Utah Asks Iron Lungs Be Returned
Frank E. Emery Utah state director for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis asks for the return of four iron lungs loaned to Idaho. Three are in Boise and one in Idaho Falls as Idaho relocates offices to Boise with Ruth Williams establishing Idaho headquarters in Boise Sun Building.
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Boise
Frank E. Emery
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Idaho
Madeline Donnelly
Crippled Children
State Public Health Department
Donnelly
Emery
Idaho Falls
Portland
Ore
Denver
Ruth Williams
National Polio Foundation
Sun
Three Babies Reported Born at General Hospital
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Curran at General Hospital in Pocatello on Sunday. Daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Ledsock of 515 Fillmore and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Roberts of 1005 East Lander, all at General Hospital.
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General Hospital
Pocatello
John Curran
Willard
LeRoy Ledsock
Fillmore
Harold Roberts
East Lander
Gloucester honors 10000 lost at sea in annual wreath ceremony
Gloucester Massachusetts remembers 10000 seamen lost over 300 years as floral wreaths drift offshore. For the first time in 58 years no new names are added to the missing list while 3000 spectators watch the ceremony near the Fishermen statue and Ocean wall.
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Gloucester
Mass
North Atlantic
Orin Dice
Fishermen’s Institute
Ae Bridge
Charles Ruggles
Dice
Gloucester Eet
Pigeon Becomes Dining Partner For Puppyloving Dog
A featherless pigeon abandoned by its mother befriends Blackie, a cocker spaniel of Mrs. Clyde L. Kingsbaker in Squirrel Hill. The hungry duo share meals, with the bird returning for breakfast each day and the dog waiting at the porch. The pigeon sprouted feathers and learned to fly, yet keeps knocking for meals and sleeping on the porch.
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Pittsburgh
Blackie
Clyde L. Kingsbaker
Kingsbaker
Novelist Margaret Mitchell Injured In Auto Accident
X rays show a fractured skull and pelvis for Margaret Mitchell after she was struck by a speeding automobile last Thursday night in Atlanta. Her condition improved Sunday enough to permit moving her for X rays, the doctors report.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Tomb of First Century Uncovered in Prague
Workmen uncover a perfectly preserved grave of a first century A D nobleman during foundation digging for a new house in northwestern Prague. The find adds historic depth to the city’s ancient heritage and may prompt archaeological study.
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Prague
Miracle Drugs Foreseen by Brewer in Early Fermentation Texts
Howard Hagen of Schreiber Brewing Co. donated Wagner's chemical yearbooks from 1852 to 1902 to the University of Buffalo chemistry department. He says the author foreshadowed penicillin and streptomycin in mold fermentation discussions, calling the set priceless and foundational for later discoveries.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Brewery
Howard Hagen
Schreiber Brewing Co
University of Buffalo
Wagner
United States
Milwaukee
Hazen
Surplus War Plane Refits as Family Trailer Home
In Bay City Michigan a Manitoba family plans to move to Ontario in a Canadian Anson bomber converted into a house trailer. The $100 surplus aircraft has wings cut to a strip as fenders and landing gear replaced by auto wheels. Inside a wooden floor and deluxe house on wheels await relocation.
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Bay City
Mich
Hubert Hine
Manitoba
Ontario
Private Eye Catches Thief Purple Handed in Garage Theft
In Bay City Michigan a private investigator hired to trace a missing garage cash register sum used powder to stain hands purple with touched bills. Howard Robinson, 22, was arrested after his hands showed purple stains and a purple stained dollar was found in his pocket.
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Bay City
Mich
Philip Rosenberger
Howard Robinson
Mrs. Capps Freed After Purge Contempt In Utah Case
Gold Star Mother Nettie W. Capps is released from Salt Lake County jail after complying with a district court order to place her dead son’s G I insurance into a trust for his three minor children. Judge Ray Van Cott Jr. allows a future fund expenditure to be reviewed, and the fight continues per her counsel and the Gold Star Mothers.
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Salt Lake City
Gold Star
Nettie W. Capps
Salt Lake County
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc
Eleanor Boyd
Capps
Boyd
Long Beach
Cal
Gold Star Mothers
Third District Court
Ray van Cott, Jr
Anti Skid Device Makes Plane Landings Safer
Seattle air news reports Boeing Aircraft Co has perfected an anti skid device for airplane wheels. A 75 pound unit inside each wheel modulates brake pressure to prevent wheel skids. The invention allows pilots to land with confidence by stopping wheel skids and protecting tires.
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Seattle
Boeing Aircraft Co
Big Day Looms For Shirley May
Shirley May France the 17 year old from Massachusetts is set to begin her English Channel swim within 72 hours as predicted by coach Harry Boudakian based on favorable air ministry weather forecasts for the next three days.
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Shirley May France
J. Walter France
Dover
England
Shirley May
France
Massachusetts
Harry Boudakian
Air Ministry
Firm Grip Gloves Lessen Dish Washing Breakage
Akron report says B F Goodrich engineers developed a new household glove with roughened fingers and palms to provide a firmer grip while washing dishes. The grip is built into the glove, not a patch, after a survey showed women wanted a hold fast feature and better fit for fingers and wrists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Goodrich
Plane Crashes Into Atlantic Off Kilkee Ireland
A Transocean plane carrying 55 people crashed into the sea two miles west of Kilkee County Clare. The Rome bound aircraft carried 49 displaced persons and a six member crew. No survivors confirmed.
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Shannon
Ireland
Kilkee
County Claire
Rome
Band Meeting Today at National Guard Armory
A meeting is set for 7 o clock this evening at the National Guard armory to interview applicants for National Guard band positions. No military experience is required and accepted applicants will receive pay. Out of town applicants unable to attend may write to Prof. Wesley Harris at Idaho State College in Pocatello.
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National Guard
Wesley Harris
Idaho State College
Pocatello
Winter Storm Mirages Spark Style Quandary
A reader ponders how an early winter snow event will impact fashion items like peep toe shoes, halo hats, and net gloves, imagining weather driven wardrobe shifts.
Reefer Prisoner James McDonald Reappears in Bozeman News
James S. McDonald, once found locked in a railroad refrigerator car after five days without sustenance, reappears in Bozeman, Montana. Chief A N Haas asks the Pocatello police for information as McDonald faces intoxication and investigation charges and is found with a 15 ton railroad jack he claimed to have found on a road out of Pocatello.
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James S. McDonald
Bozeman
Mont
A. N. Haas
Pocatello Department
McDonald
Pocatello
Jack
Montana City
Trailers Built Along Pullman Lines Question Sealing Windows
The inquiry asks if certain trailers are constructed along Pullman lines and whether the windows are sealed. It suggests curiosity about design choices and safety or climate control implications.
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