Clare Common Council Proceedings 1944 Meeting Notes
Clare Michigan holds regular and special sessions in October 1944. Actions include WPB permit approvals, bills referrals and payments, and planning new sewage treatment plant with Francis Engineering Co to prepare surveys and specs. Mayor Archambault presides with Aldermen Dunlop Fleming Lehr Manee Smith Wyman present.
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Michigan
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Archambault
Ald
Menning
Lehr
Manee
Smith
Wyman
Dunlop
Harold Jones
Fleming
Ald Smith
Finance Committee
Mich
Planning Commission
Clare County
Cial
State of Michigan
Michigan State Planning Board
Ald. Dunlop
Yeas
Francis Engineering Co
Saginaw
Glare
Glare County
Michigan State Planning Commission
Nays
Robert Archambault
Alex McKinnon
Limited Service School for Visually Impaired Soldiers
About a thousand men weekly enter the army's limited service school for special training, most rejected for active duty due to defective vision. The eye defect group outnumbers all other defect groups combined, receiving a month of intensive training with only a small chance of general service reclassification. Use of these men frees thousands of other soldiers for combat duties.
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Army
Poultry Talk Sparks Cal Coolidge Laugher
Two farmer friends argue about hen grammar with Calvin Coolidge listening. One insists hens lay eggs, the other says hens lie. Coolidge deadpaned that where he comes from folks pick her up to see.
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Calvin Coolidge
Cal
Coolidge
Smoke Screen Exchange on Cigar Dizziness and Bending Over
In a dialogue, Harry says his uncle gets dizzy from cigars. Jerry questions and Harry clarifies that bending over and picking them off the sidewalk causes his uncle’s dizziness.
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Harry
Jerry
Punsteroco Joke Exchange Over Bite Law
A pun-filled comic exchange features Harry asking if a dog bites and Jerry replying the dog is a bargain. The dialogue pivots on a punchline that bargain dogs never bite, delivering a light humor moment.
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Punsteroco
Harry
Jerry
Old Egg Diner Mix Up Ends With Chicken Sandwich
A diner mix up leads to an egg sandwich order being served as a chicken sandwich. The waiter apologizes, stating the call was placed too late for the kitchen to adjust.
Flying rockets may carry people across the U S in years
Experts say rocket planes could move passengers across the United States in a couple of years Smith questions the benefit noting a person could walk it in that time
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Jones
United States
Smith
It's the Truth Teacher asks about proving bigamy wrong
A humorous classroom exchange contrasts a Bible verse on serving two masters with talk of hats and dreams. The dialog highlights miscommunication and playful banter among teachers and students about interpretation and everyday sayings.
Political Talk and Shtick Swap Dialogue
A fragmented jokey dialogue contrasts pro and con stances with light chatter on progress congress and hair fixes. Names like Jones Smith and Mack appear in a playful exchange about a bald spot and a bumped bone.
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Jones
Smith
Improper Loan Chat Between Joe and Bill
A brief dialogue shows Joe asking for a dollar and Bill confirming willingness to lend. The exchange reflects casual borrowing in a casual, humorous tone.
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Joe
Bill
Colorful Sun and Wind Riddle from a Quiet Village
A playful dialogue asks what color to paint the sun and wind while a boy worries about peeping through a keyhole as adults talk. The scene hints at a family home and curious child, with a light, domestic mood about everyday moments.
Five and Ten Store Debate Sparks Budget Banter
In a brief exchange, two speakers argue over pricing at a local shop described as a five and ten. The dialogue highlights a quarrel about whether fifteen cents qualifies as a fifteen cent item, illustrating a lighthearted cost discussion in the community.
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Joe
BillWell
Soldiers study geology in the northeast Aleutians
In the Aleutians a surge of amateur geologists among U S troops advances Arctic science. Alaska officials centralize artifact handling with the University of Alaska while Lieut. Chris L. York of Round Rock Texas ships 100 plant specimens to the University of Texas for study and classification to help comparative northern flora research.
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Aleutian
North Pacific
Alaska Department
University of Alaska
Chris L. York
Round Rock
Texas
York
Aleutian Island
University of Texas
Lack of Sleep Greatest Privation Inside Reich
A traveler from a German business trip reports widespread sleep deprivation among city residents, disrupted by alarms and nightly sheltering due to Allied bombing. He notes dullness and apathy, stricter Gestapo checks, transportation disarray, and food shortages during a 24 hour Stuttgart stay.
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Lisbon
Germany
Portugal
Reich
Hitler
Gestapo
Stuttgart
Tax take in 1944 nearly doubles 1943 totals
Federal taxes for the 1944 fiscal year reached 40.1 billion dollars, almost double the 1943 total. Individual income tax receipts rose sharply to 18.26 billion, with corporations at 5.25 billion and excess profits taxes at 9.34 billion. Employment taxes stood at 1.74 billion. Illinois corporate payments grew from 382 million to 448 million, while individual payments rose from 549 million to 1.376 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Illinois
Nazis Execute 32 Polish Boy Scouts in Nowy Sacz
London headquarters of the Association of Polish Scouts and Guides said it received word that 32 Boy Scouts were executed by German occupation authorities in Poland early last month. The executions followed a mass arrest in Nowy Sacz during an investigation of Scout activities.
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London
Association of Polish Scouts and Guides
Poland
Nowy Sacz
Bombardier Downs Fighter With 500-Pound Bomb Over Hungary
Lieut. Lloyd W. Brown of Boise Idaho and his bombardier crewman released a 500 pound bomb hitting an aircraft factory at Győr Hungary. The blast destroyed a fighter plane beneath their fortress and the mission proceeded to the target.
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Lloyd W. Brown
Boise
Idaho
Brown
Gyor
Hungary
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