Adorable Rival Dixie Girl Speller Margaret Ledford
Eleven year old Margaret Ledford of Rogersville Tennessee charms judges as a finalist in a national spelling bee in Washington. Sponsored by the Knoxville News Sentinel she recalls meeting Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Miss M Truman while noting she may become a nurse or piano player. Her father Rev A J Ledford relies on her spelling help at home.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Miss M. Truman
Little Margaret
New Mexico
Speller
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Health merger urged for Defiance Fulton counties
Defiance and Fulton County health departments may unite under a single commissioner after Defiance County health board received a letter from Dr. Edwin R. Murbach of Archbold, president of Fulton County health board, proposing the combination.
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Fulton Counties
Defiance County Health Board
Edwin R. Murbach
Archbold
Fulton County Health Board
Youngstown Woman Kills Former Husband
In Youngstown on May 27 AP reports 23 year old Elaine Timpano killed her former husband Alfred de Rose 37 after he attacked her current partner. Timpano and her husband John Timpano 47 were held without charge as she described shooting de Rose in the back during a fight between the men.
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Fugitive Miller Captured After Mansfield Breakout
Virgil Miller, 19, of Dayton, who escaped Mansfield Reformatory while serving a term for auto theft, was captured by police in a wooded area near Cleveland. He had escaped from the Mansfield prison recently.
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Virgil Miller
Dayton
Mansfield Reformatory
Tornadoes Strike Eastern North Carolina Areas
A tornado swept through eastern North Carolina causing destruction around Dunn in Harnett County. Several dwellings were destroyed and many farm buildings blown over while power lines were knocked out. No serious injuries reported, with some requiring first aid. The twister first touched down in the Easyst section, ten miles east of Dunn, then moved to the Reedy Prong area two miles away.
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Harnett County
Red Cross Drive Surpasses Goal by Seven Thousand
Ashtabula County Red Cross drive exceeded its target by 7 295 dollars, totaling 33 370 16 dollars. Local organizers credited volunteers and community groups for the strong showing across the county, supporting disaster relief and health services.
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RED Cross
Ashtabula County
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