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School officials promptly suspended 18 of Melvin Bridge's assailants, four of his avengers. A grand jury found Rosen guiltless, let him go. Baltimore's School Board started an investigation of anti-Semitic activities in Baltimore's schools; Jewish David Emrich Weglein, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and a 'group of prominent Jewish citizens followed suit...
Last week Philadelphia Republicans went to their primary polls, gave Politician Wilson 168,106 votes to Student Hadley's 145,205. Sheriff Richard Weglein, who claimed to be "the only real Republican of the lot," ran a poor third. As expected, Democratic Boss John Bernard ("Jack") Kelly, contractor and famed oarsman, took the Democratic nomination for Mayor hands down. His winning ticket-mate for District Attorney was Curtis Bok, liberal young grandson of the late Publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis...
...simple. Because of the confusion within that party no less than 19 Republicans filed as candidates for Mayor. Of these, eleven remained on the ballot for next week's primary. Compromise was impossible because none of the three leading candidates would give an inch for party unity. Sheriff Richard Weglein, for 25 years boss of "Brewerytown," thought he ought to be Mayor because he is "the only real Republican of the lot." The Penrose faction of the Republican machine threw its support to City Treasurer WillB Hadley for Mayor. Also definitely in the Republican race was a newcomer named Samuel...
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