Brazilian Plane Crash Near Asuncion Kills Fifteen
A Panair do Brasil four engine Constellation with 24 aboard crashed in heavy fog five miles from Asuncion. Fifteen were killed or unaccounted for with nine known survivors. John Dowling of Time was among the passengers, and three crew members survived. Rescue workers recovered six bodies and three crew members at the wreck near Cuatro Mojones.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Panair Do Brasil
John Dowling
Time Magazines Bureau
Buenos Aires
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Dowling
Eddie Dowling
Fernando Morgado
Rodolfo Lortello
Sheila Monteath
Cuatro Mojones
London
Paris
Lisbon
Dakar
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
Bill Young Installed Rotary President At Women’s Night
Bill Young was installed as president of the Rotary club at the end of a women’s night program. Raymond Pierpont, retiring president, presented Young with a past president’s pin. Hans Herold became vice president and Lee Judy remains secretary. Frank Young was elected to the board, replacing Roy Linsenmayer, who moved to Topeka as Santa Fe agent. Chet Shellman praised the club for high attendance, noting 97.09 percent average. Lilian M. Troup performed and spoke on civic pride and freedom.
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Bill Young
Rotary Club
Raymond Pierpont
Young
Pierpont
Hans Herold
Lee Judy
Frank Young
Roy Linsenmayer
Linsenmayer
Topeka
Santa Fe
Chet Shellman
Parsons
Chanute Club
Don C. McCune
O. N. Wheelock
Miss Troup
Storms Hit Western Kansas Flooding Roads Hail Damages
Severe storms drenched western Kansas with near cloudburst rainfall around 6 to 7 am. In Cimarron area 1.53 inches fell and US 50 was flooded, with water 11 feet deep in places and a slab washed out west of Cimarron. Rail lines were delayed as tracks flooded. Earlier hail in Scott City damaged crops, windows and cars with losses estimated up to 90 percent in a five mile swath. In Zurich north of Hays rain and hail flooded fields, rivers rose and roads were washed out. authorities warned of potential total crop losses until waters recede.
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Garden City
Kansas
Cimarron
Santa Fe Railroad
Scott City
Hays
Kas
Zurich
Here
Brooks County Sheriff's Office
No Contract No Work Ties Up Atlantic Seamen
The CIO National Maritime Union urged a no work policy in 18 ports after talks on a new contract collapsed. NMU withdrew members from ships in Philadelphia and across docks in Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey, threatening to slow half the U.S. merchant fleet.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
CIO National Maritime Union
Philadelphia
NMU
Union
Pennsylvania, Delaware and
New Jersey
Tuttle Creek Battle Today in Congress Fight
Washington scene as Rep Pep Avery plans to move an amendment to strike 744 million dollars for Tuttle Creek Dam from a Public Works bill. Rep Scrivner recalls a 1951 flood impact and notes Kansan supporters could not travel to Washington. Opponents continue arriving to press their stance.
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Washington
Tuttle Creek
Pep
Avery
R-Nas
House
Rep
Scrivner
Tuttle Creek Dam
Blue Valley
Turtle Creek
Congress
Ladies embrace sun care for a summer tan
A boating counselor urges careful tan growing near water to reflect sun rays. She predicts millions of tan coats this summer from boating women on lakes seas and rivers. She touts baby oil as a cheap non greasy option to soothe burn while enjoying the sun.
AltOOna families linked to Tokyo assignment
Mrs Don Hearst and her sons travel toward Tokyo to join Major Hearst stationed with the U S Army. John E Carrell arrives from Corpus Christi to visit his daughter and son’s families. Mrs Forrest Whitson receives treatment at Wilson County hospital Neodesha. The city library board met and reelected Mrs Milton High as chair and named Mrs Max Forsythe vice chair along with other officers.
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Don Hearst
Tokyo
Japan
Major Hearst
U.S. Army
Allie Hearst
John E. Carrell
Corpus Christi
Texas
Harold Lewis
E. E. Carrell
Forrest Whitson
Wilson County
Neodesha
Milton High
Max Forsythe
Alta Aldridge
Allie Harbert
Ralph Russell
Harold Rollins
Frank Green
H. L
Community Notes from Neodesha Residents and Visitors
Local society brief highlights multiple visits and events. Attendees include Mrs. J E Menschke and Mrs. Myrtle Frankenberg at Friendship Night in Chanute, church construction on North Main, and guests at family gatherings in Kansas City and Parsons. Volunteers host layette shower and home management class notes. vacation and work details for local residents appear throughout.
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F. W. Flowers
Steven
Michael
James Starkey
Alden
F. L. Mclrvin
David Brown
Kansans City
Gerald Wiltse
Sue Ann Daniels
Donald Ferguson
Lee Bradford
Daniels
Virgil Gamble
Claude Daniel
Topeka
S. E. Wilson
Cheldon McKean
Tuscon, Ariz
M. D. McKean
Jewel Ryan
R. J. Tibbetts
Independence
Kansas City
Harry Welk
H. D. Clayton
Henry McDaniel
Ruby Richardson
Cora Wright
Alta Aldridge
Jerusalem
Neadesha
Frank Stanley
Allie Harbert
H.D
Fredonia
George Staley
Staley
William Hansen
BPW
Wichita
Clifford Fisher
Jimmie
Parsons
First National Bank
Neodesha
Etiquette Q&A on Conversing and Gifts
A Q and A on group conversation rules, gift giving, hosting after a date, and handling hot food. It says cross conversing is rude, giving a bathrobe to a fiancé is fine, a young girl should not invite a date into her home after a late party, and never remove hot food from the mouth, use water instead.
Havoc Strikes Nation's Cities In Attack Tests
The Associated Press reports a national civil defense drill simulated a hydrogen and atomic attack on 61 U.S. cities and territories. The mock assault produced millions of deaths and injuries with evacuees and displaced residents, while officials called Operation Alert very successful in many areas.
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Associated Press
U.S
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
New York City
Brooklyn
New York
New Jersey
New England
Submarine Sidon Sinks in Portland Harbor
A practice torpedo exploded on the Royal Navy submarine Sidon in Portland harbor, ripping open its hull and forcing 18 men to be trapped. After seven hours the Admiralty abandoned hope for all three officers and ten enlisted men aboard.
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Portland
England
Sidon
Portland Harbor
Admiralty
Sidon Explodes Sinks in Harbor After Propellant Blast
The British destroyer Sidon blew up while moored near the Maidstone depot vessel and sank in 36 feet of water after an explosion in a torpedo propellant forward compartment. Seven crewmen escaped with minor injuries, three officers and ten ratings are missing presumed dead, while one officer and seven ratings were wounded and hospitalized.
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Maidstone
Sidon
Admiralty
J. P. L. Thomas
the Admiralty
House of Commons
London
Greater Interest in Civilian Defense Noted in Kansas
TOPEKA Kansans show greater interest in civil defense problems says Howard Searle state director after yesterday's nationwide practice alert. He notes improvement over the year in handling issues praising amateur radio operators and volunteers for making the project worthwhile and potentially saving many lives in a real disaster.
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Topeka
Howard Searle
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