Army Accepts 7,000 Men for Aviation and Support Roles
The United States government opened seven thousand positions in the aviation section of the Army, with jobs for gas engine machinists sheet metal workers cabinet makers painters and cooks. No men under age 21 will be admitted. Recruits from Bridgeport Slocum N Y to Camp Beauregard Georgia were noted, with Department of Labor aid in recruiting. Women enlisted at the local office, including Leon Min 20 and Isaac D Haskin 32, with Minster entering aviation and Haskin field artillery. Navy enlistments at Cannon Street station saw three applicants accepted but not yet sent.
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Ort Slocum
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Campcock
Georgia
Department of Labor
Army Agh
Leon
William Street
Isaac D. Haskin
Crown
Connecticut
Minster
Hasthe Field Artillery
Navy
Cannon St
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Warns Against Substitutes
A reader from Bearsville West Virginia recalls a midnight incident where a child was given Foley's Honey and Tar from a store. The child recovered by morning, prompting a drugstore ad urging use of genuine Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.
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M. Davis
Bearsville
Hindle
Memorial Service Held for Dr. F. M. Wilson
A large crowd attended the memorial service for Dr. F. M. Wilson at United Congregational Church. Reverend William Thorace Day and Reverend Alexander Alison led the service with special music by the church choir. Delegations from Eric Hospital, Bridgeport pupil nurses, and about thirty local physicians attended. A cablegram from Dr. Wilson’s family in Colon, Panama, expressed their spirit support.
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Friends of the Rule
MM. Wilson
Colon
United Congrtional Church
William Thorace Day
Aleander Alison
First Presbyterian Church
Leni Mason Barnsley
Robert Havel
Louis Ginand
Albert Lapis
Jélmer Beardsley
Hie
Alison
Wilson
Ship Work Is Hindered By High Wages
At William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company yard in Philadelphia officials testified before the National Shipbuilding Adjustment board that high wages at Bristol and Hog Island lure Cramp workers away. Riveters earned up to 90 cents hourly, ship fitters 1.17, plate straighteners 1.18, electric welders 1.21, and angle-smiths 1.19, threatening warship construction for the U.S. government.
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Philadelphia
William Cramp and Sons
Bristol
Hog Island
Cramp
J. Marry Mull
Mull
National Shipbuilding Adjustment Board
United States
G. H. Socersberger
Cramp Plant
Says America Will Rule the World By Law
New York January 11 America’s isolation ends as the republic joins the league of nations and must aid in a world where law prevails. Justice Charles E Hughes president of the New York State Bar Association warns scrupulous powers must be curbed by law not force. He hopes postwar legislation discards restraints like the Sherman act to free statute books.
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New York
America
Republic
Charles
Mughes
United States Supreme Court
New York State Bar Association
League of Nations
Hughes
Sail
Hartland teacher accused in assault case warrants issued
A warrant for the arrest of Miss Idbel Davis, Hartland Hollow teacher, was issued for allegedly striking Mrs. Augustus C. Iveley 20 to 25 times when she reported a pupil. The case, before Justice F. W. Gaylove, may be heard tomorrow. Copper price pact set at 93 1/2 cents a pound for four months. New York University gymnasium count deems scarce funds. basketball events postponed or canceled.
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Idbel Davis
Hartland Hollow
Augustus C. Iveley
Ieriday
Feley
Justics FW. A. Gaylove
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New York
Washington
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