Eye Cataracts Reported in Atomic Bomb Survivors
The Atomic Energy Commission said delayed eye cataracts have appeared in some Hiroshima Nagasaki survivors from the 1945 atomic blasts. Of about 1000 examined, around 40 definite and 40 suspected radiation cataract cases were found among those near the blast. Studies on long term effects will take many years.
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Washington
Japan
Atomic Energy Commission
Hiroshina
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
AEC Sai
Fortieth anniversary marks Spokane Father’s Day origins
The 40th anniversary honors Mrs. Sonora Dodd of Spokane who founded Father’s Day after proposing a father tribute in 1909. Her idea grew from a rural Washington home where Billy Smart raised six children after his wife’s death. Local support followed, starting with the 1910 Spokane council.
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Spokane
Wash
John Bruce Dodd
Dodd
Big Bend
Washington
William Jackson Smart
Arkansas
Billy Smart
Sonora
Dr. Rasmus
Mrs. Dodd
Father of the Year and the Birth of Father’s Day
The article chronicles Mrs. Dodd promoting Father’s Day in June 1910. She secured a proclamation from Spokane and Washington Governor Hay, with Rev. Bluhm’s sermon honoring fathers. It notes her father Hilly Smart died in 1919 and her husband died in 1945 as their son served overseas.
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New York
Alvin Austin
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
America
Robberies and Vandalism Investigated Here in Bluefield
Bluefield police investigated a break in at Southern Office Supply on Princeton avenue with $12 to $15 stolen from the cash register and merchandise missing. Sgt. Charles H. Fox identified the entry as forced by removing a rear door hasp. A second theft reported by Eva E. Stalnaker at 226 Rogers Street involved multiple garden tools and plant pots taken in recent days. A possible vandalism case on High street saw rows of beans and potatoes pulled from a garden overnight, with muddy footprints obscuring details.
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Bluefield
Southern Office Supply Company
Princeton Avenue
Charles H. Fox
E. Bernard Jarrett
Eva E. Stalnaker
Rogers Street
High Street
Acheson Will Speak Monday At Governor Conference
At White Sulphur Springs West Virginia governors gather to hear Secretary of State Acheson during the annual conference. He may defend the State Department against Communist charges while Paul G Hoffman discusses Western Europe’s recovery.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Acheson
State Department
Paul G. Hoffman
Western
Europe
Rural Carrier Jobs Open in Bluefield Virginia
The U S civil service commission announces rural carrier examinations for Bluefield Virginia applicants. July 13 is the deadline to file, with notification of exam dates by admission cards after that date. Citizens of the United States who have resided in the Virginia Side post office territory for one year may apply. Men and women may file, send to Washington 25 D C. Salary starts at 2758 dollars for a 30 mile daily route plus 20 dollars annually for each additional mile or fraction.
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Bluefield
U. S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Virginia Side
Commission
Washington
D. C
Could Be That Virtue Is its Own Reward
Minneapolis cab driver James Young returned a purse with over $1,000 to two women who left it in his back seat. His reward was one dollar minus 60 cents for the return trip, a small reward for an act of honesty.
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Minneapolis
James Young
Man Shot to Death in Wellsburg Home
Sheriff Hogg said Ben Turner about 55 a Negro was shot to death today as he sat with family in his Wellsburg home. Officers were searching for another 35-year-old Negro for questioning in the slaying. The shotgun shooting yielded no immediate motive.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Richard Hogg
Ben Turner
Hogg
Ing
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South Carolina
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Mississippi
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Earl Warren
California
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P. O. Box 341
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