Old Maids Day Celebrated By Spinster Tea Group
Miss Babb led a gathering of self-described spinsters at a Denton country club tea with 150 attendees including old maid teachers from North Texas and Texas State College for Women. They sought recognition from Gov. Allan Shivers and asked for a national Old Maid’s Day to spur gifts, noting August as a suitable time between Christmas and income tax.
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Miss Babb
Denton
North Texas
Texas State College
Country Club
Denton Record Chronicle
Allan Shivers
House Debates Two Deliveries Pension Measure
Lynch urges sending the bill back to house-senate conferees to secure disability benefits and strike the Knowland amendment. Republicans oppose strongly as many Democrats signaled party switches, raising expectations of defeat for Lynch and passage of the conferees’ bill. The measure then returns to the senate for rapid action toward President Truman.
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Lynch
House
Senate
Truman
Troop Area Under Fire Near Naktong River
A U S plane maneuver over the Naktong River reports small arms fire as pilots circle to avoid enemy positions. Bombers and fighters sweep the area strafing retreating troops and destroyed tanks, including a Red tank in the river and four wrecks in an orchard. Lt. Jim Bradley notes pinpoint flashes on the hillside.
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Naktong
Jim Bradley
van Nuys
Calif
Brad
Draft Will Be Enlarged And National Defense Expansion
Discussion of expanding the draft to around 800000 men through draft, reserves and National Guardsmen. Calls for drafting doctors and other professionals due to shortages, and authorization for federal armories and training facilities with cost-sharing between the federal government and states. Congress still considering funding to pay dependents and to support the expanded program.
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Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
Armed Services
Tydings
D.-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
National Guard
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Victory Ointment promoted for quick relief
Army developed medicine marketed for home use offering relief from athlete's foot itching and irritation. Claims safe for any body part and suitable for first aid. Availability listed at Eckerd's Ring Harris Jeff's Anderson Mann Drug Stores and local druggists in High Point.
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High Point
Eckerd's
Ring Harris
Jeff's
Anderson
Mann Drug Stores
Korean Reds Grow Strength Amidst Supply Struggles
The piece notes North Korea expanding manpower and arming a larger force while relying on outside munitions. It cites a captured Russian mortar shell dated 1950 as evidence of continued Russian support and discusses enemy supply methods, casualties, and the in-progress buildup of U N and U S forces in Korea.
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Red Army
North Korea
United Nations
Russia
38Th Parallel
Pentagon
Far East
South Korea
Korea
U. S
United States Army
Seoul
Kum
House to OK Security Bill Advances in House
The House moves a security bill amid mail order houses and a postal carrier lobby. No senate fate is clear as it awaits action on a House passed postal rate increase. Rep. Rees predicts a presidential veto if the bill reaches the President. Rep. Walsh returns to push the measure after a near parliamentary snag.
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Senate
Rees
R.kas
House
Rep. Walsh
D.-Inc
Three Bodies Found In Ship's Remains
Police guard the burned hull of the 7000 ton cruise ship Quebec off Saguenay River as investigators seek positive identifications of three bodies. Missing are Mr and Mrs Norman Shipiro and a young son of Mount Royal Quebec believed to be victims of the ship fire.
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Tadoussac
Que
Quebec
Canada Steamship Lines
Saguenay
Norman Shipiro
Mount Royal
Shipiro
Quadruplets Born Prematurely in Kristinestad
Four babies two boys and two girls were born to 27 year old Mrs. Olivia Ritola in Kristinestad last night. The premature quartet are stated strong and healthy and doctors express optimism for their survival.
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Helsinki
Finland
Olivia Ritola
Kristinestad
Dutch enlist 1,044 to Korea in three days
The Dutch army information service announced that 1,044 Dutch soldiers answered the government appeal for volunteers to fight in Korea in the past three days.
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Hague
Netherlands
Dutch Army Information Service
Korea
Bombers unleash mass strike as Red defenses falter
U S B 29s dropped 875 tons of bombs over 26 square miles near Taegu and Waegwan in the first mass B 29 strike in Korea. Observers reported Reds fleeing east of the Naktong as allied fighters followed with further attacks. The operation aimed to disrupt a major North Korean buildup and was supported by statements from Maj Gen Emmett O Dunell and others.
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Naktong
Waegwan
Taegu
U. S
North Korea
Hal Boyle
Boyle
Changnyong
Hyonpung
United Nations
Security Council
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
Washington
Senate
Truman
Gold to Have Free Hand In His New Job
John M. Gold sworn in as North Carolina prison director with Governor Scott and Henry W. Jordan affirming he will make his own decisions. Gold, former Winston Salem police chief, will earn 9000 dollars annually and plans no immediate personnel changes while visiting prison units.
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Raleigh
John M. Gold
Scott
Henry W. Jordan
Highway Commission
Gold
James T. Bowman dies at 96 in Shelby
James T. Bowman, once the nation s oldest active banker, died aged 96 in Shelby. A Virginia native, he founded the Shelby National Bank in 1905 and led it after its merger as Union Trust Company until his death after months of illness.
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Shelby
James T. Bowman
Virginia
Bowman
Shelby National Bank
Union Trust Company
Draft intake expected to exceed 185000 under new world needs
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey selective service director predicted the draft will require many more enlistees this fiscal year than the 185000 already authorized. He said the July estimate behind that figure is outdated due to the current world situation and reporters were told.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Polio Theory Links Injury to Disease Spread
Washington doctor Dr. James G. Cumming proposes that infantile paralysis requires prior tissue damage to allow polio virus invasion. He notes higher summer injury rates and cites wounds from teeth cavities, tonsillectomies, and accidents as enabling nerve disruption. He cites a 1945 polio study where 54 of 59 patients had prior skin, mouth, or throat injuries.
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Washington
James G. Cumming
Cumming
Bureau of Preventable Disease
District of Columbia Health Department
Association of Military Surgeons of the
United States
Lincolnton Man Named Supreme Vice Chancellor
Sheldon M. Roper of Lincolnton North Carolina was installed as the new supreme vice chancellor of the supreme lodge of Knights of Pythias at the annual convention in Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Lincolnton
Grand Rapids, Mich
Sheldon M. Roper
N. C
Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias
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