Amish Boycott Sparks $40,000 Damage Suit in Wooster
Andrew J. Yoder sues a Wooster bishop, a deacon, and two Old Order Amish ministers over a church Article 17 ban. Yoder says 1942 social ostracism and an economic boycott followed his withdrawal to a church allowing autos to help his daughter's medical needs. He alleges elders had no right to expel him or impose Article 17 after withdrawal.
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Wooster
Ohio
Old Order of Amish Mennonite Church
Andrew J. Yoder
Yoder
Dalton
Bunker Hill
Not expelled in Amish interdict case says Yoder
Yoder recounts a bleak life under the Amish interdict as neighbors shun him at funerals he must eat alone and at sales he is ignored. Church officials pressure his father to remove him from the family farm. He seeks damages and an injunction against continued application of Article 17.
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Yoder
Last Confederate Vet in Fannin Hopes to Hit 100
Bonham Texas and Fannin County honor Joseph Haden Whitsett known as Uncle Hade the county’s last surviving Confederate veteran born September 17 1847 in Glasgow Kentucky He arrived in Texas in 1853 and settled near Bonham He joined the Confederate Army in May 1864 at age 16 and served until June 1865 He married Betty Stone on March 18 1873 and later ran a farm and mercantile business now approaching his 100th birthday as a symbol of local history
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Texas
Bonham
Carlton College
Betty Stone
Sam Stone
Crime Wave Blamed on Police Low Pay in Postwar Era
An FBI agent charged that insufficient pay for city police fuels a postwar crime wave with murder rates higher than WWII battle fatalities. Galen N. Willis, FBI special agent, cited city pay scales as a key factor in rising violence in Houston.
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Houston
FBI
Galen N. Willis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Houston Police Face Exodus Over Low Pay and Crime Wave
In Houston, low pay has driven top police leaders from the force. Officials blame rising crime on inefficiency in police work and the easy access to firearms by criminals.
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Houston
Closet full of dresses and stylish brand new items
A shopper notes a closet full of dresses and a store packed with brand new styles. They mention a wife who enjoys shopping and pockets full of bills as part of the scene.
White Rock Lake Opens at Orangeville for Public Use
Chilton Hymer and Roy Richardson announce the May 1 opening of White Rock Lake at Orangeville for swimming and picnicking. The lake now measures 67 by 73 yards with a concrete bottom on half the area and is filled by pure spring water pumped at 210 gallons per minute. Tables will surround the lake for lunches and ample parking will be available. The site lies on Hymer's farm just west of the Orangeville store and invites inspection as a desired outing spot.
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Chilton Hymer
Roy Richardson
White Rock Lake
Orangeville
Mr. Hymer
Mr. Richardson
Jealous Miner Bites Wife's Nose in France
France. Wadas Skrochi, 22, a Polish coal miner, bit off the nose of his wife Carmen, 27, as she packed to leave. He sobbed that he must stay with her and that his sweetheart would not desert him. Gendarmes arrested him.
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France
Wadas Skrochi
Carmen
Vadas
First Nighter Opens With Humble Music Critic Tale
A London paper recounts a cub reporter eager to be a music critic who wins an assignment to cover a Queen's Hall concert. Before the first number he taps a neighbor and asks which are the cellos.
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London
Cub
Queen's Hall
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