Refugee Jeno Egri Finds Work and Support in California
Hungarian watchmaker Jeno Egri and his family arrived in California on December 5 as part of a larger airlift. Lacking tools and work, he received donated equipment from Lions Club and local unions, and a jewelry firm offered a job with a starter payday. His gratitude reflected the community effort.
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Jeno
California
America
Strifetorn
Hungary
Egri
George Allen
Watchmakers’ Union
Lions Clubs
Watchmaker's Local 101
Joseph Granat
Four Year Old Head Stuck in Steering Wheel
In San Jose California a four year old boy named Frank Costa Jr wedged his head through a steering wheel while his father was away from the parked pickup. A construction worker freed the boy as onlookers gathered and the father returned with a replacement wheel from a wrecking yard.
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San Jose
Calif
Frank Costa
Frank Sr
Frank
Restive East German Students Warned by Factory Workers
Workers at Buna chemical works warned Halle students that attempts to undermine the Red regime will not be tolerated. The letter, published in Neues Deutschland, accused students of imitation of Poland’s nationalist trend and urged loyalty to East Germany.
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Berlin
East Germany
Halle
Buna Chemical Works
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Poland
Moscow
Third Set of Twins Born to Woman
Mrs. Betty Duffield 29 of Sherwood Ore gave birth to twin daughters Cheryl Lynn and Carol Lee in Portland on Monday marking her third set of twins. Her earlier multiples occurred in 1952 and 1954 with a boy and a girl each time.
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Portland
Ore
Betty Duffield
Sherwood
Cheryl Lynn
Carol Lee
Fortune Doesn't Smile on Man With That Name
KEOKUK IOWA George Fortune 53 trapped in a phone booth could not open the door. He called police with a dime and was advised to pull not push. Officers charged him with intoxication and he spent three days in the city jail.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Fortune
George Fortune
George
Wartime Foes Form Meatpacking Firm In Philadelphia
Two former combatants from opposing armies in World War I unite in business here. W. W. Keen Buterer, once a major in the U S 34th Division, and Herbert Nussbaumer, a former major in Germanys Afrika Korps, run Seuer's meatpacking firm producing hot dogs liver wurst and bologna. The item also notes Zane Grey novel sales figures.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Keen Buterer
U. S
Herbert Nussbaumer
Germany
Afrika Corps
North Africa
Italy
Seuer
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Rowm Beneficial Finance Co
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