Missed Airplane Connection Saves His Life
John Bui, a 55 year old furniture salesman from Grand Rapids Michigan, nearly died from acute uremia while hunting in northern Michigan. He was treated with a newly introduced mechanical kidney at Columbia hospital in Milwaukee after a missed connection, with the device filtering poisons from his blood and helping his own kidneys regain function.
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Milwaukee
John Buiten
Buiten
Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan
Minneapolis
Milwau
Midwest
Allisers Manufacturing Co
Columbia Hospital
Bullen
Doctor
Columbia
Estate valued at 9.13 million left by Atwater Kent
Los Angeles report states philanthropist and radio maker Atwater Kent died March 4 leaving an estate of 9,130,971.11 dollars. Executors say nearly five million goes to friends and charities. Widow Mable Lucas Kent receives 2,000,000 in cash and income from 20 percent of Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co. stock.
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Los Angeles
Atwater Kent
Kent
Mable Lucas Kent
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co
Formosan League Urges MacArthur Oust Chiang
The Formosan League for Independence urged Gen. MacArthur to oust the Chinese Nationalists from Formosa and occupy the island until freedom is won. The statement denounces both Nationalists and Communists while accusing the Nationalists of turning Formosa into a fortress of resistance to the Reds.
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Tokyo
Winter driving tips from UW engineer on ice control
Arch ie Easton of the University of Wisconsin college of engineering offers care ful guidance for winter driving on ice. He advises slow acceleration and gradual braking, keeping speeds low, using chains if fishtailing, steering into the skid, and pumping brakes to win traction. Easton notes stopping distances are greatly increased on ice and warns against drastic maneuvers during a skid.
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Madison
Wis
Archie H. Easton
University of Wisconsin College of Engineering
Easton
Aston
Wisconsin
Automotive Research
University of Wisconsin Engineering
20 Years Pass By License Still Good in Texas
In Alice, Jim Wells County, a couple found their 20 year old marriage license valid though no ceremony occurred. They had lived as spouses and had five children before learning the license remained effective, prompting a quick visit to a justice of the peace to formalize.
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Alice
Tex
Jim Wells
Juanita Hulsey
Protestant Unit Denounced By Rev. Cushing
The Most Rev. Richard J. Cushing derides Protestant groups allied with Separation of Church and State as a refined Ku Klux Klan. He warned the Holy Name Society convention these groups do not speak for most non Catholics. Dr Louie D Newton dismissed the allegations as abuse amid Klan anti Catholic history.
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Boston
Richard J. Cushing
Knux Klan
Perbadante
Ku Klux Klan
American Protective Association
Cushing
Archdiocesan Union of Holy Name Societies
Atlanta
Louie D. Newton
Dr. Newton
Princeton University Divinity School
South Africa Aluminum Plant Plans Doubling Output
The sole aluminum factory in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, a subsidiary of a Canadian company, announces plans to double its production capacity.
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South Africa
Pietermaritzburg
Ancient Indian home unearthed near MereDosia Morgan County
University of Illinois archaeologist Dr John C McGregor and seven students uncovered an 800 year old mound builder dwelling on the Robert Poole farm by the Illinois River The oval house measured about 25 feet and roof debris red brick colored clay fragments were found along with carved bear tooth arrow points flint tools large knife blades and pottery shards The Hopewell tribe stretching from Ohio to the Missouri River is the subject of ongoing study to trace origins dispersal and migration patterns
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Urbana
University of Illinois
Meredosia
Morgan County
John C. McGregor
Robert Poole
Illinois River
McGregor
Ohio
Missouri River
Louisiana
Great
Iceland's volcanic region spans formation to present
Iceland stands as a highly active volcanic region with ongoing activity traced from the island's formation to modern times, illustrating persistent geologic processes shaping its landscape.
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Iceland
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Calvert Distillers Corp
N.Y. C
Formosan League
MacArthur
Chiang
David Bradley Garden
Pall
Bening
Sears
H.P. Briggs & Stratton Gas
Ite
David Brodiey
David Bradley
David Bradley Locders
Fifth Ave
Alben W. Barkley
New York City
Stanley Gray
Thomas A. Morgan
Aberdeen Military Proving Grounds
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Four Wheel Drive Auto Co
Clintonville
Moentone
Lausches
William J. Beeson
Paris, Ill
Robert W. Fuelleman
Champaign
Ill
Office Equipment Co
Fant
Terry S
Main Street
Robertshaw
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