Washington Needs a New City Directory in 1951
A reader urges Washington to publish a new city directory, noting the 1941 edition is out of date after a decade of population and leadership changes. The piece highlights the 1941 book’s structure, contents, and usefulness, and argues Chamber of Commerce involvement would be welcomed.
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Washington
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Claire Dewey
BE. L. Stewart
Fred Bauer
Harve Wilson
Stan Kiesey
Walter Kiesey
John Owen
Steven B. Jones
Dessa Shaw
Lullaby of Broadway Opens at Local Movie
Lullaby of Broadway a Warner Bros technicolor musical opens Sunday at the State Theatre starring Doris Day Gene Nelson with Billy De Wolfe S Z Sakall Ann Triola and Glady George. The heartwarming tale follows show folk against lavish production numbers and features songs like Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart Somebody Loves Me In A Shanty In Ol Shanty Town Just One Of Those Things and Lullaby of Broadway.
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Broadway
Mecca
State Theatre
Doris Day
Gene Nelson
Billy de Wolfe
S. Z. Sakall
Ann Triola
Glady George
End of Pleats and Darts Sewing Tip
Instruction notes securing threads after pleats darts and tucks by threading into a needle and carrying back along the stitching line for about half an inch. This method ensures neat finishes and minimizes unraveling in fabric.
Freight Train Loads Hit Record in 1950
The average freight carried per train in 1950 reached 1,224 tons, the highest on record and up 85 tons from 1944, the peak wartime year.
Long-Due Navajo Education Right Now Is Reality
Brigham City Utah Navajo Indian youngsters 1 288 enrolled in Intermountain Indian School on a 1000 acre campus nearly 500 miles from the reservation. The school provides English arithmetic trade subjects home economics and other basic courses with a swimming pool dormitories dining rooms shops and modern classrooms. Dr George A Boyce says graduates will compete for jobs in new fields for Navajos and help lift tribes from subsistence. The facility began after Bushnell Hospital closure and cost 12000000 with 2550000 in remodeling. The school employs 269 staff including 66 Navajos and 45 from other tribes. Teaching English is the main challenge. many staff act as interpreters and house mothers. The campus runs three schools for varied ages and English readiness. Standard testing shows 672 students completing one year gained a median 1.6 years in English and arithmetic. Beyond academics the school teaches work habits and life skills through a student council canteen management scout groups hobby clubs and town visits to Brigham City and Salt Lake City. The campus chapel hosts a Democracy in religion with Catholic Protestant and Mormon services each week.
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Brigham City
Utah
Intermountain Indian
George A. Boyce
Intermountain School
Bushnell Hospital
Boyce
California
Intermountain
Salt Lake City
Marines Have Fought Undeclared Wars Since 1798
Washington reports that U S Marines have endured nine major undeclared wars and 14 smaller engagements since 1798 1801 including actions near Seoul in 1871 and earlier clashes with Barbary pirates Seminole Indians and Boxers. They have also taken part in seven declared wars across history.
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Washington, D.C
Korea
Marine Corps
Tripoli
Tientsin
Seoul
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Sumatra
China
Fiji Islands
Shimonoseki
Japan
Samoa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
California researchers report cancer growth retardants
Biochemists at the University of California School of Medicine report a new series of chemicals that slow cancer growth in animals, suggesting potential therapeutic avenues and warranting further testing and study.
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University of California School of Medicine
Ordnance Sergeant Kept Marine Rifles Active in Korea
Marine Tech Sergeant Frank T. Versage of Solana Beach Calif headed ordnance in the First Marine Division during the Korea winter. He developed a lubricant mix that allowed M 1 rifles to fire in 15 below temperatures. Versage coating kept rifles and automatic weapons functioning during the Chosin reservoir period for most of the division.
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Korea
Frank T. Versage
Solana Beach
Calif
Fifth Marine Regiment
Versage
Speechless Talking Cow Ends In Flight At Pegu Show
In Pegu Burma a tent show by magician Thin Papa Saya Thin drew crowds with a "talking cow" that would answer questions. The act collapsed when an assistant was found under the blanket and the trio fled amid flying bricks and chairs as the audience rioted.
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Rangoon
Papa Saya Thin
Pegu
Burma
Thin
Army Uses German Shepherds as Silent Patrols in Europe
In Europe, 27 German shepherds serve with the 42nd Infantry Scout Dog Platoon as walking radar. Dogs track enemies by scent up to 400 yards, crawl through barbed wire under live fire, and work with their silent-communication handlers. Two dogs recently located an escaped prisoner within an hour.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Europe
Graefenwoehr
Army
42Nd Infantry Scout Dog Platoon
Sawyer Willing to Concede NL Pennant to Dodgers
Philadelphia manager Eddie Sawyer conceded the 1951 National League pennant to the Brooklyn Dodgers after a 4-3 loss. Sawyer said the champions were struggling against right handed pitching and might need a left handed hitter to regain contention. Dodgers manager Chuck Dressen mocked the concession while noting Philadelphia’s pursuit of a lefthanded power hitter.
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Eddie Sawyer
Dodgers
NEW York
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sawyer
Chuck Dressen
Phillies
Dressen
Reds
Major Leagues National League standings and schedule
National League standings show St. Louis and Brooklyn near .625 to .462 ranges with listed teams. A series of night games includes Chicago at Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia, and other matchups awaiting results.
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United Press
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Prsnater
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Washington A
Dutch Households Scrub Painted Wool Surfaces Daily
A Zeeland report notes Dutch housewives maintain cleanliness by daily scrubbing of painted woolen surfaces and renewing paint coats at least once a year, with Sunday as a rest day.
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Zeeland
Farm Women Honored at Wallace's Farmer Dinner
Mrs. Barnes of Crawfordsville named as one of this year's honored farm women at a Des Moines program honoring Iowa homemakers sponsored by Wallace's Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Twinam, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barnes, Bennie of Brighton, Mrs. Stephen Wiggers, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Robb attended. Oral Davidson recovering after surgery Tuesday at University hospital Iowa City in room W-335.
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Merle Twinam
Crawfordsville
Keith Barnes
Bennie
Brighton
Stephen Wiggers
Tom Robb
Des Moines
Iowa
Wallace
Barnes
University Hospital
Iowa City
Family of Eighteen Keeps Faithful Dad at 60 a Week
CLIFFWOOD BEACH New Jersey Mr and Mrs Joseph Carey welcomed their 18th child in 18 years of marriage. Carey 51 earns a boiler engineer wage that covers food and essentials in a six room rent free home. He notes spare money for small luxuries. The family shares clothes and treats illnesses together by letting all children contract diseases at once.
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Washington
Cliffwood Beach
N. J
Joseph Carey
Carey
Papa
Good Reader Telephone Directory Highlights Utility
The telephone directory remains a widely read reference in America for its time saving value. It helps users dial or call the correct numbers efficiently and with confidence.
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America
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