Population Movement Greatest Between 1930 and 1940
Population mobility in the United States surged from 1940 to 1947 with about 70 million people seven years old and over living in a different house than in 1940, representing roughly 57 percent of the 1947 population. Most moves stayed within counties, while more than 13 million shifted counties and over 12 million crossed state lines, marking an unprecedented internal movement in seven years.
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United States
Bureau of the Census
New Soup Aids Sick Patients in Clinical Use
Prolac, a protein rich soup created by Dr. John Elliott and the Dade County Blood Bank, is used to strengthen patients before and after operations. It is delivered via a nasal tube, is germ free, and provides up to 1000 calories per quart when mixed with a touch of alcohol.
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John Elliott
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Florida
Dade County
Fla
Radiation Watchdog to warn when radiation harms tissue
A new area health monitor will soon operate in American cities. Installed in atomic plants water works labs hospitals and other sites it records beta gamma or x ray radiation. It measures ionizing potential to indicate when contamination becomes dangerous to humans.
Cleopatra and Rome Embrace Ancient Incense Perfume
The earliest perfume arose as incense made from flowers leaves woods spices and resins. Though first used in worship the scent grew popular for many occasions. Cleopatra reportedly burned incense for Marc Anthony with rose jasmine notes and an Oriental hint. In Rome lovers cherished fragrance and Crusaders spread attars and incense to Europe enhancing noble boudoirs.
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Cleopatra
Marc Anthony
Rome
Jerusalem
Europe
White House reopens after three-year repaint project
The newly deco rated White House is open without scaffolding for the first time in three years. The President and family explore new color schemes in living quarters while Americans await a view of the East Room and the celadon green dining room. The Blue Green and Red Rooms have been refurnished in familiar schemes.
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White House
Cold light from fireflies and artificial options
The National Geographic Society explains fireflies emit cold light through luciferin oxidation, a substance not yet replicable artificially. Cold light can be produced by chemical oxidation but costs about ten million times more than the light from a 100 watt filament lamp.
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National Geographic Society
Personal notices detail family gatherings and births across towns
Readers note a string of social items from Andrewville Harrington and nearby towns. Families visit Bay Bridge trips celebrate reunions in Rehoboth Beach and Pikesville while new birth John Joseph Jr. at Memorial Hospital Easton is reported. Street names include Tatman Breeding Lord Mundt Melvin Fountain and more with weekend visits and vacations.
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Oscar Willey
Etta Mae
Baltimore
New Bay Bridge
Harvey Lord
Roland Lord
Sondra
Pikesville
Reisterstown
Clyde Thomas
Nottingham
Rehoboth Beach
John J. Mundt
John Joseph, Jr
Memorial Hospital
Easton
William Uhler Wheeler
William D. Uhler
Memory Lane
J. Donald Laramore
Vint Hill Farm Station
Warrenton
Carroll Laramore
Allman Hamilton
Frank Fountain
Denton
Olin Melvin
Philadelphia
Chester
C. H. Meloney
Ed. Pippin
George Fountain
Dawson Fountain
Near Easton
Roland Fountain
Annie Wilson
Hickman
Fares
Wm. Dunlap
Nelson Hubbard
Gilbert Segar
Robert Maloney
Milo Crane
Frazier-Hickey
Greensboro
M. E
Lee Anthony
Irvin D. Lyons
Sadie Maloney
Madison Towers
Arthur Clark
Rochester
N. Y
Curtis Clark
Paoli
Georgia Covey
A. R. Neal
Carl Towers
Barbara Towers
Rehoboth
Minnie Todd
E. Paul Knotts
Unlawful Flight To Evade Prosecution In Mass Assault Case
A 30 year old man born June 18 1922 in Longmeadow Massachusetts with dark brown curly hair blue eyes and a medium build fled after an assault with a dangerous weapon in Belchertown Massachusetts. He demanded money shot a man twice and stole $440 then escaped in a farmer’s truck. He was captured June 18 later jailed and escaped September 4 1950 via barbed wire. He is armed and dangerous and sought by FBI officials in Washington DC and local field offices.
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Longmeadow
Mass
Martin
Belchertown
Northampton
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Detwiler
Glenore May Hall
Henry M. Detwiler, Jr
University Methodist Church
College Park
The
Journal
Slinkman Photographers
Ernest Lankford
Sydney
Gordon Martin
William Jesse Bishop
Sid Martin
William Gordon Martin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Washington
D. C
Division
U. S. Government Printing Office
Salisbury
Fuller Brush Co
Lincoln Ave
Harry G. Neese
Wyoming
Del
Warrington Service Center
Harrington
Nuttle Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Md
Alton Ewing
Cordova
Hillsboro
Shadowlawn F. F. Lockers
Clarke
Caroline Home & Auto Supply
Merriken
Calvert C. Merriken
Norris Coulby
M. A. Brackett
E. Stockley
Breeding & Nichols
Franklin St
Mason Clopper
Noble Motor Co
Easton 245
Apt
R. R. Avenue
Roberts
Strout Realey Agency
Gulbransen
Everything Musical
Alexander’s Music Store
Race St
Cambridge
Dodge
J. Norris Coulby
Robert White
Oil City
Cooper
Cooper’s
General Electric
Cooper Furniture
Joe Schneider
Hillsboro Road
H. P. Mercury Rocket
Rocket
Will’s Sporting Goods
Grimes Golden Apples
Newton’s
O. A. Newton and Son
Bridgeville
Ingleside
Churchill
Elmer Erhart
Centreville
Allis Chalmers
Oliver Combine
McCormick-Deering
Oliver
Nesco
Norman Cohee
G. Emory Gottwall
N. R. Harrison
Federalsburg
Griffith
Third Street
Ricard’s Vineyard
Denton National Bank
I. R. Fleetwood
Social Security
Ridgely, Greensboro
Nnttle Lumber Companies
7Th
Lincoln Streets
Smokey
pAeRy RoSsoLt
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