Water Supply Cut Off by Beer Drops in Korea War Yorkers
War dispatch notes 100 U S troops cut off in the Naktong bulge receive air drops except water, solved by dropping individual cans of beer. Laundry signs dot towns as Korean civilians gear up, while correspondents relay stories from a makeshift ex-schoolhouse newsroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ross
Hal Boyle
Korea
United Nations
Naktong River Bulge
Tokyo
United States
Mackenzies Column on selective admission to atom shelter
Professor Clarke Goodman argues Americans should be graded for shelter access by their importance to the United States. He warns that not everyone can be protected and calls for civic effort, unity, and avoiding hoarding to support national morale during difficult times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Goodman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Mediterranean
France
Goodman
Alcohol Tax Agent Charged In Slaying
Mobile Alabama September 6 A U S alcohol tax agent Joel L Smith Jr 35 head of Mobile field office was freed on bond after being charged with the murder of liquor law violator Jack Thompson 51 Orchard Alabama Thompson was killed and Mrs Thompson asked for the warrant Bond set at 1000 dollars the agent was arrested yesterday.
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Mobile
Ala
U. S
Joel L. Smith, Jr
Jack Thompson
Orchard
Smith
Dust storm’s topsoil loss cited in 1930s Southwest
A federal issue warned that a single dust storm could lift 300 million tons of soil in a day. Judge Tisdale J. Touart oversaw related proceedings. A tax agent stopped Thompson with a horse and a 10 gallon keg of untaxed whisky. Thompson resisted and was arrested. Coroner H J Walker reported a homicide verdict last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tisdale J. Touart
Inferior Criminal Court
Thompson
Smith
J. Walker
Inventions and anecdotes dot famous author tales
A collage of humorous vignettes features Mark Twain and Alexander Graham Bell, with jokes about investments, gossip, and everyday mishaps. An anecdote about a vertigo death, a Decatur foreman and armature, and a bank check mix up add local color amid quips on mail order spams and misheard radio pranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Decatur
Bright Boy
Arthur Godfrey
New Orleans Firm Low Bidder on Pascagoula River Dredging
The Standard Dredging Corp. of New Orleans was the apparent low bidder at 86,720 for deepening the Pascagoula and Escatawpa rivers. The project calls for an 18-foot channel and removal of 800,000 cubic yards to reach a tuna cannery site at Moss Point, Mississippi.
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Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Pascagoula
Escatawpa
Corps of Engineers
Standard Dredging Corp
Moss Point
Miss
Husband Held In Death Of Wife In Alabama Slaying
A 34-year-old roadhouse operator was detained in Bessemer after the fatal beating of his wife Mildred Juanita Ray, 31, found along a road near their Mc Calla home. She left three daughters aged 21 months, 7, and 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
Mildred Juanita Ray
McCalla
Clyde Morris
Grover Cleveland Ray
Ray
Morris
Howard Sullinger
Canada Buys About One Seventh of U S Exports
Canada purchases roughly one seventh of United States exports reflecting deep trade ties. Analysts note the ratio underscores Canada as a major partner, with energy automotive and agricultural goods among leading exports shaping bilateral commerce.
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Canada
U. S
Answers From VA On World War II Widow and GI Bill
Veterans Administration provides guidance on GI Bill benefits. Widows cannot double-claim GI home loan benefits. those eligible through their own service do not gain extra widow loans. A high school graduate planning further college under the GI Bill should contact a VA office for enrollment clarification.
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Veterans Administration
Wacs
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Vincy Wilder
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Twain
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Jones
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Dorothy
Ceylan
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Eighth Ave
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V. J. Elmore
Second Avenue
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Chuck Roast
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