Polio Epidemic Worst in Ohio History Officials Urge Calm
In Ohio to date 2196 polio cases have been reported this year surpassing the 1950 annual record. Dr. Frederick Wentworth of the state health department cautions against hysteria and urges early isolation and vaccination to curb spread, noting school closures alone are not a solution.
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Clark
Holmes
Belmont
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Junior Leagues Helps Mexico's Blind To See
In Mexico City the American driven Junior League expands Braille work for the blind, growing from 70 to 1500 volumes. The league, aiding the Ignacio Trigueros Association, builds a Braille library in the government school for the blind and starts classes for all learners.
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Teague
Santayana Dies at 88 in Rome Convent Solitude
George Santayana, renowned philosopher and author of The Last Puritan, died at 88 in a Rome convent where he had lived alone for 25 years. Born in Madrid in 1863, he spent much of his life in the United States, teaching at Harvard, and published Dominations and Powers last year.
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George Santayana
Santayana
Harvard University
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Blue Sisters
Colosseum
Madrid
United States
Blind Textbook League Expands Printing in Mexico
The organization secured $1,000 for new equipment from Washington to print Braille books for Mexican schools for the blind. Output rose, six more schools opened, and blind workers were trained as bookbinders. In 1951 a Braille typewriter contest chose two new operators, with a 22-year-old securing the operator post and a 33-year-old becoming foreman in binding.
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Washington
Mexico
Tion
Fire Chiefs Elect Walter Hudaker President
The Ohio Association of Fire Chiefs chose Walter L. Hudaker of Lima as its new president during the group's meeting in East Liverpool on September 27.
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Ohio Association of Fire Chiefs
Walter L. Hudaker
Lima
Kentucky Man Killed When Hit By Train
A 32 year old man Ralph Coda of Combs Kentucky was killed when struck by a northbound freight train near the Bobmyer Road crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad Hamilton. Coroner Dr Garret J Boone said the death was due to a skull fracture and chest injuries. He died at Hamilton Mercy Hospital. Police found the body after the train crew alerted authorities. Coda reportedly was sitting on the tracks when struck and knocked clear of the train. The crew included engineer K W Hanning conductor Clade Stilling and fireman E C Shackelford all of Richmond Indiana. He leaves parents a wife and child a sister and three brothers. He was born June 8 1920 in Combs Kentucky and had been employed by Fisher Body for months.
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Combs
Bobmyer Rd
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hamilton
Garret J. Boone
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
Bobmyer Crossing
K. W. Hanning
Clade Stilling
E. C. Shackelford
Richmond
Ind
John Coda
Gilbert Edwards
Earl Coda
Sherman Coda
Raymond Coda
Coda
Fisher Body
Busboy Held In Shooting Of Grid Star
In Detroit a 17 year old busboy, Charles Goodloe, admitted shooting high school football star James Morton after Morton taunted him. Morton, 18, was killed on a Detroit street. Maumee police transferred Goodloe to Michigan authorities.
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Detroit
Michigan
Maumee
James Morton
Maumeetrolman
Richard Taylor
Charles Goodloe
Morton
Taylor
Goodloe
Tention
Local Officer Key in AF Heavy Press Program
Lt. Col. John C. Winget, on military leave from Armco Steel, leads AMC's heavy industries group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He oversees 17 large extrusion and forging presses to speed aircraft and engine part production, saving costs. Winget, Purdue 1933 civil engineer, will resume Armco duties after active duty ends in January. He is from Pennville, Indiana.
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Air Materiel Command Headquarters
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
AMC
Pennville
Purdue University
Winget
Stanley Street
Armco
C. C. Winget
Ind
Bullets Found Their Mark In Car Extradition Case
Taylor said the 44 caliber weapon rested under the front seat of a car while the boy carried extra cartridges in his pocket Goodloe waived extradition and was handed to Michigan police.
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Taylor
Goodloe
Michigan Police
Few Fail To Seek Sewerage Permits Under Ohio Law
Columbus reports the deadline for sewerage discharge permits under Ohio's water pollution control law, with 36 communities and some industries facing possible prosecution for noncompliance. As of today the board issued 702 permits, 455 to municipalities, 27 to county districts, 220 to industries, and processing continues for 26 municipalities and 84 industries.
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Columbus
Rmits
Ohio
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Niagara Falls Runs Dry in 1848 March Event
A historical note recalls Niagara Falls nearly drying up on March 29, 1848, a rare hydrological anomaly that impacted local activity and drew attention to natural water flows in the region.
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