Patent speeds up insulation handling apparatus
United States patent office grants patent 2 511 246 for an apparatus for handling bulk insulating material to Harry C Chamberlin French Island The system uses mineral wool in granules blown into wall spaces via a truck mounted blower and a vertically adjustable conveyor reducing bag use and labor time The application filed March 4 1947 contains 11 originality claims
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United States Patent Office
Harry C. Chamberlin
French Island
Chamberlin
La Crosse Tribune Postmark Notice
The La Crosse Tribune announces its mailing status as a second class periodical, entered at the La Crosse Wisconsin post office on June 23 1904 under the 1879 act.
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Howard Fredricks
la Crosse Zoo Development Association
la Crosse Bar Association
Don
Southern States See Per Capita Income Rise and Shifting Attitudes
The article notes rising per capita incomes in nine Southern states from low baselines to higher levels and observes changing social attitudes toward race. It cites a Jackson Miss editorial urging fair treatment and updated citizenship norms, arguing the “new Negro” is a man with education, health, and standards who seeks equal rights and participation.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
South
Jackson Daily News
Jackson
Miss
High Holiday Death Mark in Minnesota Traffic
Minnesota highway records show holidays, holiday weekends, and summer weekends carry high traffic mortality. In 1949, 21 were killed on eight holidays, averaging 2.6 per holiday, with 50 deaths over 23 holiday weekend days. Eight deaths occurred July 2 to July 4. The department urges courtesy, caution, and common sense to prevent accidents.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Highway Department
Police Lieutenant Tricked by Imposter Suspect
Chicago police Lt. Edward Lefevour was stopped by a man driving a car with police radio gear and a real police star. The impersonator, posing as an officer, recited penalties and wrote a ticket before being revealed as Gene Ostrin, 41, a house painter charged with impersonating an officer and larceny.
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Chicago
Edward Lefevour
West Side
Bob
Lefevour
Two Toledo Children Die in Icebox Tragedy
In Toledo Ohio on Wednesday two children aged eight and four died by suffocation in an abandoned icebox found in a shed behind their home. The tragedy follows the 1938 death of four year old Eugene Hackney in a truck accident. Police are investigating and the parents Huey and his wife mourn the losses.
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Toledo
Eugene Hackney
Huey Hackney
Howard
Shirley
25 Women Seek Navy Enlistment in Atlantic City
The navy recruiting office in Atlantic City reports a spike in activity due to the Korean situation. Chief Gunner's Mate Sidney A. Brahin said 25 women applied for enlistment since Monday. six were accepted while the rest were turned away as too young. Male interest was minimal.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Navy
Sidney A. Brahin
Brahin
Child Bride Divorced in Israel Rabbinical Court
An Israeli rabbinical court granted divorce to an 11 year old Yemenite girl married to a 40 year old man after she said she was sold in Yemen for 56 cents to become his bride. She stated she was ten when the union began and attempted suicide. She ran away and sought aid at an immigrant camp.
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Nathanya
Israel
Yemen
Salem Tzuref
Here
Frozen Funds Stolen in Bloomington Home
In Bloomington an unnamed burglar stole four one dollar bills from Mrs. Taylor McGinnis keeping money in her icebox. The incident is noted as evidence that money is not safe even in a residence.
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Bloomington
Susan Bott Survives Canal Fall Near Langley England
Four year old Susan Bott fell into a canal near Langley England while wearing a coat cardigan jumper skirt underclothes and Wellington boots She floated and was saved A second item notes Norway expects steel production to reach 80000 tons annually by end of 1952 with capacity rising in coming years
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Susan Bott
Langley
England
Norway
Woman Seeks O'Konski Seat in Wisconsin District
Mrs. Irene Corgan Powers of Superior enters the race for the 10th district congressional seat as a Republican contender. She joins Dist. Atty. Andy Borg and City Councilman George Erickson in seeking the nomination while O'Konski has not formally announced. Powers emphasizes serving as a full-time representative.
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Superior
Wis
Alvin E. O’konski
Irene Corgan Powers
O’konski
Dist. Atty
Andy Borg
George Erickson
Powers
Douglas County
Wilkie
MacArthur Clubs of
Wisconsin
Peninsula of Italy Width Cited at Fifty Miles
The Britannica Encyclopedia notes that the Italian peninsula never exceeds fifty miles in breadth, a geographic fact highlighted in reference materials.
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Italy
Rock County Gains in Ten-Year Population Rise
Janesville Wisconsin reports preliminary 1950 census figures showing Rock county population at 92,644, up from 80,171 in 1940, a gain of 12,473 residents over the decade.
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Janesville
Wis
Rock County
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