Natives Run Aerial Crossroads Camp In Africa
From Somewhere in Africa June 10 hundreds of black natives work as houseboys waiters drivers and laborers at a vast aerial crossroads camp. Descent from enslaved ancestors their roles include cleaning clothing shining shoes and laundry, earning 12 shillings a month with tips. The camp features mahogany everywhere and officers in khaki shorts at times, with mosquitos and tropical conditions shaping daily life.
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Africa
America
Massah
Jim
Central Africa
C and O asks board for big tax assessment cut
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad petitions the West Virginia Board of Public Works seeking a cut in its tentative 1943 property assessment from 96.5 million to 80 million asserting the assessor used synthetic methods. The company notes higher revenues and expenses but a drop in operating income, and contests the worksheet as unreliable and not accounting for deductions.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Board of Public Works
George P. Alderson
West Virginia
Alderson
Chesapeake de Ohio
Oldest Printing Shop West of Rockies Began in Hawaii 1822
A fragment notes the oldest printing shop west of the Rockies was established in Hawaii in 1822. The text appears garbled but cites the early founding of a press in Hawaii during the American expansion era.
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The
Rockies
Hawaii
New Workers Reminded OF Social Security Plan
West Virginia workers are urged to safeguard rights under the Social Security system. J A Morrison of the Charleston field office notes many new workers are young entrants, women in domestic service, or older workers who did not previously earn credits. The program will provide monthly benefits after age 65.
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West Virinia
J. A. Morrison
Charleston
Social Security Board
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Fayetteville
Ber ‘and
Itton
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Whitney
Whitney House
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Ture
Woodrums
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