Postman Saves Child as Texas Chief Nears Norman
Norman Oklahoma June 8 AP a mail delivery was late because postman Alvie Price 26 year old Navy air veteran spotted 3 year old Jerry Gene Russell between railway tracks He dashed forward racing through weeds to reach the child as a southbound Texas Chief near the Santa Fe tracks The incident halted the boy from danger and delayed mail briefly.
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Norman
Okla
Alvie Price
Santa Fe
Jerry Gene Russell
Texas
Price
Nabisco 100% Bran Advertises Finer Milled Bran
Nabisco promotes 100% Bran as finer milled for gentler acting relief from constipation. The ad claims better taste and urges trying it tomorrow while noting to see a doctor if constipation persists.
Congress Debates Peacetime Draft Law This Year
Washington June 8 AP Congress weighs a peacetime draft law with the Senate debating and the House likely to act soon. Law may set 19 to 26 year olds for potential service but nothing is certain. If passed the law would be on the books only until the president signs off to activate the draft.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Confess Vlans
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
United States
Holmes Leads NL Batters With .385 Season Average
New York June 8 AP Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves tops National League hitters with a .385 average over 30 games. Despite a nine-point dip this week his pace widened over pursuers Richie Ashburn Stan Musial and Wally Westlake as the league table shifted.
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New York
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Fielmes
Holmes
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
Stan Musial
Wally Westlake
Pittsburgh Pirates
Draft Law Sparks Bipartisan Debate In Congress
Congress debates mandatory registration for 18 to 26 year old men and a two year draft under separate Senate and House plans. Both sides expect different bills to pass and require reconciliation, with timing marking a late month decision.
Army rushes fresh engineers to battle raging Columbia
The Army Engineer Corps sent twenty six officers to the lower Columbia valley to bolster defenses as the flood crest advances toward Portland and Vancouver. The disaster has left twenty six dead and fifty two missing with about sixty thousand homeless and damage around one hundred forty million dollars. Thermometers reach seasonal highs above ninety and the nine foot tide worsens the flood as evacuations continue downstream.
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William Phipps
Portland
Columbia River
Pacific
Army Engineer Corps
Great ‘River
Columbia
Fraser
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver
Columbian
Acous tic on Daniel Co. to Hold Hearing Clinic in Thomasville
Harry T. Daniel of Acous tic on Daniel Co. in Jacksonville arrives in Thomasville for a hearing clinic at the Colonial Hotel on June 10. He will present Acousticon breakthroughs and a powerful transmitter with long battery life, plus a low cost one piece instrument. A second clinic is planned in Caird on June 12 at Dr. Tom Butt’s office.
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Harry T. Daniel
Daniel Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Thomasville
Colonial Hotel
Daniel
U. S
Imperial Hearing Aid
Accousticon
Mgr
Tom Butt
Caird
Unity Prevails as Augusta Council Votes Pay Raise
Augusta Georgia June 8 Unity prevailed in the city council as it voted a $25 a month pay raise for all city employees not holding elective positions. The plan was approved unanimously and is expected to add about $125 000 to the rest of the year’s budget.
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Augusta
Southern Bell and workers sign three year contract
Southern Bell Telephone Company and the Communication Workers of America have agreed on a new three year contract offering improved working conditions but no wage increases. The agreement allows two possible reopenings during its term for further wage talks.
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Southern Bell
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Communication Workers of America
Money and marriage meet on the stock market
Hal Boyle notes a buoyant but ironic trend where women offer wealth and marriage as a takeable commodity. He cites census gaps, divorce figures, and widows to argue supply and demand shape modern courtship with money influencing who weds. The piece ends with Boyle’s wife joking about benefiting from a wealthy widow.
Infra-red discovery and salt's abundance noted
The article recalls the discovery of infrared radiation in 1800 and states that salt is the world's most plentiful mineral.
Turpentine and Rosin Prices Cut by Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department cut support prices for turpentine bulk from 64.5 to 41 cents a gallon and rosin from 7.09 to 7.97 per hundred pounds. By-products non basic gum reserves kept at 131.58 dollars for a unit of production. Officials say adjustments aim to aid by-products not the core crude gum, despite industry calls to hold at 45 cents a gallon.
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Washington
Jane
Agriculture Department
Gum Naval Stores
American
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