Inverse Financial Wizard Dies at 60
Moses Thurman 60 died at Mount Sinai Hospital after a monthlong illness. Once jailed for forgery in 1925 he pyramided a $100 loan into nearly two million dollars. Pardoned in 1933 he rebuilt a life in business and philanthropy helping found the National Office Furniture Assn and serving as its first president while repaying most of the debt.
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New York
Moses Thurman
Mount Sinai Hospital
Turman
Sing Sing
National Office Furniture Assn
Vacation Bible School Opens at Boyce Baptist Church
The Poyce Baptist Church hosts its annual Vacation Bible School from Monday to Friday June 21, daily 9 to 11 30 a m with commencement on June 23. Led by Mrs William Luttrell the staff includes nursery beginners primary juniors and intermediates with Rev Paul Reiter and several chairmen and directors guiding activities. All local children are invited to attend.
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Poyce Baptist Church
William Luttrell
Raymond Carter
Barbara Ann White
Julian Clatterbuck
Ann Devers
Sandra Johnson
Preston Cornwell
Sally Shugars
Russell Shugars
Edgar Coffelt
Paul Reiter
Edith Rogers
Herbert Frazier
Richard Reiter
Robert Devers
J. R. Strode
J. H. Locke
Lightning kills three on Scranton golf course
A single bolt struck a oak shelter as rain chased golfers from Scranton Country Club. Eleven doctors on the scene found three dead and two caddies plus one golfer severely burned. Metal clubs acted as conductors. victims were Dr. Horace D. Birchard, Frederick DeWilde, and John W. Whitmore.
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Scranton Country Club
Horace D. Birchard
Scranton
Frederick DeWilde
Clark's
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Snapshot
A cluttered crossword list with numbered Across and Down clues including personal names, places, languages, and common words. Entries span from Girl's name to Malt beverage and New York canal with many missing or combined items.
Handley Library Kids Story Hour Returns This Summer
The Handley Library restarts a Thursday morning children’s story hour for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Sessions run each Thursday at 10 30 a m through August except July 4 with prizes for attendance and most books read. Sponsored by the Women’s Civic League and AAUW Winchester Branch volunteers and donors.
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Handley Library
Women's Civic League
Winchester
American Association of University Women
Grasshopper infestations increasing across multiple states
The report notes rising grasshopper problems from North Dakota to Nebraska and Minnesota with increasing alfalfa weevil in Idaho and Nevada, pear psyllia damage in Washington, heavy potato leafhopper in Delaware, cotton boll weevil activity in the Carolinas, and unusual screw worm levels in southern Georgia.
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North Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
Utah
Yakima
Wenatchee
Washington
Pennsylvania
Carolinas
Georgia
Mississippi
Geor
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Marilyn Monroe
Chuck
71St Infantry Regiment
the Prince
Radio City Music Hall
Free Milk Fund For Babies, Inc
William Randolph Hearst
Boyce Baptist Church
Firestone
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock ST
Daily Crossword
Layer
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New York Canal
Civic League and
AAUW
Carter Davis
Anna Allen
Helen Carson
Harry Lovett
W H. Pryor
Roy Wisecarver
By Science Service
Iowa
Illinois
Delaware
Gia
California
Selo
Wales
Omes
Vane
Loudoun St
American Finance Corp
Ament
Main &J
Gea
National Safety Council
Norwolk and Western
Radway
Norfolk and Western Public Service
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