Youngsters at VFEW Home Form New Fire Department
At Eaton Rapids Michigan 20 youths aged 12 to 18 organize a formal fire department at the Veterans of Foreign Wars home. They trained for nine months under Lt. Arthur Foster, protect sharp grass fires, and plan to continue as firefighters.
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VFEW
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Veterans of Foreign Wars Home
Foster
AP News
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dennis Peters
Buck Jones
Dave Cochran
Ted Collins
Advice For Bald Men From UM Doctor
An University of Michigan doctor says balding parents and a head like a billiard ball call for a good looking hat. Dr. Thomas G. Jansen urges discarding hair lotions and warns against misleading ads. He also advises women on home waves and dyes to avoid repeated use after skin changes.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Thomas G. Jansen
University
Medical School
Glasses in U.S. Eye Wear Split Between Lenses
A survey shows about 61 percent of wearers use plain lenses while 39 percent opt for bi focal or trifocal designs. The data highlights consumer preferences for vision correction options across the United States.
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U.S
Three Crime Types Show 1954 Rise in First Half
Chicago report shows robberies up 20.4 percent and burglaries up 13.2 percent while larcenies rise 9 percent for the first six months of 1954 versus 1953. Auto thefts fall 2.3 percent nationwide. Urban robberies outpace rural gains. city auto thefts drop 2.7 percent.
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Chicago
United States
Board of Exchange
Exchange
Employers Mutuals of
Bombay tenements house over seven persons per room
A United Nations survey shows crowded Bombay housing with an average of more than seven people living in a single room. The finding highlights extreme urban crowding and housing shortages affecting residents.
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Bombay
United Nations
Not Enough People Thinking About Water Supply Problem
Dion Henderson notes the public’s indifference to water resource issues and outlines a National Wildlife Federation essay contest to awaken interest. Prizes range from 250 dollars to smaller awards, with topics urging youths to explore marshlands and water conservation during National Wildlife Week in 1955.
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National Wildlife Federation
Just In Time Contests Mobilize Federation Affiliates
Contests roll out through state and local affiliates with school civic and local cooperation. Local winners three per class chosen by Dec 15, state winners three by Jan 10, and national deadline Feb 1, 1955. Youth answers may be new to them though not new to professionals.
Thieves Use Portable Elevator In Soybean Heist
In Watseka Illinois sheriff officials say thieves stole 600 bushels of soybeans valued at 1600 dollars from Roy Lubben’s farm. They believe the thieves brought their own machinery a motor driven elevator to load the beans into a semi trailer truck.
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Watseka, Ill
Roy Lubben
Nautical Mile Defined as One-Sixtieth Degree Measure
A nautical mile equals one sixtieth of a degree along a great circle of the earth. This unit links distance at sea to angular degrees, aiding navigation and chart work across oceans.
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Robert E. Voges
Charles Henry
Military Order of Cooties
VFW
Arthur Foster
Lansing Fire Department
Malekoff
Ehud
Ene
Smulekoff
Dion Henderson
Federation
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Vocal
Miles Nekolny
Amulekoff
Ary Wendoloud
Cute
RCA Victor
Radio and
RCA Victor Television
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