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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1951

Page

13

Dog Runs Off After Fireworks Frighten Pets

Evansville Indiana a woman reported to police that fireworks in her neighborhood scared her dog so severely that he vaulted a 10 foot backyard fence and disappeared.

U S Rebuilds Vital Airfields In Greenland

Washington reports American military and civilian crews have begun rebuilding World War II airfields in Greenland on the top of the world bomber routes from Russia. Private firms under army engineers and air force contracts lead the rehab with runway lengthening to accommodate modern jets and large transports.

Washington Greenland Russia Baffin Bay Davis Strait Navy Narsarssuak Julianehaab Defense Department Army Engineers Air Force North Atlantic Constructors New York City Peter Kiewit Sons S. J. Groves and Son Condon-Cunningham al Johnson Construction Co Nargarssuak U.S Iceland U. S Arctic Denmark United States Murmansk

Rats Endanger Flood Victims in Kansas City

Flood waters drove rats from stockyards and industrial areas into residential zones. Health officials ordered an emergency rat-killing drive as some gathered rats carried typhus and sylvanic plague germs. Over 20 people were treated for rat bites at General Hospital, mirroring annual figures. A block-by-block campaign will involve 42 exterminating firms.

Kansas City Lloyd I. Gates Kansas River Health Department General Hospital Gates

Cows Thrown in Jail in Etowah

In Etowah Tennessee three cows were rounded up on Main Street and jailed by city police to prevent further trouble. Officer Raymond Brewer stated the animals were removed to keep them from causing more problems.

Etowah Tenn Raymond Brewer

Boy Hobbled 15 Miles on Broken Leg in Summer Travel

Thirteen year old Jimmy Sloan hobbled and hitchhiked 15 miles on a self made crutch to seek treatment for a broken leg. He traveled from Stiltner in Wayne County to Wayne County seat and then to Huntington Orthopedic Hospital. He will stay longer to ensure complete healing and shows eagerness to go. Several families in different towns want to adopt him.

Untington W. Va Jimmy Sloan Jimmy Stiltner Wayne County Wayne Huntington Orthopedic Hospital Tapian Logan County

Carnival Worker Lets Rattlesnake Bite Him

George Morgan 27 of Camden New Jersey placed a diamond back rattler in his mouth and was bitten on the tongue. Police call it an attempted death by own action prompted by his brother's death in Korea. Morgan, a World War II veteran, was in critical condition.

Thesnakes George Morgan Camden N. J Clifton Sitts Korea Sitts Morgan

Ohio Guardsmen Test Field Tactics At Camp McCoy

Ohio's 37th Infantry Division began a three day field maneuver at Camp McCoy Wisconsin testing classroom lessons in bivouac security offensive and defensive tactics camouflage and night operations. Units from 145th 147th and 148th regiments execute battalion level problems under Maj. Gen. Leo M. Kreber's direction as they live in the field for two weeks of intensive training.

Camp Mccoy Wis Ohio 37Th Infantry Division Ohio Division Northeastern Southwestern Northwestern Leo M. Kreber

Knoxville Youth Enlists in Navy from Honolulu

Knoxville native John Newton Hitch, age 21, who preferred enlisting in his hometown, flew from Honolulu to join the Navy after several years working in the Hawaiian Islands for a radio firm.

Knoxville Tenn Honolulu Navy John Newton Hitch Hawaiian Islands

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