Blind Worker Sets Record First Week at Warner Electric
Lee Gnow, a 24 year old blind employee at Warner Electric Brake Co. in South Beloit, set production records by assembling 1 200 units per day on the third day and raising to 2 000 units daily. His friend Neil Hamer helped him secure the job and co workers trained him. Army inspectors note the pace saves 151 man days annually. He plans to aid others like him and directs 55 percent of his salary to war bonds.
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WPA
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Lee Gnow
Warner Company
Snow
Warner
Neil Hamer
Janesville
Wis
Hamer
Maggie Bliss
Army Engineering Corps
Wisconsin School For the Blind
Charlie Chaplin Weds Oona O Neill in Low Key Ceremony
Chaplin, 54, and 18 year old Oona O Neill wed in Carpenteria after a private courthouse visit. The couple sought privacy, while onlookers and Joan Berry’s civil suit alleging paternity of Berry’s child create a whir of gossip surrounding the marriage.
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Charles Spencer Chaplin
Oona O'Neill
Hollywood
Joan Berry
Miss Berry
Chaplin
Gertrude E. Berry
New York
Joan
Miss O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Justice of the Peace
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House and Senate Far Apart on Farm Appropriation Bill
Congressional conferees reported progress after a night session, ironing out 61 of 134 differences on the $875 million farm appropriation measure. The House and Senate remained far apart on key provisions.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Snake Empties Tavern After Missing Pet Snake
In Philadelphia on June 17 two policemen visited a South Street tavern after a snake belonging to a neighborhood herb salesman escaped from its owner. Patrons rushed the door as the reptile vanished, and the missing pet remains at large.
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Philadelphia
South St
Coast Guard Seeks Riders For Mounted Beach Patrol
Coast Guard seeks riders aged 25 to 38 for a mounted beach patrol. Stanley E. B. Mathes in Lubbock says applicants must have wide riding experience, pass a strict physical, and provide three letters of recommendation. Interested men should apply at the Coast Guard Recruiting Station, 217 Post Office Building, Lubbock.
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United States Coast, Guard
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Mathes
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Engineer Recruiter Seeks Panhandle Men for U S Army Corps
U S Army Engineer Corps recruiter R H Baugh reports strong interest from Panhandle men for mechanics carpenters construction men riggers tractor and truck drivers highway machine operators and draftsmen. Dock workers are also needed at Port Screvens Georgia. Eligible ages 18 to 49. Interested men may visit 205 Herring Hotel for details or call 25521.
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R. H. Baugh
U. S. Army Engineer Corps
Panhandle
Port Screvens
Georgia
Acting Governor Grants 30 Day Stay of Execution
Acting Gov. Aikin grants Rex Beard known as the Paper Sack Bandit a 30 day stay extending his execution date from August 2 to September 2. Beard was sentenced in Fisher County for the murder of a Taylor County deputy sheriff.
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Rex Beard
Paper Sack
A. M. Aikin, Jr
Paris
Beard
Fisher County
Taylor County
Rough WAVES at Paramount Theater highlight
Washington WAVES in a jiu jitsu class are shown in a Paramount Theater feature. Yeoman Elizabeth Huscher, a local WAVES recruiter, identifies many of the women as classmates from the Yeoman School in Stillwater.
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Paramount News
Paramount
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Huscher
Yeoman School
Stillwater
Sons of the West to Perform at Buffalo Lake Dance
The Sons of the West radio and recording orchestra will play the weekly Buffalo Lake dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tonight. From now on Thursday nights will replace Sundays for lake dancing, the lake management announced.
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Sons of West
Buffalo Lake
Sons of the West
Lake Management
Mendaco Promises Sleep Relief for Asthma Sufferers
An advert claims Mendaco frees thick mucus, eases breathing, and brings restful sleep after first dose. It states the remedy circulates in blood quickly and relieves bronchial asthma attacks, with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
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Mendaco
Mexican bus co-ops call off strikes
The National Federation of Bus Cooperatives halted a series of work stoppages planned to start today after Economy Minister Francisco Gaxiola pledged to provide enough tires at government fixed prices. The action involved intercity routes nationwide to protest illegal tire monopolies.
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Mexico City
National Federation of Bus Cooperatives
National Economy
Francisco Gaxiola
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