Corporations Show Strong Upward Trend
New York May 6 profits of 508 U S corporations from all sectors rose six percent in Q1 1950 over Q1 1949 to 1 402 783 143. Automobiles chemicals and air transport led gains while coal and oil groups posted losses. General Motors and automotive firms drove most of the rise, Chrysler posted a deficit due to a 99 day strike, and the trend suggests continuing recovery from postwar expansion cutbacks.
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New York
Associated Press
General Motors
Chrysler
Air Transport and Aircraft Section
Automobile
Iron and Steel Industry
Papago Park Closed to Public by Arizona Game and Fish
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission announced Papago Park will close to the public effective May 15 to halt property destruction vandalism and juvenile problems. The park will be fenced with access limited to authorized persons, while Desert Botanical Garden and Tempe city sections remain unaffected.
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U.P
Arizona Game and Fish Commission
Papago Park
Desert Park
Here
Cev
Dan Garvey
Desert Botanical Gardens
Tempe
Commission
Seifert quads grow stronger as nurses feed them
In Sleepy Eye Minnesota four newborn Seifert babies a girl, a girl, a girl, and a boy remain unnamed as nurses use eye droppers to feed formula. Dr Elmer Keithahn says the quadruplets are doing fine and survival chances improve daily while father Arthur Seifert searches for names and mother Dolores worries about diapers and help.
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Welt
Judge Kirkland Urges Prompt Fees From New Lawyers
In Washington UP Judge James R. Kirkland advises young lawyers to collect fees quickly. Speaking to newly admitted members of the district junior bar association he warned to obtain payment while clients are emotionally distraught, saying get your fees while the tears are still in your client's eyes.
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James R. Kirkland
District Junior Bar Association
Dutton Put On Probation For Carrying Shotgun In City Alleys
DETROIT reports Recorder's Judge Paul E. Krause placed William L. Dutton on three months probation after he admitted going down alleys with a shotgun under the careless use of firearms law. In Chicago a police lieutenant aided an elderly woman on a wet stairway then sprained his back after slipping and falling. Lieutenant Thomas McCann, 52, was treated at a doctor’s office riding in a squad car.
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William L. Dutton
Recorder
Paul E. Krause
Dutton
Chicago
Thomas McCann
Illinois Central Railroad
McCann
Couple Plans Wings of Love After Bug Hunt Romance
William P. Hunt aged 22 and Jeannie Carol Hite aged 21 plan to marry in Washington after a four year romance that began in a local high school stadium where they met while collecting bugs for biology class. They describe an unlikely start that led to a lasting relationship backdrop in their hometown.
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Washington, U.P
William P. Hunt
Jeannie Carol Hite
Wine bottle mishap lands man in court at Washington
Nathan Evans faced court after a wine bottle dropped from a window and struck a passerby. His lawyer argued bottles often fly from windows, while Judge Quinn demanded payment or jail time. In Ithaca New York George S Livermore at 104 died, long associated with Ithaca Gun Co founder 1886. He led a firm with many long-tenured employees and preferred horseback riding to hunting.
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Nathan Evans
Thomas Quinn
Ithaca
N. Y
George S. Livermore
Ithaca Gun Co
Livermore
Tornado Touches Down On Hiawatha Farm Porch
Harry Zimmerman slept on his farm porch when a tornado tore through the area. The gale crushed the porch and shifted the mattress while he remained unharmed, later describing his close call after dusting himself off.
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Hiawatha, Kas
Harry Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Mormon church begins western Washington census count
The Mormon church starts counting members in western Washington in parallel with the federal census, covering from Olympia to Bellingham. A second item notes Joy Boy the horse disrupting IIT junior week events, balking on stairs and requiring a ramp built by workers.
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U.P
Mormon Church
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Olympia
Bellingham
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Joy Boy
Illinois Institute of Technology
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity
Institute
English City Battles Harmful Bubbles
In Stockport England a bubble problem from a wastewater disposal plant grows as large quantities of soap substitute thwart breakdown. Deputy manager E R Jones says the bubbles drift through the town and could spread beyond, alarming residents.
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Eng
E. R. Jones
Nevada GOP Divided As Parley Nears In Nevada
Reno May 6 The Nevada Republican Party heads toward its Las Vegas convention with internal rifts between the Old Guard and Young Republicans over leadership. Assemblyman A. E. Mackenzie’s future as state chairman and a full candidate slate for state and national offices are debated as caucuses seek strategy. Democrats meet May 9 in Tonopah amid calls for harmony between Gov. Vail Pittman and Sen. Pat McCarran as campaigns begin.
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Reno
Nevada
Las Vegas
Old Guard
A. E
Burr) Mackenzie
Yerington
Mackenzie
Washoe County
Tonopah
Vail Pittman
Pat McCarran
Pittman
McCarran
Artificial Legs Fitted For Roseville Girl
Fourteen year old Imogene Witts of Roseville Calif on a 10 day leave from the University of California hospital has a new artificial left leg after losing both legs last summer in a Lake Tahoe speedboat accident She will return to San Francisco Monday for a fitted artificial right limb and is visiting with school friends during her recovery period
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Roseville
Calif
Imogene Wittsche
Lake Tahoe
University of California Hospital
San Francisco
Imogene
Political discord looms as unity plea meets silence
The text notes McCarran has not responded to Pittman’s call for party harmony and signals possible disregard by some delegate groups at Tonopah amid expected Republican opposition.
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McCarran
Pittman
Tonopah
Imogene’s Injury Cited in Auto Boat Negligence Case
Oakland dealer Phil Davis in federal prison for negligently operating a speed boat that struck Imogene. He awaits appeal while a $520,000 damage suit in El Dorado County Superior Court heads for July 13 hearing.
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Lleg
Oakland
Phil Davis
Imogene
el Dorado County
Kiddies Own Jamboree aims to find young music stars
The Tucson Jaycee-ettes sponsor The Kiddies Own Jamboree at Old Tucson this Sunday May 7. Children from one to twelve may audition at 2 p.m. with judges from local organizations to select a winner who will receive a Record Player. Tickets are 30c for adults and 9c for children.
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Rubinstein
Tucson Jaycee-ettes
Kiddies
Tucson
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