Banned Books Now Reprinted in Allied Germany Anthology
In Berlin on April 30 German readers receive Verboten und Verbrannt Forbidden and Burned an anthology of works by about 200 authors banned by the Nazi regime. A 215 page first printing of 60 000 copies appears under Allied Military Government auspices amid ongoing library purges to remove racially and militaristically oriented writings. Notable authors include Mann Brecht Freud Remarque Seghers Zweig and Zuckmayer. The edition resumes after mass purges target Nazi and militarist literature while preserving banned authors in pulped form for new paper use.
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Berlin
Nasis
Thomas and
Heinrich Mann
Vicki Baum
Bertolt Brecht
Lion Feuchtwanger
Sigmund Freud
Martin Gumpert
Arthur Koestler
Emil Ludwig
Erich Maria Remarque
Anna Seghers
Fritz Unruh
Franz Werfel
Stefan Zweig
Carl Zuckmayer
Hair as Army Requirement Says Doctor
April 30 report from Dr Louis Garp at New York induction station outlines disqualifying traits for WWII draft. Complete baldness, bad breath, unusual obesity and odd fat distribution cited as morale risks and ridicule magnets. Tattoos deemed acceptable. a 13 tattooed man’s luck story is recounted amid broader wartime screening.
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Washington
U.S
Louis Garp
New York
Grand Central Palace
Military Surgeon
Carp
Lis
Open Bridge Bids Set For May in Harrisburg
The Department of Highways will open bids in May for painting 190 steel and iron bridges. On May 14 bids will be sought for contract painting of additional street stores in seven districts, with more spray work by maintenance crews planned. Districts 1 through 4 listed Franklin 52, Clearfield 102, Williamsport 20, Scranton 1. A handicapped aid program will be mapped at the Silver Anniversary Convention of the Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children and Adults May 4-15 in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Ede
Department of Highways
Scanller
Franklin
Clearfield
Williamsport
Scranton
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Walking Hill Slows After Tugging At Pittsburgh Homes
In Pittsburgh an unstable hillslope known as Walking Hill has paused its slide after a week long 12 foot movement toward the Allegheny River. Repairs are blocked while officials assess resumption risk. Evacuations occurred as hundreds of feet of riverside boulevard were damaged and nearby railroad tracks and utilities were relocated to cope with the earth movement.
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jo-Eat
Jeaned
Ayne Valley
Brotherhood
Lloyd Proctor
Superior Cleaning CO
Dial
Security
America
U. S
the National Bank OF Corry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pittsburgh
Penn
Ior
Al’s Clothes Shop
Corry
Al’s
Clothes
North Center
Post Office Department
Norwest
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