Con alert helps nab paroled burglar near Fidith Street
A paroled convict was arrested Friday night after neighbor Mrs. Stevinna Purdie spotted a man peering in at 4 South Fidith Street. Mrs. Tom H. Smith notified police at 10:10 p m and followed the suspect until police arrived. He had a prior nine year sentence for burglary and rape from another county and was paroled in May.
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Stevin
Purdie
South Fidith Street
Tom H. Smith
Smith
Ford Strike Ends at Chicago Plant After Three Days
A three day strike by guards at the Ford assembly plant in Chicago halted production. Officials said production would resume Monday as union and company officials reached a new contract replacing the one that expired June 1. Details of the agreement were not disclosed immediately.
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Chicago
Cune Ilvp
Ford
Baptists Close 31st General Conference with Services
North American Baptists end their 31st General Conference in Waco Hall with services and Sunday School sessions. Rev. John Wobie won runoff for vice moderator. Rev. Gideon Zimmerman and Rev. Lawrence Biewerkt also elected to key offices. Edmonton, Alberta will host the 32nd triennial in 1958 with four host churches.
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General Conference
North American Baptist General Conference
Waco
J. C. Gunst
Forest Park
Ill
Frank H. Woyke
Walter W
Waco Hall
Mond
John Wobie
Portland
Ore
Lawrence Biewerkt
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Gideon Zimmerman
Milwaukee
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Children
Tidwell Bible Building
Central Baptist Church
Twenty Ninth Street
Connor Avenue
Tidwell Bible Chapel
Toliver’s Chapel Baptist Church Chorus
Paul Zoschke
Brooklyn
N. Y
Richard Schilke
Nkarem Temple
Jo Sonnenberg
Chicago
Cameron Park
Mom Saves Sons Lives After Lye Ingestion
A mother in an Omaha neighborhood saved her three and four year old sons from poisoning after they ate lye found in the backyard. The children Leslie Patrick Jones and James Ray Jones were treated at Crippled Children’s Hospital where attendants reported they were in good condition and expected to be released soon.
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Leslie Patrick Jones
James Ray Jones
Crippled Children's Hospital
Roy Jones
North Twenty-third Street
Shriners Confront Room Shortage in Chicago Convention
Chicago sees a room crunch as 90 000 Shriners and families prepare for the Imperial Council session on July 11. Shrine housing director Hilding N. Johnson reports 14 000 hotel rooms booked with continued demand for more accommodations.
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Chicago
Imperial Council of the Shrine
Hilding N. Johnson
CIO Union Official Denies Commie Label
John J. Mullen of the CIO Steel Workers Union testified under oath that he has never been a Communist or aligned with the party. He contradicated FBI agents who said he had been a member, admitting only a surprise attendance at one party meeting from which he left quickly.
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Washington
John J. Mullen
CIO Steel Workers Union
Communist Party
Mullen
Clairton
FBI
Sen
Internal Security
Michael A. Musmanno
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Communist meeting in 1936 brought by steel workers organizer
In a 1936 Pittsburgh gathering, Mullen the director of political activity for the steel workers said George Powers, a steel workers organizer, took him to the meeting.
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Communist Party
Pittsburgh
Mullen
Steel Workers
George Powers
Powers and Mullen Conflict In Pittsburgh Hill Section Incident
In a yellow brick building in Pittsburgh’s Hill section one night Powers drove Mullen home. Mullen testified he raised concerns and urged Powers to remove him from the area, and Powers complied.
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Hill
Pittsburgh
Powers
Mullen
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