Atlas Motors Promotes From Within After Quick Action
Bill Brown, a master machinist at Atlas Motors, is surprised to learn he won the plant superintendent job after aiding a failing bearing. Manager Mr Mather announces the decision and invites Bill to his office to get cleaned up, offering use of the company phone. Ellen had hoped for his promotion, but the outcome favors Bill through decisive action on the shop floor.
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Brown
Bill
Atlas Motors
Ellen
Math
Krease
Mr. Brown
Mr. Mather
Television boosts reading as kids grow through TV says expert
New York based Nora Kramer argues TV stimulates children's reading and vocabulary and sparks interest in biographies science and fairy tales. She defends adventure and action on screen while urging balanced depictions of parents and life experiences.
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New York
Nora Kramer
Kramer
The
Child Study Assn. of America
Oil Man Takes His Family on World Trip to See Life
A Nebraska oil and real estate man, William Graham of Wichita, took his wife and six children on a world tour spending 13 857.95 for Pan American tickets. The Graham family plans stops in Hong Kong Bangkok India and Europe as they travel around the world to see life.
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Graham
Becky
Connie
Margie
Teddy
Billy
Jacky
Wichita
United States
Marjorie
Jack Graham
Tokyo
William Graham
Japan
Mt. Fuji
India
Graham-Michaelis Drilling Company
Pan American Airways
Hong Kong
Bangkok
Europe
Pan American
Grahams
Northwestern University
Liability Minimums On Auto Insurance Increase July 4
Des Moines reports minimum auto liability limits rise to 10 20 5 under the new act effective July 4. Current minimums are 5 000 for one person and 10 000 for multiple injuries, with 1 000 for property damage.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
State Insurance Department
Garden Club Meets At Wellman Church
Wellman Garden Club gathered in the Methodist Church Fellowship room for a summer meeting. Officers elected: Mable Foster president Ina Rowe vice president Margie Schauf secretary and Mary Wenger treasurer. A flower show is planned for August at Wellman Turkey Days. The event included a slide talk by Mrs. A C Gingerich and visits from members and guests.
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O. B. Godber Wellman
Wellman Garden Club
Fellowship
Methodist Church
Bertha Ward
Mable Foster
Ina Rowe
Margie Schauf
Mary Wenger
A. C. Gingerich
Holy Land
Holland
Scotland
Switzerland
Garden Club
A. C. Kraft
Adolph Schroeder
Louise Penningtoth
L. J. Powell
Fay Rowe
Ruth Bidwell
Long Beach
Calif
Omer Rhodes
Lewis Yoder
Ray Brennaman
Ralph Brennaman
Amos
Vic Rampleberg
R. C. Winegarden
Des Moines
Rosalie Davis
Davis
James Davis
Mystic
Victor Rampleberg
Victor Rampleberg Sr
Wellman
Drake Avenue
Centerville
Iowa
John de Frees
Minnesota
Gerald Teets
Kalona
Roy Crossett
James
Omaha
Baptist Church
Forest Lake Baptist Camp
Ottumwa
Jackie Wasson
Jolaine Crossett
Shirley Schauf
Billie Embree
Elnora Rodgers
Evelyn Schauf
Mary Miller
Helen Crossett
Myrna Schauf
Cheryl Booth
Bobby Swartzendruber
Walter Bailey
Billy Miller
Rachel Crossett
Waldo Peterson
Ann Selko
Clark
Neb
Alcoholism afflicts millions as U.S. fight lags
A United Press survey shows nearly 5 million Americans suffer alcoholism, with 100,000 new cases yearly. It notes progress in treatment but calls for a stronger national effort, citing only 3.82 million dollars in state funding and under 700 thousand for research, far short of needs.
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Louis Cassels
United Press
Washington
United States
America
William C. Menninger
United Press Survey
District of Columbia
Agriculture Department
Adopted Parents Sought for 93,000 Adoptees in U S
Gay Pauley reports on the Doss family's call to reform adoption laws and address 300,000 children regarded as "lost." Carl and Helen Doss, with 12 adopted children, urge uniform regulations to prevent interstate racketeering and to ensure heritage is known.
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Gay Pauley
United Press
New York
Carl
Helen Doss
Doss
Redlands
Calif
Massachusetts
Masonic Lodge
United States
Canada
Dosses
Soviet allows foreign tourists to drive cars into USSR
The Soviet Union will permit foreigners to bring their own cars for a summer holiday across Russia. Guides from Intourist will accompany visitors from frontier to destination. North south route from Moscow to the Black Sea offers three to four lane highways with gas stations and hotels about every 100 miles. Driving rules are simple with right side driving and red light right turns allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colette Blackmoore
United Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Intourist
Black Sea
Steppes
Europe
Orphaned Boy Joins Jones Family in Pledge of Affection
A worker introduces a small boy to the Jones household as his new parents. The child shakes hands with his new father and declares the woman to be his mother, saying this is mama Jones though he adds that she is forever his mama.
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Pleasant Plain
Davenport & Chair
Alfred L. Courtney
Leo Morrow
Mama Jones
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Bill Bruty
Frank Kos
U. S
Jessie Harvard
Floris
Jefferson
Haywood-Wakefield
Haywood-Wakefield Buffet
Remington Rand
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Simmons
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Mattress Metal Ironing Board
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Sunbeam Coffee Maker
Sampsonite
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Minehine
Goodyear
Ivan
Norton
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