Ugly Man Contest Becomes Polls For March of Dimes
Alpha Phi Omega at Coe College hosts an Ugly Man contest featuring fraternities Tau Kappa Epsilon Chi Beta Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha with photos of contestants. Voters place pennies in boxes on campus to raise funds for the March of Dimes and polio relief.
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Onge
Fairfield
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Coe College
AFO
March of Dimes
Alpha Phi Omega
Tau Kappa Epsilon
John Hanna
Paul
Withers Named United States Senator From Kentucky
GARRETT L. WITHERS, 64, called an orthodox Democrat, was appointed United States senator from Kentucky on Thursday to complete the term. He will serve until a successor is elected.
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Frankfort. Ky
Garrett L. Withers
United States
Kentucky
Withers
Barkley
Earl C Clements
Clements
Petition for Central Iowa Power Franchise in Linn County
Iowa note announces petition by Central Iowa Power Cooperative Cedar Rapids seeking franchise to erect and operate a high voltage transmission line 1158000 volts across Linn County lands and highways. Hearing set by the Iowa Commerce Commission at Des Moines with objections due 13 days prior. officials listed.
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Linn County
Central Iowa Power Cooperative
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Comission
Eivshty
Linn
Ap Online Ately
Orthwest
Habieiree
Pommerce Commission
Ita
Des Moines
Towatate Commerce Commission
Rave Act Wa Brk
Dey
van Reed
Attest Ok McQaushan
Lowa
Cities Urged To Plan for Atom Attack
Three atomic physicians warned that major cities are unprepared for an atom bomb strike killing about a third of residents. They urged mobilization including outskirts facilities, evacuation planning, and three zones, noting radioactive threats and limits of treatment for radiation exposure.
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Chicago
United States
Nagasaki
Leon O. Jacobson
J. Garret Allen
Robert S Stone
Journal of
The
American Medical Association
Peiping Shelled as Censors Suppress News Dispatch
Shanghai AP report by Spenc Moosa reveals censored dispatches describing Peiping under siege by Communist forces. He notes shelling on the 30th day and questions why details are withheld, while later messages mention no injuries and a beaten-off attack.
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Shanghai
Spenc Moosa
Péiping
North
China
Moosa
Peiping
Center
James D. van Patten
Carlinville
Richard McCarthy
Webster City
Petiping
John Butler
Longview
Wash
Ralph Johnson
Wilmette, Il
Piles Relief Product Endorsed by Iowa Store Worker
A store employee in an Iowa city reports relief from piles after using SEL-O-PON. She describes daily suffering from piles during work and house chores, noting greasy treatments were unsuitable. She praises SEL-O-PON as a pure vegetable oral remedy that attacks piles internally and guarantees results. May Drug Co. Osco Drug advertised.
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Iowa City
CO. Osco
Censor Evasion in Civil War Dispatches Questioned
A Moose dispatch is cited as an example of censorship circumvention in the civil war. The text notes his success in framing wording to dodge censorship and raises a central question: if Reds shell a city, what new information does the censor provide?
Collapsible bass fiddle invention by Peter Ruggiero
Newark resident Peter Ruggiero, a 30 year old professional bass fiddle player, solved the carrying problem through revolving doors by creating a collapsible bass fiddle. He is a former army musician.
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Newark
Peter Ruggiero
Ruggiero
Army
Invention: collapsible bass fiddle fits in sax case
The inventor says the plywood bass fiddle breaks into three parts and fits in a saxophone sized case. Experts say it sounds like a standard bass fiddle. An affidavit dated Dec 17 1947 claims Sumner Welles valued his role in U S psychological warfare plans.
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Sician
Ruggiero
Putch
Sumner Welles
United States
Putzi Hanfstaengl Freed by Reich Court
Dr. Ernst Putzi Hanfstaengl Harvard graduate once Hitler's court jester freed by Weilheim denazification court in a one day hearing The court dropped the major offense charge and ruled on Hanfstaengl's psychological warfare role as not prosecutable.
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Munich
INS
Ernst “Putzi
Hanfstaengl
Harvard
Orice
Hitler
Weilheim
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