Arkansas Gale Loss Is Heavy
Arkansas faced a 25 million dollar damage tally from the weekend tornadoes and storms with 129 killed and 711 injured in the state. Red Cross and Salvation Army led relief as Reconstruction Finance Corporation declared Arkansas a disaster area unlocking loans. Judsonia suffered mass funerals for 111 victims buried in a mass grave.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Sid McMath
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Warren
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tennessee
Alabama
Missouri
Mississippi
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Judsonia
White County
Taft Campaign Hat Sells for 550 at DC Fundraiser
In Washington last night Taft supporters won a fundraising victory over Eisenhower backers as a hat attributed to Taft sold for 550 dollars and Eisenhower’s K ration kit fetched 258 dollars at the Republican Women’s Finance Committee event in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Taft
Eisenhower
Republican Women’s Finance Committee
District of Columbia
Couple Found Shot in Cottage Near Rice Lake Wisconsin
Police reported that Louis L. Glassing a 62 year old man and his wife Elva 60 were found shot to death yesterday in their two room cottage at Rice Lake Wisconsin. A 12 gauge shotgun lay near Glassing and a third shot was fired into the ceiling. Glassing lay in the doorway to the bedroom while Elva lay in the living room.
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Rice Lake
Wis
Louis L. Glassing
Glassing
Elva
All-Around Dog Training Plans and European Contrast
Outdoors column discusses a five year plan to train a versatile dog, emphasizing balance of time talent and training. John Richard S Johns of Benton Pa contrasts European and American methods, noting Europeans focus on one well developed bird dog while Americans often field many without full training.
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John
Man
Dog
Oka
Richard S. Johns
Benton, Pa
Europe
United States
Johns
Membership in U S Communist Party Drops as Hoover Reports
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told the House Appropriations Committee that U S Communist Party membership fell about one fourth in the last year to 31 608 with a third of members going underground. He cited public awareness fear of prosecution and arrests for the decline and noted heavy activity in New York California Illinois Ohio New Jersey Massachusetts Minnesota Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U. S
Communist Party
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California
Illinois
Ohio
New Jersey
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Minnesota
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Michigan
Norwich City Hall paid in full after lengthy funding
City manager Irving H. Beck announced Norwich has paid the final $7,000 due to a New York City bank. The original 82 year old contract cost $344,734.40, financed by a bond issue. Total expenditure reached about $1,400,000 after interest of $1,068,000 was paid through funding and refunding agreements.
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Norwich
Conn
Irving H. Beck
New York City
Beck
Minneapolis Wins 1951 Traffic Safety Honors Awards
Four Minnesota cities and six counties receive state safety awards for traffic safety, with Minneapolis and Ramsey County repeat winners. Elmer Anderson to present May 8 at Hotel Nicollet Minneapolis. rankings include Fairmont Mankato Two Harbors Ramsey Lyon Blue Earth Koochiching Pope. Awards factor traffic death records safety education enforcement and engineering.
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Duluth
Tate
Elmer Anderson
Hotel Nicollet
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Mann
Ramsey County
Fairmont
Mankato
Two Harbors
Ramsey
Lyon
Blue Earth
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Dakota
Pope
State Department of Education
State Departments
Gideon Mour
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
State Department
Seymour
Minnesota Safety Council
Charles Nelson Pace
St. Paul
Hamline University
Benefactor Finances Cross Country Flight For Ailing Wife
Mr and Mrs Joseph Richard left New Haven with $15 for an 11 hour flight to Los Angeles funded by an anonymous benefactor. Rosalind Richard, crippled by arthritis and polio, sought a warmer climate and relief from her illness. They traveled by airliner to International Airport after starting in New Haven and New York.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Richard
Richard
New Haven
Conn
International Airport
New York
Rosalind
German General Dies in Prisoner of War Legacy
Former Lt. Gen. Kurt Maeltzer aged 57 died last night on the eighth anniversary of his war crime sentence for the massacre of 325 Italian hostages in a Rome cave. Brow Ny, prison hospital official, declined to provide the cause.
Middle Class Eyed By Fur Coat Industry
New York reports the fur coat trade shifting away from mink as the postwar boom fades. Industry spokesmen say mink no longer dominates, with hopes for a revival through smaller pieces and lower prices. Designers plan brighter linings and pastel shades, signaling a return to normal sales in coming seasons.
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New York
40 Casualties in Korea Defense Dept Reports
The Defense Department identified 40 additional battle casualties in Korea. The new list No. 527 reports nine killed 25 wounded three missing in action and three injured. Color blindness is seven times as common among men as among women.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Aunt Het Quips on Lies and Nods in Chair
In this humorous quip Aunt Het suggests the surest test of deceit is to observe a man nodding in his chair and claim he has fallen asleep. The playful line relies on timing and subtle cues to reveal truthfulness.
Drive-In Hospital Idea Demonstrated by Rural Doctor
Dr Miller Jr of Morgan town converts two small stores into a drive-in hospital able to handle about 97 percent of rural needs. In Kentucky a single physician with two nurses and staff treated 10 672 office calls plus 566 home visits, serving 2389 patients. a $25 000 setup with improvised equipment could meet most community needs without high hospital costs.
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Associated Press Science Reporter
Atlantic City
Chis
Iller Jr
Morgantown
Kentucky
Miller
Muc
American Academy of General Practice
Disc Jockey Joins Coast to Coast Calvert Test Switc h
Eddie Clarke of Kansas City joins the nationwide 60 second taste test for Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey 86.8 proof 65 percent grain neutral spirits. He says Calvert mellows his palate and plans to tell friends to switch to Calvert. Calvert Distillers Corp New York City.
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Eddie Clarke
Kansas City
Eddie
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
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