Maplewood Talks About Its Lifespan On Louisiana Gulf Coast
Maplewood Louisiana a war built town near Lake Charles grown from a wartime housing project to a stable prosperous community with 4000 residents. Led by Maplewood Housing Corp it faces growth water supply issues and a move toward local governance though no formal town government exists. Residents work in refinery related jobs earning about 375 per family monthly and a weekly paper the Maplewood Star serves as a community voice while new homes continue to rise.
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Maplewood
RK. N
Bob” Mitchell
Louisignne
Gulf Coast
Charles
Louisiana
Maplewood Housing Corp
Maplewood House Corp
Lake Charles
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Mitchell
Ounion
Altho
New Jersey
Chicago
Ponca City
Okla
Bossier City
Texas
Venezuela
United States
Pittsburgh University Seeks Season Ticket Record Push
Pittsburgh University launches a drive to sell more season tickets than ever, aiming to top the 9,000 mark in a year of high expectations for the football program. Notre Dame figures prominently with recruiting moves for tackles as a broader national picture of college football unfolds.
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Pittsburgh University
Notre Dame
U. of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Frita Wilson
Frank Leahy
East High School
Columbus
Ohio
Local notices from Lawrence area dated July 18 1949
Community updates from Lawrence Kansas and nearby towns include visits by Vera Church and Dr. Guilford Glynn, gatherings at Lutheran and Methodist churches, travel between Lawrence and Kansas City, and farm and wheat harvest activity. Family arrivals, hospital stays, and routine church events are noted with numerous local names and places.
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EE Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
L. L. Davison
Kansas City
Frank Deay
Richard Postma
Bem Mer
Verieon
George Ambler
Vera Church L. le Daviece
Daffney Cox
Jetmore
Law
Mortal Hospital
Theaddie Jones
Clarence Reaman
Thesdie Jones
Guil Peme
Lawrence Memorial
Guilford
Glynn
Ford Glynn
North Manchester
Ini
Schraidt
Carl Rr
Methodists
Daniels
Eneoht Seybold
Kimel
Rye
Win G
Ham Guenther
Mr Dinger
Rum Wichita
Robert Guenther
J. A Ee
Wamonds
Monza Ringers
Bernard Chapman
Baldwin
Childre
Kalbason
N. H
Mildred Landis
Chester Witle and Son
Rus
North
Manchester
Ind
le Eons
Orvelta Orhorn
Ira Fottrick
Con
Melvin
Winchester
Janet Holloway
Pleasant Grove reunion at Clinton Park
Carl Daniels returned home after six months in Phoenix Arizona. A picnic dinner and family reunion planned by Mrs. Eva Flory and relatives from Whittier Cant attended Clinton o park. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shuck and family Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Markley Marlin Maurine and Kenneth Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shuck and family Mrs. Nora Brahmaier Mr. and Mrs. William Postma and others from the community.
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Carl Daniels
Phoenix
Ariz
Eva Flory
Whittier
Cant
Clinton O Park
Simdlay
Charles Shuck
God
Oscar Markley
Marlin
Maurine
Henneth
Lioyd Shuck
Nora Brahnmaier
William Postma
Kenny Foundation Clinic Reopens for Polio Cases
Centralia Illinois officials announce the Sister Kenny Foundation clinic will reopen for infantile paralysis patients. Mayor H B Blanchard says a polio team of at least four physicians and several nurses will staff the clinic under Dr Norman S Rose. Equipment from the prior clinic will be returned from Chicago. Twenty polio cases have been reported this year in the area with patients sent to St Louis and East St Louis hospitals.
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Centralia
Sister Kenny Foundation
H. B. Blanchard
Norman S. Rose
Kenny Foundation
Chicago
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Cut in Farm Support for Potatoes Expected
Washington on July 18 the National Potato Council announced a reduced farm price support for potatoes. Last year the program totaled 225 million dollars and this year may fall to around 15 million. The drop follows reduced parity support from 90 to 60 percent and a sharp decline in potato acreage under the current program.
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Washington
National Ptate Council
Lions Open 32nd Lions International Convention in New York
Delegates from 26 countries attend the opening ceremony in New York with Gov Dewey urging Western Europe to emulate free trade. Admiral Blandy warns the atom bomb will not destroy civilization as 30,000 expected attendees fill the five day event. A Lions parade, entertainment for families, and hotel breakfasts highlight the program. Bomb blasts near Pedralbes Palace earlier injure two women critically. a second blast causes no injuries. The Journal-World offers vacation subscriptions.
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New York
Lions International
Thomas F. Dewey
Western Europe
United States
W. H. P. Blandy
Arkansas
Arizona
New Meuxico
South Carolina
Winds
Oklahoma
Pedralbes Palace
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
One Man Killed Two Bombs Found in Barcelona Hotel
A bombing in Barcelona tonight killed a man and injured nine others in Plaza de Catalunya. Two large time bombs were found at the city’s largest hotel and removed by artillery officers before any damage occurred.
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Barcelona
Spain
Plaza de Catelona
Local Guests Share Visits Across Kansas
McLouth and nearby residents were seen visiting relatives and friends over the weekend. Jeff Barnes and his wife spent Friday with John Winfrey and family near Lawrence. Yate, HL locals Judy Livingst on and Paul Joe visited the Leanton home. Nick Rickels and children from Burlingame called on the Edmonds and Woodhead households. WW Lindeman and Kansas City friends spent Saturday afternoon together.
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Bower
E. W. McHenry
Topeka
Guilford Glynn
Cleveland
W.G. McHenry
Lawrence
Olive Jones
Bud Stockwell
Near Perry
Gerald Edmonde
John Jones
Mary Lobb
McLouth
Elia Moore
Doris Wiley
Jeff Barnes
John Winfrey
Paul Joe
Judy
Betty Livingston
Yate
Harry Leanton
Nick Rickels
Burlingame
William Edmonds
Grant Woodhead
Lindeman
Kansas City
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Bobbye
England
George Schneiter
Schneiter
Utah
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Locke
Inverness
Toledo
W.G.A
George
Dodgers
Alva Wheeler
Miami
Brooklyn
Pleasant Grove
LIONS
The
Home Guard
Mamthene
Hank Welsh
Bering
Green Bros
Pennsylvania
Acy
South Park
Hudson
NOW
Aba Party
America
Mest Mod
STE
Oesiew
Hunsinger Motor Co
Mass
C. T. Hough
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