Radio Hoaxes Across Nations Stir Public Fear
A Bangkok radio program warned of a Martian calamity on the Royal Air Force birthday, reminding that radio hoaxes are not confined to Americans. The War of the Worlds scare began in 1938 with Orson Welles, causing panic as listeners sought the Martian cylinder in New Jersey.
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Washington, D. C
Mars
Thailand
Bangkok
U.S
Creon Welles
Welles
H. G. Wells
New Jersey
French National Radio
Atlantic
HCQRX
Quito
Equador
Sweden
Girl Writes Own Obit And Commits Death By Own Action
In Richmond a young woman identified as Mar géret Bigood drank poison in a Catholic church after leaving a note claiming the death was caused by a broken heart. An autopsy was planned as authorities investigated the suicide observed by choir member Miss Jane Browner who saw the act and alerted the priest.
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Richmond
Margéret Bigood
G. T. Mann
City
Frances Hundson
Mann
Miss Bigood
Jane Browner
Miss Brauer
Mrs Heart Spends Advice To Blow Ten Thousand
Oklahoma City woman known as Mrs Heart who three years ago asked readers how to spend ten thousand dollars for her remaining days is still alive two years after doctors predicted she would die from a heart ailment. She says she lives carefully and plans to forget worry while spending frugally and pampering her heart.
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Oklahoma City
Heart
Mia
Letter by Army Pelicaman Proves Value of Courtesy
An Army sergeant, Frank Pearce of San Francisco, wrote a simple thank you to the Royal Canadian Air Force crew that flew him home from Japan. His note praised their courtesy and efficiency, was forwarded to Canada’s defense minister, and reached Secretary of the Army Frank Pace who lauded the gesture as a mark of international friendship.
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Frank Pearce
Divisadero Street
San Francisco
Calif
Royal Canadian Air Force
Japan
Dominion of Canada
Brooke Claxton
Canada
Claxton
Army
Frank Pace
Defense
Pace
Pearce
Secretary of the Army
Israel Begins Marble Exports From Ancient Quarries
Israel expands beyond citrus and diamonds by shipping marble from long-quiet quarries to New York aboard the Henrietta Szold. Plans push revival of Dead Sea potash and continued oil exploration, with Haifa hosting a modern refinery. The piece notes biblical marble references and historic temple use context.
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Israel
New
Brooklyn Synagogue
New York
Henrietta Szold
Dead Sea
Haifa
Solomon
David
Temple
Damascus Gate
Jerusalem
Modern Bat Mellow Kitchen with Copper Pan Display
A warm kitchen features natural wood cabinets and counters finished in wood tones. Velvet gray green walls highlight copper pans, brown and buff linoleum, and rosy terra cotta cushions at a breakfast bar, with matching ceiling paint.
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Walla
Why Apples Turn Brown When Exposed to Air
When apples and similar produce contact air, the compound tyrosin reacts with oxygen in a complex process involving the enzyme tyrosinase. This produces melanin, the pigment that darkens the surface. Melanin occurs widely in nature and also determines skin, hair, and eye color.
Salad Dress A Touch of Seasoning Adds Flair
A brief note on how a pinch of seasoning can lift salads from flat to flavorful. Three basic dressings, French, mayonnaise, and cooked salad dressing, cover many tastes. Store tightly covered in a cool place to maintain freshness during busy shopping and holidays.
West Germans Vote More Than We In Elections
The piece compares West Germany's 78 percent turnout after World War II with the United States smaller participation in elections. Citing James S. Kemper, it argues Americans often vote poorly and urges a strong turnout next November, warning that low participation weakens democracy and national security. It highlights Hayes’s single vote deciding his election story and urges citizens to vote despite being just one person.
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West Germany
Hitler
United States
New Hampshire
James S. Kemper
Mutual Casualty
America
Kemper
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Indiana
Congress
Moscow
Officials Demand Removal of Bergen Crime Sign
In Hackensack New Jersey a sign reading Rid Bergen of Crime and Corruption the Shame Is Ours appeared before the county courthouse. The New Jersey crime prevention council was ordered to show cause why the sign should not be held in contempt. Judge J Wallace Leyden issued the order at the Bergen County bar associations request citing risk to grand jurors and jurors in future trials of indicted officials.
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Hackensack
Bergen
Court House
New Jersey Crime Prevention Council
Kefauver
Dem
Tenn
Bergen County
Nelson F. Stamler
J. Wallace Leyden
Bergen County Bar Association
Grand Jury
Publc
Pranksters Distribute Slogans at NATO Conference
In Lisbon pranksters circulated match folders displaying slogans including Omar Bradley for President and Eisenhower’s circle. The scene caused laughter at a conference table where Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, sat nearby in Rochefort.
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Lisbon
N.A.T.O
Omar
Bradley
Shape
Rocquencourt
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Df Fithas
Army
Omar N. Bradley
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sit ‘Ting
City of Pines Bank Seeds Community Growth
Dothan Alabama inches toward a national label as a City of Pines thanks to First National Bank seedling program. More than 30,000 pine saplings distributed over five years. Wallace D. Malone chairs the bank and champions soil conservation on Houston County Keep Alabama Green.
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Dothan
Ala
Alabama
First National Bank
Wallace D. Malone
Houston County
Keep
Steel Mills Bring Prosperity to Two Western Communities
Fontana California and Geneva Utah benefited from new steel mills starting in 1941–1942. The mills boosted farm harvest values, raised payrolls to 500 workers, spurred $15 million in wages, lifted bank deposits, and expanded schools and churches as population and prosperity grew in Geneva and Fontana.
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Fontana
Calif
Utah County
Utah
Utah Lake
Geneva
Metal Hunting Puts New Life in Canadian Towns
In Val d Or Quebec and surrounding areas mining for copper lead and zinc is reviving towns in the Rouyn Val d Or region and near Chibougamau Lake. Shop sales rise about a quarter from last year while demand for appliances and autos grows as base metals activity expands. Since 1936 Quebec built over 1300 miles of roads linking Rouyn to Montreal and Quebec City at a cost of 12 million dollars.
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Val D'Or
Quebec
Canada
Rouyn-Val d'Or
Chibougamau Lake
Rouyn
Montreal
Youngsters Given Chance to Police Community
Johnson City Illinois teens contest a curfew with a proposal to curb vandalism by patrolling their town. Mayor supports a trial period to see if youth policing can fix the surface problems in small town life.
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Johnson City
Telepathists Bridge 600 Mile Gap With Doctor Reports
South African psychologist Maurice C. Marsh reports a telepathy experiment linking Capetown sender and 371 receivers in Grahamstown about 600 miles apart. Objects chosen were rare mentions. daily drawings were compared and scores tabulated showing telepathy at work and linking factors including sender knowledge and personality.
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Maurice C. Marsh
Capetown
South Africa
Grahamstown
Marsh
New Comet Discovered by Geographic Survey
The National Geographic Society announces a new comet sighted in Virgo. First seen on January 30, 1952, on Palomar Mountain California via a 48-inch Schmidt telescope led by Robert Hartington. Magnitude 15, tail five arc minutes, precise coordinates given, part of the Palomar Sky Survey effort.
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National Geographic Society
Palomar Mountain
California
California Institute of Technology
Robert Hartington
National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey
Palomar
Long Life for Kids Conquest of Disease Cuts Child Mortality
A Metropolitan Life Insurance cohort study shows mortality reductions for ages one to fourteen since 1980, with boys’ death rates dropping from 275.8 to 74.7 per 100000 and girls from 228.4 to 53.9 between 1930 and 1950. Preschool deaths fell about 80 percent, and deaths from measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, and diphtheria declined over 95 percent.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Nose pillow device offers relief for face down sleepers
Anne C. Cos tello of Boston invites people to back their noses into a special device that serves as an auxiliary to the regular pillow. It is a face fitting cloth strip supported above the pillow with openings for nose and mouth.
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Anne C. Costello
Boston
Condor Misconceptions Sparked Early Hunter Trade
The condor faced a harsh stereotype as a dive bomber and predator, blamed for stealing livestock and even posing danger to humans. Hunters and herders targeted it for its size, markings, and perceived threat, driven by demand for wing feathers and hollow quills used for containers and decorative items.
Egypts Ancient Music For Complete Relaxation
Fragmentary text describes ancient Egyptian music and relaxation practices including references to Ptah-Hotep and a supposed world’s oldest musician. The readable portion hints at ceremonial or therapeutic music and a scene of an attendee or performer, but specifics are unclear.
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Pulang
Ptah-Hotep
Williston Basin Oil Discovery Enriches Six Towns
North Dakota and Montana towns in the Williston basin report rapid economic growth from oil discovery. Williston and Minot see 25 percent business gains, 30 percent bank deposits, and population surges. housing tight, Cadillac sales strong. Montana towns like Circle and Wolf Point gain oil income as protection against drought years, while farmers lease land. royalty payments common. Experts project very large potential oil reserves across the 100000 square mile area, with history tracing to an ancient sea that formed the oil.
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Williston
N.D
North Dakota
Montana
Williston Basin
Willston Basin
Minot
Tioga
Cadillac
Richey
Vida
Wolf Point
Circle
Farmer Berry
Shell
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific No. 1
Berry
United States
Jacobsen
Amerada
Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Lampasas Surrenders During Realistic War Games
Lampasas Texas participated in a simulated invasion by green uniform aggressors with bayonets. Maj Alton Shipstead of the 82nd airborne led a military government exercising confiscation, trials, thought control and propaganda broadcasts. Proclamations announced liberation and the abolition of political parties as schools, churches and residents endured the exercise.
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Lampasas
Tex
Texas
Alton Shipstead
82Nd Airborne Division
Flowering Crabs Give Town a New Attraction in Spencer
Spencer, Iowa, plants flowering crab trees as a community goal, with 300 trees planted in 1950 by the Clay County Garden Club. The effort aims for at least two flowering crabs per block on every street, creating a new tourist draw alongside the Clay County Fair and Spencer Rodeo.
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Spencer
Iowa
Clay County Garden Club
Chay
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