Army Keeps Up War on Disease
Army veterinarians advanced fighting arthritis influenza and sleeping sickness during the war. They isolated an arthritis agent in swine at Iowa State college and narrowed influenza animal transmitters for humans. They found horse influenza differs from human A and B types and that the 1918 flu virus remains debated. Vaccines were developed for horses and humans to guard against various diseases including tetanus.
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Washington
American Veterinary Medical Association
Iowa State College
Iowa
Association
American Locomotive marks milestones with 15 000th engine
The Sandusky, a nine ton locomotive with a tall smokestack, rolled from the Paterson plant to become No 1 almost 109 years ago. Its 75 000th locomotive a 6 000 horsepower diesel electric is due for completion at Schenectady. The piece notes gauge changes, trial speeds, and historic claims.
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Sandusky
American Locomotive Company
Paterson
N. J
Jersey City
Middle West
Schenectady
N. Y
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago and
Los Angeles
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Union Pacific
United States
Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad
New York Central System
There
Belleview
Ohio
Erie
Tuxedo Park
Chicago
Fisherman's Paradise in the White Mountains Arizona
The White Mountains in eastern Arizona offer a trout fishermans paradise with miles of streams winding through dense forests, attracting anglers to the region.
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White Mountains
Arizona
Government shifts housing duty to private industry in 1947 plan
Formal notice states private industry will lead moderate priced housing with federal support only where it yields more housing. Creedon and Foley note relaxed controls post Wyatt era and project up to one million homes in 1947 plus carryover from 1946. A federal housing coordinating council will unify agency efforts and standardize codes and foreclosure laws.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
Raymond M. Foley
Creedon
Veterans’ Housing
Wyatt
Building Industry
Name Housing Council
Foley
Federal Housing Coordinating Council
Veterans’ Administration
Agriculture Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of Housing Expediter
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Public Housing Authority
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Western States Plan Statues Of Famous Sons for Capitol
Washington reports six western states plan new statues for Statuary Hall expanding the Hall’s representation. Idaho prepares a second Borah statue while Oregon votes for Dr John McLoughlin and Rev Jason Lee. Colorado picks John Evans. Montana names Charles Marion Russell. Utah adds Brigham Young. South Dakota weighs its second choice.
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Washington
U. S. Capitol
Whic
Statuary Hall
Congress
Idaho
William FE. Borah
Oregon
John McLoughlin
Jason Lee
Colorado
John Evans
Montana
Charles Marion Russell
Utah
Brigham Young
South Dakota
United States to Lend Finland 32 Million Dollars
Washington report says Uncle Sam will provide an additional 32 million dollars to Finland, the sole borrower never to default on WWI debts. The funds come from the Export-Import Bank, which previously extended 40 million dollars in 1945 and 1946 to acquire urgently needed materials.
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Washington
Sam
Finland
Treasury
Birth Data Change Proposed By the British Government
London reports the government plans a law for a simplified birth certificate with no reference to parentage. It would remove stigma of legitimacy for children born out of wedlock while still maintaining complete vital statistics at the record office for public access on request for a fee.
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London
Clare area band history traces roots to 1870s formation
The article details the CEARE-CORNET Band organized in the 1870s with officers listed on January 18, 1879. It notes member changes by August 1879, horn designs of the era, and a train excursion with multiple bands to Bay View. It credits John Giberson and Mr. Giverson for leadership and praises the pioneer spirit shaping Clare’s growth.
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A. A. Shaver
Friederick Lange
William Ingley
Henry Holbrook
A. I. Goodenough
Mr. Goodenough
John Giberson
Thomas Neal
A. F. Goodenough
Dave Hosyack
William Ingler
Jerry Feighner
A. J. Doherty
Clare Cornet Band
Bvart
Farwell
Mt. Pleasant
Hast Saginaw
Bay View
Reed City
Giverson
Tabasco
Six Year Old Boy Fatally Hurt in Car Incident
A six year old boy identified as Cole was fatally injured Thursday when he fell from a car and the vehicle ran over both legs. The fracture was treated at Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mt Pleasant. State Police at the Mt Pleasant post investigated all four accidents.
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Cole
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
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Guernsey Breeders’ Association
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ORSIS
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