Unemployed marine officer held after Buck shooting
Charles Van Newkirk of Amherst New Hampshire admitted firing a .38 revolver at former Congressman Ellsworth Buck on the Richmond borough hall steps. He faced felonious assault charges as Buck, hospitalized in Staten Island, remained in satisfactory condition with doctors predicting a full recovery. The incident followed a Monday afternoon confrontation in Buck's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ellsworth B. Buck
N. Y
Staten Island
Charles van Newkirk
Amherst
N. H
Buck
Richmond Borough Hall
Congress Marines Up Atlantic Pact Backing
The North Atlantic treaty for military cooperation faces ratification but doubt remains on arming Europe. Senate hearings could start next week, with possible executive session. a $2 billion arms program to defend Europe against Soviet attack is under debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Europe
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Truman
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Forrest C. Donnell
Foreign Relations Committee
Buck Seeks Reinstate in Merchant Marine
A report notes Buck's push to have him reinstated in the Merchant Marine while Rent with a Classified discusses his prior refusal to talk with the claimant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Marine
Buck
Pressmen strike halts Washington area newspaper publication
In Washington DC the city’s four major dailies the Washington Post and the afternoon Times Herald News and Star did not publish as pressmen of Local 6 AFL staged a wildcat stoppage. Union sources say early editions of afternoon papers likely will not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greater
Washington Post
Washington Times- Herald
Afternoon Times-Herald
The
News
the Star
International Pressmen’s Union
AFL
Washington Publishers Association
Release Pairings For Y Ping Pong Tournament
The YMCA senior division pairings for the ping pong tournament were announced by Artemas Brown. The juniors' pairings will be released Thursday. The event is set for Thursday evening April 7 at the YMCA gym with play starting at seven. Spectators are welcome. matches will run on five or six tables and all players must be present by seven. Singles wrap up before doubles. The tournament uses double elimination. Senior matches include Humble vs Kiene and others. many entrants receive byes to round two. Doubles feature matches such as O Reschley and R Reschley versus Fulton and Graber.
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YMCA
Humble
Kiene
C. Reschley
Sweet
Montgomery
Shannon
Kaster
Brewer
Bob Clark
Fulton
Dale Brown
Duncan
B. Reschley
Burkholder
V. Reschley
Bill Hatcher
Schmitt
Leland Schmitt
Stephens
O. Reschley
R. Reschley
Graber
Hatcher
Brown
Clark
Brew
Price of Steel Shows Decline
Inland Steel Go cut its price on steel rails by six dollars a ton. Industry observers predicted price breaks would spread through steel catalogs. Negotiations between steel company operators and CIO United Steelworkers may delay broader cuts. Cascading costs and falling demand press on steel prices as postwar sellers markets fade.
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Pittsburgh
Inland Steel Go
Phil Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Embezzler Ready To Face Charges in New York Trial
Richard Henderson Crowe, accused of embezzling 884660 dollars from his New York bank employers, awaited return to New York to face trial after being arrested in a Tampa bar. He offered little resistance to removal and shrugged at hiring an attorney.
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Tampa
Fla
Richard Henderson Crowe
New York
Hospital Admissions and Births in Brighton and Surrounding Areas
Admitted yesterday were B. C. Tracey of Brighton medical Mrs A McLarmore R medical David McLaughlin 403 N Main medical Mrs Hiram Phillips West Chester surgical. Dismissed today Mrs James Meeks and her son Brighton. Birth today at 8 14 am a son to Mr and Mrs Armour Carlin 1828 N Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Tracey
Brighton
A. McLarmore
David McLaughlin
N. Main
Hiram Phillips
West Chester
James Meeks
Mrs. Armour Carlin
N. Marion
DAR Members Meet With Mrs H Wilson
Daughters of the American Revolution members met at Mrs Harve Wilson home with co host Mrs F R Mauthe. Elizabeth Dawson regent presided and reports on the Des Moines state convention were given. Members discussed world government and staged a short Washington cabinet drama. The 24 attendeeswere served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harve Wilson
Daughters of the American Revolution
F. R. Mauthe
Elizabeth Dawson
J. E. Lemmon
DAR
Des Moines
Ralph Minick
E. M. McConaughy
Washington
Chicago council meeting to be guarded by police
Dr. Maude Slye chair of the Chicago council of arts sciences and professions asked police protection for a Civic Opera House gathering expected to draw about 3500. She said messages would be read from George Bernard Shaw and other European figures barred from attending in person by a State Department ruling, aiming for a tolerant discussion on world problems for peace.
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Chicago
Chicago Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions
Civic Opera House
Maude Slye
Council
University of Chicago
New York
Slye
George Bernard Shaw
U.S. State Department
Crowe arraigned on federal charges in Florida arrest
Crowe, 41, was arraigned and held on a 100000 bond after being picked up in a Daytona Beach bar. He waived return to New York as federal removal was ordered by Judge Barker. His wife Honoria vanished from their Staten Island home as FBI Director Hoover announced the arrest.
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Crowe
Hillsborough County
New York
William J. Barker
Honoria
Staten Island
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Daytona Beach
Fla
Nitrogen fertilizer use in US rises postwar demand
Consumption in the United States has more than doubled from prewar levels and is expected to keep rising in the coming years. A brisk demand is noted and if production expands Farmers would likely absorb most of the increase locally, leaving only small export quantities unless a set aside program is adopted.
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United States
Goodes Celebrate 60th Anniversary at Blakesburg Home
Mr and Mrs Samuel Goodes marked sixty years of marriage with eight children present at their Blakesburg home. About eighty five relatives joined a noon dinner with an anniversary cake and open house in the afternoon. The couple wed in Andalusia Illinois and later farmed near Blakesburg before retiring to town. Attendees included Raymond Hasty Clara Faulkner Dean Hasty Lester Goode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blakesburg
Samuel Goode
Mrs. Goode
Andalusia
Ill
Raymond Hasty
Clara Faulkner
Dean Hasty
Iowa City
Lester Goode
Columbus Junction
Honor Officers at Pythian Sisters Meet
After last night's Pythian Sisters gathering in the K P hall seven past chiefs entertained the officers. Refreshments and gifts were provided. Mrs Les Woods, most excellent chief, led the meeting. Invitations were read from Brighton lodge for an April 14 school of instruction and from West Chester lodge for April 22. A Mother's Day party was planned for April 29 with Mrs Lehrer and Mrs Lyle Godfrey in charge. Past chiefs listed and assisting them named.
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Pythian Sisters
K. P. Hall
Les Woods
Brighton Lodge
Hubert Lohrer
West Chester Lodge
Lehrer
Lyle Godfrey
Charles Crone
Cverald Moothart
Ralph Martin
Clarence Shaffer
Owen Grecian
Francis Crone
Gus Reinert
George Baker
Ernest Miller
Warren Stewart
Godfrey
Mrs Allen Hosts Wayland TT Group in Easter Social
Mrs. BB. C. Allen hosted Chapter 1 of Percy Monday at her daughter Mrs. L. J. Zehr home in Wayland. Twenty members attended with Naomi Anderson and Mrs. Blaine DeYarman of Olds as guests. Mrs. Edwin Saltzman of Olds led the business session and a social hour followed with Easter season refreshments. A Dutch auction definition was included.
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Wayland
BB. C. Allen
Percy
L. J. Zehr
Naomi Anderson
Blaine DeYarman
Olds
Edwin Saltzman
Mixers Bring Soap to Tuesday YWCA Meeting
YWCA Mixers club members filled the Tuesday night session with knitting leather tooling and tile painting at the YWCA room. Bars of soap were placed on the desk for shipment to Eldri Dieson in Japan for use by Japanese YWCA workers.
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YWCA
Eldri Dieson
Japan
Edna McCarty
George Masson
Doris Ford
Vegetable Dyes List of Historic Dyes Mentioned
The text cites Brazil wood logwood madder annotto yellow oak bark turmeric indigo sumac alder berry root and red sandalwood as major vegetable dyes, reflecting a historical inventory of natural color sources used for dyeing.
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Brazil
This Week's Hero: C. S. Lemmon Celebrates 50 Years
A personal tribute nominates C. S. Lemmon for This Week's Hero. Brother of the writer, he arrived in Washington fifty years ago and helped secure a job as a pharmacist. Congratulations to a pioneer businessman on his fiftieth anniversary at his current location.
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C. S. Lemmon
Washington
Honor J. Custers at Anniversary Dinner
Mr and Mrs Ed Custer hosted a Monday evening dinner in their home for the sixth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs James Custer. Guests included Mr and Mrs Robert Garland and Linda, Mr and Mrs Alvin Jones and children, Mr and Mrs William Lemaster and Mr and Mrs Dale Duttweiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Custer
James Custer
Robert Garland
Linda
Alvin Jones
William Lemaster
Dale Duttweiler
Aristophanes Father of Comedy in Ancient Athens
The article notes Aristophanes, the Athenian dramatist from around 450 to 380 BC, as the father of comedy. It highlights his role in shaping ancient Greek humorous theatre and his lasting influence on the genre.
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Aristophanes
Group One Stages Chester Corps Social
West Chester group one of the Woman’s Relief corps held a social at Federated church with 35 attendees. Chairman Mrs Harold Miller led the event which raised 5.15 dollars as members read biographies and Ida Hough spoke on presidents of the United States, with Easter themed refreshments.
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West Chester
Clarence Lynn
Clyde.Dawson
Wilber West
Lynn
Ida Hough
United States
Mrs Mattes Hosts St James Club Meeting
Nineteen members of the St James Study club met with Mrs John Mattes Tuesday evening. The lesson covered the Feast of the Tabernacle and the parable of the Good Shepherd. A social hour followed with refreshments served.
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St. James Study Club
John Mattes
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Walgreen Products
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Ainsworth
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Mrs. Mattes
St. James Club
C. V. Grall
John W. Lee
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