WWII Aces Meyer and Blakeslee Reinforce Korea Air War
Tokyo January 13 two former World War II rivals now fly together in Korea. Lt Col John C Meyer of Forest Hills N Y and Donald J Blakeslee of Fairport N Y command jet fighters as they chase communist targets and bolster American air power in the Korean front. Meyer leads the 56th Fighter Group while Blakeslee heads the 4th Fighter Group with long combat hours and multiple air victories between them.
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Tokyo
America
Korea
John C. Meyer
Forest Hills
Donald J. MM. Blakeslee
Fairport
Europe
Johnny Meyer
Meyer
Don Blakeslee
Blakeslee
North American
Veterans Affairs aids Spanish War veteran travel cost case
George Starkey, Kansas Office of Veterans Affairs in the Community building, notes the CVA provides broad services to all veterans. In 1950 local office handled pension and compensation cases, widows pensions, National Service Life Insurance claims, and roughly 300,000 dollars in NL I dividends. Deadlines loom for G I bill training and terminal leave. pensions and hospitalization may be applied for anytime.
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Kansas Office of Veterans Affairs
George Starkey
Starkey
National Service
Veterans Affairs
G. L
Clouds and mild temps mark national weather snapshot
Wet spells and widespread cloudiness cover much of the nation with no severe cold. Rain persists in Arkansas Missouri and parts of Iowa while another rainy area affects the Pacific Northwest. Warmth remains in the central eastern regions with cooler spots in the Rockies and Southeast.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Minnesota
Arkansas
Missouri
Ulingis
Iowa
Pacific Northwest Coast
Plateau
Rocky Mountain States
Virginia
Carolinas
Gulf Coast
Texas
County aids medical clients with funds in December
Six hundred eleven persons received medical aid from the county in December. Secretary Mrs. F. G. Jolly noted aid covered drugs hospitals ambulance and physician services. Costs included 584.64 for drugs 503.71 for hospitals 20 for ambulance 6.09 for outside transportation and 43.06 for physicians. Administration of the service cost 1. FOR WASHINGTON OFFICE Washington Jan 12 Kansas congress members agreed to establish a branch office at the Kansas Industrial Development commission in Washington. George B. Weeks Dodge City representative was guest at Capitol restaurant breakfast hosted by Sen Schoeppel and Rep Hope.
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F. G. Jolly
Washington
Congress
Kansas Industrie Development Commission
Capitol
George B. Weeks
Commission
Dodge City
Schoeppel
Hope of Sans
FARM PERSONALITIES W L Richards Builds Ponds and Dairy Battery
W L Richards transformed a once poor Buck place east of Big Springs into a thriving dairy operation. He installed four ponds that never run dry and rebuilt the farm with electric systems and mechanized milking. After health issues with dairying, he restarted with a fine registered Guernsey herd and hands-on milk processing managed by Mrs. Richards.
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W! L. Richards
Buck Place
Big Springs
Lawrence
Buck
Richards
Altho
Guernsey
Richards Hone
Winter Neighborhood
Local farmer W L Richards noted for dairy and farm leadership
W L Richards of a Kansas county grew up in a farm town and spent two years as dairy supervisor at Winfield state hospital where he set a 1938 state dairy record with 93 producers and a 524 pound per herd average. Married to Ruth Nace, they have two daughters. The Richards farm wheat and red clover, uses contour plowing, and Richards once managed a team last summer. He is active in Farm Bureau and attends Evangelical United Brethren church in Big Springs.
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Lecompton
State Hospital
Winfield
Ruth Nace
Virginia Rainboldt
Topeka
Billie Jean Richards
University of Kansas
Richards
Semi Civilized Korean Islet Becoming Another Formosa
The island Cheju off South Korea, once a male dominated paradise, has become a refugee sanctuary amid guerrilla uprisings and wartime upheaval. American troops aid Korean air force training, while civilians endure rugged life and ongoing conflict in a remote, mountainous enclave.
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Islet
Formosa
Cheju
Korea
Van
South Korea
Gibraltar
Pacific
Syngman Rhee
Sicily
Italy
Orient
Refugee influx strains Cheju Island during Korean conflict
Maj Osvaldo M. leads six officers and five enlisted men to govern Cheju, a 73 000 population island 80 miles off Korea. Refugees 51 000 swell numbers as inflation rises and goods prices spike, threatening the island’s economy and native life. The piece notes the island’s shift from paradise to hardship amid war.
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Osvaldo M
Zquier
Santurce
Puerto Rico
Cheju
Tequierdo
Korea
Pusan
Korean Peninsula
Papa
Mama
Origin of Bambino Nickname for Babe Ruth
The name Bambino, applied to the late Babe Ruth, is traced to Italian usage for pictures of the infant Jesus in swaddling clothes. The phrase f originates from Bambino as a term of endearment among Italian speakers.
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Babe Ruth
Jesus
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