Reading pamphlets in lunch rooms boosts worker knowledge
The Business Mirror notes corporate pamphlets now reach about a thousand companies with several million workers monthly. General Motors has distributed millions of booklets over decades, covering sports and do it yourself topics. In Rockfeller Center a Jersey Standard Oy dining room reader picks up material on the H-bomb and Outdoor Cookery, illustrating a broad adoption of employer provided reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
du Pont
Alcoa
Western Electric
American Airlines
General Tire & Rubber
Manhattan News
New York
U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Defense
New York State Department
U. S. Chamber Commerce
National Safety Council
American Petroleum Institute
Good Reading
Rights Legislation Urged At Inter-American Conference
At the 10th Inter-American Conference in Caracas Venezuela a proposal asks American states to adjust domestic laws to align with the American Declaration on Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man El Salvador with Argentina the Dominican Republic and Honduras asked for time to study the seven point plan before debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Committee On Social Matters
el Salvador
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Bogota
Corinne Calvet Testifies In John Bromfield Divorce
In Santa Monica Corinne Calvet testified Bromfield opposed motherhood saying he could not risk his career. She said he told her she could have no children. The court granted her alimony of 10 percent of gross income over $20,000, her share of community property, and restored her maiden name. They wed in Boulder City in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
John Bromfield
Corinne Calvet
Bromfield
Boulder City
Nev
Fruit Spray Kills Child in Tulare and Oregon
A dangerous fruit spray chemical called tepp paralyzes respiratory organs after skin contact and has killed 2 year old Glenn Kumimoto while his sister Elle, 4, remains seriously ill. Michael Ogden, about a year old, is in critical condition after exposure in Hood River Oregon. The incident occurred as children played in a barn on a ranch south of Tulare, using the spray to make mud pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulare
Calif
Glenn Kumimoto
Elle
Michael Ogden
Hood River
Ore
Kumimoto
St. Pat Day Sale At Endicott Store
A local department store in Endicott New York announces a St Patrick Day sale offering 20 percent off any item with any green speck except items with manufacturer price fixing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endicott
N. Y
Sen McCarthy To Speak At St Pat's Fete
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin is set to speak at the Irish Fellowship Club St Patrick's Day dinner, with plainclothes police among about 1,200 guests to prevent any disturbance. The address will be broadcast on Mutual at 10:30 p.m. EST.
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Sen. McCarthy
St. Pat’s Fete
R-Wis
McCarthy
Mutual
Pulp Paper Men To Tour Moraine Plant
The Moraine Paper Co. plant in West Carrollton will be toured by the American Pulp & Paper Mill Superintendents Assn at 2 p.m. next Tuesday. A 5 p.m. plant visit precedes a cocktail hour at the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton and a 7 p.m. dinner at the Engineers Club of Dayton. Speaker M. Celli of McKeesport Pa will address Modern Trends in Paper Mill Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moraine Paper Co
West Carrollton
American Pulp & Paper Mill Superintendents Assn
Biltmore
Dayton
Engineers Club of
M. C. Celli
McKeesport
U S Mail To Be Sent By Copter In Tests
The Civil Aeronautics Board plans helicopter mail trials in New York Los Angeles and Chicago to assess subsidy value. It proposed paying New York Airways 1 348 464 dollars to carry mail by helicopter from October 15 1952 through the end of 1953.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York Airways
Russians Keeping Grip On Their Superstitions
In Soviet Byelorussia fortune telling thrives in Minsk with well dressed women and even Komsomol members visiting Gypsy expert Ekatrine Shorkoze who operates from two kilometres outside Minsk. Cars from husbands’ offices bring patrons to hear fortunes while the fortune teller expands with agents and earns a substantial income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Minsk
Byelo- Russia
Communist Youth League
Soviet Byelorussia
Ekaterine Shorkoze
Club and Legion Meetings Schedule Listed by Day
A dense notice lists numerous meetings and gatherings for organizations including National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry, American Legion, Order of Ahepa, Kiwanis Lions Toastmasters, Blythe Williams Auxiliary, Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM 100F Lodge Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 Alcoholics Anonymous Moose Lodge and officers Middletown Association of Life Un Come, Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron Tried Stone Masonic Lodge AFL Hall. Also notes about a large number of members in the United States.
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National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Armory
American Legion
Legion Home
Kiwanis and Lions Club
Manchester Hotel
Toastmasters Club
Geckler's
Blythe - Willams American Legion Auxiliary
Alpha Council
Jr. Ouam
N. Broad St
Knig's of
Pythias
Lafayette Lodge
Castle Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Moose Lodge
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Stone
Masonic Lodge
AFL
Brooms Used To Clean Off Road Near American Falls
Power County Sheriff Rulon Neal deployed assistants with brooms along U S Highway 30 near American Falls after motorists reported nail punctures. He said a bag from a truck burst open, causing the nails to scatter and damage tires.
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American Falls
Idaho
Power
Rulon Neal
U.S. Highway 30
Ollie James To Address 61st Banquet Of BPOE
Ollie M James Cincinnati Enquirer editor and humorist will address the 61st annual BPOE 257 banquet at the Elks Temple on March 24. He will discuss his career in newspaper radio and television and may deliver a brief anecdote on his love life and a recipe for deep dish apple pie. Tickets available from lodge officers or at the Elks Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie M. James
Cincinnati Enquirer
Elks Temple
James
Elks’ Planning Committee
Ollie
Washington
The
Enquirer
Louisville
Cincinnati
Prelate Recovers From Worcester Fainting Spell
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing, 58, recovered from a fainting spell in Worcester last night and planned a pontifical mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. He returned home after a few hours at St. Vincent's Hospital Worcester following a collapse during a St. Patrick's Eve address. He recently underwent kidney surgery last December and has appeared wan in public.
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Boston
Richard J. Cushing
Worcester
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
St. Vincent's Hospital
Cushing
St Patrick's Day Triple Occasion at Nixon Home
Washington reports a triple St Patrick's Day occasion at the Nixon residence. It marks Mrs Pat Nixon's 41st birthday and the vice president vows to be home for dinner. Mrs Nixon notes family dinners are rare, occurring about once a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Pat Nixon
St Patrick Day surprise for Gallops on Wildwood Road
Twenty years ago on Saturday March 17 1934 Mr and Mrs William Gallop welcomed friends to a St Patrick s party at their Wildwood Road home. The piece notes Bing Crosby faced a police warning about a kidnap plot targeting him or his nine month old son Gary with a suspect overheard discussing money and payment while contacting Crosby s household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gallop
Wildwood Road
Bing Crosby
Gary
W. Vincent Nolce
Yoshida Plans Overseas Trip This Year
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida plans a tour of England France West Germany Italy India and the United States this year. Ambassador Shunichi Matsumoto disclosed the plan after visiting Yoshida and said a U S trip likely starts in mid May.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
England
France
West Germany
Italy
India
United States
Guard Kept at Toluca Lake Home
A special guard was stationed at the Toluca Lake home of a prominent figure, ensuring security details remained intact. The move underscores heightened precautions amid ongoing concerns about safety and public events.
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Toluca Lake
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