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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1951
Page
11
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In a Chicago to New York race the 1913 Stanley Steam car beat the 1911 Stoddard-Dayton gas buggy by about 37 minutes. The Steamer finished in Yonkers at 1 15 pm with Jack Brause at the wheel, Rube De Launty trailing. The 1,086 mile slog took 52 hours 4 minutes for the winner and 53 hours 1 minute for the loser.
A British physician reports a blood thinning drug can safely dissolve leg clots in pregnancy. Tromexan, taken orally, helped nine women, sometimes with heparin, relieve pain and swelling and restore walking within five to twelve days. Caution advised for near delivery due to hemorrhage risk.
Coral Gables Florida assails a six foot alligator that bit nine year old Jerry Gustafson while fish catching at a rockpit. Parker Stratt 14 saved the girl by drawing her away. Wildlife officers lassoed the reptile and hauled it to the Everglades. It is illegal to kill alligators in Florida.
James L. Cox of Johnston City Illinois has been named the youngest merchant marine skipper after completing captain's papers in 20 months. The farm-born mariner achieved this milestone faster than the typical five-year path and earned the distinction in Centralia.
The Drapeau Rouge in Brussels, official Communist daily, reports financial difficulties. Readers are urged to help prevent cessation of publication with a leaflet asking questions on paper title color and impact on formulation.
High Commissioner Cornut-Gentille opened the Equatorial Africa Grand Council and said the region will produce about 200000 carats this year, comprising roughly 3 percent of world supply. He noted Gaboon oil discovery as a mining hope, though large scale exploitation would take months to confirm.
Doctors say Jerry recovering rapidly but needs hospital time to fight infection. Two fractures in right forearm and bite marks from wrist to shoulder noted. The girl quips she never wants to get near a gator again.
A dense listing of radio and television programs with times and network notes across multiple channels. Includes news, dramas, comedies, mysteries, and talk shows such as Beulah's Skit, Three-nbe News, Jack Pearl Show, and Meet the Press, with schedule caveat about Eastern Daylight Time.
Negro Activities hold joint meeting at Elk's Rest with Medb Lodge 1670 and Maggie Walker Temple. Miss Lamentha Pinkard honored by Men's Progressive Club of Affinity on leaving for Bluir State College. Morning Star Baptist Church marks second anniversary with pastor honored and $106 given plus food. Funeral notices include Garden Frye Cunningham and Cephas A. Burset with services pending. Voters League to meet in Charleston October 13-14. NAACP events in Logan September 22-23.
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