Polio fund drive planned as 1949 polio year seen high
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis readies a special drive likely to seek about 10 million dollars as polio cases rise to a record year. Public health data show 3,422 cases the week ending Aug 20 and 3,214 the following week, with 20,513 total cases for 1949.
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New York
National Foundation For
Public Health Service
Washington
Health Service
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Roosevelt
25 Cent Oxygen Mask Developed at Wright Field
Wright Field officials announced a disposable 25 cent oxygen mask for airline passengers good to 25000 feet. The paper and plastic mask works with standard oxygen gear and could be discarded after use, addressing cabin pressure drops and high altitude needs. Collaboration involved Air Materiel Command and H L Burns Company of Portland Oregon.
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Dayton
Ohio
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Materiel Command
Portland, Ore
H. L. Burns Company
Falls County Resident New Checker Champ
Falls County veteran Rupert H. Beefelt, 28, of Lott won the Texas checker championship after a four day event. Dr. George H. Kinser of Victoria finished second, with Kinser and Beefelt each defeating the other once. L. Louis Woodcock of Austin took third as defending champion Sam Bingham of Aubrey was eliminated.
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Brownwood
Falls County
Rupert H. Beefelt
Lott
George H. Kinser
Victoria
Boefelt
Kinser
L. Louis Woodcock
Austin
Sam Bingham
Aubrey
Well-Tanned Winnie Back From Vacation
Winston Churchill returned from a five week continental trip tan and smiling. He painted in Italy swam on the French Riviera and attended the Council of Europe conference in Strasbourg.
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London
Winston Churchill
Continent
Italy
French Riviera
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
Purina Flavor-Fed Fryer Tag Issued by Local Butcher
Local meat buyers should watch for a red and white Checker board tag on wings indicating Purina-fed chickens dressed by L. East. The label marks top quality and local, meat-type poultry raised for this market.
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L. East
Worley Urges Truman Not to Veto River Bill
Representative Eugene Worley of Texas asked President Truman not to veto the 85 million dollar authorization for the Canadian River reclamation project. The measure passed the House and awaits Senate action as Worley plans an inspection trip in Germany with a House agriculture subcommittee.
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Worley
Truman
Austin American
Austin
Texas
Texas Panhandle
House
Senate
Germany
Washington
Eugene Worley
Dtexas
20000 Germans Flee Soviet Zone Border in Peace Day Rush
More than 20000 Germans from the Russian zone crossed into the American zone without papers or authority. The surge followed Russian border relaxations during a Peace Day celebration for WWII's 10th anniversary. Police and troops could not halt the flow near Coburg Bavaria as Russians allowed passage.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Ary
Coburg
Bavaria
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