Horned Toad Travel Law Stirs New Mexico Politics
Elmer the horned toad in New Mexico is protected by state statutes that bar export and out-of-state sale. Massachusetts students sought the toad for a pet, triggering a clash with laws that carry fines or jail time, while Gov Mechem ponders a possible ambassadorial role for Elmer.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Elmer
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Davis School
Westerton
Mass
Bureau of Business Research
University of New Mexico
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ed Mechem
New England
Anna Kelley Serves With 7th Infantry in Korea Front
Cpl Harold E Kelley son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Wood Anna serves as a tank mechanic with the 7th Infantry Division on the west central front in North Korea Patrols from the 7th clash with Reds in the Iron Triangle near Khumwha as tanks and artillery strike besieged fortifications He entered the Army in November 1950 after working as a long distance truck driver.
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Harold E. Kelley
Clyde Wood
Anna
7Th
North Korea
Iron Triangle
Khumwha
Van
Bridges of Metropolis with 45th in Korea
Cpl Earl C Bridges of Metropolis serves with the 45th Infantry Division in Korea. He is a 4 gunner in the 158th Field Artillery Battalion and entered the Army in June 1951.
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Korea
Earl C. Bridges
Metropolis
45Th Andentry
158Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army
Ex-Boy Scout Taxidermist Shaped by Animals in Memphis
Joe Griste, 23, a Memphis taxidermist, built his craft from an early fascination with animals. His shop features mounted creatures and framed skins, reflecting a life spent turning hides into display pieces in a local jungle themed setting.
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Memphis, Tenn
Joe Griste
Fortune
Southern Illinois University Campus Development Plan
The University acquired the campus development program in 1947. One of three houses on West Grand Avenue in the women’s residence hall area will be removed as site developments proceed for two permanent structures.
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The
University
West Grand Avenue
University School and Women’s Residence Hall
Carbondale
Twenty New York Cops Charged in Bookie Graft Case
Twenty more police officers including five captains are suspended for aiding Brooklyn boss and bookie Harry Gross. The men face trials after Gross identified them in a mass line up. He allegedly paid about a million dollars yearly in graft.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bookie
Harry Gross
Dapper Gross
Senate Passes Vote Bill on Military Absentee Ballots
The Senate approved a federal ballot proposal to let armed forces personnel overseas or stationed away from home vote for president or Congress if their state lacks an absentee ballot law. House opposition and state control concerns linger, despite President Truman urging action.
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Senate
House
Washington
Truman
Congress
Billy
Coo
Democratic
Steeleville Mill Completes Expansion At Gilster Milling
Gilster Milling in Steeleville announced a major expansion increasing loading capacity to 4000 bushels per hour and adding soybeans handling alongside wheat. A new circular road improves truck access and reentry to street traffic. Storage capacity reaches about 325000 bushels.
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Steeleville
Gilster Milling Company
Mrs Ernestine Aubry Dies At 91 In Ava Area
Mrs. Ernestine Aubry 91 of Ora township Jackson county died at home Sunday after a 10 month illness. Born in French Village 1861 she lived in Jackson county 67 years. Survived by daughter Ophelia Reiman Ava. grandsons Raymond Aubry Er nest Hardwig. granddaughter in East St. Louis. two great grandchildren. brother Paul Barbary Sparta. Services Tuesday 9 am at St Elizabeths Ava with burial in Ava Evergreen. Rosary 8 pm tonight at Wilson Funeral Home Ava.
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Ernestine Aubry
Ora Township
Jackson County
French Village
St. Clair County
Murphysboro
Henry F. Aubry
Ophelia Reiman
Ava
Raymond Aubry
Jaco
E. G. Fitzmorris
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
Funeral
Machine Industry to Open Factory in Steeleville
The American Device Manufacturing Company and its subsidiary Arbeco Inc plan a new factory near the Egyptian Electric Cooperative office in Steeleville. The 100 by 200 foot building will house a foundry for tools and die work. The plant will produce post office boxes mail chutes and door knockers and employ about 40 people with expected growth.
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The
American Device Manufacturing Company
Arbeco, Inc
Steeleville
St. Louis
Red Bud
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Polio Cases Rise Across Texas Cities
Polio cases climbed in Texas with 333 treated in Houston and Dallas hospitals as of Saturday. Houston reported eleven new cases on Friday, Dallas added three, and El Paso recorded its first death in 22 cases.
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Houston
Tex
Dallas
Texas
el Paso
Report Urges End to Buy American Tariffs and Material Shortage
A presidential panel led by William Paley urges scrap of protectionist laws blocking foreign raw materials. It calls for nationwide resource discovery, incentives for prospectors, and long term stockpiles to avert shortages by 1975 and beyond, warning of rising demand and prices.
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Washington
United States
America
U. S
William Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
Congress
Truman Paley
Tree Ring Variations Reflect Weather Across Years
The text notes that tree rings usually form a single ring yearly, but in dry years rings can appear split or double, and in extreme droughts the annual ring may be nearly invisible.
Royalton Six Mile Home Party Reported
A small social gathering occurred at the home of Mass Minors in Royalton. Mrs. Gertrude Bennett hosted with gifts exchanged. twelve and four guests attended.
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Mass Minors
Royalton
Gertrude Bennett
Secoe
Bennett
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