Life Tables Point to Longer Life for Older Americans
An analysis by Northwestern National Life Insurance shows mortality tables hint gradual gains in longevity for those aged 40 and older. Despite past increases, the study notes real progress may come from future medical advances in geriatrics and chronic disease treatment.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Wiggiesworth
George Washington
Insurance ‘Commissioners
Commissioners
Office of
Northwestern
Pitcairn Island to Get First Official School
Descendants of the Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn Island will receive their first official school taught by A W Moverley of New Zealand. He will bring a precab school from the United Kingdom, accompanied by his wife and 19 year old daughter. John Adams was the island’s first teacher.
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Wellington
U.P
Bounty
Pitcairn Island
A. W. Moverley
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Moverley
Daunter
John Adams
Four men fined for deer unlawfully killed. venison dinner noted
Residents of Columbus County Home were served venison from a whitetailed doe donated by four Whiteville men. John Barefoot Clyde Moore Robert Granger and Stacy Blackburn were convicted for off season night hunting with artificial light. Each fined 150 dollars plus costs 13.10 and given nine months suspended sentence. Deer and two shotguns were confiscated.
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Columbus County
John Barefoot
Clyde Moore
Robert Granger
Stacy Blackburn
Whiteville
R. E. Harrelson
So Many Descendants He Can't Count Them
Hazelhurst Georgia United Press story notes Michael McNes age 90 on his birthday estimates his descendants. He lists 98 grandchildren 176 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren amid family counts.
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Hazelhurst
U.P
Michael McNes
Lake McConaughy Seen as Nebraska Playground Potential
Nebraska irrigation advocate Marcella Allen promotes Lake McConaughy as a tourist draw near Ogallala. Construction on the dam began in 1936 and completed in 1941, with notable recreational potential amid limited facilities and a single lakefront eatery.
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Ogallala
Neb
U.P
Middlewest
Invincible Ivan Plans To Climb High Mountain
Pittsburgh veteran Ivan Jirak plans a Yukon Mount Logan ascent after climbs in Hawaii and earlier peaks in Alaska and Mexico. He seeks a parachute supply drop and hopes to collect plant and rock specimens for Carnegie Tech museum and uses campons and GI gear in his high altitude attempts.
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Ivan
Japan
Whitney
I_dirak
Mount
Pittsburgh
U.P
Ivan Jirak
Jirak
Yukon
Logan
Ivan the Invincible
Carnegie Tech
Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Razor Blade Queen in Venezuela After Third Suicide Attempt
Police say Ines del Carmen Garcia remained in serious condition after attempting suicide by chewing and swallowing safety razor blades. It was the ninth time officials report she tried the same method, earning her the moniker Razor Blade Queen.
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Caracas
Venezuela
U.P
Ines del Carmen Garcia
Pekingese Mr Herman Hides From Organ Music
Mrs Flora Weber of Waukesha owns a Pekingese named Mr Herman who dislikes organ music and the tune Clair de Lune. When he hears organ sounds he climbs under the bed and emits a dramatic wail.
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Herman
Waukesha
Wis
U.P
Henan
Flora Weber
Prisoners Run Homemade Liquor in Caracas Model Jail
In Caracas model prison inmates operated a home-made liquor still inside their cells. Officials traced activities as many prisoners frequented the setup. The main still used tin cans with pineapple syrup and chewing tobacco as a base. Prison analyst Dr. Guillermo Rasquin notes many steady customers suffer stomach ulcers.
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Model Prison
Caracas
Venezuela
U.P
Caracas Model Prison
Guillermo Rasquin
Exiled Spaniards Escape by Home Built Vessel
A party of 32 Spanish exiles sailed from Santa Cruz Teneriffe to Venezuela aboard a self built schooner taking 37 days. They report no sickness and sufficient food from rice corn melt sardines and water. The group arrived without papers and was admitted as voluntary immigrants. In December 1947 North Carolina’s average general assistance payment was $4278.
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Spain
Caracas
Venezuela
U.P
la Quatra
France
Santa Cruz
Teneriffe
North Carolina
Spare Those Spankings, Psychiatrist Advises
Chicago psychiatrist Dr Rudolf Dreikurs says parents who spank their children invite spanking upon themselves. He argues child whipping leaves lasting marks on character and may explain cringing and crafty adults. Grain export quotas for June 1948 announced by the USDA total 833,600 long tons with wheat and flour and oats and barley. May quotas totaled 1,203,000 long tons.
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Chicago
A.P
Rudolf Dreikurs
USDA
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