Time Capsule Buried at Wichita Airport Reflects 1950 Outlook
Dick Long of The Wichita Eagle buries a mid century time cylinder at Wichita airport to be read in 50 years. The column recalls Kansas life in 1950 and contrasts it with conditions in 2000, noting changes from prairie settlement to modern transportation and congestion.
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Washington
Wichita
Kansas
Dick Long
Wichita Eagle
Union Station
Kansas City
Ottawa
Two Way Draw Highlights 23rd National Spelling Bee
The 23rd annual spelling bee ended in a two way tie as the champion word hunter exhausted the list. Observers note spelling remains a waning art needing persistent teaching from early schooling onward.
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Hunter
Census Rules Dictate Who Counts in City Totals
A local speaker explains that preliminary census results will show if the town falls in the 20 000 class or below. Only residents inside corporate limits are counted, leaving nearby non residents outside the tally. Rules may shift later, but currently countywide counting is reserved for larger cities in Greater areas.
End of Civil War veteran survivors noted in nation
The piece marks 44 living Civil War veterans nationwide with 16 Union and 28 Confederate survivors remaining. It reflects on courage on both sides and asserts the US as one nation, urging unity beyond regional pride and future leadership.
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Bull Run
Appomattox
South
North
America
United States
Voting Machines Debate for Morgan County Residents
The Daily questions the value of voting machines after long lines in Huntsville and Montgomery. Reports of a Montgomery machine error and fears of mechanical failure raise uncertainty about benefits and costs for the county. The paper plans to investigate further by gathering opinions from newspapers in other machine using areas.
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Morgan County
Huntsville
Montgomery
Alabama
Mobile
Mechanics of Man's Destruction
The piece argues that over the last decade technological advances have accelerated the means to destroy life. It cites atomic and hydrogen bombs, toxic gases, Germs, rockets, and long range bombs as creating global fear and a turning point for humanity.
Year 1950 the age of fear wakes a wary public
The speaker reflects on 1950 as the age of fear and notes that fear was a harsh master. He suggests that in 1950 many people woke from a period of imagined safety and began to confront a harsher reality.
Marital Troubles and Thought War Reflections From 1950
A study by Professor Judson T. Landis reports main marital problems among college couples centering on income, sex adjustment, in laws, and selfish traits. The piece shifts to a prophecy that by 2000 fear and arms might fade if people shared thoughts and pursued peace, urging love thy neighbor as a path to end fear.
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Judson T. Landis
Michigan State College
Bomrewand
Isolation to fear in postwar world and veto’s end
The piece argues the Senate abandoned Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations and embraced fear over isolationism and veto power. It recalls 1930 London talks and 1946 UN drafting demands, noting rapid weapon development between 1945 and 1950 and the danger of fear as a master over policy.
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Senate
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
London
Henry L. Stinson
United Nations
San Francisco
Albany and Decatur Graduates Tonight
Thirty-six students from Albany high school and twelve from Decatur high school will receive their diplomas tonight. Dr. A. J. Perolio, director of the Tennessee Valley Laboratory, is in Hartselle today on business connected with the branch laboratory operation. Also noted is activity from Boy Scout camps in Albany.
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Albany High School
Decatur High School
Albany
O. Peebles
A. J. Perolio
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Hartselle
Downey's Califora Dream as Downey Sees It
In a Westbrook column, Sheridan Downey of California is portrayed as a New Deal Democrat who once flirted with the Republicans. The piece critiques Downey’s switching views, mocks Helen Gahagan and Dick Nixon, and accuses various figures in Los Angeles politics of weakness and pro communism bias amid a defense of anti communist stance.
Errol Flynn's Bride-To-Be Irene Ghika To Boss Family
Hollywood may 29 Errol Flynn says his bride to be Princess Irene Ghika will be the boss of the family at first He plans to marry in September in Paris They will live in Hollywood and will honeymoon after wedding plans are arranged The Romanian noblewoman is visiting Hollywood for the first time and is impressed by the city Flynn notes Romanians have a dowry custom and she will sign over insurance papers Flynn met her in Paris about a year and a half ago and says their meeting was not love at first sight.
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Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Irene Ghika
Flynn
Paris
Trade group envoy tours expanding markets in Albany
A Louisville Board of Trade representative on a trade expansion tour arrived in Albany Decatur this morning. The report highlights a ten percent saving offer from Cook Bros Furniture Co The Showplace of Albany. Social notes recount Miss Marcella Collier hosting bridge in honor of Miss Mittice Peerson and other Decatur school teachers. Also listed are Miss Virginia Ledbetter of Birmingham visiting Miss Allene Mosely, Mrs J E Bronough visiting Madison, Walter Morris returning from the University of Alabama, and Truett Sewell taking a position with Liggett Drug Co in Birmingham.
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Louisville Board of Trade
Albany-Decatur
Marcella Collier
Mittice Peerson
Decatur
Atomic war prep and Mormon welfare plans in 1950s New York
A Washington wartime forecast notes plans to move government and industry to safe sites after an atomic attack. Joseph Smith prophecies link Civil War scare to Independence Missouri. Mormon welfare aims store food and clothing for a coming shortage. A Greenwich Village Real Estate man created a single letter phone book entry, A, and his son Chris kept it going before disconnecting the line.
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New York
INS
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Department of Defense
America
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
United States
South Carolina
Israel
Smith
Independence
Ohio
Missouri
Reorganized Church
Utah
Union
Truman
Salt Lake City
Indigestion signals may mask serious illnesses and cancer
Symptoms such as nausea vomiting and abdominal pain can accompany grave diseases like tuberculosis kidney disease or prostate disturbances. Sudden new indigestion after age 35 warrants full investigation and X rays, as early stomach cancer can lack clear warning signs. Early detection enables curative surgery if treated promptly.
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Elsie Evans
Woman's College At
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Birmingham
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J. E. Bronough
Madison
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Walter Morris
University of Alabama
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Aia
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Greenwich Village
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