Fresh faces of Congress shape liberal new long war vets
Drew Pearson profiles the Eighty-worst Congress noting a core of dynamic freshmen, mostly Democrats, with many war veterans and regional balance. It highlights standout newcomers from the East, South, Midwest and Far West, including Furcolo and Sims, plus their reform aims and leadership on major issues.
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Hugo Sims
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Pat Sutton
Sutton
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Ertel Carlyle
Tennessee
James Frazier
Virginia
Tom Fugate
West Virginia
M. G. Burnside
Alabama
Carl Elliott
Edward de Graffenried
Florida
Charles Bennett
Texas
Lloyed Bentsen
Homer Thornberry
Kentucky
Carl Perkins
Thomas Underwood
Gene Autry grows tougher in new productions
Hollywood reports Gene Autry shifts from easygoing singing cowboy to rugged action star in Gene Autry Productions. He now requires multiple fight scenes per film and favors practical, durable costumes. Autry recalls his early image and notes three fan groups including younger kids preferring rough, romantic roles.
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Richard Widmark
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Original Drake Well Tools Presented to Drake Museum
Titusville Pa August 20 ()- tools used in drilling the nation s first commercial oil well will be presented to the Drake Well Museum August 27 during the petroleum industry s 90th birthday celebration. Mrs FL Wayne Fesenmyer Bradford owner of the historic set will donate the tools once used by Cal Edwin L Drake and chief driller W A Uncle Billy Smith. The tools include a center bit reamer stem jars and eye socket all handmade by Uncle Billy at Tarentum before he joined Col. Drake in Titusville. A U S Navy secretary and a U S senator yet unnamed will speak at the daylong event. Marie Drake Carver Nashua granddaughter of Col Drake will attend and touch a button to reactivate the well drilled in 1859 which will appear to flow Pennsylvania Grade crude oil after reactivation. The well was sealed in 1914.
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Cal
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W. A
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Drake Museum
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Francis Matthews
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Super-Duper Grocery Plans and Old Methods Unveiled
Memphis report outlines Clarence Saunders, founder of self service groceries, revealing a new concept the giaz-buzz while noting the keedoozle’s closure. He says the diz-buzg uses manual grids, no keys or conveyors, and will roll out with investor franchises unaffected by the closing. Also mentions beaver trapping season limits in Pennsylvania counties.
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Clarence Saunders
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Accidents Often Happen In Kitchen And Dining Areas
New York report shows 30 percent of home accidents occur in kitchen and dining spaces, with falls on level surfaces and walking or running the common triggers. The study, led by Dr. Donald B. Armstrong and W. Graham Cole for Metropolitan Life, urges public education on home hazards and safer handling of cooking, heating, and household fluids.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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W. Graham Cole
Insurance Company
A Safe Place for Children Through Confidence
The speaker urges parents to ease their children's worries and stresses the importance of feelings on actions. He says parents should install confidence and foster a good understanding to help children move through life confidently and safely.
Cambria Blonde Crowned Pennsylvania Potato Blossom Queen
Donna Mae Gooderham, 19, an insurance agent from Patton, was crowned at Camp Potato during the State Potato Field Day, winning the 21-contestant pageant and succeeding Mildred Gibble Dever. Crown Princesses are Josephine Larson, Rosemary Zukoski, and Dorothy Spory.
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Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Donna Mae Gooderham
Patton
Camp Potato
Sha Teplaces
Mildred Gibble Dever
Myerstown
Josephine Larson
Williamsport R
Rosemary Zukoski
Barnesville
Schuylkill County
Dorothy Spory
Boswell
Somerset County
Barracks Building Church Becomes Caliboom Center
Pleasant Hill California shows a crowded growth pattern as a barracks converted into Pleasant Hill Baptist Church serves about 200 families. Pastor William L. Reid uses every inch for classes and weekday activities, with plans for a larger brick church while keeping the movable structure in service. The scene reflects California’s population boom and the local adaptation of space to religion and community education.
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Iseams
Oakland
Willaim L. Reid
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