Quarrel Leads to Death of Magazine Editor in Alley
Chicago police say a light was shone on the mysterious death of Ralph W. Thompson editor of the National Safety Council magazine when Harold L. Patterson Jr. appeared at the state's attorney's office and described striking Thompson during a Saturday night quarrel. Thompson's body was found in an alley.
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Chicago
Ralph W. Thompson
National Safety Council
Harold L. Patterson
Thompson
ILGWU Calls for Peace Talks and purge in CIO
The ILGWU led by David Dubinsky demands resumption of peace negotiations with the AFL and urges an immediate purge of Communistic influences in the CIO. The union claims a membership of 250000.
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John L. Lewis
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
American Federation of Labor
C. 31
Wedding Anniversary Symbols by Year
A list of traditional anniversary symbols for each year from first through seventy-fifth. It includes paper calico muslin silk wood iron copper bronze pottery tin crystal china silver pearl coral ruby sapphire gold emerald and diamond in the long enumeration.
Sausages in Ancient Texts Mentioned by Athanaeus
The world oldest cook books reference sausages described as orgae in a 500 BC manuscript by Athanaeus. Ancient sources also note a play about sausages dating to the same era.
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Athanaeus
Handwriting judged for character amid graphology doubts
Collier's Weekly notes that firms judge a prospective employee by handwriting but finds graphology scientifically weak. It points out how physical conditions, like near sightedness, can be mistaken for personality traits and that small writing is often misread as scholarly and precise.
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Collier’s Weekly
Barbers Incorporated as Barber Surgeons in 1461
The historical note states Edward IV's reign saw barbers incorporated as barber surgeons in 1461 and partaking in the healing art of barbery.
Half Reward Split in Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Half of the $25,000 New Jersey reward went to Walter Lyle, a Bronx gas station attendant who received $7,500 after taking a $10 ransom note, and Willie Allen, a Negro laborer who earned $5,000 for aiding in the case by finding the Lindbergh baby corpse. Lyle’s note of the license plate helped lead to Bruno Hauptmann, who was later executed for the crime.
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New Jersey
Walter Lyle
Willie Allen
Lyle
Bronx
New York
Allen
Sourland Mountain
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Youths Charged in Hammer Slaying and Grandfather Beating
In Rockford Illinois two youths allegedly beat Martin Pearson to death with a hammer to obtain $40. Gordon Malm and Wayne Montgomery, pictured with bandages, were captured in Iowa after a gasoline theft attempt led to an explosion. Both were held on murder and robbery charges.
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Martin Pearson
Gordon Malm
Rockford
Ill
Wayne Montgomery
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