Polio epidemic seen as record worst in U S history
New York Aug 26 AP Polio year likely the worst in U S history says the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with 17 306 cases to date and 3 422 new cases last week the highest single week total ever. Dr Hart E Van Riper notes peaks may occur between mid August and mid September with rapid declines if late.
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Du Quoin Fair Race Set with Holland Leads Field
In Indianapolis Day race the Du Quoin event features Johnnie Parsons, George Connors and Myron Fohr challenging Holland with Parsons finishing behind Holland, followed by Connors and Fohr in order.
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Polio Death Rate Drops for Insured Children
A new study finds polio deaths among insured children under years old decline slowly since 1911, with the sharpest fall in children under 10 and especially among girls.
Midget Auto Race Set For Du Quoin Labor Day
The Du Quoin State Fair hosts a Labor Day midget auto race on Sept. 5 with 40 plus top drivers under AAA sanction. A 100 mile dirt track final follows morning time trials that trim the field to 26. Notable entrants include Rex Mays Eddie Hadded Johnny Parsons Teddy Duncan and others while three recent fatalities underscore the danger.
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Prague Priest Conducts Funeral For Red Catholic
Prague reports that a Czech priest conducted funeral services for a Red Catholic while comrades laid a wreath on the coffin in the church. The event marks the first such case since the Vatican excommunication decree against militant Communists.
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American Tourists Lead British Visitor This Month
Britain welcomed 19 056 American visitors last month, up 28 percent from July last year during the Olympic year. The British Travel Association expects United States tourists to spend 72 million dollars in Britain this year.
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Honor Soldiers Guests of First Division Meet
In Philadelphia about 1000 members of the Society of the First Infantry Division open a two day reunion today. Two soldiers are special guests Sgt First Class John W Himes Oregon Ill and Sgt Felix E Lubisweski Buffalo N Y chosen as best two soldiers of the First division in a recent Europe competition to represent the active First division.
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Runaway Boys From Ledford Tracked To Paducah
Two youths Ferris Carrier 18 and Robert Booter 12 from Ledford Illinois were picked up in Paducah Kentucky after traveling to Florida with 63 cents two rugs a flipper a knife matches and an ice cube tray. They said they planned to visit an aunt in Jacksonville Florida and left Ledford near Harrisburg Illinois on Wednesday.
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Snow on Pikes Peak Advises Chain Use for Drivers
Snow fell on Pikes Peak last night in Colorado Springs. Drivers were advised to use chains though the fall was light.
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Father Kills Son and Doctor Then Takes Own Life
Police said Juan Rodry 34 shot and killed his 5 year old son Ian Rodry and Dr Sidney J Kine 31 in West Philadelphia apartment then wounded Dorothy Kine 25 and Florence Rodry 27 before shooting himself. Rodry served in US Air Transport Command in the China Burma theater.
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Loretta Young Loses Baby After Hospital Visit
Actress Loretta Young and husband Thomas A. Lewis announced the loss of their February-expected baby. Young underwent minor surgery after fainting on a movie set two weeks earlier and remains in a hospital where she has been since the incident.
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Tear Gas Used to Halt Montana Prison Strike
Quiet at Montana state prison after about 380 inmates locked in cells following a sit down strike started Tuesday by 38 agitators demanding more good time off. Warden Low Boedecker said tear gas was used in one cell block to send a warning.
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