private Hospital where he is confined. Doctor Edward H. Schott did not disclose the priest’s name. Curley suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure. He was previously upset by the Supreme Court’s refusal to review his conviction.
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Cohasset
Mass
Boston
James M. Curley
Cohasset Private Hospital
Edward H. Schott
Curley
U. S. Supreme Court
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the Man
Mme
Universal
Metro
Navy
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Uncle Fred
Fred
Patter
Rio
Rusty Glickman
Harry Ranch
Stormers
Murray
Korman
Pat Farrell
Hollywood
Photo Studios
Dunn& Bradstreet
Chvatal
John P. Rowan
Hamburg
Judy Ann Kern
Ralph
Kern
Meeting
Thomas
Plassmann
C.F.M
Franciscan Educational Conference
St. Anthony’s Seminary
Santa Barbara
Calif
Rochester
Knights Templar of Free and Accepted Orders of Masons
Jackson
Canton
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
St. Lawrence University
Herkimer
John G. Chvatal
Walter Taylor
Taylor
Albany County
Clinton
Dannemora
THE
Copenhagen
Kelowna
British Columbia
Whillis Gaddes, Ltd
Canada
Ottawa
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
International Bridge
International Bridge Commission
William
Mackenzie King
King
Bale Group
Denpasar
Bali
Partat
Hakjat Parindo
Dachau
Germany
Karl Schoepperle
Mauthausen
Russia
Mr. Truman
C. So
LaGuardia
Henry Wallace
Henry
Itoss
Tiorello
Mrs. Peron
Dairylea
Gall
Auburn
George Gray
Granite City
Universit
Edward N. Melvin and Associates Bldg
Mye Ey
Atcce
Ciell Forsythe
Genesee Street
Dis Rudolph
Diemond Ring
Ruby Wedding
Benedict
Pyrex
Rogers
America
Rudek Jewelers
Dable
South
Salina
Jefferson ST
Fulton, Oswego
Utica
Ithaca
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