Magic school and famous illusionist George L Boston
Hollywood reports on a magic school led by George L Boston. The piece recounts Boston's career and feats from decapitation danger and coffin escapes to his views on secrecy and superstition in magic while noting the role of the Society of American Magicians and practical tricks anyone can learn.
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Central Press
Hollywood
Agatha
George L. Boston
Boston
Truman
Prince of Wales
White House
Warm Springs
Dolly Madison
Washington
Rutherford B
Lemonade Lucy) Hayes
Harry Thurston
Coolidge
Thurston
Wisconsin
Houdini
S.a.m.—Society of American Magicians
Linton 40 and 8 Elects Officers
Linton Ind June 28 Special New officers are serving Linton Voiture No 1010 40 and 8 Following a meeting at the Frank Courtney American Legion post home Those elected were Herbert Greenwood chef de gare Clyde Heenan first chef de train Thomas Lippeatt Dugger second chef de train Joseph Thomas commissaire entendant Kenneth Norris correspondent Roy Terrell aumonier William Heitman guard de la porte Dault Edwards Lyons lampigre William Rice commissaire voyageur Clarence Miller Dugger conductor Howard Turner assistant conductor and Herbert Greenwood delegate to state promenade
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Linton
Ind
Frank Courtney American Legion
Herbert Greenwood
Clyde Heenan
Thomas Lippeatt
Dugger
Joseph Thomas
Commissaire Entendant
Kenneth Norris
Roy Terrell
Aumonier
William Heitman
Guard de la Porte
Dault Edwards
Lyons
Lampigre
William Rice
Commissaire Voyageur
Clarence Miller
Howard Turner
Amateur rain maker causes cloudburst over 1,000 acre plantation
Orangetown South Carolina June 28. Planter Andrew Griffith, 26, former flying instructor, produced a 30 minute cloudburst by dropping 50 pounds of powdered dry ice into a cloud from an airplane. He said his knowledge of artificial rain was what he read in newspapers about New York City experiments.
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Orangeburg
S.C
U.P
Andrew Griffith
Griffith
New York City
Chic and Charming Chiffon Gingham Dress
A red and white checked summer dress from a New York collection features full push up sleeves. White linen collars and cuffs, black bone buttons at the bodice, large patch pockets, and a black patent waist accent, as photographed by the N. Y. Dress Institute.
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New York
N. Y
Rev Cronin Leads Pilgrims to Audience With Pope
Rev J J Cronin pastor of Paris and North Arm parishes led a 40 person group to an audience with Pope Pius XII in Vatican City in mid June. Earlier he celebrated Mass at St Peters Basilica for Edgar County parishioners. He called the meeting unforgettable in a letter home.
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Paris
Ill
J. J. Cronin
North Arm
Catholic Church
Pius XII
Vatican City
Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Edgar County
Father Cronin
Home Folk
Three Local Doctors Take Internships
Dr. Dale A. Davidson of West Terre Haute Dr. Fred W. Dierdorf and Dr. Richard S. Lewis of West Terre Haute receive internships starting July 1. Davidson joins University of Chicago Clinics Chicago Dierdorf to Sea side Memorial Hospital Long Beach California Lewis to Los Angeles County General Hospital California.
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Dale A. Davidson
North Seventh Street
West Terre Haute
Fred W. Dierdorf
South Eighth Street
Richard S. Lewis
South Sixteenth Street
Indiana University School of Medicine
Davidson
University of Chicago
Chicago
Dierdorf
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Long Beach
Cal
Woman Seeks 10000 Damages After Bridge Collision
Ruth Nickless sues Charlotte Reese in Superior Court No 2 for 10000 damages and 40 monthly until she can work again. She alleges negligence after a March crash on the Wabash River bridge on U S Highway 40 involving her husband Carl Nickless driving and an auto driven by Reese, leaving Nickless with a broken pelvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Nickless
Superior Court No. 2
Charlotte Reese
Mann
Stohr
Carl Nickless
Nickless
Wabash River
U.S. Highway 40
Paris Commission Approves Large City Budget
Paris Illinois city commission passes an increased annual appropriation of 342157.51 dollars for the fiscal year starting May 1. Officials say the boosts may not raise tax levies, despite petitions for raises by police, firemen and others totaling 22000 dollars. Mayor Brock O Luttrell comments on limited funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
Brock O. Luttrell
Doisy Named to AEC Advisory Committee
Dr. Edward A. Doisy 65 native of Hume and St Louis University professor has been named to the Atomic Energy Commission advisory committee for biology and medicine. Doisy director of biochemistry at St Louis since 1924 succeeds Dr A Baird Hastings of Harvard University.
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Hume, Ill
Edward A. Doisy
Hume
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Atomic Energy Commission
Doisy
St. Louis
A. Baird Hastings
Harvard University
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Tennessee
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