Youth joins Navy after telegram caper on Capitol Hill
Alexander Blair Jr, son of a Washington patent lawyer, works for Western Union delivering telegrams including a $200 money order. A gust blows his cap and the money order into a streetcar slot. he sits on the track until police and Capital Transit crews retrieve it. He later enters the Navy on his 17th birthday with his father's blessing.
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Washington
Alexander Blair Jr
Korea
Western Union
Alex
Seo
W. U
National Press -Building
White House
Washington Street
Blair
Capital Transit Co
Navy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lt Col Safourek Retires After 36 Years in Army
Riverside reports the retirement of Lt Col Norbert Safourek after 36 years of service. He served in Guam and Hawaii with the First Infantry fund, studied at Wallace Texas, and held posts in Fort Sill and Chicago before discharge in Denver. His family now resides in Clearwater Florida. Major Kephart, his grandson, has moved to Washington DC for two years of study at George Washington University.
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Marge Luckey
Riverside
Celia Safourek
Norbert Safourek
Guam
Norbert Lufourek
Des Moines
Ft. Logan
Colo
Hawaiian Islands
First
Field Artillery
Fort S@ll
Okla
Wallace
Texas
Chicago
Denver
Clearwater
Florida
Safourek
Riverside School
Major
N. C. Kephart
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Kephart
Susan
Rebecca
Mary Bess
Iowa City
Violet Kephart
Silver Springs
Maryland
Fort Francis E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
American Warships Patrol Korean Coast
The navy said American warships moved into the Yellow Sea and are patrolling the west coast of Korea. Allied ships previously operated only on the east coast as a new Korean communist thrust appeared on the west flank.
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Korean
Washington
Navy
Yellow Sea
Korea
Dorothy Boyd Hosts Cotter Guild Meeting
Dorothy Boyd served as hostess for the Cotter Westminster Guild on July 15 with Evelyn Hendrickson leading devotionals and Lavonne Nau presenting a study from Japan Begins Again. Arlene Jones read a poem for Stewardship and twenty five members plus three guests attended.
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Boyd
Cotter Westminister Guild
Evelyn Hendrickson
Lavonne Nau
Japan
Arlene Jones
Wilma Arthur
Ruth Morris
Larry Colton
Herb Ellingson
Cedar Rapids
Texas
Gerald Brenneman
Solon
Omrie Peters
J J. Jenkins
Bill Peters
Hallie Orris
Alice Ann
Merle Simpkins
Earnest Simpkins
Bill Hawkins
de Loise
Dale
Blackhawk State Park
Rock, WI
Blair Duncan
Pam
John P. Jones
Iowa City
Install Rebekah Lodge Officers at Junction
Officers of Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge elected and installed in Columbus Junction with Leota Guabriel as noble grand and Lila Miner as vice grand. Community note: Willing Workers of Columbus City Methodist church to serve fried chicken supper July 31 at 4 50 PM. Local visits and relatives referenced with Alma Johnston and several out of town connections.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Leota Guabriel
Noble Grand
Lila Miner
Leah Hawkins
Hazel Billings
Mildred Miller
Jennie Tucker
Isabelle Gabriel
Inside Guardian
Lorena van Auken
Guardian
Edna Snyder
Josephine Hammond
Theisia DeVore
Charlotte Morrison
Cornelia Hantz
Helen Todd
Columbus City Methodist Church
Alma Johnston
YWCA
Charlotte
N.C
Washington
Fragmentary note on Korean rail town near Korea’s southwest
The readable fragment sketches the rail and highway town of Kwangju, located about 30 miles from the southwestern corner of Kore. The text hints at transportation links but provides no detail on events or dates.
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Kwangju
Kore
Bumboat Delicacy Floats to Aid Maryland Bridge Crew
Alvin Rosenberg operates the Bumboat a floating deli on Maryland Chesapeake Bay bridge project. The 20 foot craft supplies sandwiches soft drinks milk cigarettes and turnovers to workers. two blasts on a steam whistle summon service. Rosenberg uses a ship to shore line and orders from Wilmington Del to restock.
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Baltimore
Alvin Rosenberg
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Rosenberg
Switch to New Oats For Hogs Is Harmless
AMIyg5 Iowa July 21 Change over from old to new oats in the hog feeding ration can be made without difficulty by most hog raisers says Co. C Culbertson animal nutritionist with the Iowa State College experiment station To be safe consider a gradual 2 or 3 day transition Heat in bin oats may spoil and cause trouble Grinding oats to medium fineness increases feed value by about 20 percent soaked oats boost intake A mix of 1 5 to 1 4 oats with corn can match gains from higher corn content Oats are not always needed if cheaper than corn for fattening hogs on dry lots heavy oats valued at 5 10 percent of corn but most beneficial in small amounts
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Iowa
Co. C. Culbertson
Iowa State College Experiment Station
Culbertson
Harbisones to Open Hog Buying Station at Morning Sun
H A Harbison and son both of Columbus Junction bought land at Morning Sun from Donald Derby to convert into a hog buying station and stock yards. Pens and loading chutes will line the M and St IL right of way across from the Morning Sun Lumber Co with two sheds planned.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
H. A. Harbison
H A. Harbison, Jr
Morning Sun
Donald Derby
M. and
St. IL
Morning Sun Lumber Company
Missing General Dean Seen in Taejon Defense Photo
The absence of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, commander of the 24th Division, is noted after Taejon fell. A Telenews photo from the city’s closing days shows him passing ammunition to a bazooka team during the desperate defense.
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William F. Dean
Taejon
U.S
Dean
City
Telenews
International
Move to Oust Appeal By Christoffel on Perjury Conviction
Government lawyers said they will seek to throw out Milwaukee labor leader Harold R. Christoffel s appeal from a perjury conviction. Christoffel was convicted again in March for lying to the House labor committee in 1944 about being a communist. His second appeal is before the District of Columbia court of appeals pending argument.
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Roberta
Donald Bell
Betty Lou
Danny Boyd
Cotter
Raymond Towns
van de Voort
Christoffel
Washington
Milwaukee
Harold R. Christoffel
House Labor Committee
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
O. Joh Rogge
Harbison to Manage Davenport Hog Yard at Morning Sun
H A Harbison Jr and family will move to Morning Sun where he will head a yard for a Davenport packing company. A two deck loading chute and a scale house are planned, and a 65 by 75 foot area will be cemented for the operation.
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H. A. Harbison, Jr
Morning Sun
Davenport Packing Company
Court Refuses Extension in Time For Record Quash Appeal
The court declined another extension for filing the case record stating the request was untimely. Prosecutors said they will seek to quash the appeal since the record is required. Christoffel received a two to six year sentence and is free on a $10,000 bond.
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Sion
Christoffel
Greenland Ravens Face Culling Over Predation Fears
Greenland conservationists move to reduce raven numbers due to mounting predation on scarce small mammals and occasional lamb predation in southern sheep districts. The decision targets the raven population to protect local wildlife and livestock.
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Greenland
Big Island
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