Wildlife stamps for 1953 issued by National Wildlife Federation
The sixteenth annual wildlife conservation stamp issue went on display January 7 in Washington. The 1953 stamps feature 36 color illustrations across 15 birds, five mammals, five fishes, ten trees and wildflowers including a prairie chicken symbol for National Wildlife Weeks in 1953. Artists Roger Tory Peterson, Francs Lee Jaques and Leslie Ragan created the designs. The issue, reproduces in six colors and earned a top prize in color lithography, funds conservation through federation initiatives and school aids.
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Washington
D. C
National Wildlife Federation
Federation
Roger Tory Peterson
Francs Lee Jaques
Leslie Ragan
Peterson
Jaques
American Museum of Natural History
Ragan
Charles H. Callison
Alaska
Lithographers National Association, Inc
New York
Town an Asian oasis Gandhidham grows from refugees
Gandhidham, a new Indian town near Gandhinagara, rises from 15,000 Hindu refugees from Pakistan. The city claims electricity and running water in every house, powered by 16 wells delivering 1.5 million gallons daily. Planned with Italian and American input and backed by the Refugee Rehabilitation Ministry, it has grown from zero to 15,000 in two years and may reach 100,000 in three more.
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Gandhidham
Pakistan
Gandhi's Town
Sind
Karachi
Philippines to host new pulp mill near Mindanao coast
Soriano and Co plans a large pulp and paper mill in Bislig Bay on Mindanao's northeast coast next year to meet domestic demand and boost export of newsprint. The facility would produce about 200 tons of paper daily, leveraging untapped local forests for wood pulp.
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Manila
Philippines
Soriano and Co
Bislig Bay
Mindanao
Santa lands helicopter visit at Crippled Children's Hospital
Oklahoma City youngsters watched as Santa arrived by helicopter in front of the Crippled Children’s Hospital during Christmas. Children on hospital porches saw the landing on a nearby parkway as part of the festive visit.
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Oklahoma City
Santa Claus
Crippled Childrens Hospital
Santa
Less Talk More Work Plan Studied by GOP Senators
A GOP senator speaking on background outlined a plan to shorten Senate sessions to five hours daily, extend committee time, drop quorum calls, and print remarks in the Congressional Record. The plan aims to curb talk on floor, likely to be tested after the inauguration, as both chambers work on committee organization. President Truman budget criticism continues with talk of substantial military and foreign aid cuts and a six month shift of the 11 percent tax reduction, reducing individual tax liability by about 5.4 percent this year.
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Senate
Congressional
GOP
UA Cutrio
House
Truman
Carlson R-Kas
Eisenhower
Carlson
Book on grasses praised by Bromfield and Staten
Oklahoma A and M agronomy professor H W Staten wrote Grasses and Grassland Farming to aid farmers in Oklahoma and the U S in boosting farm production and soil richness. Louis Bromfield calls it finest book on grass and farming, noting it concerns prices taxes health and nutrition. Staten, 57, known for the pasture calendar, earned degrees in agronomy and joined A&M in 1930, now assisting an Ethiopian agricultural college.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
U. S
H. W. Staten
Louis Bromfield J
Bromfield
Staten
A&m
Ethiopia
Pleasant Grove News: Marines Return Home and Weddings
Elmer and Elden Fuller on leave from the Marine Corps visit Pleasant Grove with their mother Lynda Fuller. Kenneth Daniels and Alma Corp wed at Rev. Leland Young's home in a double ring ceremony with attendants Duane and Williams families present. A reception followed. Billy Porter, recently discharged and in reserves, returns from Denver Conn. Donald Landis, Navy, is home on leave. Mrs Daniels and Mrs Puckett visit Lawrence during the week.
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Elmer
Elden Fuller
Marine Corps
Lynda Fuller
Pleasant Grove
Elden
Korea
California
Kenneth Daniels
Alma Corp
Leland Young
Duane Ogle
Williams
Clyde Corp
John Daniels
Nowers
Conn
Billy Porter
Bill Porter
Denver
Donald Landis
U. S. Navy
Ward Landis
C. A. Puckett
Lawrence
Unclear fragment details from Convales Hospital report
Fragmentary notice mentions Hua Daniels in very poor health after a stroke at Convales ant Hospital. References Wilson and Pleasant Grove parents, a newborn daughter at Lawrence Memo Hospital. Also notes Mr and Mrs Green moving into former Gish house and reopening a Pleasant Grove general store.
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Was
Hua Daniels
Convalesant Hospital
Wilson
Pleasant Grove
Isten
Deepfal
Lawrence Memo Hospital
Green
Gish
March of Dimes campaign seeks donations in Jefferson County
Woodstock residents canvassed the Woodstock school district to collect funds for the annual March of Dimes campaign. Edith Cox and her pupils assisted in the drive while local families shared news of birthday dinners, hospital visits, and recent social visits among neighbors.
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Jefferson County
Woodstock
Edith Cox
Chester Shrader
Margaret Shrader
McLouth
Max
Marcel Rolin
Max Rolin
G. R. Stephans
Guilford
Halstead
Two Million Youngsters Die in Home Mishaps
New York report by American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. warns that about two million American children will die or be injured this year from home accidents. For under fives falls from windows, burns, and poisons are leading hazards. for ages five to fourteen broken glass tops the list. The Institute of Safer Living offers parent advice: screen windows, move chairs, store poisons out of reach, turn hot utensil handles away, secure rugs, and restrict use of power machines.
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New York
American Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Institute of Safer: Living
Fort Santiago to Become National Shrine in Philippines
The Philippines will convert historic Fort Santiago, a former prison for Filipino martyrs, into a national shrine. President Quirino formed a committee to rehabilitate the fort, which was nearly razed during the 1945 Manila battle.
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Manila
Philippines
Fort
Santiago
Elpidio Quirino
Bracelets Presented to Korean War Veterans in Lethbridge
Korean veterans in Lethbridge receive identification bracelets from Mayor A. W. Shackleford on behalf of city residents during a homecoming event.
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Lethbridge
Canada
A. W. Shackleford
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