Former Slave Mathew Carter Dies in Columbus at 106
Mathew Carter born as a slave in Phenix City Alabama died Sunday in Columbus Ohio at age 106. He left 72 descendants including 7 children 27 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren. The source notes two unrelated trivia questions about actress Eleanora Duse with her last appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in Ibsen's Lady From the Sea.
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Carter
Phenix City
Ala
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Ibsen
Condon Calls for Review of Loyalty Cases
Dr Edward A Condon former head of the U S Bureau of Standards urged the government to review loyalty probe cases and make honorable amends for those badly affected Speaking at a Bill of Rights banquet he did not reference his own resignation from his government post in 1951 amid attacks by the House Committee on un American Activities
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Los Angeles
Edward A. Condon
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Dr. Condon
Department of Physics
Washington University
St. Louis
House On American Activities Committee
San Diego Couple Seeks to Legalize Questionable Marriage
A San Diego couple consulted attorney Charlie Karpinski about divorce finding they were not legally married. They were advised that the marriage was not valid and returned the next day seeking guidance on making the union legal.
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San Diego
Calif
Charlies Karpinski
Bulldozer Operator Held in Fatal Oysterman Shooting
In Colonial Beach Virginia 46 year old bulldozer operator Robert Shuman was jailed in Montross on a murder charge after a fatal shotgun shooting of 31 year old oysterman Latane Worrell. A preliminary hearing was set. Worrell recently moved from Alexandria to tong oysters and lived aboard a boat with his brother.
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Colonial Beach
Westmoreland County
Montross
Latane Worrell
Oysterman Commonwealth
F. F. Chandler
Robert Shuman
Worrell
Alexandria
Tong
W. J. Skinner
Chandler
Shuman
Skinner
Louis Tate
Kidney Transplant Patient Improves at Virginia Hospital
The Medical College of Virginia reports Bill Merriman continues to improve and his transplanted kidney functions well after a rare operation last Thursday. The donor, his brother Sam Merriman, is in good condition. The seventh such transplant and Bill’s only life hope, the Merrimans are from Oklahoma City.
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Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Bill Merriman
Bill
Sam
Merrimans
Oklahoma City
How's Your IQ How to Score From 100 Questions Daily
A reader self tests IQ with a 10 day course based on 100 questions. Scores classify memory, very superior, excellent and good. Page 2 lists correct answers and a humorous Bennett quote about taste.
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American Samoa
Statue Stolen From Church Nativity Scene
Thieves took a four foot tall figure of Joseph from a Nativity scene on the lawn of Christ Lutheran Church in Columbus Ohio. The incident was reported locally with no injuries noted and investigators labeled the theft as a suspicious intrusion. A separate ad for a Singer Sewing Center offered sewing machines at reduced prices.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph
Christ Lutheran Church
Looking with Luke physicians and florists
A concise note lists Luke as a theme pairing with physicians surgeons florists and washing machines in a terse catalog style. The fragment suggests a mixed column of professionals and objects without a clear narrative or event.
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglass
A dinner with a family prompts reflections on parenting and early social drinking. The boy is served a non alcoholic drink while the parents order cocktails, illustrating cautious social training that may backfire. The writer cautions that starting to drink raises a real risk of future problem drinking or alcoholism for many.
Safecracker Hauls Up To Fifty Thousand In Loot
A foreign currency firm in Rockefeller Center reported a weekend burglary in which a safecracker stole between 50 000 and 100 000 in U S and foreign currency and money orders. The thief had a key to 48 W 50th Street and forced open the safe.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
U.S
W. 50Th St
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