Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled Monday At Mrs McCracken Home
The American Legion Auxiliary unit will hold a postponed Monday evening meeting at the home of Mrs. T Lee McCracken Members should bring gifts for hospitalized veterans The note mentions Rush Jordan president of Western Montana college attending a Northwest association meeting in Portland Oregon on December 1 2 and 3 The association accredits regional member Western Montana college has long been a member
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit
T. Lee McCracken
Jordan
Rush Jordan
Western Montana College
Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools
Portland
Ore
Faulty Cars Found in High School Test
High school Key Club sponsored tests by state patrolman Royal Archer found all cars tested at Montana Auto Sales garage to have defects dangerous to drivers and the public.
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Royal Archer
Key Club
Montana Auto Sales
Rural Doctor Opens Drive In Hospital in Morgantown Ky
Dr D G Miller Jr converts two small country stores into a hospital in Morgantown Kentucky providing same day services including childbirth with no board and room charges. In 1950 his team handled 10 672 office calls for non surgical care and argues such a setup could replace many rural hospitals with minimal federal aid.
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Morgantown
D. G. Miller, Jr
Kentucky
Miller
Academy of General Practice
Stores to Stay Open late for Christmas shoppers
Dillon retail stores will remain open until 9 p.m. three evenings this month following a Beaverhead chamber of commerce retail committee decision. The late hours will apply on Saturday December 13, Friday December 19, and Monday December 22 to aid Christmas shopping.
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Dillon Retail
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Final Montana Election Canvass Sees 87 Percent Turnout
The official state canvass reports 87 percent of Montana's 304 053 eligible voters cast ballots on Nov. 4 with 265 037 ballots counted. Key margins include Eisenhower over Stevenson by about 51 000, Metcalf over Rankin for western district, Mansfield over Ecton by around 6 000, Aronson over Bonner by about 5 000. No race totals changed from early returns. Certificates of election will be issued to the winners.
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Helena
Montana
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Lee Metcalf
Wellington D. Rankin
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Zales N. Ecton
J. Hugo Aronson
John W. Bonner
Pioneering Spirit Still Strong in Modern Youth
In Fort Madison Iowa a nationwide letter contest shows small town teens embodying the American pioneering spirit. First prize winner Robert Thorson of Anaconda Montana cites curiosity and risk-taking as drivers of progress. Other prizeees from Natchez Mississippi and Coos Bay Oregon stress self-reliance and work over government support. A Hawaiian entrant warns that Communism threatens the American enterprise system and urges defense of free markets.
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Fort Madison
America
Craig Sheaffer
Robert Thorson
Anaconda
Mont
Thorson
Washington, D.C
Natchez, Miss
Coos Bay
Oregon
Hawaii
Sunday Mass Schedule Across Four Parishes
The notice lists the monthly and special Sunday service times for four churches. St. Rose in Lima hosts 10:30 a.m. on the first Sunday, Grant at 10:30 a.m. on the second Sunday, Melrose at 10:00 a.m. on the third Sunday and on fifth Sunday when applicable, and Jackson at 9:30 a.m. on the fourth Sunday.
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ST. Rose Catholic
Lima
Grant
Melrose
Jackson
Hybrid Pig Litter Sets New World Weight Records
A litter of 18 hybrid pigs farrowed last January on Lawrence Meyer’s farm near Spring Grove Minnesota set a world six month weight record of 4992 pounds and an 840 pound wearing weight. The litter averaged 46.66 pounds at six weeks and 27.33 pounds at six months with a heaviest pig of 342 pounds and lightest 226 pounds. The previous record was 4419 pounds set in 1951.
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Lawrence Meyer
Spring Grove
Minnesota
Lawrence Moyer
Foldable calf pen for efficient barn cleaning
The fold-back calf pen fits pen-type barns and uses two hinged gates hung on a wall pipe. One gate is wired to prevent sagging, and the unit folds back against the wall for quick barn cleaning.
Flies Get Tougher in Farms Says Extension Advice
Farmers face harder house fly problems as residual insecticides fail to fully control them. The extension service urges sanitation and using locally recommended insecticides from a reliable dealer.
A-Bombed Disaster Street Built For Civil Defense Training
Debrisville Maryland shows its Defense setup as five buildings on Disaster Street at Olney near Washington simulate an atomic attack. The scenes include a two story house, a duplex, a multistory office building and a five story complex used to teach rescue operations with interior damage and failing structures.
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Olney
America
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Staff College
Washington DC
Disaster Street
Small Town Ma and Pa Bobb Run Sunshine Letter Drive
CANASTOTA NY Ma and Pa Bobb near 70th birthdays mail "sunshine letters" to shut ins in wheelchairs. Since 1942 they have sent birthday and Christmas greetings twice a month to over 1400 elderly residents with physical handicaps, found through health agencies. Letters recall simple memories. recipients are not expected to answer.
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Canastota
N.Y
Pa Bobb
Rate Your Community By This Yardstick
Citizens of Fredericktown Ohio are urged by The Knox County Citizen to rate their town by standards from a national magazine. Readiness includes schools, doctors, libraries, housing, safety, streets, shopping, parking, restaurants, churches and recreation facilities.
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Frederickstown
Ohio
Knox County Citizen
No Speeches But Candidate Wins
RIPLEY Mississippi. Mrs Ruth Street sixty four elected mayor without campaigning while in hospital and appointed to finish her late husband John B Street term. She criticizes aldermen yet praises cooperation and hopes for refreshments during sessions as Mississippi's only woman mayor.
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Ripley
Ruth Street
John B Street
Board of Aldermen
Missionary Society
Mrs Street
Mississippi
Winter Workshops Help Michigan Resort Towns Recover
In Bellaire Michigan locals face post tourist season downturn with a community driven effort. Betty Parker leads a program of making Christmas greens wreaths and crafts to employ unemployed residents. A winter workshop expands with regional cooperation featuring handmade items from pine rocking horses to cedar furniture and decorative metal trays.
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Bellaire
Mich
Betty Parker
Antrim County
Michigan
Curban Death
Starvation Lake
Mark Trail Osburn
Loren Lacey
Harry Siebold
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Dillon Examiner
H.H. Scarborough
Salt Lake City
Andrus Hotel
Western Motors
South Idaho
Buick Automobiles
GMC Tru
Goodyear Tires
Case Farm
Maryland
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