GI Insurance Refund Seen As Good Factor
Millions of World War II veterans will begin receiving $2.8 billion in GI insurance refunds starting January 3. Checks will roll out at 200,000 daily, with completion by June 30. Each veteran may get $0.90 to $528, averaging about $175, boosting business. funds to be urged into savings bonds.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
George N. Craig
The
American Legion
Legion
U. S
Welfare Agencies Eye Realistic Budget Estimates
Richmond January 3 Welfare departments plan more accurate budgets after meetings between the State Department of Welfare and Institutions and local agencies. F C Jones said two teams outlined budget preparation, new assistance plans and standards, with local submissions due by January 3 to 11. The goal is to clear misinterpretations and have budgets ready for the General Assembly session.
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Richmond
Department of Welfare and Institutions
F.C. Jones
Richard W. Copeland
Jones
State Department
General Assembly
Professors Leave Communist China Over Ideology Rules
Canton reports that Han Li-wu says 354 professors have escaped communist China. He notes faculty positions require approval by laborer, student and teacher committees and that many scholars are dismissed. Marx Lenin Mao teachings are mandatory and history political science are suppressed.
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Canton
China
Han Li-wu
Han
Marx, Lenin
Mao Tze-tung
Six Miners Die in Austrian Gas Explosion
A gas explosion at a provincial coal mine in Fohnsdorf Styria killed at least six miners and wounded ten others. More than 100 workers escaped. the cause was not yet determined. The mine lies in the British occupation zone of Austria.
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Vienna
Fohnsdorf
Styria
Austria
Consumer Credit Tops 18 Billion in 1949 Year
Washington reports 1949 consumer credit likely over 18 billion dollars with November rising 603 million to 17.823 billion, a new high. Installment debt stands at about 10.45 billion, while charge accounts jump 257 million as year end shopping surges.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Canned Fruit Flavor Extended by New Preservation Method
The Agriculture Department plans added flavor for canned fruit. Dr. G E Hilbert reports a method using gases from initial boiling to preserve flavor by returning them to the finished product, aiming to keep flavor in fruits that are hard to ship.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
G. E. Hilbert
Hilbert
Nickel Unplugged
In Granby Colorado on January 3 a six year old boy named Frank Bathrick swallowed a nickel while juggling coins he had received as a reward. His father Ralph Bathrick rushed him toward Denver with police escort to Children’s Hospital where a surgeon removed the nickel from his throat.
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Granby
Colo
Frank Bathrick
Ralph Bathrick
Denver
Children’s Hospital
Frank
Stinson Observes 93rd Birthday at Home in Boyce
Mrs Lara Stinson retired teacher noted for poetry celebrated her 93rd birthday yesterday at her Boyce residence. Messages arrived from across the country and friends joined in greetings. Reverend D B Lucas of Boyce Baptist church and a Winchester visitor Charles Murphy attended the observance. Her late husband John F Stinson died 17 years ago. An original poem dated December 9 was read, recalling a wedding anniversary and their wedding day.
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Lara Stinson
Boyce
America
D .B. Lucas
Boyce Baptist Church
Winchester
Charles Murphy
Stinson
John F. Stinson
Emil Jannings Dies in Austria First Oscar Winner
Emil Jannings, Hollywoods first Academy Award winner for The Way of All Fish, dies at 62 in Zinkenbach Austria after liver cancer. He will be buried Friday following a peaceful sleep at home.
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Emil Jannings
Austria
Vienna
Hollywood
Jannings
Zinkenbach
Mystery surrounds cause of plane crash in Pocono mountains
Mount Pocono Pa Jan 3 Two men died when a light plane crashed in the Pocono mountains on December 22 Their bodies were found after a lengthy search in a thickly wooded area The victims were James J Rogers Jr 24 of Schenectady NY and Colin Couzens 37 of Smiths Basin NY Both had recently joined an Antarctic expedition led by Admiral Richard E Byrd and worked at Macclenny Fla The state police cited dense fog and light rain as possible factors while investigators could not determine the crash cause.
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Mount
Pocono
Pocono Mountains
New York
Here
Georgia
James J. Rogers Jr
Schenectady
N. Y
Colin Couzens
Smiths Basin
Rogers
Richard E. Byrd
Macclenny
Fla
Waycross
Manure Loader Serves as Scaffold for Barn Painting
Homer Peters of northeast of Alta Iowa built a makeshift scaffold from his hydraulic lift manure loader to help his sons Bruce and Dean paint the barn. A plank fastened to the bucket let them stand under the eaves while the lift raises and lowers, and they even moved the tractor as a wall panel was finished.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Homer Peters
Alta
Bruce
Dean
Peters
Auer Family Marks 109 Years on Iowa Farm
Near Garnaville Iowa the Auer family has lived on the same 240 acre farm for 109 years. German immigrants Frank and Mrs Frank Auer settled the farm in 1840 with their son Frank Jr taking charge at 16. Now John and Oscar run the operation raising pure bred Brown Swiss cattle with high prices and exports.
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Des Moines
Auer
Garnaville
Iowa
Frank Auer
Germany
America
Frank Jr
John
Oscar
Cuba
Southerica
Wood used for coffins drains Chinese forests
A report asserts that coffin wood contributes one of the heaviest extractions from Chinese forests, highlighting forest depletion and conservation concerns.
Robert Clark 68 Dies Near Unger’s Store West Virginia
Robert Clark aged 68 died at 5 20 a m yesterday at his daughter’s home near Unger’s Store West Virginia after a period of ill health He leaves a daughter Mrs Ethel Stotler two sons Edward R Clark of Winchester and Harry Clark of Bluemont nineteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren three sisters Mrs Loretta Largent Sunnyside Mrs Lula Gardner Winchester and Mrs Martha Whitacre Whitacre Also many nieces and nephews Services will be held at 1 p m tomorrow at Park funeral home Berkeley Springs with the cortege to Salem church for services and interment Rev A H Kyle officiating.
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Robert Clark
Ethel Stotler
Ungers Store
W. Va
Clark
David and
Katherine Clark
Frederick County
Stotler
Edward R. Clark
Winchester
Harry Clark
Bluemont
Loretta Largent
Sunnyside
Lula Gardner
Martha Whitacre
Whitacre
Park Funeral Home
Berkeley Springs
Salem Church
A. H. Kyle
Red Cross Lists Blood Donor Names
The Red Cross bloodmobile list of 73 donors for December 6 was released by Dr. William Schenck. The next visit is set for January 24 under the American Legion post. The article enumerates donors with street addresses, towns, and states, noting a large volunteer pool. An India population estimate places growth at about 3 million annually.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
William Schenck
American Legion Post
Cortisone Seen as Elixir For Longer Life At AAAS
New York Jan 3 Cortisone a new hormone showing promise to slow aging of connective tissues and extend life span in mice was reported by Dr Thomas F Dougherty University of Utah and backed by the American Cancer Society. The work suggests cortisone slows fibrosis and reduces histamine production to protect tissues and possibly influence chronic diseases.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of Utah
Thomas F Dougherty
American Cancer Society
Dougherty
Utah
Goat Roundup Starts On Parramore Island
Parramore Island Virginia begins a large goat roundup as Texas cowhands drive thousands of billys and nannies from the island to the southern beach for shipment to Texas for serum production. Cowboys Joe Whitehead and Cliff Crary coordinate the lasso effort aided by dogs if needed.
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Parramore Island
Texas
Atlantic Ocean
Lone Star State
Percy Roberts
San Angelo
Lewis Smithwick
Yost Purchases Brown Swiss Ball
The Conrad Hoover American Legion post meeting rescheduled due to New Year holiday. The first Tuesday session will not be held this month and is moved to January 10.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
UC scientist develops frozen and canned apple concentrate
Berkele y Calif. Jan. 3. Dr. W V Cruess of the University of California announces a frozen apple concentrate that can be sold in cans and stored like frozen orange juice, already on the market.
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Berkeley
Calif
W. V Cruess
University of California
Caribou Distinguishing Features in North American Reindeer
The caribou is unique among reindeer for both sexes bearing antlers. The term caribou comes from the French Canadian name for a wild North American reindeer.
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North Am
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