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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1952

Page

7

Closing Out Sales in West Chester Area

Notices list multiple household goods sales: on August 1 at 6 50 PM by Mrs Mary Conger at a West Chester house, and a sale by Ted Mayer at a location west of Washington and south or north of Brighton at 1 50 PM. Also August 4 sale of household goods near West Chester at 2 30 PM for Marion Wells and a 3812 mile SW of West Chester site.

West Chester Mary Conger Ted Mayer Washington Brighton S. W Marion Wells

British Diver Claims Spanish Galleon Found in Scottish Search

A British diver reports a sixteenth century Spanish treasure galleon, Duque Florencia, sunk in 1588 with about 68 million dollars in gold ducats, has been located near Tobermory Bay. The Duke of Argyll owns the wreck and treasure, with the navy ending operations as a practice hunt.

Bermary Scotland Tobermory Bay Duke of Argyll Britain Charles I Dukes of Argyll Treasury Reay Parkinson

Captives From Russian Labor Camps Return Limited, Say

Returnees describe bitter disappointment as Soviet figures show only 13 000 of captured Germans repatriated. They recount brutal conditions in camps, hunger and typhus, with many prisoners still held and thousands reportedly buried at Brest-Litovsk since 1945.

Russia Brest-Litovsk Albert Rether Bresk-Litovsk

Rolling Pin Rule Is Enthroned in Ozark Town

In Stella the women swept local elections after ballots were submitted as a joke. Norma Westcott, the new mayor, opened the first meeting with a rolling pin as gavel. The all-female council aims to freshen governance while appointing a woman as dog catcher with a male assistant.

Ozark Town Stella Norma Westcott

Ungrateful Owl Nips Nurse And Hand That Fed Her

Hildegarde the owl attacked Mrs Herbert EK Carnes, nurse to the bird, after being fed ice cream. Carnes received hospital treatment for injuries to the hand. The New Jersey Audubon Society president, Mrs Carnes, nursed Hildegarde back to health before the incident led to the bird's banishment from the sanctuary.

Tenafly Hildegarde Herbert EK. Carnes New Jersey Audubon Society Hildegard

Keeping America in Shoes Presents Production Problem

New York economists estimate 470 million pairs of shoes will be bought in 1952, supporting that Americans are the best shod nation. The article notes five and a half million cattle hides and various other hides are needed for soles uppers and exotic skins, with 36 thousand tanners employing workers to supply leather and keep shoes affordable as the best value in apparel.

New York America Milady United States

Rodeo Rider Fractures Leg Twice in One Week

Denver police report 25 year old rodeo rider Joe Bonner fractured his right leg twice in under a week. First at a stock show rodeo. after returning home from hospital a quarrel with his wife led to a second injury when he kicked a wall with his injured leg.

Denver Joe Bonner Bonner

Dentures: Navy dentist offers tips for first-time wearers

Navy Captain Frank M. Kyes advises patients using artificial dentures to close the mouth seal, swallow regularly, and bite with inward upward pressure. He notes weight loss can alter denture fit and recommends a vertical chewing motion and a forward low tongue to stabilize the lower denture.

Chicago Dental l Navy Frank M. Kyes Bethesda Journal of The American Dental Association Kyes U.S. Naval Dental School National Naval Medical Center Capt

Neighbor Skier Delivers Baby. Saves Duluth Mother

In Duluth Minnesota the neighbor Howard MacDonald used his ski to help the expectant mother Mrs. Robert Jackowiak reach an open road. He carried her to a car and drove to the hospital where the baby was born an hour after arrival.

Duluth Minn Robert Jackowiak West Duluth Howard MacDonald MacDonald

Evolution discovery in Pretoria skulls advances human origins

Dr Robert Broom and assistant I T Robinson report two cave skulls found in South Africa as among the most important clues to human evolution. The skulls show typically human ear and jaw, with large cheeks, short snout, and teeth not larger than in modern humans. Broom suggests diverse pre human tribes lived in Africa a million years ago or more, some with small brains and some with well developed brains, supporting Africa as the origin of man.

Pretoria South Africa Robert Broom I. T. Robinson Broom

Bread Alone Could Sustain Life If Fortified, Stanford Says

Stanford researchers report highly fortified bread containing all wheat constituents can sustain life, based on rat experiments. Fortified bread matched the whole flour diet in growth and health, while partially fortified bread caused deficiencies, suggesting enriched bread could support a diet where bread is a major portion.

Washington Stanford Research Institute Stanford

Navy Seeks Funds for Guided Missiles Ship and Atomic Sub

Washington reports the House Armed Services Committee approved a 350 million dollar navy modernization plan covering a guided missiles ship and an atomic powered submarine. Admiral Forrest Sherman said missiles should enter service soon with an atomic submarine possible within three years. Financing largely from 1952 fiscal year funds begins July 1 1951, with the submarine in blueprint and capable of long unrefueled cruising.

House Armed Services Committee Navy Adm Forrest P. Sherman Naval Operations Admiral Sherman

Sew Eats Way Into Milk Can Then Emerges After Eight Hours

LAWTON Okla Bob Beck prize sow turned into a joke as the missing pig slipped into a milk can filled with kaffir corn. After a vet consult the animal was left to digest and re emerged eight hours later with the sow slightly slimmer.

Lawton Okla Bob Beck Beck

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