St Bernard Dogs Fade From Alpine Rescue History
A feature on how St Bernard dogs, once famed for rescuing travelers on the Alps, have become nearly obsolete due to automobiles and modern transport. The piece recalls the Hospice at Great St Bernard Pass, the monk guardians, and the famous rescue dog Barry, noting continued but rarer rescue work and the dogs' enduring legend.
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Martigny
Switzerland
St. Bernard
St. Bernard Pass
Alps
Rhone Valley
Aosta
Italy
Napoleon
St. Bernard of
Menthon
Dogs
Austin Canons
Barry
Simpson Railway
Mt. Denis
War Housing Comes Down in Portland 1952
Portland begins razing 6634 temporary war housing units state and local authorities plan to remove Guilds Lake Courts and University Homes next. The Vanport site was destroyed by flood in 1948, leaving 20 000 wartime residents displaced. Voters earlier defeated a plan to build permanent low income housing, and authorities expect the last wartime buildings removed by 1952.
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Portland
Ore
INS
Portland Housing Authority
Guilds Lake Courts
University
Oregon
Vanport
Columbia
Legion Officers Installed as New Year Opens Activities
The American Legion began a new year with officer installation at the Legion home. Russell J. Holt became commander and urged members to work hard, with Hugh Q. Alexander and George Bartholomew among visiting dignitaries. Next meeting set for August 1 to discuss programs and membership drive. Legion Baseball ended with a 12–6 record, Lexington leading the league as Brook lyn awaits next year.
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American Legion
Legion Home
Legion
Hugh Q. Alexander
Kannapolis
Legion Department
George Bartholomew
Wilson
de Gare
E. T. Rhyne
Hickory
Ladies Auxiliary
High Point
North Carolina
Russell J. Holt
P. Lee Smith
Chef de Gare
Lula Raper
Legion Baseball
Lexington
Thomasville
Madison
Brooklyn
Ick Culler
Carson Cox
GE profits rise to record first-half 1949
Schenectady July 22 General Electric reports net profit for the first six months of this year at 77 million 445 thousand dollars, a 66 percent gain over the January to June period of 1949 and a new first-half record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady, N. Y
General Electric Company
President of AMA Got His Training the Hard Way
Louisville surgeon Dr Elmer Lee Henderson aged 65 rose from farm work and odd jobs to medical school, becoming AMA president elect and a leader in national and international medical groups. He balanced private practice with wartime service and remains active in surgery while opposing compulsory national health insurance proposals.
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High Point
N. C
Enterprise
A.M. A
Louisville
American Medical Association
Elmer Lee Henderson
Henderson
University of Louisville Medical School
Garnettsville
Meade County
Texas
University
Medical School
A.M
Paul F. Eve
Jefferson County
Medical Corps
Dr.Henderson
Truman
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ST. Bernards
Bob
Burandt Central Press
Bolivia
Goodyear
Main ST
North State Telephone CO
Reddy
Ulation
DUKE
Crobnas
Ayres TT Eee
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