Bus or Truck Rule Splits North Dakota Family Transport
Ellendale North Dakota story about John Bell who built a bus body on a truck chassis to transport his 16 member family. Officials denied bus licensing, citing a rule that a bus must be licensed as a bus, not a truck. Bell argues it is for family joyrides. Four sets of twins, marriages since 1924, 16 children with two deaths noted in a tractor accident and infancy.
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John Bell
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Bismarck
Family’s Bright Ideas Mean Cash in Hand
The La Belle family at Westinghouse Electric Corp. plants earns cash awards for accepted ideas. Joe La Belle in refrigeration at Springfield plant has 18 of 37 submissions accepted, winning $1,890. Ruth La Belle in Lima, Ohio has 30 accepted. Two older sisters also had ideas adopted. In Salem New Jersey a jury awarded Clair Scott $10,000 for injuries from a hot foot in 1940.
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Mass
la Belle
Salem
Clair Scott
Horse Meat Sold as Beef in Houston Cafeterias
State lab tests show horse meat sold as beef in at least 21 Houston school cafeterias and 32 city cafes and stores. Some batches contained a chemical to hide odor and color of spoiled meat, with Burbank school cited as largest local site with about 3,000 students.
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Sune
Houston
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Burbank
US Death Rate Hits New Low in 1947
A New York report based on Life Insurance Association figures shows the overall death rate in 1947 among life policy holders falling to a record low. Heart disease remained the leading cause at 3615 per 100000, with cancer 1148, accidents 458, tuberculosis 26.1, and pneumonia 22.6.
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New York
United States
Institute of Life Insurance
Life Insurance Association of America
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