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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1952
Page
7
Gov. Sid McMath, a Truman ally, loses the Democratic runoff for Arkansas governor to Francis Cherry, a Jonesboro judge backed by Sen. John L. McClellan and labor groups. Cherry’s radio talkathon aided his rise, while Hays is renominated to the U.S. House.
Washington CIO leaders led by Philip Murray and Jack Kroll gather for a three day political session with strong prospects of officially backing Adlai Stevenson. The meeting considers candidate strategy and fundraising aims including a PAC push to raise at least one million dollars from its five million member base.
Tulsa officer Lt James F Reed received the Distinguished Flying Cross for directing artillery fire that sank a Communist red tank in Korea last December. While piloting an Army observation plane over a frozen river, he guided three rounds that bracketed the tank and broke the ice, causing the tank to sink after an hour of hovering above it.
Mrs Herbert C Coleman of Montgomery has driven a car for fifty years visiting forty five states without an accident or a flat tire. She recalls her first automobile a Stanley Steamer in 1902.
Francis Cherry of Jonesboro won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination after a runoff over Sid McMath by about 33 000 votes. The 43 year old chancery judge from Arkansas relied on a four to 24 hour radio talkathon to reach silent voters and secure statewide recognition. Cherry, born September 5 1908 in Fort Worth Texas, grew up in Oklahoma and studied law at the University of Arkansas before starting practice in Little Rock. He served in the Navy during World War II and now runs with his wife Margaret Frierson Cherry and their three children Charlotte Scott and Francis Jr.
The CIO United Packinghouse Workers union accuses Armour & Co. of provoking trouble by denying a contract extension, as sporadic walkouts hit Armour plants nationwide. About 6,500 workers across eight plants left jobs since contract expiry, with future negotiations underway aided by federal conciliators.
In Elk Rapids Michigan residents beat the heat by using a self service ice house. The sole shop posts prices and provides a scale. Buyers weigh a block and pay by placing money in a tin can on the honor system.
The 1951 World Yearbook shows the United States doubled its population rise from 1946 to 1950 versus 1936 to 1940. France led Western Europe in growth except for the U S rate, with Puerto Rico and Ceylon higher than continental U S. The Population Reference Bureau predicts major shifts by 1975 to maintain food consumption, including higher farming output or reduced exports.
The article notes private funding created a population bureau in 1929 led by acting director Robert Cook. It cites 1946-50 birth and death rates, showing births rising and deaths falling, with a per thousand increase of 14.2. The bureau compared U S rates with Western Europe using a Demographic Yearbook sample and highlighted nations with the largest postwar increases. It warns that population growth and food supply must accelerate to meet UN goals.
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