Polio toll nears 1000 as New England nurses urged
Boston health officials appeal for more nurses to handle rising polio cases in six states. The New England count nears 999 with 301 in Boston and 773 statewide, as 20 deaths are reported in Massachusetts and several areas cancel events or close beaches amid the crisis.
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John H. Cauley
New England
Cauley
John B. Hynes
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Joseph Reardon
State Health Department
Hollywood Mourns Deaths of Suzan Ball and Carmen Miranda
Hollywood notes the deaths of Suzan Ball at 21 from cancer and Carmen Miranda from a heart attack in Beverly Hills. Ball battled cancer since 1953 and performed after losing a leg. Miranda, the Brazilian Bombshell, died after a vigorous day of singing and dancing with husband producer David Sebastian at her side.
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Carmen Miranda
Miss Ball
Suzan
Beverly Hills
Miranda
Richard Long
Miss Miranda
David Sebastian
Howard D. Ball
Portugal
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Lee Shubert
New Look Offered at 6 Day Fair
The 73rd annual Mower County Fair opens Tuesday with a new look and 52 departments. A new Crane Pavilion replaces the burned livestock center. grounds expand to 40 acres. dust reduced by oiled streets. top livestock shown in Midwest live stock shows. Minnesota Iowa FFA entries set a record with 247 hogs and 16 lamb pens from 11 schools. County 4 H exhibits baby beef style revue and contests center livestock area. six evening and five afternoon grandstand performances. The Venita Rich Talent Contest includes 25 county performers with ostrich racing and other events. revue due Friday.
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Richard Rahilly
Midwest
Austin
Adams
Grand Meadow
le Roy
Northwood
Iowa
Albert Lea
Osage
Hampton
Owatonna
Hayfield
Caledonia
Former State Department press officer McDermott dies at 61
Michael J. McDermott 61 longtime State Department press officer died unexpectedly last night from a heart ailment. He served the department for almost three decades and was widely respected for his communications work.
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Washington
Michael J
Mike) McDermott
State Department
Airliner Slew to Street Piloting Saves 69 on Chicago Flight
Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser with 62 passengers and six crew landed at Midway after its propellers failed to reverse. Capt. George A. Stone swung left rudder and used brakes to avert disaster, sending the craft across Central Avenue and into a steel fence before stopping near a Braniff crash site from July. Passengers and drivers nearby escaped with few injuries.
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Northwest Airlines
George A. Stone
Minneapolis
Midway Airport
Stone
Central Avenue
Ralph Gray
Minneapo
Convict Sought in $19000 Cafe Robbery
Police hunt a prior convict after a Friday holdup at the Anglesey Cafe 1331 Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis. Cashier Eleanor Turbitt reported about $19000 taken from the safe as the gunman warned not to act smart and fled after locking her in the cash cage.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin Ave
Joe Brush
Eleanor C. Turbitt
City Employees Seek 14-Cent Pay Hike and Benefits
Austin city workers petitioned Friday night for a 14 cent hourly raise plus city paid hospital and medical insurance. They urged adoption of benefits already granted to Hormel and county workers, with pension parity, 11 holidays, and up to 30 days pay after injury, bidding for hospitalization, all to be studied by the finance committee.
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Local 867- Cio
Kenneth Kellogg
Police
Hormel
Mower County Board
Miles
George Dugan
Austin Utility Board
Kellogg
Rapid City Private Plane Pilot Killed in Storm Crash
Charles F. Talcott of Rapid City died when his private plane struck a fence and burned after attempting a landing in severe electrical storms near the municipal airport Friday night.
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Rapid City, & D. WH
Charles F. Talcott
Rapid City
New Telephone Service Begins at Midnight
La Vonne Noble of McCarney Motors demonstrates the proper action with old phone books as the new centralized Hemlock 3 and 7 numbers render the old listings obsolete when the new phone book goes into effect at midnight.
Austin First in South State to Make Shift
Austin becomes the first southern Minnesota city to switch to the 2-5 telephone dialing system. The change takes effect at midnight with Hemlock 3 and Hemlock 7 as the new central exchanges. M. L. Walker of Northwestern Bell says the move is part of a nationwide numbering plan and will occur Sunday morning during a lull in calls.
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Austin
Minnesota
Central Exchange
M. L. Walker
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Circus Resumes Normal Operations After Walkout
Ringling Bros. show in Minneapolis reopened after a walkout of about 40 prop hands in St Paul led to the first act stoppage. John Ringling North said most workers returned before the matinee as three superiors were fired for alleged causes officials called in the show’s best interests.
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Minneapolis
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum — Bailey Circus
St. Paul
John Ringling North
North
Austin Turns to New Phone System Amid Widespread Changes
As the city adopts its new directory, hundreds of local ads must switch to Hamlock numbers. Over 80 changes affect classifieds, many standing ads require signature cuts. The transition traces milestones from 1894 to 1921, tracing exchanges and early operators in Austin.
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Austin Daily Herald
Zaharias Faces Second Cancer Attack in Texas
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, famed athlete, has a second cancer lesion found near the sacrum in John Sealy Hospital's tests. Husband George Zaharias said X rays will treat pain in about 10 days, with no surgery planned.
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Babe Zaharias
Galveston
Tex
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
George Zaharias
John Sealy Hospital
Zaharias
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