Fugitive From FBI Listed By King Features Syndicate
Description of escaped convict Lyette Iyerla, age 35, height 4 1 4 feet, 210 pounds, brown eyes and dark brown hair, who fled Menard penitentiary in 1947 after a life sentence for murder in 1924. Born 1912, criminal career began at 15, previously in National Training School, and held a glass factory job in Alton. Iyerla may resist arrest. contact nearest FBI office with information.
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J Pilger Woover
Iyerla
National Training School
Washington
D.C
Alton
Uliasis
Joseph Davis
Boat Safety Warning For Small Boat Users
New York authorities warn small boat owners and users to exercise extra caution. About 1200 drownings occur annually from mishaps with motorized craft row boats and canoes, with nearly half happening between June 1 and August 31. Officials urge boat condition checks weather alerts safe handling avoiding overloading and staying away from unsafe craft if unable to swim.
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New York
Truman Signs Law To Shut Dangerous Mines
President Truman signed legislation giving federal inspectors power over dangerous coal mines, a victory for UMW President John L. Lewis amid post disaster push for stricter mine safety. The law allows inspectors to close mines where immediate danger of fire or accident exists, expanding beyond prior advisory authority after last December's West Frankford explosion that killed 89 workers.
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Washington
UMW
Johnl. Lewis
West Frankford
Art World Embraces Modern Selling Tactics
ST. LOUIS A local art scene adopts promo methods used by hawkers including installment plans. Armand G. Winfield opens the Saturday Gallery on the riverfront to bring art to the masses, offering credit purchases and flexible hours to resemble downtown stores.
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ST. Louis
Armand G. Winfield
St Louis
Dusi
Winfield
Corpus Christi Group Seeks Recall of Mayor and Council
Corpus Christi group calling itself the Better Government League opened petitions for recalling Mayor Leslie Wasserman and city councilors DeWitt Morgan and others. Morgan was elected league chairman. about 1135 attendees reported with a goal of 10,000 signatures by Friday to trigger a recall election. Morgan said the effort aims at better government, not personal harm.
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Corpus Christi
Moa
Better Government League
Leslie Wasserman
DeWitt Morgan
Riorgen
Recrail
Morgan
New Teotihuacan Indian Culture Is Discovered
Excavation for a water system in Mexico City uncovered a new Teotihuacan culture distinct from Toltec temples and pyramids. The find at San Juan Teotihuacan in a city suburb shows Toltec Indians once inhabited the lower lake region. A small shrine and several buildings yielded 37 bodies and pottery fragments.
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Mexico City
San Juan
Teotihuacan
Mexican National School of Anthropology
Mexico
Telten
Oklahoma Cannas to Oklahoma Markets Biggest Farm Reach
A Caddo county wheat farmer, Neil J. Horn of Carnegie, grows the nation’s largest canna farm, now 45 acres, while still farming 349 acres of wheat. Starting with bulbs given by relatives, Horn expanded to 460 stores across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, shipping to nurseries and distributors in 48 states and abroad. He plans 100 acres of cannas soon, using machinery for planting and harvesting.
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United Press
Oklahoma
Caddo County
United States
Neil J. Horn
Carnegie
Okla
John Horn
Young Horn
Havin
Ford
Horn
Kansas
Texas
Fort Reno
Fort Beag
U.S
Weather Bureau Denies Rainmaker Claims
ST. LOUIS Missouri Weather Bureau officials dismiss theories that cloud seeding alters national rainfall patterns. Harry Wahteran, chief, says no two years match in rainfall history and that experiments with silver iodide might boost precipitation only if moisture already exists in the air.
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ST. Louis
Harry F. Wahteran
Bureau
Wahlgran
Boy Receives Firefighter Badge For Puppy Rescue
In Omaha Nebraska a severely burned elderly man Honnie Augustyn of Sargent saved puppies from a fire at home. Omaha Police presented him with an Omaha junior fireman badge. Fire Commissioner Virgil Noyes called him brave and invited him to join the fire department. Neighbors had already arranged for puppy replacement.
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Omaha
Honnie Augustyn
Sargent
Jad
Ronnie
Omaha Police Department
Wilrgin D. Noyes
Many Mental Disorders Of Aged Called Curable
Chicago psychiatrist Dr Robert C AcMillan told the Illinois State Medical Society that many old age disturbances are neuroses stemming from maladjustment to environment. He said most degenerative psychoses and physical changes of old age are less curable, while fear of independence loss and identity, and shifting family attitudes drive the issues. An Hartford elevator operator joked in a survey that his eight hour day was “Up and Dawn 50 per cent.”
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Chicago
Robert C. AcMillan
Tilnnis State Medical Society
McMillan
Howe
Hartford
Conn
Cattle Shun Nitrogen Fertilized Grass Findings at Nebraska
University of Nebraska research shows cattle avoid grass treated with high nitrogen levels. Dairy calves readily eat grass with 70 to 140 pounds of nitrogen per acre, while highly fertilized plots deter grazing, according to LL Hathaway from the agriculture department.
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Lincoln, Neb
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
LL. Hathaway
Tha Fag Partment
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