Explorer Ellsworth Dies at 71 in New York Hotel Carlyle
New York May 28 Lincoln Ellsworth famed Arctic Antarctic explorer died of a heart attack in his Hotel Carlyle apartment. He was 71 and survived by his wife Mary Louise. Ellsworth’s polar feats included 1929 interior Antarctica flight claiming 1 900 square miles for the United States and 300 000 more in 1935. He served as a lieutenant commander in the US Naval Reserve.
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New York
Lincoln Ellsworth
Arctic
Antarctic
Ellsworth
Carlyle
Hudson
Ohio
Flilsworth
Mary Louise
Antarctica
United States
Ronald Amundsen
North Pole
Filsworth
Oapen
Kilsworth
Fiisworth Ad Amundsen
Pole
Richard F. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
Radin
Yucatan
Andes
California Dusts 4 Million Acres in 1950 Dusting
Farmers in California were the leading users of aerial crop dusters in the United States in 1950. The state treated more than 4,000,000 acres, reflecting extensive use of airplane spraying for pest and weed control. The report highlights California's pivotal role in airborne agriculture and the scale of field treatments nationwide.
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California
San Francisco
United States
My Day AID program in a city diary fragment
New York writer notes a rainy day transit in Fifth Avenue and a taxi driver who cherishes autographs. He chats about his teen daughter’s school records slipping from 99 to 94 as she broadens interests and his family coping with work and film costs.
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Uaited
Son Inc
New York
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Mothers help with costs to keep children in school
The speaker notes this is the first time in 11 years with rising living costs forcing mothers to step in to support their children’s schooling. She wonders how many other mothers face similar pressures to keep kids in school.
Not far wrong on funding world aid through American effort
The speaker defends U S self financing of domestic and global aid, praising the will and initiative of American people. He cites a working mother as example, urges passing pioneer traits along with aid, and shares a taxi anecdote about Herbert Hoover and Al Smith to illustrate public mood.
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Europe
United States
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Mr. Hoover
Peacetime Harmony Is Bradleys Plea
Gen Omar Bradley urged peaceful cooperation and warned wars can be prevented. Speaking at the Jewish War Veterans memorial services in New York he said men can live charitably in peace as they died for each other in war.
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New York
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Blind Youth Ranks At Top of Class
John Slaven, blind since World War II battle injuries, graduates with honors from Kansas State College. He hasn’t opened a textbook in four years, aided by classmates who read aloud and supply notes. His 2.89 average reflects strong effort despite his disability.
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Manhattan
Kan
John Slaven
Kansas State College
Slaven
Amarillo High to Hold Graduation Rites Tuesday
About 450 Amarillo High School seniors will graduate Tuesday in the Municipal Auditorium at 8 o'clock. The ceremony features Bel Canto Chorale and AHS Orchestra with Richard Thompson as narrator. Betty Lindsey and Lois Ann Weksler will give valedictory and salutatory remarks.
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Amarillo High School
Municipal Auditorium
Bel Canto Chorale
Alvis Autrey
AHS Orchestra
Charles L. Emmons
Thompson
Richard Thompson
Mike Flynn
Bette Hickerson
Supt
Chas. M. Rogers
Joe Saunders
Betty Lindsey
Lois Ann Weksler
R. B. Norman
Rogers
Carl Bates
First Baptist Church
Egyptian Students Grow At Fuad University
In Cairo the male student body at Fuad University rose from 2,000 to around 20,000 over 25 years while women increased from 18 in 1928 to 1,000 in 1950, reflecting expanding access to higher education.
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Cairo
Fuad University
Ramie Fiber Outshines Silk Cotton and Linen
Ramie, a widely used vegetable fiber, is stronger than silk, cotton, or linen and gains strength when wet, highlighting its valuable properties for textiles and industrial uses.
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