Battle Veteran To Visit Family
A High Plains soldier will soon arrive home on the Army rotation system. Cpl. Kelly Fountas, son of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Fountas of Dalhart, was among soldiers and Marines who escaped a Chinese Red trap near the Yalu River last winter. His feet were frozen and needed medical treatment. he is the brother of Mrs. J. F. Craco of 804 Pittsburg.
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Civil Service Opens Examinations for Various Posts
The US Civil Service Commission announces exams for blind stenographers, typists and dictating machine transcribers with salaries from 2200 to 2875 dollars yearly. Additional tests for Internal Revenue agent and special agent tax fraud in Texas offer 3825 dollars annually. Application forms available from H. M. Timmons in Room 21 Post Office Building.
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Canada population rises in first six months of 1950
Canada's population increased 143000 during the first six months of 1950, Bureau of Statistics figures show. This rise brought the total for the 10 provinces to 13728000, or a 292000 increase since July 1, 1949.
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Ike Davidson Joins Globe News Staff as Custodian
Ike Davidson, longtime Municipal Auditorium caretaker for 27 years, joins the Globe-News as custodian for the second floor of the Globe-News building at Ninth and Harrison. They recently returned from a three month trip to California Oregon and Wyoming after retirement on January 1. He will start around June 15 and they reside at 793 Buchanan.
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Death Rides With Trucker
Oklahoma City May 25 Rex Lee Tidwell a truck driver escaped injury in his third wreck in a year yet has witnessed five deaths in collisions involving his truck The latest victim Lloyd Ava Smith 33 of Oklahoma City died making the state s 10000th traffic death since January 1 1921 Tidwell was unharmed in the head on collision that tore three wheels from his tanker and he later escaped a gasoline fire while unloading over 5000 gallons of fuel Tidwell not at fault per state highway patrol Globe News Want Ads Get Results
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Blast Kills Two At Paper Plant In Roaring Spring
An explosion at the D. M. Bare Paper Company plant in Roaring Spring killed two workers, injured six, and shook Altoona area residents who felt the blast thirteen miles away. Plant president J. B. Porter said a cooking oven overheated and exploded. Authorities reported a chlorine gas leak that was later stopped. one injured person was treated for gas exposure. The deceased were Thomas Oldham and Leo Johnson, both 58, of Roaring Spring, who were near the cooker when the explosion occurred. Fifteen other employees escaped serious injury.
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Nashville Negro Wins City Vote in Run-off
Nashville Tenn May 25 two Negro attorneys dominate city council race. Robert Lillard defeated incumbent Charles Castleman 669 to 540 to join the 21 member council. May 19 election also saw Z Alexander Looby elected over Corness Ennix, both prominent Negro lawyers.
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Good Taste Today and Wedding Etiquette Qs
In this column EMILY POST answers reader questions on table manners for children, appropriate bridal veils for widows, towle trays as tea pieces, and whether to alter a mother’s wedding ring. Advice emphasizes serving order for children, veil color tradition, where to buy towle trays, and personal choice on ring initials.
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