Independence Days Bring U S and Canada Closer
United States and Canada celebrate national holidays days apart yet enjoy closer ties in 1950. Quotes from Canada’s Louis St Laurent highlight mutual respect and equal partnership as the two English speaking nations share trade, cross border movement, and joint defense efforts.
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United States
Washington
H. D. Crawford
Central Press
Canada
North America
Mexico
Louis 5
St. Laurent
St. Lawrence University
Pacific
Niagara Falls
Europe
Discharged Vets Cannot Be Recalled
The United States military stated that veterans discharged after the last war who did not sign up for reserves cannot be recalled for a future emergency. Air force and army spokesmen explained that former officers not signing new reserve commissions would not be recalled, though some on inactive duty might. Navy reserve officers remain subject to recall, while former enlisted navy personnel who did not reenlist are treated as civilians.
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Washington
Army and
Air Force
Army
Navy
Naval Reserve
Chicago Housewife Wins Pulitzer for Annie Allen
Gwendolyn Brooks of Chicago, a housewife and mother of a nine year old, won the Pulitzer Prize for her poetry book Annie Allen. The 32 year old author began rhymed speech at seven and is working on a novel in verse and a volume of 75 sketches The Bronzeville Story. Her parents are artists Keziah Brooks, a composer, and David Anderson Brooks, a Chicago music house employee.
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Chicago
INS
Gwendolyn Brooks
Annie Allen
Miss Brooks
Henry Blakely
Bronzeville
Keziah Brooks
David Anderson Brooks
Mademoiselle Magazine
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Poetry Magazine
Eunice Tietjens
Winners Chosen For KDKA Agricultural Scholarship
Three college students from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia were selected for the 1950 51 KDKA agricultural scholarship awards by faculty committees. Joseph E Baudino station manager announced the winners Carroll L Howes of Penn State majoring in agricultural education Dale W Zinn of West Virginia University and Denis D Patterson of Ohio State University majoring in rural sociology.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania
Ohio and
West Virginia College
KDKA
Joseph E. Baudino
Carroll L. Howes
Pennsylvania State College
Dale W. Zinn
West Virginia University
Denis D. Patterson
Ohio State University
Portable play ponds bring Waikiki to backyards
Akron Ohio June portable Koroseal play ponds offer a safe backyard beach alternative for youngsters. Inflatable ring sets up quickly with air and water fills, eliminating rigid supports to reduce fall hazards at crowded public beaches.
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Akron
Waikiki
Tire Run by Miami Dealers After War News
Miami dealers report a tire run with buyers purchasing in sets of four. Noble Medlin of Dixie Tire Co says stock is running low as sales quadrupled in recent days amid Korean War news.
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Miami
Fla
Noble Medlin
Dixie Tire Co
Miami Becomes Florida's Largest City Surpassing Jacksonville
Preliminary census figures show Miami with 247 260 residents, earning the top spot in Florida while Jacksonville slides to second with 198 880 people. The 1940 census recorded Jacksonville at 173 065 and Miami at 172 172.
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Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
U. S
Two Women Bodies Recovered From Lake Michigan
Coast guardsmen found the mangled bodies of two women on beaches seven miles apart near South Haven. Fingerprints and rings may identify them, believed to be among 58 victims of the Northwest Airlines crash during a storm last Saturday, the worst U S aviation disaster. One body was decapitated and both lacked legs and right arms. one wore an engagement ring and a wedding ring, the other only a wedding ring.
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South Haven
Mich
Lake Michigan
Northwest Airlines
U. S
Texas mailmen push law to curb biting dogs
At the State Letter Carriers convention in Wichita Falls Texas Association President Lyle W Graham of Dallas called for a state law making dog owners responsible for injuries caused by vicious pets. He said most Texans cannot handle the situation.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Association
Lyle W. Graham
Dallas
Ambrose Indicted In Postage Stamp Deal
A federal grand jury indicted former postal official Harold F. Ambrose on 24 counts alleging fraud in a $700000 stamp scheme. He was fired in January after investors claimed they were swindled. the plan relied on buying stamps to sell later at high profits. If convicted on all counts, he could face up to 169 years in prison plus fines.
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Ambrose
Washington
Harold F. Ambrose
Co op Dividends Sent to Raleigh Members
Farmers cooperative exchange mailed checks totaling nearly 175000 dollars to about 100000 members as interest on capital stock. General Manager M G Mann announced the FCX will hold its annual membership meeting in Raleigh on September 12.
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Co—Op
Raleigh
Farmers Co-Operative Exchange
M. G. Mann
FCX
Ruffner Honored at Raleigh Banquet for 30 Years Service
Ruffner R. H. honored at North Carolina State College banquet in Raleigh for 30 years of teaching in the animal husbandry department. native of Fauquier County Virginia, began service in 1919.
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Ruffner
Raleigh
Associates
R. H. Ruffner
N. C. State College
Fauquier County
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Joint Board On Defense
International Joint Commission
North Korea
Korea
38Th Parallel
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South Korea
U.S
Stanford University
Palo Alto
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Naty
Brush
I Galcan
Sears Savings
N. Main ST
Sears
Homart
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