Bertha Mooney Denied Share Of Corton Estate
Judge B B Stiles ruled Bertha Mooney is excluded from the Corton estate intestate share because she was not adopted during the adopting parent’s lifetime. The $150,000 plus estate is to be divided among other heirs, with one fourth to a hospital and the rest in equal parts to the siblings and descendants of John Corton.
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Bertha Mooney
John Corton
B. B. Stiles
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co
Sarah Mooney Corton
G. W. Corton
G. W. Cortas
Supreme Court
St. Francis Hospital
J. L. Garton
Corton
Myrtie Cort
Hubbard
Menauvare
Washington, D. C
CG. E. Pike
W. Leon Belt
Ertha Mooney
Toye
Stiles
Handwoven Run Prize Tells a Soldier's Story
A Detroit store window shows a handwoven rug woven by Sergt Alfred Tess AEF who died after years of service. His mother Mrs George Hess prizes the rug at 1.6 million dollars and the tale of its creation reflects the aftermath of war and sacrifice in a period piece from a downtown storefront.
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Detroit
Mich
Tts
George Hess
Sergt
Alfred Tess
Marine
Navy maneuvers at Guantanamo test radio control battleship
In a landlocked harbor commanders test ships and crew during annual maneuvers near Guantanamo Bay. Aboard the California class battleships, radio control guides the target vessel to simulate real battle charges for gunners and planners, while land and sea exercises build tactical skill and physical fitness for sailors.
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Iowa
Las
Guantanamo
California
New York
Oklahoma
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Gulf of Guacanavabo
Suips
Gulf of Guacanayabo
Camplete
Naval Station
United States
Lana
Southern
U S Menus Afteras Science Makes Food Discoveries
Washington March 29 The agriculture department reports radical changes in the family menu driven by science. Tangetos a blend of tangerine and grapefruit tops breakfast tables while cas sina a wild plant drink gains popularity. The dasheen replaces some potatoes as a drier richer staple and peanut bread mixes peanut and wheat flour for a nourishing loaf. Dolitus rice offers a gentler cooking method to serve with gravy at Sunday dinner.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Agricultural Department
Rainmaking method to disperse clouds and fogs
Dr. L Francis Warren has developed a rainmaking idea using charged sand sprayed from aircraft to dissociate cloud particle charges and promote coalescence. Dr. R B Moore of the US Bureau of Mines notes tests show a slate airplane can dissipate a cloud a mile long and 1,000 feet deep in minutes with about 100 pounds of charged sand, estimating higher voltages and better charging could enhance effects. Fog fate remains untested but promising for cities and airfields.
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Washington, D. C
L. Francis Warren
R. B. Broore
Associated Press
Moore
United States Bureau of Mines
Warren
Broore
Bas J
Moors
Ir. Moore
London
San Francisco
Lost Golf Ball Start of End for This Marriage
New York March 29 George A Symon of Jersey City sought a divorce in Jersey City chancery court amid four years of domestic strife sparked by a September golf course incident. Mrs Edna Symon alleged desertion and abusive conduct including threats and late night arguments while Symon claimed reconciliation attempts failed and old tensions lingered.
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New York
George A. Symon
Jersey City
Edna C. Symon
Symon
Bentley
Cure
Get a 7 point complete season Meg on your anto
Advertisement promoting a seven point complete season. Mentions Meg on your anto from W. W. Wyant and assigns the offer to the reader in concise marketing language. No additional details or dates are provided.
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Meg
W. W. Wyant
Inland built ships voyage down to the gulf in safety
New Orleans reports the inland constructed U S Army transport ships Gen. Frank M. Cox and Gen. John McE. Hyde arriving after inland build in Charleston West Virginia area. The 450 ton ships 150 feet long 28 feet beam draw 10 feet carry 36 crew reach New London Connecticut and San Francisco via the Panama Canal. Mascot monkey Jacko causes mischief aboard.
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New Orleans
Allegheny Mountains
United States
Frank M. Cox
John McE. Hyde
Dave J. Allen
Water Transport Division
Gulf
Cox & Stephens
Marine ‘Architects
Charleston
W. Va
Servicia
Atlantic
New London
Frank MM. Cox
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Lewin
Jacko
Allen
Calro Tom
Tam
Tom
Igo
Colored water prank at local cakewalk prompt arrest
Barnesville Ohio March 29 a local cakewalk ended with a prank when a young man added brown coloring to a jug of water and directed friends to drink it. Police were alerted and he was taken to headquarters after a frenzied explanation, then released.
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Barnesville
Ghosts of Eskimos Slain by Russians Haunt Alaska Tales
Anchorage March 29 natives of Alaska believe spirits of Aleuts massacred under Shelikoff and others lurk in the volcanoes of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. They hold nightly revels and erupt to threaten invaders, link eruptions to avenging spirits, and cite Chirikof Island murders as proof.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Shelikoff
Daranoff
Chirikoff
Alaskan
Aleutian Archipelago
Chirikof Island
Chirikolf
Nick Galkema
Aleutians
Egyptian jewelry craze fuels high demand for scarabs and turquoise
New York March 29. Cavalry merchants report a surge in Egyptian themed pieces. Scarab rings and signet rings with hieroglyphs, gold cobra bracelets, turquoise beads, and cornelian beads are highly sought. Cornelians, once worn by ancient Egyptians, appear in long red cord necklaces and earrings shaped as scarabs or dowlers.
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New York
Unnamed New Jersey Towns Merge Near New York
New York report notes merger of West Bank towns in New Jersey creating a new 100,000 population neighbor city to Greater New York. Possible name North Hofizon floated. government seat may sit in Union Hill area. Announcement mentions consolidating Weehawken North Bergen and Suttenders.
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Jersey
New York
New Jersey
West Bank of the Hudson
Greater
Gary. Silver
Weat
North Bergen
Weehawken
Suttenders
Union Hill
North Hofizon
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