Parishioners Lose $40 000 on Priest Advice and Trust
Parishioners at St Peter's Catholic Church lost about $151 000 to investments urged by Father O'Brien. The funds disappeared through stock schemes run by promoters. the church trustees and officials seek restitution while Father O'Brien, now elderly and nearly penniless, faces investigations and potential legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex James M. O'Brien
St Peter’s Catholic Church
Wildcat Stork
St Peter's
Mather
Briens
Hrigtwas
St. Agnes
Baltimore
Norfolk Dock Parley Aims at War Department Property Sale
Norfolk officials and Rear Admiral Rensen conferred on the Norfolk base property with MoD, seeking to resolve the bulkhead, railway link, and clearance issues. The War Department plans further negotiations to satisfy both the city and military needs and finalize transfer of property.
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Yesterson Oh
Admiril Rensen
Moar
Norfolk City
Firewria
Tme
Ce Panne
War Department
Rival's Mammy Statue Sparks Artist Clash in D.C. Studio
Ulric J. Dunbar, famed National Capital sculptor, accuses fellow artist George Julian Zolnay of stealing his Mammy statue concept. He cites years of alleged appropriation across models of Confederate memorials and a Leesburg tribute, warning art here faces ongoing turmoil as debates flare.
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Ulric
J. Dunbar
Art
Gome
Acranes Rosemian
Robert Love Taylor
Tennessee
South
Dunbar
Senate
George Julian Zolnay
Arts Club
Zot
Zolnay
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Zolnay
Dunbar Says In General Criticism of Mr. Zolnay
Fifteenth
H Fieeta
Bachrach Taken In New York On Bad Check Charge
Tarry Bachrach an attorney was taken into custody in New York for passing a $400 bad check. He faced embezzlement charges from Chatham Phoenix National Bank in New York, with Torrillo suing for $5,000. Detectives Tugpedor and Clifford said they would seek transfer to local jurisdiction after Bachrach’s release on bond. Police officers found he had left his northwest residence with his family. The New York charge was to be heard Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarry B. Bachrach
New York
Joseph Torrile
Rachrach
Chatham Phoenia National Bank
Torrillo
Tugpedor Cliff
Bachrach
Nervous Breakdown Postspones Wedding
The marriage of Alonzo Bliss, son of a real estate holder, to Miss Margaret V. Mangan was postponed for at least two weeks after Miss Mangan suffered a nervous breakdown in the heat. A physician is overseeing her care as license clerk had filed for a license with Rev. T. A Walsh set to perform the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo, Bliss
Margaret V. Mangan
W J. Mangan
Mangan
Drop To 85 Degrees As Cool Wave Begins
The heat wave faded with a high of 83 degrees and a shift toward cooler conditions. Cloudy unsettled weather is forecast with showers expected tomorrow. Regional temps ranged from 100 to 106 degrees in several cities, while snow changes were noted in cooler air moving through the central and eastern United States.
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Yume
Phoenix
Ariz
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Abilene
el Paso
Tex
Roswell
Mex
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio
Upper
Mississinp Valleys
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain
City Front Yard Needs Cleaning Says Vigilant Citizens
Citizens critique health department officials led by Dr William C Fowler for not launching weed control on city front yards They note the municipal building lawn at Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania is overgrown and strewn with debris from Shrine conclave If owners fail to trim weeds after notice the city will clean up and bill the taxpayer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
William C Fowler
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania
Merchants Oppose Class Discount Plan
Charles J. Columbus of the Merchants and Manufacturers association condemns class discounts in a letter to Gertrude M. McNally. He says such pricing favors some customers over others and harms business integrity, and the association will not tolerate it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Columbus
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
Bia Association
Gertrude M. McNally
Federal Employee Union
Mise McNally
Lunacy Examination Asked For De Brodes
De Brodes Geirs2 Vieter We Brodes, an attorney, who shot and killed his mother Mrs. Frances G. De Brodes, on June 16, will be brought before a jury tomorrow for examination as to his sanity. Attorneys Lambert and Thomas, counsel for the accused, have arranged with Peyton Gordon, district attorney, for De Brodes appearance. The tragedy occurred at 1170 Street Northerly shortly after De Brodes returned from New York where he was employed by the Veterans Bureau branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geirs2
Vieter We Brodes
Frances G. de Brodes
Lambert and
Thomas
Peyton Gordon
de Brodes
New York
Veterans Bureau Branch
Wife Found Unconscious in Gas-Filled Room
Mrs Tassie Gevinson aged 35 was discovered in her home at 53 E Street Northwest with a gas jet open. Her husband Samuel Gevinson smelled gas, forced the bathroom door, found her unconscious, and she was treated at Casualty hospital where doctors said she would recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tassie Gevinson
E Street Northwest
Samuel Gevinson
Casualty Hospital
Wife Seeks Court Ad To Obtain Share Of Domicile Sale
Mrs. Martha Gulick seeks court action to halt her estranged husband Robert A. Gulick from handling proceeds of their home sale at 714 A Street Northeast, claiming he omitted alimony and threatened to spend funds on another woman while she was ill. The case names trustees Harry B. Pitta and Morton J. Lachs and notes a prior alimony award of $50 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
A Street
Mra Gertruds M. Swann
William H. Swann
District Supreme Court
Neudeckar
Turtle 150 Years Old Creaks Like Ox Cart
A turtle left in the Tonga islands by Captain James Cook in 1778 was found last month by Captain E. T. Pollock, governor of American Samoa, according to a Navy Department report. Pollock described the reptile as blind and walking with a croaking sound like an ox cart, noting its extreme age despite the species’ longevity records.
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Tonga Islands
James Cook
E. T. Potlock
American Samoa
Navy Department
Pollock
Hines and Owsley Inspect Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hospitals
Director Hines and Alvin Owsley toured Walter Reed hospital praising its condition and work. They then visited Mount Alto on Wisconsin avenue to discuss planned improvements and model status under the veterans bureau.
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Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Alvin Owsley
American Legion
Walter Reed Hospital
Owsley
Mount Alto Hospital
Wisconsin Avenue
Gen. Hines
Mount Alto
Bureau
Senator Reed
Pittsburgh
Aspinwall
Ita Uze
Erie
Soldiers and Sailors
Georgia
the American Legion
Atlanta
Tuskegee
South
Dead Man's First Wife Sues Over Alienation of Affections
Mrs Marle L. Osgood, former wife of the late Whitman Osgood, filed a District Supreme Court alienation suit against Mrs Thalla Perry for 150000 dollars. The case involves claims the second wife influenced the deceased. Probate proceedings contest the will as to mental competence and undue influence.
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Marle L. Osgood
Whitman Osgood
District Supreme Court
Mra Thalla Perry
Osgood
Gagood
Watertown
Oak
Bel Air
Rose O. Brillhart
James W Osgood
Brillhart
Local schools to group pupils by mental tests this fall
The school board approved Miss Jessie LaSalle as supervising principal to establish a bureau of educational research. Pupils will be regraded into rapid, average, and slow divisions starting in September with testing at Columbia Junior High as a model. The plan aims to tailor instruction by capability, not age, and to expand testing across districts.
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Jessie LaSalle
Bureau of Educational Research
Ballou
Miss la Salle
Department of Education
Miss LaSalle
Cinsaes
Columbia
Washington
Hallay
Hurdau
Stri¢Cken
Congress
Parsons
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Southern Raway
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American Security and Trodt Company
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Wankington
Washington Ghe Light Company
Waaghington Gas
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