Raleigh Averts Waste With Beard Shaving Policy
Raleigh city officials impose water restrictions due to scarce supply in Lake Johnson and Lake Raleigh. Citizens shave every two days, curb baths and car washes, and face fines for excess use. Public signs appear, and some drive to stretch supplies, while buses see fewer water breaks and employers push conservation. Dr. Richard Gatling is noted.
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Raleigh
Lake Johnson
Lake Raleigh
Newcormers
Peterson's Ointment Relieves Itching Fast
An ad claims Peterson's Ointment provides quick relief from eczema pimples angry red blotches and other skin irritations. It soothes itchy feet cracks between toes and promises skin feeling better and looking better with a 40 cent price at all druggists or your money back.
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Peterson
Admiral Chandler Named William and Mary President
Rear Adm. Alvin Duke Chandler plans to retire from the Navy and become president of William and Mary College, the second oldest U.S. college, amid a post scandal crisis. He succeeds Dr. John E. Pomfret, who resigned after records were altered for athletic scholarship students. Chandler, 49, has World War II honors and previously led Naval Logistics planning.
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William and Mary College
Alvin Duke Chandler
Navy
the Nations
Oscar L. Shewmake
Board of Visitors
William and Mary
J.A.C. Chandler
Chandler
William and Marys
Williamsburg
Naval Academy
United States Fleet
Oklahoma 21 Year Old Named Nation's Star Farmer
Harold DeWayne Hodgson, 21, of Northwest Oklahoma, was named the 1951 star farmer of America, the top Future Farmers of America award, with a $1,000 prize. He bought a 320 acre farm for $8,550, now valued at $14,400, with $10,000 in livestock investments and $7,200 in machinery and buildings. The Hodgsons improved a barn and converted a granary house into a dwelling, turning a ruined homestead into a productive farm. He credits his wife Lillian, 20, who helps drive the tractor and truck, with helping their success.
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Kansas City
Harold Dewayne Hodgson
Land
Oklahoma
Star Farmer of America
Future Farmers of America
Hodgson
Lillian
Tennessee GOP Booms For Taft
Knoxville telegram shows 43 top Tennessee Republicans pledge the state’s 20 votes to Ohio Senator Robert Taft in 1952. Signers include Rep. B. Carroll Reece, former GOP national chairman, State GOP Chairman Guy L. Smith, Mrs. A. V. Lane, and state executive members. The group urges Taft to declare candidacy, saying they expect his nomination and election.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
B. Carroll Reece
GOP
Guy L. Smith
National Committee
A.V. Lane
White House disclaims library fund solicitation
The White House disavowed a letter by Sen. Anderson soliciting funds for a Harry S. Truman Memorial library in Grandview Missouri. The letter urged high income individuals to donate to the $1,000,000 fund, noting such money would have been paid as income tax. Anderson chaired the library fund group. White House aides denied knowledge of the letter and spokesmen said it should not have been sent.
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Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Joseph Short
President Truman
George E. Allen
Missouri Supreme Court
Ernest M. Tipton
Allen
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Tipton
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Anderson
Jefferson City
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Post-Dispatch
Rumi
HST
Beardsley, Rumi
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