Safety Army Launches Minnesota Drive Against Death
A safety campaign begins with 970000 faceless posters and 960000 stickers to curb accidents across Minnesota in 1948. The effort, led by Ray Hannah of Stillwater, mobilizes police, sheriffs, educators, and business groups to reduce preventable deaths and losses statewide.
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Safety Army
Minnesota
ST. Paul
Minn
Editors’ Safety Committee
Ray Hannah
Stillwater
Minnesota Editorial Association
the Star
Minnesota Safety Council
State Highway Patrol
State Department of Education
League of Minnesota
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Broadcast on fluoride salt use to air on NBC
The NBC program Doctors Today will air 3:00 to 3:30 p m Saturday March 20 across NBC stations including WKBH. Sponsored by the American Medical Association and the American Dental Association the segment reports on fluoride salts as a weapon against tooth decay affecting about 98 of 100 Americans with Dr Lon W Morrey presenting advances. The La Crosse district dental society public relations committee urges parents to listen.
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National Broadcasting Company
NBC
WKBH
American Medical Association
American Dental Association
Lon W. Morrey
Journal of the
la Crosse
Hand Is Quicker, Cashier Discovers
MEMPHIS Tennessee a drugstore cashier learned that the hand is quicker than the eye. A man swapped a $20 bill for 20 ones and when the cashier counted 19 she asked for a dollar. He left with the 19 ones and the envelope containing a single dollar. The stamp on the envelope raised the store loss to $1.03.
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Memphis
Tenn
Petrified wood not wood but quartz likeness
Petrified wood is a form of quartz not wood, formed as the wood decayed and cells were displaced to retain the original structure, preserving a likeness of the former tree.
Announce 192 Meter Repairs For February
Herman Ludvik, parking meter repair man, was busy in February repairing 192 meters. Most complaints concerned meters not registering correctly with 57 such reports. 55 meters were jammed, 27 clocks stopped, 48 had sticking handles, four had broken cases and handles, three had flanges broken, two turned heads, and one a broken spring. He notes weak springs cause limited or extended time per penny.
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Herman Ludvik
Ludvik
Common Council
Hair texture affects rate of hair loss in blondes
A historical note explains that blondes with finer scalp hair lose hair faster than brunets or redheads. Despite having more hairs overall, blondes have double or treble the amount of hairs lost compared with the darker hair colors.
Fox River Valley Labeled Weak in Airport Development
Madison officials from the state aeronautics commission told a legislative subcommittee that Wisconsin must appropriate at least 3 million dollars over two years as matching funds to unlock federal airport construction aid. The current biennial 500 thousand dollar appropriation is insufficient, hindering new local airport projects and intra state air route service affecting 11 communities with 500 000 residents. The advisory notes delays in Northwest Airlines and Parks Air routes due to missing airports.
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Madison
Wis
Fox River Valley
State Aeronautics Commission
Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Lester Maitland
T. K. Jordan
Jordan
Intra
Central Wisconsin Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
Green Bay
Parks Air
Janesville
Beloit
Tongue worn spot at Amr Mosque marked by many tongues
The mosque of Amr in Egypt has a concave wall spot worn by countless tongues believed to cure indigestion as locals lick the surface until their tongues bleed. Iran reports producing 121000 tons of dates last year.
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Amr
Egypt
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