Disasters Hit Five Regions Worldwide In Weekend Turmoil
A weekend of disasters left scores dead and widespread damage. A small Atlantic hurricane moved toward Florida coast while France faced its worst fires since the war, killing at least 78 and burning vast acreage. Pacific Northwest earthquakes caused shaking with no major casualties. Alaska and Seattle reported power outages and damaged water lines as fires raged in six western states. Seismographs in England and New York logged severe tremors with uncertain epicenters.
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Florida
France
Pacific Northwest
Ketchikan
Alaska
Maine
Seattle
At & Am
Miami
Payete National Forest
Idaho
Yellowstone Natunal Park
Wyoming
Sucbee
Army Proving
St. Maurice En Haunt
West Bromwich
England
Saow
Himalaya
Ham
New York
Fordham, University
University
American Men Earn More Than Russians
Paris August 23 A central Mor wemian survey notes Americans are better off than Russians. The Economic Cooperation Administration issue a booklet detailing U S and Russia trips by separate delegations. It claims an American worker eats bread faster, buys meat quicker, and can buy a suit after shorter hours than a Russian worker. The report credits U S democracy with solving problems and cites Norwegian views from visits in 1843 and a three week U S tour last January.
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Paris
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marstall Plan
U. S
Russia
Geparate
Norwegia General Federation of Trash Unions
United States
Osage Indian Show Place May Open
Osage county records rise in visitors while Osage museum at Agency Hill remains closed. A Pawhuska group led by Glen Dyke seeks to reopen the Osage Indian museum, which houses relics of the 2228 Indians moved from Kansas. The agency site hosts the famed lease sale that enriched the tribe from the Burbank oil field. The Chamber of Commerce and Fog Site staff assisted 35 locals at a Lap Stop inquiry about the museum.
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Pi—Pawhuska
Osage County
Eles
Agency Hil
Pawhuske Group
Glen Dyke
Pic~imate
Muse
Kansas
Saga
Stadt
Burbank
Chamber of Commerce
Area Schools Complete Plans For New Year
Area schools outline enrollment for August 26 with early bus runs and a late start on September 1. Birth certificates required for enrollment. six new teachers join for 1949 50, including Elen Crutemeld and Odie Lawrence.
Latta Gym Renamed Auditorium and School Updates
Latta school announced renovations turning Latta Gym into part of a new auditorium complex. A teachers meeting and enrollment day are planned for August, with driver training and general safety added to the curriculum. Textbooks will be state-furnished for elementary grades, lunch program costs set, and staff listed amid structural improvements and new audio-visual equipment.
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Latta
Sita
Toriwenes
Morsay
Supp
Stegail
Abe Kymmasiun
Adizoricon Warkmes
Thessehook
Bob Cason
Latto
Kathkeen
Thompson
Jack Presley
A. H. King
Batta Consolidated
Tulsa Antenna Work Halted After 10-Pound Iron Fall
In Tulsa Oklahoma on August 22 a 10-pound angle iron fell 400 feet from a tower on the National Bank of Tulsa building, halting antenna construction per Police Chief J W Holmsworth. A worker was struck and a Supulpa woman was injured by falling debris. Proposals seek 2192900 for a selvage system and 920000 for city parks and pools improvements.
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TELSA
Okla
National Bank of Tulsa
al Sandstill
J. W. Holmsworth
Protestant Church Members Are Many
New York reports that about 60 percent of Americans are Protestant, 3 percent Roman Catholic, 6 percent Jewish, with others including Russian and Greek Orthodox and Buddhists. The Methodist Church remains the largest Protestant denomination with 8.1 million members, followed by the Northern Baptist Convention at 491,982 members.
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New York
United States
Christian Herald
Rodox
Sears Merabersary Gaim
Mortaliny Stamesics Reported In The United States
Reported mortality statistics indicate about 72,000 deaths per 1000 births, a ratio of 28 per 1000 babies born. Approximately 35,000 of over 300,008 babies born alive died on the last day of life, and 72,000 died before reaching two months old.
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United Statnes
Bates
Hickory Schools Add Equipment for Opening Day
Hickory schools announce new visual aid material equipment and a new bus for opening day. Superintendent We Phillips oversees the system with Principal Mrs Futh Stidham and teachers Dorothy Hicks and Wayne Crain among staff.
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We Phillips
UV. Brown
J. B. Sanders
Tom. Medlock
Phihips
Futh. Stidham
Dorothy Hicks
Wayne Crain
Lyaaned
Ethal Phillips
Bhzabext
Silen
Dorris Underwood
Tle
Witt
Otis Hewatt
Salox Stittham
Myers
Extensive repairs and new features at Francis Brancia schools
Extensive work completed at Francis Brancia schools includes a new roof, redecorated classrooms and halls, a rebuilt gym, improved heating and new lighting. 96 windows have shades, a hot meal room updated, and a new Dodge 36 passenger bus bought. Open House planned to showcase improvements with tentative date Friday, Aug. 30 at 6:30 pm.
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HG. E
O. BH. Harris
Kenneth Murphy
Poototaccountian
Rent Decontrolled Areas Show Slight Monthly Increase
A scattered survey reports rent hikes after controls ended with average rises around 20 percent in several areas. Examples show increases from 2 to 300 percent, modest or no change elsewhere, and mixed vacancy patterns as landlords and tenants react to decontrol.
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Ark
Cushing
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Veteran Newspaper Publisher Dies in Des Moines
Harvey Ingham, 96, editor emeritus of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, dies after a hospital stay since February 14. He spent six decades as an editor, most recently at the Des Moines Register and Tribune. He retired largely in 1943 and is survived by his wife, a daughter, and two sons, Harvey Jr. and Willard.
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Des Moinesi Register and Tribune
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Ingham
Des Moines Repee
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Tagham
Ais Yrdow
Harvey
Surprise Visit Ends With Alarm in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga a woman named Pi Eva Russell 38 visited a friend and found Eugenia Chitty under a bed alarmed by headlights and a car grille. The fragmentary report mentions a mistaken turn and a misread scene, with garbled names and stray phrases from the overheard incident.
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Chattanooga
Eva Russell
Eugenia
Mrrs. Russel
Nation sees sharp rise in infantile paralysis cases
The Associated Press reports a surge in new infantile paralysis cases pushing the monthly total above 3,500 and yearly total near 30,000, with New York leading states at 1,837 cases. Minnesota and Maine show lower activity while several southern states see earlier rises. Recovery expected around 58 percent with 15 percent severe crippling and death rates projected between five and ten percent.
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York
Igi
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California
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Bemiady
Maryland
Uhe Armorican Medical Assosiation
Faix
Sure Way to Catch Burglar Is Found
A 6 year old boy alerted to a stranger in the yard and three small-hams near the back. The man, 43 year old Eu per Layton, was not known and fled as the child and neighbor Whatlin acted. Layton’s door was locked and the police alerted. The story notes no antiseptic kills germs.
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Whatlin
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Cates
Stratford Plans For School Start and Enrollment Details
Stratford public schools prepare for a September start with Friday enrollment on September 1 and classes beginning September 4. Summer renovations include interior redecorating and added space for vocational agriculture and music. A hot lunch program is planned for late September. Faculty and staff are listed, with new board members added: W. K. Cook president, Tom Abney vice-president, Arthur Linville clerk, Melvin Lunsford elected, and Roland Cole appointed to fill a vacancy.
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Commeree
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Austell
C. Hi. Hatfield
Pheena SS
Martin
Athletioa
David Jenkins
John Lewis
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Mary Forrest
Wiilie Simpson
Gertrude Forrest
Misa Ruth Buckett
David Jekins
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Arthur Linville
Melvin
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Holand
Cole
Mom Ers
Individual Income Takes Slight Jump
The Commerce Department reports the average American individual income last year rose to 14.0 and the total personal income across all sources reached 20,092,006. The gain was regional with eight central states seeing growth while Minnesota and Wisconsin were among those showing declines.
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Commerce Department
Central States
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Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
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Missouri
Otte
Wisconsin
Delota
Kansae
Battery development breakthrough amid extreme cold testing
A new electric battery design has been developed and tested in an environment reaching 64 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, showcasing improved performance under extreme cold conditions and signaling advances for cold-climate electric vehicle use.
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Shagan
Fahreshet
Vanoss School Expands Building and Programs
Vanoss School announces a new industrial arts and music building with refinishing complete and equipment set. High school to offer driver education under an experienced supervisor. Buses overhauled, new bus added, improved transportation for all pupils. The faculty includes Superintendent Robert Brashears and Principal Ernest Multimy with a range of educators.
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Pontotoc County
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Jackie Bell
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Saene
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Poptotor County
Scheol
Walt
Whe High School
Icky
Robert Brashears
Ernest Multimy
Betty Roundtree
Baly Roundtree
Jim Gamsmill
Fackie Bell
Done Baker
James
Mitchussor Leon Neashitt
Amd
Leon Kieasbity
Mee
Vers Johnson
Toma Puycough
Fowell Brasheays
Tivs
Anns Duan
Price Support Program Shortened for Agriculture Crops
Washington reports the Agriculture Department will shorten the price support program for crops, extending harvest loan and purchase pledge periods to May 33, 1990 with loans due July 1, 1950. In climate or infestation risk areas, loans and purchase agreements run from harvest to May 31, 2930, replacing earlier dates.
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Agriculture Department
Dedication sacrifice in Aztec festival at Tenochtitlan
Britannica notes claim twenty thousand VICTIMS were slaughtered by Aztecs during a religious festival dedicating a great pyramid in Tenochtitlan. The fragment cites the encyclopedia as source, but wording is garbled and uncertain.
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Tenochtithare
New Facts In Hearing On Secret Letter And Freezers
Washington reports shed light on a secret letter titled Dear Pop tied to the five percenter inquiry. Sen Mundt says the letter is a pivotal eyewitness account with links to President Truman era affairs and a perfume firm’s gifts to government figures. The committee notes the letter was prompted by press reports and may influence the public hearing.
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Vaughan
Truman
David Bennett
V Erley Company
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Wilhwaukee
Werley An Anghan
Mira Truman
Independence
Local Social News From Fittstown Area
Mrs Susan Whitwell returned from Bristow visit. Mr and Mrs Howard Tackett back from a vacation to Arkansas and other points. Mr and Mrs L S Chambers of Mix Ariz plan to make their home east of Fittstown. George Penick lineman for Graben Light and Power Company injured Thursday on a pole and stayed in hospital for observation. Visitors include Mrs Norma Hylander and Mrs Nettle Townsend. Christine and Willie Dea Thomas Raven hosted a party Friday night. Nortra Lee Graper visited with her parents Walter and Grace Graper. Miss Grace Alexander visited her parents. Hitcherd Penick and Lottie Penick visited Burk Penick at Sulphur. Wilma Lackey of Ade spent weekend with Pittstown parents. Fred Braddock announce birth of a baby girl. Jake Howery visited son Therien Howery in Cocoty. Trelmer Holand and family from Shafter Calif visited Cherry and Lebaugh. Mrs Lebaugh formerly Patsy Feam Leg. Baldy McElroy large family home at Hardin City. Cherry and Thaker file land left for Fort Smith Ark on house meas trip.
Beereading Roob Repair In The Flavarkart Enclave
A fragmented notice describes the Beereading Roob being repaired inside the Flavarkart nentiary of Stadelheim. It mentions a comtains and a xocmt connected with Hitter's Nazi role now being cleaned and transformed into a motor Tepe shop.
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Stadelheim
Seseigh
Motor Tepe
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