Brief News Items From Ottawa Area
Various local notices report Cub Scout Pack events at Eugene Field and the Methodist church, a fire at Osage City’s Presbyterian church causing substantial damage, and residents traveling or returning home from trips. Other items include hospital stays, a business trip, a Des Moines accident injury, a council cake walk, and a Marine address for a local family member.
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Marvin Baldwin
S. Poplar
Des Moines
Baldwin Metal Products
Ferguson’s New Wonder Car Captures British Industry
London reports Harry Ferguson’s secret new car stirs Britain as a potential mass produced export leader. Industry and government officials praise its hydraulic drive, all wheel turbines, and unified braking. Sir Miles Thomas backs Britain exploiting the invention amid possible foreign interest.
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Harry Ferguson
London
Britain
Ford Motor Co
Ferguson
Flanders
Miles Thomas
British Overseas Airways Corp
World
Thomas
Daily Sketch
Hospital Notes Admitted Victors and Births Reported
Hospital notes list Victor Lee Fuller Baldwin Ray Doman DeSoto admitted Tuesday. Patricia Heckman Williamsburg admitted today. Births: Leland Monroe Cedar son Tuesday 7 lb 1 oz. Loren Broers Wellsville daughter Tuesday 8 lb 4% oz. Allan Baker Jr Oak son Tuesday 7 lb 154 oz. Elmer Louderback Cedar daughter today 9 lb 10 oz. Dismissed Stella Hawthorne Richmond transferred to KU Medical Center yesterday Ella Hollister Herington today.
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Victor Lee Fuller
Baldwin
Ray Doman
DeSoto
Patricia Heckman
Williamsburg
Leland Monroe
Loren Broers
Wellsville
Allan Baker, Jr
S.oak
Elmer Louderback
N. Cedar
Stella Hawthorne
Richmond
K. U. Medical Center
Ella Hollister
Herington
Catholic Legion to Campaign Against Movie Laxity
The Catholic hierarchy in the United States will campaign through the Legion of Decency against what bishops call a rising tide of moral laxity in the movies. Plans for revitalizing the Legion’s aims were announced by the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The article also notes the term panther is used for both leopard and puma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Catholic Hierarchy
United States
Legion of Decency
of the Legion
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Thanksgiving in Korea: 30000 Troops Eat Turkey Near Front
More than 30,000 American soldiers from the 24th and 7th Infantry divisions crowed into Quonset mess halls or ate in bunkers as Thanksgiving turkey with shrimp cocktail and oyster dressing reached the front. Soldiers, many homeward bound from maneuvers, spoke of relief it is not a shooting war and some supported Korean orphans while others felt forgotten back home. Lt Ed Fallon, 22, Spokane, Wash, and Cpl Tells J Lalonde, 16, Kankakee Illinois, described life near the demilitarized zone and the challenge of mail without news from home.
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Korea
Demilitarized Zone
North Korea
Ed Fallon
Cpl
Tells J. Lalonde
Kankakee
Inl
Local Marketes Stock Food for Holiday Baskets
Local markets list fresh produce and baked goods measured in pounds and units including 1260 pounds white potatoes 1080 pounds peas 864 pounds candy 864 pounds mnuts 720 pounds fruit cake 720 pounds onions 420 pounds shrimp 360 pounds cranberries 14040 rolls and 877 pies for holiday baskets.
Turkey Size Not the Issue for 1st Infantry Division Thanksgiving
Army cooks in Kasas City prepare a 22 item menu for about 7,000 soldiers plus relatives in 48 division mess halls. They will serve roughly 17,000 pounds of food including 5,670 pounds of turkey and 2,520 pounds of fruit as part of the holiday feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Kas
1St Infantry Division
Turkey
Taft, Heaviest U.S. President Over 300 Pounds
The former president William Howard Taft weighed more than 300 pounds making him the heaviest U.S. president on record. His size was notable during his presidency and remains a historic detail cited in biographies and history texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
U.S
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