Colonel Dumont's Will Read at Dinner Party
At eight o'clock a candlelit dinner gathered Colonel Dumont's heirs for the will reading. Claude occupied the head chair while the master's seat remained vacant. The estate was split into three parts with oleander plantation to Claude, Raoul receiving a second share, Am édée and Henri the third, plus strict rules restricting future transfers to male Dumont line heirs.
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Pick
Aunt Delpine
Claude
Colonel Dumont
Siméon Duval
Auntelphine
Jeff
Lewis Haye
Raoul
Amédée
Henri
Mr. Duvall
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Will Reading Brings New Inheritance Burdens
The will reveals Colonel Dumont’s heirs gain title to land but face inheritance taxes and estate costs. The heirs must pay taxes or mortgage the estate, leaving Beau to toast a future of debts and land rich but cash poor as the Old Man of the Sea looms over the family.
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Raoul
Claude
Mr. Duval
Colonel Dumont
Beau
Grandpére
Japanese Students in U S See Campus Life Pros and Sex Concerns
About 300 Japanese students at 163 colleges in 37 states shared views on American campus life. They praised universities, teachers, buildings, and social freedom but criticized public displays of affection and student haste. They note polite professors but some disrespectful student behavior and desire more personal life boundaries.
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New York
United States
Japan
Japan International Christian University Foundation, Inc
Tokyo
Hfe
Tnd
Martin and Lewis top Berle in bold stage clash at night club
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis mocked Milton Berle on stage, beating him at his own game as they drew an audience of 31 million viewers and earned high pay, while Berle defended his treatment of others and the pair boasted of the TV audience.
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Hollywood
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
East
Milton Berle
Notre Dame
Berle
Wade
Martin
Lewis
LTV
Dience
Milton
Five Men Arrested After Loud Radio Interruption
Reported incident describes five men entering a tied door and being found seated in a poker game. The group stopped when door opened and noise drew attention, with authorities noting the disturbance from a loud radio.
Doan's Pills Promote Relief From Backache and Strain
A vintage health ad touts Doan's pills as mild relief for stress and strain, fatigue, backache, and kidney discomfort. It claims prompt ease from dietary indiscretions and recurring symptoms, urging readers to obtain Doan's pills today.
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Doan
Hospitals Become Home For Marine Sergeant Sechrest
Parris Island reports Naval Hospitals feel like home to Marine Sergeant William E. Sechrest who has spent eight years recuperating from car accidents and war wounds. He is now at Naval Hospital Beaufort recovering from a broken back after an auto crash last December. He was a former Midwest midget car racer prior to joining the Corps. Georgia timber land owners may raise sawlog prices by marketing larger trees. Dairy Herd Improvement records show Georgia carry cows yield too low to cover costs.
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Parris Island
S. C
William E. Sechrest
Naval
Guadalcanal
Sechresta
Naval Hospital
Beaufort
U S. C
Georgia Timber Land
Paperboy Merchant Seeks Prompt Payment for Weekly Papers
A paperboy urges customers to pay promptly for weekly newspapers to keep credit good and support reliable service. Cooperation with riders is appreciated to ensure timely compensation and smooth operations.
Truman Hopes U S Decision Means Peace
President Truman addressed the Reserve Officers Association at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on June 29. He said he hopes the United States decision to confront Communism will bring peace in the world and acknowledged a serious situation ahead. Secretary Louis Johnson called the White House plan to send planes and warships to aid South Korea the finest hour in American history and said National Defense is stronger than ever in peacetime.
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Washington
Pesident Tuman
United States
Serve Officers Association
Reserve Officers Association
Mayflower Hotel
Mr. Truman
Louis Johnson
White House
South Korea
Johnson
The
Reserve Association
Red China Restores Bank Setup International Branches
The Peiping broadcast says 11 Bank of China abroad branches have restored normal connections with the parent in Peiping. Listed were Hong Kong Singapore London Penang Kuala Lumpur Calcutta Bombay Karachi Chittagong Rangoon and Jakarta. Eight other branches have not yet acted.
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San Francisco
Bank of China
Peiping
Hong Kong
Singapore
London
Penang
Kuala Lumpur
Calcutta
Bombay
Karachi
Chittagoun
Rangoon
Jakarta
Private train ends career of Duke of Sutherland’s railcar
Britain nationalized its railways ending a private 700 mile run by the Duke of Sutherland’s private locomotive Dunrobin and two coaches. The 56 year old train, long used on privately owned tracks in Sutherland and later Highland lines, was sold last year to coachbuilders and exhibited at New Romney, Kent.
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London
Britain
Dunrobin
Duke of Sutherland
Tormerly
Sutherland County
Scotland
Golspie
Helmsdale
Dun+robin
Crossword Puzzle AGRO 1 Elevato rring Ridge Handle
Puzzle list filled with garbled clues and partial entries. It reads like a damaged crossword with mis-spelled and mis-placed words including references to vowels, numbers, and random phrases. The legible items mention heavenly bodies music movement survival while and other scattered terms.
Hair Growth Experiment Draws Global Attention in Australia
Victoria Park Australia sees Nurse E M Ross hailed for a hair growth claim using a fanolin glycerine prep. She reports regrowing hair on her bald 75 year old husband in six months and has begun trials on two nearly bald volunteers aged 25 and 24, attracting inquiries from around the world. The text mentions the historic Mississippi River steamboat race.
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Victoria Park
Australia
E.M. Ross
Ross
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