Freak Squeaks Drive 1951 List of Unusual Accidents
National Safety Council reports odd accidents in 1951 including a dog driving, a fish catching a fisherman, an airplane crash, a red traffic light, a horse and wagon collision with a sailboat, and a garden rake firing. The quirky incidents show a wacky year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.A
National Safety Council
William C. Hollis
Denver
Dayton
Ohio
Simmons
Chicago
Randolph Johnson
Lincoln Stewart
Columbus
Stewart
Stanley Willoughby
Portland
Ore
Stanley
James Deeds
Des Moines
Deeds
Boston
Catherine Meenan
A Goofy 1951 Year Of Surprising Screen Tales
A collage notes Martin's early music break at Saint Mary's College Moraga and CBS radio success on Burns and Allen. It covers his film, Palladium gigs, and a wave of daft accidents and odd news items from 1951 including a dog at the wheel and a flying highway incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ony Martin
Saint Mary’s College
Moraga
Calif
20Th Century-Fox
CBS
Burns and Allen
Crossword Puzzle Answers From Last Week
The page lists last week’s crossword clues and their various answers across and down. Clues cover a range from animals and directions to tools and musical terms, with numerous abbreviations and archaic references.
Avalanche tragedy and a love triangle in the mine town
On March 8 an avalanche struck the Redstone area after warm weather. Lorelei Tristram and Stan Seymour risked their lives to rescue Inez Thayer as rubble collapsed around the engineer’s office. Stan was injured. Lorelei and Inez survived as bystanders. Lorelei and Stan shared a quiet, unresolved confession after the danger passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorelei
Stan
Inez Thayer
Deke Whitman
Deke
Inez
Arizona
Stan Seymour
Jim Tristram
Redstone
When to Fish and Lead in Wing Shooting
A column on fishing under rough weather showing that bream and crappie can strike flies despite wind. It also discusses gun safety for youths, the limits of trap and skeet as substitutes for field skill, and guiding principles for when a child may handle a firearm with supervision.
Weight balance guide for fly fishing reels and rods
The article argues weight should balance with the rod to create a comfortable outfit. It notes the old rule of one and a half times rod weight is fallacious and suggests reel weight be chosen to maximize performance while minimizing fatigue in handling the total outfit.
DuPont, Government Fight Over Big Business and Science
In a critique of national science funding and corporate research, the author cites DuPont as a model of large scale R and D. He argues against breaking up big firms, saying they drive jobs, taxes, and innovation, while criticizing government delay on science legislation and the rise of creeping socialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Science Foundation
House Appropriations Committee
Clarence Cannon
Dem
Missouri
Wilmington
DuPont Company
DuPont
Congress
America
Godse
Travellers Robolinks Migrate From Canada Southward
A group of Travellers known as Robolinks migrate from Canada and spread to regions as far south as Paraguay, moving through multiple nations and communities along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canad
Paraguay
For Sale Classified Items and Real Estate Listings
Various ads including honey for sale from Red Oak Iowa at $1 postpaid and 36 pounds special, TRAXCAVATOR lift priced, Griffin Construction Co Kansas real estate business property in Camdenton Lake of the Ozarks area, a 3 room house on 5 acres for sale, W P Bonner Missouri contact, Cinderella Plant hobby kit 25 cents from McMullen Nebraska, Galva Creamery Illinois Kansas City dairy ad, Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce California free folder, Faraway Ranch Arizona furnished cottages rental rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Iowa
Griffin Construction Co
Iiterham
Kansas
California
Rite Chamber of Commerce
Redondo Beach
Calif
Faraway Ranch
Dos Cabexzas
Arizona
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Freak
Wey
Inez Gerhard
Jo Stafford
RKO
Broadway
London
Palladium
Denise Darcel
Universal-International
Abbott and Costello
Clark Galle
Adolphe Menjou
John Hodiak
Frankie Darro
Dinah Shore
Bing Crosby
Tony Martin
India
Persia
Hawaiian Islands
Fis
the Fiction Corner
Orize
Jim Rhod
Boys & Guns
By Wright A. Patterson
Wheeler McMillen
Farm Journal
The
Pathfinder
Senate
House
Business & Invesi
JPPOR
Amg
Nevada
Hazel Crawford
Pine
Vic D. Jacobs
Richmond
Iola
Kans
Calvin Sutton
W. Jackson
Sami Street
St. Louis
Germany
Griffin Construction Co., Inc
Merriam Blvd
Merriam, Kansas
Liberal Commission
Swinger & Alley
Marshall, Mo
Oldsmobile
Grant Motor Company
Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac
York
Nebraska
WOME
Excelsior Springs
Diesel
Kansas City
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dept
U. S
Irith St
Better Business
Pureau
Chamber of Commerce
Grover James
Nurray al
Timbels
New York
U.S
United States
Gimbeuls
Gimbels
NEW YORK DOLLS; @tz” beautiful blonde, brunette, red hair. Godley Fashions
Queens
Exclu
Renee Mobi-dols
Delmar
Real Estate—Bus
General Merchandise and Post Office
Lake of the Ozarks
Camdenton
W. P. Bonner
Cell, Mo
Oklahoma
B.lee
8Th
Coffeyville
Fiansas
McMullen
P.C
Omaha
Galva Creamery Company
Galva
Illinois
Travel
U. S. Defense
Foley
Wnu
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