AFL convention backs restoring twice daily mail delivery
The AFL convention urged restoring two postal deliveries daily. William C. Doherty of the National Letter Carriers Association pressed the issue, criticizing Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson for reducing deliveries to one a day since April 17, 1950. Donaldson defended the policy as economical. Doherty urged accountability for the postal breakdown and condemned the one daily delivery policy as ineffective. A separate note mentions penicillin use at Philadelphia General Hospital and optimistic updates on potential new treatments for lung diseases and other conditions. Boll weevil pressure on North Carolina cotton areas prompts increased insecticide use for 1951 lint crop.
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San Francisco
AFL
William C. Doherty
National Letter Carriers Association
Doherty
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
America
North Carolina
Newsprint to Foreign Nations allocations announced
A 14 nation committee allocated 15 800 metric tons of newsprint from the United States and Canada to 10 nations. Western Germany would receive 5 000 tons, with France and Yugoslavia at 2 000 tons each. Smaller shares went to Indonesia Brazil Uruguay Spain Chile the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The plan reflects recommendations awaiting voluntary adoption by member countries.
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Washington
Canada
Germany
France
Yugoslavia
Indonesia
Brazil
Uruguay
Spain
Chile
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Com
Husband Seeks Alimony From Wife in San Francisco Suit
Jacob Solomon, 67, sues wife Rachel Solomon for separate maintenance claiming she lives frugally on her $3,000 monthly income. He seeks $1,500 monthly alimony, $25,000 in attorney fees, and $2,500 court costs. action filed yesterday in San Francisco.
Air Force and Navy claim broad Korea war losses
The Air Force and Navy report destroying or damaging 1,426 locomotives in Korea since hostilities began, plus 23,068 railroad cars and 41,329 motor vehicles. They note replacements would be scarce since Korea and China do not manufacture such equipment, implying imports from Russia. Commerce figures show Soviet output in 1950 and 1949 far exceed Allied losses.
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Washington
Air Force
Navy
United States
Japan
Commerce Department
Constipation Ends With All-Bran Diet Change
Advertisement urges desk workers to eat an ounce of Kellogg's All-Bran daily with plenty of water for relief from constipation. Promises double money back if not satisfied after ten days and allows returning an empty carton to Kellogg's in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Six Edgings Crochet and Hairpin Lace Pattern C653
Crochet directions for five edgings and one hairpin lace pattern C653 offered by Amarillo Globe News. Six edgings use No 60 cotton for hankies lingerie and larger accessories use heavier cotton. Price twenty five cents plus request name address zone and send coins to 5 Needlecraft Dept. New York. Includes illustrations and a free pattern in Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book.
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Amarillo Globe News
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Laura Wheeler
New Form of Penicillin Aids Lung Diseases
Philadelphia report from the University of Pennsylvania at its medicine institute meeting states a new penicillin variant, Neopenil, effectively treats chronic bronchitis and lung abscess by penetrating scar tissue and eradicating infection where other antibiotics fail. Dr. Harrison F. Flippin presented to about 300 physicians.
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Philadelphia
Institute of the Graduate School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Harrison F. Flippin
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Philadelphia General Hospital
Flippin
Globe
Fred Potter
Hughes
Potter County Medical Society
Bert Hamel
Austin
Hamel
State Health Department
Tri-State Fair Park
Anthony Company
Park
Amarillo Retail Druggists Association
Steers
By Laura Wheeler
Gannda
Mynex
Mynez
Fet
Cretney Drug Store
Polk, Amarillo, Texas
Kirsch
Lone Star Company Distributors
Amarillo
Mercury
Garner
Randall
Polk
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