Frisco Again Is Town Full Of Uniforms
San Francisco braces for a surge of armed forces with hotels opening wartime reservations and rent boards increasing protections. The city readies 50 000 rooms monthly for military personnel and families while NRA cancels its September convention. The postwar boom adds housing and boosts local business as service families arrive.
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Frisco
Armed Forces Hotel Reservations Bureau
William A. Bledsoe
San Francisco
Lake Merced
Pacific Service
Kentucky
Closing of Playgrounds Marks Final Week of Activities
Ten weeks of supervised play at 14 playgrounds conclude with Thursday closing exercises showcasing handicrafts games and awards. Champions named for boy and girl divisions while the annual citywide play day occurs at Ellis Park with events including softball and skill tournaments.
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Ellis Park
Arthur
Marion Pool
Bever
Cee
Daniels
Ellis
Harrison
Russell
Hayes
Lincoln
McKinley
Reed
Reed Players
Riverside
Roosevelt
Sinclair
Riverside Park
Whitlam
Children’s Town Rising Near Carlsbad Czech Spa
A new children’s town is being built near Carlsbad in Czechoslovakia. Plans include a large central hall ten log cabins a movie theater a legitimate theater playgrounds a swimming pool and a miniature railroad. The town is intended as a vacation spot for the Pioneers youth organization.
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Carlsbad
Czechoslovakia
Red Cross Swim Certificates Awarded to 181 Children
Red Cross certificates earned by 181 youngsters in the chapter learn-to-swim program this summer. Cedar Rapids led with 110 certificates. other towns followed, and instructors included Ann Armstrong and Richard Rust among others at Ellis pool, Marion pool, and Camp Huaga.
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Red Cross
Playground and Recreation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Coggan
Ely
Fairfax
Lisbon
Springville
Viola
Walker
Central City
Whittier
Ellis Pool
Ann Armstrong
Ralph Adamson
Tommy Gaines
Henry J. Kenyon
Julia McEvers
Nellivere Ross
Cedar River
Armstrong
Marion Pool
Richard Rust
Camp Huaga
Camp Fire
Marilyn Goodell
Margaret Ernest
Y.M.C.A
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Rifle Association
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N. H. Johnson C.,c. Lyon R. D, Pinney
C. A. Seifert
L. P. Taylor
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Nati.m Bank
Paramount Pharmacy
Paramount Theatre Blog
WMT
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