Polio Strikes Family of Nine in Durand Iowa News
In Durand population 679, Keren Walsh faces polio amid nine sick children. Edward 16 and a 17 year old brother are hospitalized or critically ill, while Rosellen 5 recovers. Residents held a village Mass as Dr. Leonard notes county polio rare. Walsh praises prayers and insurance aid.
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Durand
Keren Walsh
Walsh
Walshs
Edward
Winnebago County Hospital
Rockford
Here
Rosellen
St Anthony's Hospital
Winnebago County
Charles Leonard
Cows Loose On Route 9 Trigger Minor Pileup
Cows from Ralph Smith herd wandered onto Route 9 near Round Lake causing a three car collision at about 4:36 PM Monday. No injuries were reported. drivers Frank Skelly Albany John Nichols Albany and Peter Navaretta Schenectady involved. Deputies and police redirected traffic and guided the herd back to pasture.
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Beav
Peter Navaretta
Schenectady
Charles Freemire
Round Lake
Charles E. Way
Rowand Lake
A. Reilly Knapp
Fire Department
Plane Crash Kills Six At Mitchell AFB Cemetery
A twin engine B-25 bomber from Mitchell Air Force Base crashed into Greenfield Cemetery after takeoff. Six aboard—three crew and three passengers including a soldier, a retired colonel, and a civilian—were killed. Fire crews from the base and nearby towns fought the blaze and recovered three bodies. The plane was returning due to engine trouble when it struck an unused section of the cemetery near the Southern State Parkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchel Air Force Base
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Air Force
Greenfield Cemetery
Noted Painter Mrs. Cecil Davis Dies At 78
Mrs. Cecil Clark Davis, renowned portrait painter and dog fancier, died at 78 in her Marion summer home after a 12 year illness. She had married Richard Harding Davis in 1899 after he sent a Paris engagement ring, their wedding attended by Ethel Barrymore. the couple later divorced. Her awards include the Gold Medal of the Salon and the Chicago Art Institute Portrait Prize. Funeral services will be held at St. Gabriel's Chapel.
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Marion
Mass
Cecil Clark Davis
Richard Harding Davis
Ethel Barrymore
Cleveland
Davis
Salon
Rio de Janeiro
Philadelphia Arts Club
National Assn. of Women Painters and Sculptors
Chicago Art Institute
Korea
Trojans Honored For Long Service In Telephone Co
Kirtland G. Ackart of Troy received a Bell System emblem at a Albany luncheon for 35 years with the Long Lines Department of American Telephone & Telegraph Co. His career began as a relief operator in Lansingburg and spanned Washington, Philadelphia, New York before settling in Albany.
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Kirtland G. Ackart
Troy
de Witt Clinton
Albany
Long Lines Department
Ameriican Telephone & Telegraph Co
Ackart
Lansingburg
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
New York
George C. Webster
Mr. Ackart
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Morris ‘Setless
Sidney Levenstein
Milton Mandelbaum
Sidney Lewis
Hershel Matt
Joseph Brociner
Tabor Academy
London
Chicago
St. Gabriel’s Chapel
Chapeau
Louise
Plaid Taffeta
Regency
Adtreet
Trojans
Telephone Co
Sweetie Pie
Nadine Seltzer
Baby
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