Invalid Wife Pushed 1000 Miles in Chair to Find Work
Roscoe V. Mendenhall and his invalid wife Elizabeth traveled nearly 1,000 miles by wheelchair from New Albany to bring her to Florida for sunshine and possible strength. They began in Hot Springs and endured lifts and a motorist rescue before resuming on foot. The couple, who saved 260 for the journey, hope Florida sun and braces will aid Elizabeth’s ability to walk.
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New Albany
Ind
Mendenhall
Hot Springs
Ark
Roscoe V. Mendenhomehall
West Point
Miss
Miami
Inter
Richmond
Mendenhall Thurstay
New
Albany
Delice
Elizabeth
Florida
Mailmen Press Ban on Obscene Cards at Rural Letter Carriers Meet
Buffalo New Jersey reports that rural letter carriers backed a stricter ban on obscene or immoral postcard cards and urged the Post Office Department to enforce censorship. The convention also noted civil service removals since 1953 for just cause and pledged to keep politics out of appointments. It opposed single-initial advertising practices and consolidation of civil service retirement and Social Security. It supported government group hospitalization insurance and Postmaster General Summerfield’s plea to raise postal rates.
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Buffalo
N. J
Post Office Department
National
Assn
George M. Moore
Federal’ Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
Moore
Summerfield
U.S. Deficit Near Three Billion in July
The Treasury reported Thursday that July's deficit reached about 2.6 billion dollars, with a forecast for the full 1956 fiscal year starting before the end of the week. Officials anticipated the monthly shortfall would be revised, while the year’s total remained under close watch.
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U.S
Treasury
Fleeing Utah convict shot after kidnap attempt
Dewey Gaines, 57, an escapee from Utah State Prison, was shot by game warden Cyril Draney near Provo Canyon after Gaines kidnapped him with a toy gun. Gaines, part of a Sunday escape from a mental hospital lockdown, was wounded in the back and hospitalized in critical condition. One boy bystander, Dennis Wilberg, age 16, shot the toy pistol from Gaines, aiding the responders.
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Provo
Utah
Utah State Mental Hospital
Dewey Gaines
Utah Valley Hospital
Frano
Cyril Draney
American Fork
Gaines
Draney
Deer Creek
Provo Canyon
Orem
Dennis Wilberg
Richard Ferguson
Leader Feud Threatens ODECA Meeting in Guatemala
Antguua Guatemala reports say a longstanding feud between Costa Rica's Jose Figueras and Nicaragua's Anastasio Somoza may derail the first ODECA general meeting. Five member ministers from Guatemala Honduras El Salvador will meet to vote on a secretary general to push economic integration. Rumors say Somoza opposes Costa Rica’s Francisco Ruiz, complicating a unanimous choice.
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Antigua
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Jose Figueras
ODECA
Tlenduras
el Salvador
Pleason
Francisco Ruiz
Sormoza
July fire losses fall 11 percent from prior year
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports U.S. fire losses in July totaled 41.614 million dollars, down 11 percent from July last year and 13 percent below June 1953’s 70.828 million, signaling a easing trend in insured flames.
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New York
United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Every Child Passes in New Schools Philosophical Reform
They propose schools without grades to aid slow learners and gifted students, ending automatic promotion. Each child will work at their level at tasks matching their abilities, promising a breakthrough approach to schooling. September Better Homes & Gardens features this section.
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Homes & Gardens
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