Civil Service Exams Open Competitive Openings
United States Civil Service Commission announces exams for Bookbinder Explosives Engineer Radio Monitoring Officer Radio Operator with closing dates in August 1940. Requirements include apprenticeship or experience, age limits, and specific credential needs. Some exams accept dual closing dates for eastern versus western states.
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Commission
Washington
Colorado
Government Printing Office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D. C
Federal Communications Commission
Links Island Jamestown Bridge Opens to Traffic
Air photo shows the Jamestown Bridge spanning Narragansett Bay opened to traffic July 20 and set for dedication August 2 3 4. It connects Conanicut Island to the Rhode Island mainland replacing the old Jamestown Saunderstown ferry founded in 1675. The ferry link to Newport remains, creating a fifty mile shortcut along the New York to Cape Cod coast.
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Jamestown
R. 1
Narragansett Bay
Conanicut Island
Rhode Island
Jamestown-Saunderstown
Caleb Carr
New Port
R. I
New York
Cape Cod
Buzzard’s Bay
New England
Weekend Visits Mentioned Across Local Families
Gwynneville and nearby towns see a series of visits and social calls. Families including the Ruhls Nighs Pollitts Keatons and Armours share Sundays and weekends with relatives in Taylorville Rays Crossing Arlington and Star City as well as trips with Dorsey Smith and others.
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Kenneth Ruhl
Taylorville, Ill
George Nigh
Earnestine Nigh
Dorsey Smith
Rays Crossing
Millard Eck
Blue Ridge
Bobbie Keaton
Ben Keaton
Meat consumption soars to record 17 billion pounds
Americans ate more than 17 billion pounds of meat last year, the largest total in history, reflecting a 17 percent rise from the previous year, according to Chicago packing authorities.
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Chicago
San Mountain resident fears spanking from 98-year-old father
Godfrey Fowler, 75, says he remains afraid of a spanking if he does not "mind his 98-year-old father," highlighting a fraught family dynamic in the mountain community.
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Godfrey Fowler
San Mountain
Earl Evans wins festival pea soup eating contest
Earl Evans won the Crookston Minnesota annual festival contest by eating 30 bowls of pea soup, taking top honors in the event.
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Earl Evans
Crookston
Minn
Internal Revenue Warns Dealers on Price Increases
Collector Will H. Smith warns Indiana dealers that some retailers raise prices beyond defense tax amounts and mislead customers by claiming the tax drives the price. The Internal Revenue Bureau notes Section 3325 makes such misrepresentation a misdemeanor with up to a $1000 fine or one year in jail.
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Will H. Smith
United States
Internal Revenue
District of Indiana
Commission of Internal Revenue
Smith
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Code
Daredevil Jimmy Lynch Injures Shoulder After Dog Tripping
Jimmy Lynch of Sans Souci Michigan, famed carnival stuntman who speeds cars with no injuries, tripped on a dog and dislocated his shoulder, according to local reports.
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Jimmy Lynch
Sans Souci, Mich
Corvallis dog catcher resigns after week in charge
Therone Carlin quits his one week post as Corvallis dog catcher saying he searched his territory thoroughly but found no stray dogs.
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Corvallis, Ore
Therone Carlin
Clockmaker’s seven-dial clock marks daylight and world times
Joseph Cabral of New Bedford built a seven-dial clock displaying daylight saving and standard time plus the time in five foreign countries. A bonus prize awarded to Mrs. Charles Wiltshire of Liverpool for reading the morning paper at breakfast. Leo Sokolis of Stafford Springs, jailed 60 days for theft, stole $12 from the ice man delivering to the prison and faces an extra 30 days.
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Joseph Cabral
New Bedford
Mass
Charles Wiltshire
Liverpool
Leo Sokolis
Stafford Springs
Conn
Citizen Classifieds Pay Try Them And Be Convinced
A compact classified item urges readers to test citizen ads and see results for themselves, claiming value and persuasion through direct trial advertising. The snippet emphasizes practicality and personal experience to persuade.
Scotch Post Office at St Augustine Gardens Opens
A quaint post office exhibition sits in the gardens of the Oldest House under Four Flags in St Augustine. Visitors leave their names and addresses along the traditional money vine that winds through the niche.
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St. Augustine
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Arlington Hatchery
Goodyear Tires
Goodyear
All-American Tire
Goodyear Service Store
Main St
Ray Grimm
Mgr
Rushville, Indiana
Motorola and
RCA Radios
England
Britain
Reichsuehrer
Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Rome
Links Island
Mainland
Gwynneville
R. F. Taylor
Betty
Bronx, N. Y
Fred Pollitt
Taylor
Pollitt
Will Arnold and
Arlington
Charles Northam
Cora Gibson
Frances Perkins
Lafayette Keaton
Marjorie Nigh
West
James
Lucinda
George Henderson
Josie Henderson
Gus Carwine
Cynthia Jane Allender
Raymond Cross
Indianapolis
Roy Swain
Flora Swain
Carlos Long
Jan
Star City
Roy Laswell
Indiana
Meat Eaters
Thompson
Carthage
Scotch Post Office
ST. Augustine, Fla
Baysback Fertilizer Co
Bushville
Greenfield
Shelbyville
LL Tune Seltzer
Uae
Alka-Seltzer
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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