Veterans groups push to speed up housing program
Five veterans organizations with millions of members launched a nationwide campaign to Break the labor supply bottleneck and speed up the emergency housing program. They urged apprentice training and pledged support to Housing Expeditor Wyatt while noting shortages threaten the 1946 goal of 2 700 000 homes. VFW Commander Joseph M. Stack said non housing projects divert materials, and groups urged local posts to join housing committees and seek up to date labor data from the United States Employment Service.
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Pa Flood Disaster Worsens Across Eastern Pennsylvania
The flood misery spreads as trains detour from the main line to Washington. The Perkiomen creek area, dubbed the Valley of the Bungalows, suffers severe damage with a 10 year old Cub Scout drowned during rescue efforts for 33 stranded scouts on an island. Red Cross reports 40 families sheltered in Collegeville high school. Nearby Ohio River flood stages threaten Pt Pleasant Huntington Ashland Greenup with expected rises and road closures. rainfall totals approach five inches in 24 hours, crippling canyons and marooning residents while crops suffer.
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Anatolia Attacks Soviet News Over Turkish Elections
The Turkish News Agency Anatolia accuses the Soviet Union of spreading false and exaggerated reports about Turkey’s municipal elections. It says Moscow’s criticism reflects bitterness and proves that freedom rules in Turkey rather than censorship, contrasting with alleged Soviet lies.
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Coast ship operators gear up for talks after stalled NMU talks
Foreign support persists as West Coast operators and waterfront employers ready to negotiate with CIO Maritime unions. Pacific coast leaders Fossie and Bryan may shuttle between San Francisco and negotiations, while unity committee heads Bridges and CurTan press for a 40 hour week. Labor Dept calls last session a constructive bargaining effort amid possible deadlock.
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Harry Bridges
Joseph Cur- Tan
Cordhaimen
Maritime Unity
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Gulf
USSR Has Greeks Stop Athens Armenian Meeting
In Athens on June 2 a planned Armenian independence day event was banned by the Greek government after Soviet ambassador Rodianov pressed Tsaldaris. The move followed disapproval of the gathering by official channels despite 30,000 Armenians in Greece and Armenia’s history of independence before joining the USSR.
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Constantine Rodianov
Constantin Tsaldaris
Rodianov
Greece
Russia
Dr Edwards Olive Tablet Promises Ease for Constipation
An Ohio doctor promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablet as a vegetable remedy for constipation. The ad claims the tablets gently cleanse the bowels and stimulate bile to aid digestion, urging readers to test their benefits tonight. Prices listed as 16s and 30e. follow label directions.
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Worry of FALSE TEETH Slipping or Irritating
Worry about loose false teeth slipping or irritating you when you eat talk or laugh. Sprinkle PAETEETH powder on plates for comfort and security as it helps hold plates more firmly with no gummy taste. FastEETH available at drug stores.
West anthology review and related works excerpt
A compact review notes William Targ’s The American West collects Twain Harte and frontier classics with strong Fremont Lewis and Clark narratives, adds songs and ballads, and highlights Don Calhoun’s The Little President as a deft satirical tale. The piece praises editing breadth and period voice while signaling some critical asides and broader literary context.
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William Targ
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Mark Twain
Bert Harte
Stephen Crane
Jack London
Frederic Remington
San Miguel
Henry Yelvington
Andy Adams
Frank Dobie
Stuart Edward White
Oregon Trail
Francis Parkman
John A. Lomax
America
Mother Ignores Reality in Modell's First Novel The Sound of Years
Merriam Modell's debut novel The Sound of Years from Simon & Schuster Venture Press runs 309 pages and is priced at 2.75 dollars. The review hints at a narrative where a mother avoids confronting reality, suggesting thematic tension between family duty and personal perception.
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Merriam Modell
Simon & Schuster
Venture Press
Remarkable yet oblique pre novel excerpt
The text sketches a forthcoming direction with oblique explanations. Mrs Modell uses symbols aplenty and a graceful, shocking story unfolds in a fresh, cleanly written pre novel. A maiden aunt might not grasp its thoughtful craft as the author builds a new literary voice.
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