Bracelet mystery tests finders keepers rule
New Yorker reporter recalls a 1952 incident in which Barry Bond, 26, finds a Cartier valued $10,000 bracelet at the Normandie Theater. After months of legal wrangling and insurance reevaluations, the bracelet ends unresolved, costing Bond his job and savings. A contrasting Belgian recovery of a lost ring adds a lighter note.
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Laura Z. Hobson
New York
Finders Keepers
Barry Bond
Normandie Picture Theater
Cartier
18Th Precinct
Bond
America
Edwin J. Snyder
F. Huysbrachts
Belgium
Huysbrachts
Ford
Chester
Theology Student Is Speaker Before 5 Youth Groups
About 110 youths from Fields, LaPorte, Grafton Methodist churches, Columbia Baptist, and Eaton Church of Christ gathered for a Sunday rally at Eaton Church. Philipp Shen, Oberlin theology student, spoke on the Challenge of Communism to American Youth, urging Christian unity and international friendship to resist Communist influence. Shen cited beliefs, urged pen pals and cultural exchange, and emphasized inner spiritual strength and understanding. The event featured CYF leaders Bernard McCabe and Rev. A C Young, with a discussion by four pastors, ending with Onward Christian Soldiers and a social.
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EATON
Fields
LaPorte
Grafton
Columbia Baptist Church
Eaton Church of Christ
Eaton Church
Eaton Cyf
Bernard McCabe
A. C. Young
Philipp Shen
Oberlin College
Shen
Oberlin
Pilippines
Organization of
Philippine Christian Colleges
America
Shantung
China
Statue of Liberty
U.S.A
C.Y.F
Wallace Aker
David Beebe
Columbia
Ralph
Presidents Can Work Faster Out-Of-Town
United Press reports that presidents work more efficiently away from Washington due to fewer interruptions. For Eisenhower, Augusta, Georgia, serves as a retreat where much of his State of the Union and budget work may be done. The piece recounts Santa Claus radio with a grandson, and light humor during photo sessions with Churchill and Dewey.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Augusta
Independent Phone Firms Expand As Industry Shifts
Ohio’s independent telephone industry, serving smaller cities, continues a rapid expansion driven by postwar population shifts and new industrial plants. The Ohio Independent Telephone Association reports over 250,000 phones added since WWII at a cost exceeding $100 million, with 1953 gross additions in the millions for several firms including General Telephone Co of Ohio, Ohio Consolidated, Northern Ohio, Warren, Lorain, Newark and Mansfield.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bell
Pike County
General Telephone Co. of
Ohios
Portsmouth
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Chillicothe
Chillicothe Telephone Co
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
General Telephone Co
Marion
Laura
Piketon
Decatur
Portland
Beaver
Idaho
Woodstock
Catawya
Resaca
Warsaw
Cooperdale
Bellevue
Norwalk
Clyde
Warren Telephone Co
Warren Main Exchange
Lorain Telephone Co
South Amherst
Vermilion
Newark Telephone Co
Newark
Granville
Mansfield Telephone Co
Ontario Exchange
Ohioan Waives Extradition On 1938 Death Case
A 32 year old Ohio man, Stanley J. Cook, waived extradition to Utah to face possible murder charges for the 1938 death of Homer Fletcher, 18, of Calf Creek Ky. Cook said he killed Fletcher after an argument during a return trip to a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and disposed of the body in an irrigation ditch. Detectives expect Utah authorities to take him for trial, citing sufficient evidence. The death was previously ruled an accidental drowning.
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Columbus
Utah
Stanley J. Cook
Homer Fletcher
Calf Creek
Civilian Conservation Corps
Washington County
iCook
Cook
C. D. Lewis
Fletcher
Leeds
Civilian Plane Spotters Help Shield Air Defenses
About 300000 patriotic Americans volunteer as civilian plane spotters to alert authorities of surprises. In a rapid attack they would give fighter pilots valuable minutes to launch and civilians time to reach shelter by spending two hours weekly.
Teacher Granted Extra Vacation Amid Wedding Plans
McKeesport Pennsylvania a 23 year old teacher Doris Feldman was granted two extra weeks at Christmas after presenting a doctor’s note advising a Florida trip to treat an injured knee. She told the board she is getting married at the same time.
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Mckeesport
Doris Feldman
Florida
Book Is Popular at Fort Sam Houston Reading Room
SAN ANTONIO Texas the librarian at Fort Sam Houston reported today one of the most sought after books at the post reading room was The Natural Superiority of Women.
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San Antonio
Tex
Liardman
Fort Sam Houston
Post Reading Room
Auxiliary Initiates Member Plans Party at Post Hall
Helen Griffin was initiated into the Ladies Auxiliary to Davidson-Slack VFW Post 8032 at a recent meeting in the post hall. Esther Flew presided, with Fern Runals and the president reporting on the ninth district conference in Norwalk on December 6. A hospital fund contribution was voted, and a joint Christmas party for post and auxiliary members and families was announced. A gift exchange followed Mondays meeting. Norma Neiding won a special prize. Next session is January 4 at 8 p.m.
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Birmingham
Helen Griffin
Davidson-Slack V.F.W
Post Hall
Esther Flew
Fern Runals
Norwalk
Post
Alice Glider
Eppler
Norma Neiding
Christmas Music Piped Through Fort Hood Mailroom
At Fort Hood Texas Christmas music will be piped into the post office through the season to keep holiday spirit from being lost amid the rush of envelopes. The system aims to spread cheer among soldiers and staff during mailing operations.
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Fort Hood
Tex
First Armored Division
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Pam
Merriman Smith
United Press
David
Eisenhower House
Special Secret Service
Signal Corps
Santa Claus
Gravely
Augusta National Club
Bermuda
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Mr. Eisenhower
Daniel W. Dehayes
Elyria
Ohioan
Marty Mueller
Lorain County Tire & Supply
Arew
Cedar Street
Ray
Lake Ave
Cleveland
Nana
Ground Observer Corps
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Advertising Council
Alma
Rand
Frank A
Charles B
Humphrey and
Cavagna
B. M. O'Donnell
Mercury
Sun Valley
Kimbel-Terry
Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
Broad St
Ed Sullivan
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