Odessa Councilman Outlines City water and police concerns
City Councilman Ed Costello spoke at the Kiwanis noon meeting on Odessa water supply growth and the need for new bonds and larger lines. He described plans for a tripled water supply before year end, a future filtration plant costing about a million dollars, and a new booster pump to double current five to six million gallons daily. He also noted police turnover and manpower limits despite salaries higher than many Texas cities.
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Odessa
Ed Costello
Kiwanis Club
Cathay House
Colorado River
Martin County
Costello
Texas
Beaumont
Dick Pepin
Believes in Trees He Marks 50th Arbor Day Planting
Nebraska City resident Frank Fields continues a long tradition by planting Arbor Day trees. He first observed Arbor Day in 1902 and this year marked his 50th consecutive Arbor Day planting.
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Nebraska City
Neb
U.P
Frank Fields
Fields
AMA Attacks Truman Bill as Step Toward Social Medicine
The American Medical Association denounces a Truman administration bill that would raise social security benefits including for the aged while giving wide authority over disability determinations to Oscar Ewing. AMA fears this could pave the way for socialized medicine and criticized linking the measure to broader reform. Dr. Edward J. McCormick of Toledo was elected AMA president elect, to take office next June after defeating Dr. Frank F. Borzell.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
House
Louis H. Bauer
Association
Oscar Ewing
Bauer
House of Delegates
Ewing
Truman
Edward J. McCormick
Toledo
New York
Frank F. Borzell
Fy Puademiia
Bergman Ex Husband Ordered From Court Over Child Custody
In a Los Angeles Domestic Relations hearing Judge Mildred Lillie urged Ingrid Bergman and Dr. Lindstrom to avoid court battles over 13 year old Jenny Ann. Bergman seeks summer visit to Italy while Lindstrom fears Italian custody actions. Rossellini must respond by June 20. Psychiatrist urges private settlement for the sake of the girl.
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Los Angeles
Jenny Ann Lindstrom
Mildred Lillie
Pia
Jenny Ann
Dr. Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Italy
Ienny Ann
Rossellini
United States
Lindstrom
Lillie
Charles O. Sturdevant
Bergman
Greg Bautzer
Ten Crewmen Feared Lost In B29 Ditching
HONOLULU reports ten crewmen feared missing after a B29 superfortress ditched 175 miles west of Kwajalein. The Air Force captain pilot survived with a broken leg after the crash four hours earlier. Debris and life raft signals indicate only one survivor among the other crew. two engines failed after takeoff and the plane ditched in the ocean.
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Honolulu
Kwajalein
Air Force
Navy
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Guam
Scientists harness sun to cook food in future
British scientists have devised a sun cooker that uses a system of mirrors and lenses to focus sunlight into a cooking chamber. If practical, backyard barbecues may not require charcoal. The concept, reported by the British Information Service, aims to harness solar heat for cooking.
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Sun
New York
British Information Service
Easy autograph quest yields hundreds of signatures
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UP) Jeannette Colbrunn began autograph collecting a year ago and has gathered several hundred signatures from famous people by simply writing to them. Very few refuse.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jeannette Colbrunn
Boy Burns Saving Pups Honored by Firemen
Ronnie Augustyn a 34 year old Sargent Neb man injured saving puppies from a burning corn crib received a junior fireman's badge from Omaha police and Fire Commissioner William P. Noyes praised his bravery while he recovers at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Omaha. Neighbors had already replaced the lost puppies.
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Omaha
Neb
U.P
Ronnie Augustyn
Sargent
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Ronnie
Omaha Police Department
William P. Noyes
Church Notes Parker Heights and Highland Methodist Services
Parker Heights Christian Church lists Bible school at 9 45 a m and sermon Freedom in Christ at 10 30 a m with Evening Endeavor at 6 45 p m and VBS closing at 8 p m Highland Methodist Church hosts sermon Spiritual Mal nutrition at 11 a m and Live and Help Live at 8 p m with Youth meeting at 5 30 p m and Daily Vacation Bible School graduation.
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Parker Heights
Highland Methodist Church
Henry L. Graves
First Baptist Church Service Schedule
Rev Arthur DeLoach pastors the First Baptist Church with D C Hamilton as associate. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. Sermons at 8 30 and 11 a m titled Faith of Our Fathers. Youth Training Union at 6 45 p m followed by a sermon titled Christian God at 8 p m.
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First Baptist Church
Arthur DeLoach
D. C. Hamilton
New Proof Sought Of Racial Origin In North America
A team from the University of British Columbia led by Dr. Charles E. Borden will conduct excavations in Tweedsmuir Park British Columbia to probe migration from Asia to North America. The project funded with 8650 dollars aims to reveal ancient travel routes across Bering Strait and along multiple lines into the continent.
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Vancouver
B. C
U.P
University of British Columbia
Asia
Charles E. Borden
Tweedsmuir Park
British Columbia
iThe Park
Aluminum Company of Canada
Nechako River
Borden
North America
Bering Strait
Alaska
Weatherman Dismisses Rainmaking Claims From Seeding
In St Louis the U S weather bureau rejects studies claiming cloud seeding altered national rainfall. Chief Harry Wahlgren says no consistent rain pattern exists and two years never match. He concedes seeding might increase precipitation only if moisture exists in the air.
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ST. Louis
U.P
U. S. Weather Bureau
Harry F. Wahlgran
Wahlgren
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