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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
7
Eiffel G. Plasterer, 50, a retired teacher, says only he knows the special soap formula to keep bubbles intact for 200 days. He blew his own record last December and watched it finally disappear this week.
About 85 percent of the Tennessee Valley has been mapped by the US Geological Survey as part of a broad regional survey effort. The transportation and mining regions are among the areas covered, with officials noting ongoing work to complete the mapping project.
Mrs. Ralph Wilson Robinson Jr of Pottsville Pa touts Kellogg's Raisin Bran as steady choice. She cites three advantages exclusive to Kellogg's: honeycomb process, prokeeb coating, and welded inner bag, claiming no other Raisin Bran matches all three.
Colonel Robert R. Martin of Toledo Ohio is posthumously awarded the first Distinguished Service Cross of the Korean War for singlehandedly attacking an enemy tank at about 15 yards during the Chonan defense. He was killed last Saturday in the Kum River area while leading rocket launcher and grenade attacks. General MacArthur announced the award based on Major General William F. Deans recommendation.
Chicago July 12 Doctors trained at government expense during and since World War I were urged to volunteer their services for use by the Armed Forces. The AMA said these young men have a moral responsibility to come forward immediately to offer their services. Dr James C Sargent noted many thousands were deferred during the last war to finish education and thousands were educated under ASTP and Vi2 programs.
Many wearers suffer embarrassment when plates slip at bad moments. A safe fix is odorless denture paste and nonacid denture powders that help teeth stay in place and feel comfortable.
In Wingate on Monday night a fire trapped Mrs. Henry neg and blocked exits. She recalled a tale of spreading flour on flames to save herself, grabbed the flour barrel, hurled flour on the blaze, and escaped as the flames momentarily smothered.
Radio communications worldwide were disrupted by magnetic disturbances presumed to be caused by sun spots. Radio signals to and from Europe and America faded repeatedly, with no immediate reports on Pacific conditions.
Governor Shivers seeks to speed extradition of George Ochoa for two hotel killings in Laredo in 1949. District Attorney E James Karen says Ochoa was arrested in Mexicali and indictments were sent, with Mexican and U S authorities involved. The slayings of Henry Whittenburg and James Lindsay occurred on separate hotel floors.
Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams refused to extradite Hayward Patterson to Alabama to serve a prison term in the Scottsboro case. He noted that others in the group were already imprisoned and cited a perjury admission by a key witness after threats by Alabama authorities.
A white woman accuses nine men of criminal assault against her and her girlfriend. Patterson escaped from an Alabama prison in 1948 after serving 17 of a 75 year sentence.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service reports that more menhaden are caught along the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts than all other fin fishes combined, highlighting the species’ large commercial impact.
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