Diapers Save Baby During Kansas Flood Rescue
Delbert and Mrs Diven of Ottawa Kansas faced a flash flood that destroyed their car engine and stranded them on a hillside. The father carried seven week old Darlene Kay to dry ground then used four diapers knotted into a rope to reach safety as rescuers pulled them from the water. A trucker with a boat helped rescue Mrs Diven while the family swam to shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Diven
Ottawa
Kansas
Diven
Darlene Kay
St. Joseph
Cowboy Bert Weems Returns to Hamburg Hospital
Bert Weems of Detroit Michigan a leading Sid ney rodeo rider is a patient in Hamburg Hospital following an operation He was brought to the hospital during the rodeo and liked it so much he chose the hospital as the place for his surgery Dr R C Danley is the only surgeon he would trust for the operation The Hamburg Reporter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Weems
Detroit
Mich
Hamburg Hospital
R. C. Danley
Weems
Hamburg
Dead snake bites boy on hand at scout encampment
Don Rauh a 15 year old Salina Kansas Boy Scout was bitten by a dead rattlesnake at Cave Hollow encampment. Scouts killed the rattler and attempted to remove the head with sticks but the snake’s tail struck Don Rauh as he stood. First aid was given by fellow scouts and he was taken to Ellsworth hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Rauh
Salina
Kansan
Cave Hollow
Donstand
Ellsworth
St. Joseph
Government gifts drive future tax costs, warns Knoxville Express
The Knoxville Express argues that gifts from the government to groups are paid by everyone in future taxes. It states that every time a group asks for a government favor, taxpayers will cover the cost through higher levies next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People of
America
Knoxville Express
Treasury to Mint Roosevelt Dime Honor
The treasury department plans a new dime featuring Franklin D. Roosevelt to honor the late president. Time will tell if these modern dimes carry the same impact as the old ones did in their era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gasoline can used as bait in highway robbery ploy
A Hays Kansas merchant reports a stranger entered the store bought a five gallon gasoline can then borrowed a can opener. After cutting the bottom from the can he placed a shirt socks and underwear inside and resealed the can. The thief explained a gasoline can is the best bait for a ride and that drivers will pick up a man with gas even if empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Kansas
Ducks' antics puzzle observers in Missouri sighting
Friends told Warren Luellen of Bethany that he was seeing things when he described a flock of about 20 ducks circling and lighting in a tree repeatedly. He persisted that wood ducks nest in trees, a fact once near extinction but now on the increase nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Luellen
Bethany
Luelen
St. Joseph News Press
St Louis boy prays for peas and peace
A St Louis youngster mixed up bedtime prayers asking for peas each night. His parents explained the word was peace as he listed vegetables he likes including spinach carrots and red beets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Tommy
Pilot asks for a light after landing on Kansas field
In Plank Rapids Kansas near Neosha a pilot landed after flying low to burn trash in an open field. He approached a nearby farmer and asked for a light saying he had chewed on a cigarette since leaving Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Plank Rapids
Kansas
Neosha
Kansas City
Vegetarian Cat Becomes Garden Tomato Taster
Mr and Mrs Claude Chaney of Richmond Missouri plan meals for their pet cat which is described as strictly vegetarian. The feline reportedly eats tomatoes straight from the Chaney garden reflecting a unusual dietary habit reported by the St Joseph News-Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Chaney
Richmond
Chaney
Foot Ailments Rise Among Long Queues for Cigarette Packages
Former smokers report chronic foot pain and fatigue while waiting in line to buy cigarette packages. The piece notes respondents describe sore feet, stiffness, and general discomfort from extended standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Arenes
Bedford News Briefs Highlight Local Incidents And Honors
Friday party at Mr D Patterson leads to overturned carriage with no injuries. Tuesday accidents injure C B Q section boss Mr McCoy. Velocipede mishap damages pants. Gov Woodson orders shad releases into three rivers, twenty thousand each. Bedford Lodge I O O F elects officers. graduation marks Bedford Public School summer end with six seniors led by Ashley Fitch 99 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Patterson
Patterson
McCoy
Conway
Gov. Woodson
Fish Commissioner
Missouri
Platte
Nodaway
Bedford Public School
Bedford High School
Ashley Fitch
Laura McCracken
Hattie Lewis
Nattie Dale
Grant Moser
Lincoln Bent
Readers urged to seek diverse informative magazines at libraries
The article encourages preserving a thinking attitude amid loud rhetoric and recommends various readable magazines and bulletins. It highlights The General Electric News Digest, Warner Brothers discussion guides, The Book List from Enoch Pratt Library, State and Federal brochures, Atlanta Charter materials, Steelways from the American Iron and Steel Institute, and the American Merchant Marine Conference proceedings as valuable sources for education and civic discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Brother
Warner's
Warner’s
Bette Davis
Min Moffat
Marion Howes
Enoch Pratt
Baltimore
Logan
State Department
U. S
Moscow
Teheren
Dumbarton Oaks Yalta
Mexico City
American Iron and Steel Institute
Steelways
Propeller Club of
Postwar panel discussions and maritime help inquiry
Constance Kyle Director Personal Service of the Maritime Union provides a full answer to help for Merchant Marine veterans. The library reporter notes the article as a key source among free materials sent to the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Kyle
The
Maritime Union
Portland Museum Built by Hugh McLellan in 1800 Sweat Mansion
The Sweat Mansion in Portland Maine was built in 1800 by Hugh McLellan. General Joshua Wingate, linked to Jefferson era officials, lived there. After Mrs L D M Sweat’s death the house became the Portland Society of Art property housing portraits by Gilbert Stuart and Douglas Volk. War Bond funds have supported its protection during three years of conflict and more funding is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McLellan
Sweat
Portland
Maine
Joshua Wingate
Jefferson
Henry Dearborn
L. D. M. Sweat
Portland Society of Art
Munical Art Gallery
Gilbert Stuart
General Wingate
Doulas Volk
Lincoln
J. S. Eorgiaroon
Supe
U.S. Treasury Department
Economy in Hats Adds War Bonds
No well dressed woman can have too many of them Handbags and hats finish a costume with brilliant color contrasts A crocheted pouch bag and beribboned cap make a Christmas gift for the business or college girl Hand crocheted accessories are inexpensive and help buy more War Bonds U S Treasury Department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Treasury Department
Rough Tough and Ready at Rialto Also Objective Burma
The Rialto features Rough, Tough and Ready with Chester Morris and Victor McLaglen June 15 and 16, plus a second program of Objective Burma starring Errol Flynn for June 19 to 21. Action and daring rescue adventures are promised in both films with a cast including Jean Rogers and Amelita Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Pictures
Rialto Theatre
Chester Morris
Victor McLaglen
Army Engineers
Jean Rogers
Veda Ann Borg
Amelita Ward
Victor McLagle
Burma
Warner Bros
G. I
Parachute Corps
Capt Nelson
Errol Flynn
Mr. Flynn
Letters from Home and War Tales In 1945 Era
A reader recalls wartime overseas letters detailing Hank’s unit in the European theatre, marching from northern Luxembourg across the Rhine and toward near Nurnburg while on safety patrol duties. The piece includes family anecdotes about Mokey the dog and starling nests, plus a Republican clipping praising Truman’s plain work ethic and early actions as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Germany
Luxembourg
Rhine
Danube
Munich
Nurnburg
Roughly Speaking at the Rialto Theatre with Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell stars as Louise Randall Pierson in Roughly Speaking at the Rialto Theatre Sunday and Monday June 17 and 18 with a strong cast led by Jack Carson and including Robert Hutton Andrea King and Alan Hale. The film portrays a warm mother’s struggle in a 36 million American family, highlighting Russell’s charm and Carson’s amiable performance.
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Rialto Theatre
Rosalind Russell
Jack Carson
Robert Hutton
Jean Sullivan
Alan Hale
John Qualen
Donald Woods
Craig Stevens
Andrea King
Mother
Louise Randall Pierson
Mothers of America
Louise
Miss Russell
Warner Panner
Rodney
Harold Pierson
Harold
Carson
Beneath Western Skies Scores Another Republic Hit
Republic Studio delivers another rootin est Western in Beneath Western Skies with a Friday release ahead. The feature promises rugged action and classic frontier drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic Studio
Johnny Revere and Frog Milhouse At Rialto Theatre
Two westerns headline the Rialto on June 15 and 16 with Johnny Revere played by Robert Livingston and Frog Milhouse by Smiley Burnette. Effie Laird portrays Carrie Stokes who helps the amnesiac hero face gangsters in a small western town.
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Rialto Theatre
Johnny Revere
Frog Milhouse
Robert Livingston
Smiley Burnette
Frog
Revere
Carrie Stokes
Effie Laird
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Main St
Bedford
Lows
A. W. Hamblin
Taylor County
Eleach
Iowa
Iowa Press Association
National Advertising Representative
Spaper Advertising Service
ENC
National Editorial Association
Chicago
IBS
Holbrook Lidg
Sen Frenciace
Cal
Eno
Necessity
PET Cat
St. Joseph Nesos-Press
Timnes Press
Lee Elrich
Josiah Litteer
Iron Mountains
Bedford Lodge
L. S. Morris
W. F. Farlow
John Wyckoff
Charles Martin
Joseph Turner
Carrolton, Missouri
City
Messrs. Walker
By Elten Beebe
Magazin
General Electric
Portland Museum
Rialto
Mokey
Mama
Mary
Truman
Fresno
Harry Truman
United States
Washington
Capitol
Secret Service
R.v.rlicans
Congress
Ison
By Julian Ollendor
W. Bonds
Pfc
David Daily
U. S. Infantry
Texas
Pacific
U.S. Treasery Department
Wayland H. Maloy
M. D
Shenandoah, Ions
J. M. Haddock
Upetsira
Court Street
Court House
C. W. Steward
Adrena Drug Building
J. H. Gasson, M.D
H. L. Raines
Maryville, Missouri
Hanama
James R. Locke
Estatios
Locke
Hedford National Bank
M. R. Brant
Bedford, Iowa
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