1951 A Year With Thin Silver Linings And Oddities
A roundup of striking 1951 moments from across the United States. Topics include cemetery space projections, a Hammond survey, a study on marriage and headaches, divorce drama in San Diego, a Fort Wayne traffic crash, and various quirky incidents from Indiana to California.
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American Cemetery Association
United States
Hammond
Ind
San Diego
James Gibson
Fort Wayne
Gibson
Quincy
Mass
C. E. Goad
Hertford
England
San Pedro
Calif
Maine
Ohio
Veterans Administration
South Bend
Indianapolis
Franklin
Wichita
Kan
Pearl River
N. Y
Wellington
Oakland
WAC
Shawneetown, Ill
el Paso
Ng Wah Yee
Chan You Ng
Fire destroys six apartments near Garden City
A southeast wind briefly threatened to spread a Garden City fire that destroyed six apartments a half mile east of town. Four families comprising 14 people were driven from their homes with only a few clothes as temperatures stayed below zero. The blaze, thought to be caused by a defective heater, was checked by Garden City firefighters.
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Garden City
Kas
Yankee star brings TV gift to Oklahoma home boys
In Tahlequah Oklahoma on December 22 Allie Reynolds famous New York Yankee pitcher visited the Oklahoma Methodist Home and installed a television set for the boys in Griffin Hall. Reynolds’ mother Mrs Mary Reynolds serves as house mother.
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Tahlequah
Okla
Oklahoma Methodist
New York Yankee
Allie Reynolds
Sarfta Claus
Griffin Hall
Mary Reynolds
Millionth traffic death recorded in AP toll
The Associated Press reports the nation reached its one millionth motor vehicle fatality on a Saturday at 11 27 a m EST. Dave Dawson 25 of Danbury Texas died in an auto crash seven hours earlier two others injured Elma Wischmeier 52 died in Cleveland Ohio Friday bringing the total to one million.
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Associated Press
Dave Dawson
Danbury
Tex
Elma Wischmeier
Cleveland
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
H. H. Bliss
New
Unexpected Four Million Gift to Internal Revenue Service
A California sixth grade class at C Russell Wilkerson School in El Monte sent $4 to the Department of Internal Revenue. The PTA donation, in a 33 signature letter, asked that the money aid “the boys in Korea.” Revenue Commissioner John B. Dunlap praised the students’ patriotism and noted the funds’ uncertain use.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
C. Russell Wilkerson
el Monte
Calif
Department of Internal Revenue
Korea
Revenue
John B. Dunlap
America
Bach Returns as Steelers Head Coach After Michelosen Fired
Joe Bach, ex Steelers coach, is hired to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers after the firing of Johnny Michelosen. Bach has spent the past two years guiding St Bonaventure college football. Michelosen became coach in 1948 following Jock Sutherlang's death.
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Johnny Michelosen
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Joe Bach
Steelers
St. Bonaventure College
Michelosen
Jock Sutherlang
Jack Bryant Returns From Naval Service in Allen
Jack Bryant, nearly 22, completed four years six months in the U S Navy serving as a fireman with three years in the Seabees. He served aboard the U S Bodding Straits and the U S S Bardner's Bay and was discharged December 18. He is the brother of Lt W A Bryant Jr a naval aviator lost recently in a carrier incident. His wife Mrs Bryant formerly Miss Mariana Blevins has relocated from the west coast to Allen with their families.
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Allen
Jack Bryant
U. S. Navy
Uncle Sam
Seabees
U. S. Bodding Straits
U. S. S. Bardner’s Bay
W. A. Bryant, Jr
New Anti Malaria Drug in Use Now
The Far East Command reports a new anti malaria drug primaquine is given to all soldiers returning from Korea aboard troop ships even without symptoms. The Army plans to extend usage to all three services as medical officers say it cures Korean type malaria in most cases. The drug was among World War II tested options and recently trialed at Fort Knox Kentucky and Fort Benning Georgia.
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Tokyo
Far East Command
United States
Korea
Fort Knox
Fort Benning
Dear Santa Letter Seeks New Son in Law
In Marietta Georgia on December 22 a letter signed Frances Hunter appeared in the Marietta Journal in the Letters to Santa Claus column. The writer asks Santa to bring her mother and father a son in law, signaling a family wish rather than a personal gift.
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Marietta, Ga
Santa
Frances Hunter
Santa Claus
Marietta Journal
Chicago Exhibit Invitation for Malayan Firms Next March
Malayan exporters and manufacturers have been invited to join the Chicago International Trade Fair next March. The invitation was announced by Joseph H. Rogatnick, American Consul and Chief of the Economic Section at the American Consulate General in Singapore.
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Singapore
Joseph H. Rogatnick
Add Variety to Beef Veal or Lamb Stew with Veggies
Suggest cooking a hearty stew with beef or veal or lamb and adding snap beans turnips peas carrots and potatoes. Alternatively omit the potatoes and cook them separately then mash or serve the stew over the potatoes for a comforting meal.
Farm Land Values Rise 15 Percent in Year
The Agriculture Department reports farm land values increased by 15 percent in the year ending Nov. 1, with values now 20 percent above pre Korean War levels. The rise slowed in the four months before November, and Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Mexico showed no change. Fewer farm sales occurred in 1951, and agents report listings are scarce in good farming areas. Demand remains in limited supply to hold prices, though some buyers hesitate at current asking prices.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Mexico
True Tale Of Gen Dean Told By Red Newsman
Gen William F Dean long missing commander of the 24th Division told a Communist correspondent he saved his last bullet to kill himself rather than be captured but Reds caught him via a ruse in a prison near Pyongyang. Mrs Dean identified the AP photo, and Burchett reported the interview from Panmunjom. Dean, Medal of Honor recipient, had been missing 17 months before appearing on the enemy prisoner list.
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Panmunjom
Korea
William F. Dean
U. S
Wilfred Burchett
Paris
Ce Soir
Dean
Pyongyang
Robert B. Tuckman
Burchett
Helicopter Mail Service Marks One Year in Belgium
The European helicopter mail service operated by Sabena Belgian Airlines celebrates its first anniversary. It carried about 400 pounds of mail across Belgium, covering roughly 270 miles in 415 hours with twelve daily deliveries to towns with limited road or rail links. Only nine percent of flights were cancelled, and helicopters are being equipped with blind flying gear to boost reliability.
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Brussels
Sabena Belgian Airlines
Belgium
Douglas Oxman Weds Kathryn Jean White in Portland
The marriage record lists Douglas Oxman aged 33 from Duncan and Kathryn Jean White aged 24 from Portland, Oregon. The ceremony details are noted in the public records with names and ages.
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Douglas Oxman
Duncan
Kathryn Jean White
Portland
Oregon
Knife Wounds In Saturday Hotel Affray Near Heart
E A Cornell 49 of 713 North Beard remained in Valley View hospital Saturday night after receiving 11 knife wounds during a knife play at a West Main hotel. Lillian Eastering was booked on charges of fighting and drunkenness after a fight between the couple. Police recovered a stubby bladed knife found under the bed mattress as they investigated the incident.
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E. A. Cornell
North Beard
Valley View Hospital
West Main
Cornell
Lillian Eastering
Eastering
Surplus Men in Australia Reports Population Tilt
Sydney dispatch states Australia’s population exceeded 8.14 million with more men than women in every state except South Australia. Males outnumber females by 78,000 nationwide. Unofficial figures put the population at 8,530,000 at month end, up from 7,137,000 a decade ago.
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Australia
Sydney
South Australia
Commonwealth
Burns Fatal to Aged Woman in Oklahoma City
An 78 year old Oklahoma woman died from burns received when her dress caught fire brushing against a stove. Mrs. Dena Alice Musgraves, born in 1873 in Arkansas, moved to Oklahoma in 1890 near Ardmore, and to Oklahoma City in 1925.
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Burns
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dena Alice Musgraves
Arkansas
Ardmore
Scouts to Attend Jamboree in Ceylon Next February
Fed eration of Malaya announces eight Scouts will join the jamboree in Ceylon during Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh’s royal visit. The executive committee accepted Ceylon's invitation to send the patrol.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Federation of Malaya
Ceylon
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburg
Federation’s
Scout Council
Senators Question Army Golf Abroad as Wasteful Luxury
A Senate armed services subcommittee reports 41 overseas Army golf courses across European Pacific Caribbean and Alaska and questions if the expense justifies usage. It notes many facilities are funded by nonappropriated funds and urges a review to balance morale benefits against public outlay.
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Washington
Army
Senate Armed Services
Subcommittee On
Fort Belvoir
Pacific
Caribbean
Alaska
Senate
Congress
Argentina Authorizes Japan to Open Commercial Agency
The Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires authorized Japan to establish a commercial agency in Argentina marking a first step toward full diplomatic relations. The Argentine Congress is summoned to meet next Thursday to ratify the San Francisco peace treaty.
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Beynos Aires
Argentina
Foreign Ministry
Japan
San Francisco
Oldest living polo player Lt Col Charles Darley Miller dies
Lt Col Charles Darley Miller aged 83, longtime polo figure in Britain, died in London. Known as the oldest living polo player, he taught the game to the Duke of Windsor, founded the Roehampton club, and remained active as an umpire until about three years ago.
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London
Charles Darley Miller
Miller
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Roehampton
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Mickey
Lach
Steeler
Chicago
Red
USAF
New York
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Marshal Tito
International Soundphoto
Turney
Potomac Heights
Wayne
Donald
Alice
Gerald
Evelyn
Raymond Turney
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Stanford
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Eliot
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