Button collecting grows as hobby in area
Joseph A. Parker profiles local button enthusiasts expanding attic finds into serious collecting. Notable collectors include Mradl: Leggett of Idlewild Park West, with 9 000 to 10 000 antique buttons, and Mrs. Leggett’s prized carved pearl and black glass pieces valued up to 25 and 15 dollars each. Ruth Howe of South Lake Avenue, Troy, holds about 5 000 buttons including a rare brass George Washington farewell piece. Amity Quaukentush of Hornxicle Falls safeguards 2 500 to 3 000 pieces, with a brass button among her favorites.
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Joseph A. Parker
Mradl
Leggett
Idlewild Pari
Half Moon
Albanys
Ruth Howe
South Lake Avenue
Troy
George Washington
Marlon
Miss Howe
J Buttons
John Alden
Myres Standish
Mosey
the Bi Rushes
Rip van Winkle
Howe
Amity Quaukentush
Honxicle Falls
Hoosick Valley
Button collecting thrives in the era’s pin hobby
A 1890 button valued at 25 dollars with unknown origin exemplifies a larger craze. Mrs. Quackenbush owns a varied collection of Biblical and Presidential buttons, state seal buttons, and a vast Hoosick Valley group. Mr and Mrs Grover Cleveland of Albany have about 15,000 buttons in five years. The Half Moon Button Club, founded by Mrs Cleveland, ranks button collecting as the nation’s second largest hobby after stamp collecting.
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Grover Cleveland
Albany
Cleveland
Half Moon
Colly Tet
Hutton Careeting
Tr. Cleveland
Mare
Hoosick Valley
Mearcet
Builon Club
Jury Call in Lewis Contempt Trial Hangs on Act ruling
Judge Goldsborough weighing Norris LaGuardia Anti injunction Act in John L Lewis contempt case. If applicable, jury will be empanelled. if not, trial proceeds without jury as only legal questions remain. Attorneys for Lewis argue government covered. government side contends act does not apply.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Federa
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Norris- LaGuardia
Lewis
Coldsborough
Norris LaGuardia
Castaway Sailors Reach Miyako After Oar Struggle
Ryanne Stamey Ayers of Philadelphia and Cpl. Robert Eiam of Columbus, Ohio, were stranded after their vessel struck reefs near Okinawa. They guided a damaged boat to Miyako Island with improvised steering, endured heavy seas, and walked ashore through waist-deep water. Native locals aided them, officials provided medical care, and they were returned to Okinawa. They lost 10 to 15 pounds but sustained only minor soreness.
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Miyakond
Okinawa
Brewlers
Nat Reef
Miyako
AMG
Ryanne Stamey Ayers
Philadelphia
Robert Eiam
Columbus
Dimitrov Unveils New Bulgaria Government Line
Premier Georgi Dimitrov presented Bulgaria's new government to the National Assembly, declaring the foreign policy would rest on sincere and continuous efforts. The remarks outlined aims amid regional concerns and ongoing postwar diplomacy.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Georgi Dimitrov
National Assembly
Diplomatic Moves Feature Soviet Union and Western Powers
In a parliamentary session, government members applauded as Dimitrov urged normalization of relations with the United States and Great Britain, signaling a shift toward improving ties with Western powers while sustaining friendship with the Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union
Dimitrov
United States
Great Britain
Man Reaches Top of Chimney After Thanksgiving Night
Thomas Dowing, 28, of East Orange, a Pennsylvania Railroad heating plant attendant, crawled up a 80 foot chimney after a pre Thanksgiving celebration. He became trapped inside, then climbed down after a big iron door was opened. He suffered blisters and coal gas injuries and was treated at City Hospital Bowling before returning home.
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Newark
Gee Amin Leanley
Andrew Perkins
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thomas Dowing
East Orange
City Hospital
Bowling
New Remedies Promoted for Arthritis and Aches
An advertisement lists Senegaliniment and Ve netrating Siroger Ne Marntine as potential relief for arthritis, rheumatic pains, and neuritis. It markets meal relief products and claims improved comfort via chemical store offerings from MEWEET CHEMICAL CORP with address on Sort Street.
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Meweet Chemical, Corp
Sort Street
Pittefela
Aton
Evicted Vet Finds Home on Thanksgiving Day
Charles Stalnhauer a 42 year old World War II veteran with a large family was evicted from his home and faced a holiday on the street. He won temporary permission to occupy a veterans housing project and secured a roof over his family's heads when they celebrated Thanksgiving together in their new home.
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New York
Charles Stalnhauer
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