Orphan Albert Vaughan gains citizen status at last
Seventeen year odyssey ends as Albert Vaughan, Belgian orphan sheltered by Nashville Marine Sgt Ted Vaughan, finally wins U S citizenship. After war years as refugee, he followed Fifth Marine Regiment to France then America. He stowed away to reach his protector in Norfolk but delayed by government, now granted status.
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Seinabhville
Tenn
France
Belgium
Albert
Fifth
Ted Vaughan
Nashville
Vaughan
America
Albert Vaughan
Brest
Norfolk
Building a Home for Dirigibles Citizen
A Belgium born war orphan, Albert, and his American wife pursue citizenship after years of attempts. Albert, now 21, marries an American girl and faces a government condition: he must leave the country and petition again, then wait ten years for naturalization. Columbia’s new National Council of Communications is formed with diverse international experts. Crime grows younger in Pennsylvania as 27 becomes the new average, with 1565 youths under 21 in the Eastern Penitentiary.
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Vaughan
Albert
United States
Westchester
Linn Bowman
Eastern Penitentiary
State Teachers’ College
Bowman
Man Robbed While Examining Auto Motor
C. J. Hall, employed by the Western Automatic Company, was struck from behind and robbed of twenty five dollars at 11 05 p m while checking oil in his auto motor at stop 1 Lake avenue. Two colored men escaped. one tall, one shorter, the latter wearing blue overalls. Hall sustained a scalp cut. police are investigating the robbery.
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Hal
Western Automatic Company
Jackson Hotel
Cobham Sponsors Airport Scheme Plan to boost airfields
Sir Adam Cobham backs a plan to create a thousand landing grounds in the British Isles. Sir Alan Cobham will begin a 10 000 mile air tour this April, visiting towns from Inverness to Penzance to urge municipal airfields. The tour runs to August with towns' mayors offered a flight in an airliner type plane, accompanied by Lady Cobham.
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London
British Isles
Adam Cobham
Alan
Iverness
Scotland
Penzance
Cornwall
Sir Alan
Lady Cobham
Youthful fliers rebel at rebels in Mexican venture
Fresno youths Presho Stephenson and William South joined rebel air forces in Mexico, pledging 75 and 50 pesos a day as pilot and gunner. After a calm first week, paymaster promised manana, meaning tomorrow, and the pair found themselves back across the El Paso border without pay.
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Fresno
Cal
Presho Stephenson
William South
el Paso
Stephenson
Smith
Hetle
Manana
Expedition secretary and host to mayors on circumnavigation
The passage notes a role for a secretary to the expedition, a position on the flight around Africa, and duties as hostess to the mayors. It mentions two young sons who may accompany them on the journey.
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Africa
Gas Plate Ignites Fire at Lodi Street Building
An overheated gas plate ignited woodwork in the rear of a one story frame business building at 667 Lodi Street at 9 05 p m Thursday. Central fire station received the alarm and firefighters extinguished the blaze with a three gallon da acid chemical extinguisher. They opened the partition near the rear window and, to prevent spread, used an axe and buckets of water.
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Lodi Street
Central Fire Station
Woman Beaten by Husband and Mother-in-Law in Lorain
In Lorain on May 4 Mrs. Roy Latin aged 44 of 1944 E 28th Street remained in critical condition after a sledge hammer attack by her husband Roy Latin and his mother Mrs. Frances Koposic. The pair were arraigned before Judge J E Strenick on an assault with a danger charge.
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Lorain
Roy Latin
E. 28Th Street
Frances Koposic
J. E. Strenick
Not Guilty Plea Bound Over In Attack On Woman
A man and a woman pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the grand jury on $500 bond each after a passer-by rescued Mrs. Latin from an assault. Police recovered a five pound hammer and hair pulled from the victim as exhibits.
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Ous
Grand Jury
Latin
Sre
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Navy
H. W. Guthrie
Broad St
Guthries
Edwards
Campbell's
Avondale
G. Boap
Teh
Hales’ Grocery
Middle Ave
Edward
Cobham
Britain
J. W. Baker
W. Broad St
Hughes’ Provision Market
Ano
Broad Street
Maxwell House
Nutoleo
Sweet Sixteen
Cala Hams
Hughes Brand
Chronicle-Telegram
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