Happy Birthday Scout Movement Turns 50 Worldwide
A birth anniversary notes the 50th anniversary of Scouting becoming national in England under Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell. He wrote Scouting for Boys in 1908 and later expanded to serve the United States in 1910. The movement aims to train boys through honor and initiative, with benefits over strict military obedience.
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England
Robert
Baden-Powell
South Africa
Mafeking
United States
District of Columbia
U. S
Election in Guatemala Stirs Newsroom Curiosity
The piece notes Guatemala voters chose three presidential candidates last Sunday but still await results days later. It contrasts Latin American electoral delays with U S perceptions of democracy and leadership amid a volatile political scene.
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United States
Guatemala
Sleeper coaches offer cost cuts on midwinter rail travel
A couple finds value in cheaper coach travel along with fewest passengers per car and reserved seating, comparing Pul lman comfort. The Burlington Zephyr runs Slumbercoach cars between Chicago and Colorado with near full occupancy. Baltimore and Ohio will add Siesta Coaches between Washington and Chicago.
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Burlington
Chicago
Colorado
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Guatemala Vote Leaves Congress to Decide Winner
Guatemala's July election produced three main candidates Gen. Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Lt Col Jose Cruz Salazar and Mario Mendez Montenegro with Ydigoras leading but none exceeding 51 percent. Provisional figures show Ydigoras over 140000 votes Monte negro about 98238 and Cruz Salazar 7768 triggering a congressional decision to pick the winner.
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Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
Democratic Reconciliation
New York Times
Jose Cruz- Salazar
Middlehoad National Democratic Movement
Armas
Mario Mendez Montenegro
Partido Revoluncionario
Ydigoras
Montenegro
Col. Cruz Salazar
Guatemala
Congress
U.S
Arbenz
Editorial Digest Highlights From The Preparing Papers
A digest of editorials from 40 newspapers arriving at the office today surveys major opinions on national policy, economy, and public affairs. It captures varied angles, noting concerns over governance, industry, and social issues across multiple regions.
Michael Straus Jacobs Dies at 72 After Boxing Career
From The Star files five years ago 1953 notes the retirement of Michael Straus Jacobs, a famed boxing figure, who died of a heart attack at age 72. The item also mentions a $1.5 million Philadelphia fire, possible arson, 25 new city parking meters, chicken thefts at Hayfield, and local social events including a wedding anniversary and Anne Kern returning from New York.
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Michael Straus Jacobs
Philadelphia
Wta
Beauty contest winners named at Handley Auditorium
Ten years ago in 1948 Mrs. Gloria Dorsey won first prize with Miss Liz Baker second and Mrs. Helen Peltoer third. A heavy snowstorm affected the Atlantic Coast as New York faced cold and a six inch snowfall hit Winchester area while traffic kept moving. Reports of trouble piled up from the north and west.
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Gloria Dorsey
Handley Auditorium
Liz Baker
Helen Peltoer
Atlantic
New York City
New England
Winchester
Baltimore Printing Plant Fire Wrecks $400000. Three Firemen Killed
A 1908 blaze in a Baltimore printing plant caused $400000 in damage and claimed the lives of three firefighters. Also noted: Miss Mary Hillyard, 18, broke her arm at a skating rink. James Fisher of Marlboro works on a tenant house nearing completion.
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Baltimore
Mary Hillyard
James W. Hillyard
James Fisher
Marlboro
How's Your I Q based on 100 questions 10 days
A trivia style excerpt lists a scoring scale from 9 to 10 correct equals Memory Genius to 1 correct for low results and mentions a page 2 answer key. It also cites Manuel Roxas death in 1948 and a mix of general knowledge questions about Hadassah Esther and Szeged. It notes a 1957 baseball stat by Deron Johnson and a US postage rate comparison.
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Manuel Roxas
Hadassah
Esther
Matthew Walker
Becket Bend
Clinch
U. S
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Russia
Paul Rhodes
Douglas Bell
U.S. Office of Education
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Quakies
Soviet Union
Dorothy Overcash
Thomas Polehamus
Clifton Titus
Hayfield
Roy A. Larrick
Anne Brooke Kern
New York
I. Q
Deron Johnson
Binghamton
N.Y
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Belgium
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Sweden
Cincinnati Redlegs
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