Freak Squeaks Driving Dog Tops 1951 List of Unusual Accidents
The National Safety Council singles out bizarre 1951 incidents including a dog driving a hot rod, a fish tangling with a fisherman, an airplane crash, a red traffic light mishap, and a horse-drawn wagon colliding with a sailboat. A garden rake misfired and other oddities underscore a wacky year.
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U.S.A
National Safety Council
Council
William C. Hollis
Denver
Dayton
Ohio
Simmons
Chicago
Randolph Johnson
Lincoln Stewart
Columbus
Stewart
Stanley Willoughby
Portland
Ore
Stanley
James Deeds
Des Moines
Deeds
Boston
Catherine Meenan
Martin star rises with singing career in 1950s Hollywood
The piece traces Martin's ascent from a Saint Mary's College student playing jazz on a chapel organ to a Broadway and film presence. It notes his CBS and 20th Century Fox breaks, a Palladium stint in London, and a recent film and TV projects. It also recounts assorted quirky incidents and celebrity mentions from 1951 era show business culture.
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Pone Martin
Saint Mary’s College
Moraga
Calif
20Th Century-Fox
CBS Radio
Burns and Allen
Avalanche rocks Arizona mine town in romance tragedy
A March avalanche at a mountain mine in Redstone menaces Lorelei Stan and Inez. Lorelei rescues Stan as Inez urges her to save herself. Stan suffers a broken leg. Inez disappears as the debris crashes, leaving the couple alive but torn by love and danger.
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Lorelei
Stan
Inez Thayer
Deke Whitman
Deke
Inez
Arizona
Stan Seymour
Jim Tristram
Redstone
Range Bull project convicts first U.S. trial for Shorthorns
Shorthorn breeders ran 102 bulls through an obstacle course in Nebraska to harden ranch animals for range service. The Range Bull project, first of its kind in the United States, staged Camp Showings with pairs and trios before sale to western cattlemen in Broken Bow, Nebraska, after consignments from 48 midwestern and eastern breeders.
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Nebraska Range
Broken Bow
Nebr
West
Argentina
United States
Middlewest
East
The
American Shorthorn Breeders Association
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Compilation
A dense crossword puzzle list presents Across and Down clues covering animals, objects, measurements, religious terms, and musical notes. The entries span languages and cultures with abbreviations for roads vehicles vestments and ranks.
DuPont Monopoly or Too Large a Company
The author argues against breaking up DuPont, praising its vast R and D, tax contributions, and wartime roles. He warns that dismantling the firm would hinder national research, jobs, and industrial growth, urging readers to see large corporations as essential to America's economy and defense.
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National Science Foundation
House Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
Dem
Missouri
DuPont Company
Congress
DuPont
Wilmington
America
Robolinks Extend Migration From Canada to Paraguay
Robolinks migrate from Canada and spread southward reaching Paraguay. Researchers note widespread adoption across industries and growing cross border connectivity. Experts caution about regulatory differences and data governance as networks expand.
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Canada
Paraguay
Gasoline on the Farm Is Liquid Dynamite
Farm safety briefing warns gasoline as liquid dynamite requiring extreme care. It cites annual farm losses from gasoline fires exceeding $7 million and lists eight rules for storage, handling, and ignition prevention.
Rat Control Costs Drive Farmers to Kill Rats
A farmer with 20 rats on his farm spends $40 yearly on feeding them, about $2 per rat. Three rats consume as much feed as two laying hens in a year, enough reason for farmers to implement a rat killing and control program.
Poultrymen Urged to House Best Pullets for Laying Year
Poultry experts advise housing only the best pullets likely to produce well through the laying season. Underdeveloped or thriftless birds should be marketed. When housing pullets, keep birds of the same age and development together, as smaller birds fare better.
Pattern details for Sew Rite outfits in children sizes
Pattern No 852618 offers a sew-rite perforated pattern set in sizes 1 to 6 years with a size 2 coverall short sleeve using 23 8 yards of 89 inch fabric, a long sleeve jacket needing 15 yards, and a bib overall requiring 24a yards. The Fall and Winter STYLIST guide outlines a complete wardrobe plan and gift patterns are printed inside the book. 25 cents.
Deaf man and rum chewing on train joke
Two strangers on a train exchange a gag about hearing and chewing rum. A tourist asks an Ozarks porch listener for distance to the nearest town, and she mispronounces, joking about walking straight ahead and back.
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Ozarks
Pasigeers
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Adolphe Menjou
John Hodiak
Frankie Darro
Dinah Shore
Bing Crosby
Tony Martin
the Fiction Corner
Richard Hill Wilkinson
Jam
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Persia
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By Wright A. Patterson
DuPont Laboratories
Wheeler McMillen
Farm Journal
Pathfinder
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House
West Adams
Dean
Doan
Peter Pain
Thos Leeming & Co
Allew Ben'Gay
Baume Analgesique
SANO
TSS
Fleming-Hall Tobacco CO
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