Red Cross in Korea Faces Strain and Calls for Support
The Red Cross labors under shortages as it meets Korean War demands. Volunteers, nurses, and staff in Japan and Korea provide blood, medical care, evacuation, and civilian relief amid danger. Concord Chapter urges strong public support for the Red Cross Fund Campaign.
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United States
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Concord Chapter
Red Cross Fund
TV sets heat Lexington home in furnace mystery
Eben Thom pson investigated a cold house and found heat from his television set beneath the thermostat kept the oil burner from starting. The incident occurred in Lexington Massachusetts and was reported by United Press.
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Lexington
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U. P
Eben Thompson
Bank Gets Big Hearted Knocks Off Two Cents
Muskegon Savings Bank in Muskegon Michigan sold 20000 dollars worth of crisp dollar bills for 98 cents each as a publicity stunt. The bank spent 400 dollars but officials said it was worth it and that Americans have a sense of humor.
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Muskegon, Mich
History of Eye-Wear Marked with Fumbling
The article traces early spectacles from single hand held lenses to attempts at facial attachment. It notes Nero using eye glass devices in the Roman arena and cites Euclid Seneca Ptolemy and early optics advances shaping how frames evolved.
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Pliny
Nero
Euclid
Seneca
Claudius Ptolemaeus
Lass
Bride to Be’s Ring Aids Polio Fund
In Fostoria Ohio a wedding ring from a fiance to the National Polio Foundation helped raise funds after bride to be Miss Bessie Medley died of infantile paralysis on December 7. Ray Spencer of Ypsilanti Michigan sent the ring and a $10 donation with a note for sale and funds to the polio foundation. Florida’s population grew from 1940 to 1950 by 873,891 or 46.1 percent.
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National Polio Foundation
Bessie Medley
Ray Spencer
Ypsilanti
Mich
Seneca County
Polio
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