Nine American Women Receive Camp Fire Girls Silver Medal
Nine American women were awarded Camp Fire Girls Silver Medals for outstanding service in girl guidance. Recipients include Mrs. Edward Shepter of Baltimore and Mrs. Helen A. Davis of St. Augustine, among others, recognized for leadership, health and character programs, and wartime contributions such as war bond drives and UNRRA aid.
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Camp Fire Girls
New York City
Martha F. Allen
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Edward Shepter
Baltimore
Helen A. Davis
St. Augustine
Fla
Eunice le Blanc
Beaumont
Texas
Howard Wood
Berkeley
Calif
Grace Hawkins
Spokane
Wash
Alma Hastings
Overland Park
Kan
Orville Hanson
Hawley
Minn
Alveda Hocker
Mishawaka
Ind
Camp Fire
UNRRA
March of Dimes
Texan
Eunice LeBlanc
Bernice Wood
AWVS
Injured While Shoeing Aged Shetland Pony
Edgewater Colorado reports Red Schaeffer, a veteran blacksmith, injured herself while shoeing a 33 year old Shetland pony. After the job he felt chest pain and a doctor diagnosed a broken rib. The pony reportedly pressed its foot against his chest during the shoeing.
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Edgewater
Colo
Red
Schaeffer
Golden
Tung Orchards Spark New South Industry in Florida
In Tallahassee the reemergence of tung oil, once an Oriental monopoly, is seen as a peace time opportunity for southern agriculture. Cultivated from Gainesville along the Gulf coast through Georgia Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi, tung orchards signal spring with pink and white blossoms. Marshall Ballard Jr says tung oil offers farmers a valuable cash crop.
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Tallahasser
Fla
U. S
Gulf of Mexico
Gainesville
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Marshall Ballard Jr
American Tung Oil Association
Oldest Working Horse Dies in Melbourne at 51
In Melbourne Australia the horse Nig ger aged 51 and acclaimed as the world’s oldest working horse died in harness. Owned by John Croker of Footscray the animal was still doing light work but too slow to avoid a bus.
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Melbourne
Australia
Maiden Rock Vigil Ends in Tragic Indian Tale
The legend of Childheart, an Indian maiden at Maiden Rock near Bridger Canyon in Montana, waits for her warrior lover Red Hand. After an attack by enemies and the presumed death of Red Hand, she climbs a mountain and leaps to her death, her broken body found among the rocks.
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Childheart
Red Hand
Bridger’s Canyon
Montana
Homebody from World Stage to an Iowa Kitchen
Lois Bernhardt recalls wartime service as secretary to James Byrnes and a key typed record keeper at the Japanese surrender and UN charter. She later left the State Department for domestic life in Schaller Iowa, now works in purchasing while her husband studies dairy.
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Lois Bernhardt
Robert Bernhardt
Iowa State College
Ames
United Nations Organization
Potsdam
James F. Byrnes
Mrs. Bernhardt
Lois Kevans
Schaller
Iowa
Byrnes
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Bernhardt
War Department
Washington
State Department
San Francisco
Navy
South America
Indian Scout Ben Ash Dies at 95 in South Dakota
Ben Ash a 95 year old pioneer Indian scout and peace officer died at the State Soldiers home HOT SPRINGS SD He served as wagon master for General Custer and as Indian scout during the Messiah war 1889 1890 in western South Dakota Earlier he was a deputy U S marshal at Pierre and sheriff of Hughes county He ran a cattle ranch on the Moreau river in Perkins county and is credited with building the first house at Bismarck North Dakota.
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Hot Springs
S. D
Ben Ash
South Dakota
Ash
General Custer
Pierre
Hughes County
Moreau River
Perkins County
Bismarck
N. D
Home costs 44 percent higher than 1940
Minneapolis report notes building a home now costs 44 percent more than in 1940. A $5,000 1940 house would cost about $7,200 today and rise further in six months. Surveys show four of five veterans want homes costing $6,000 or less. After World War I materials and labor costs rose rapidly.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Aviation Notes On Flying Activities Across States
The item highlights Terrell county Georgia purchasing 259 acres near Dawson for an airport. It notes Aberdeen Flying Service presenting an aerial photo of Aberdeen Idaho, Starr Nelson planning a trip to Grand Junction to visit his girlfriend, B A Otto flying to Washington, Jim Eccles adding a Fairchild PT 23 at Wold Point Arkansas, Nancy Fowler discussing coyote hunting from a plane with pilot Thor Thorstenson, Dewey Tatro grading three runways at Decorah Iowa, Ray Lauterbach sourcing parts for a light plane near Sumner, and former Lt Ted Carroll becoming an instructor at Decorah Iowa.
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Terrell County
Georgia
Dawson
Aberdeen Flying Service
Aberdeen
Idaho
Starr Nelson
Delta
Colo
Grand Junction
Colorado
Otto
Goodland
Kan
Washington
Jim Eccles
Wold Point
Ark
Nancy Fowler
Glacier Park
Thor Thorstenson
Plentywood
Mont
Dewey Tatro
CAA Proposes New Airports Under National Plan
The Civil Aeronautics Administration outlines a plan to build 3,050 new airports and improve 1,625 existing fields to achieve uniform airport distribution for towns, industry, and sparsely settled regions. The survey notes World War II aviation history and the growth of airports as postwar expectations rise.
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CAA
The
Your Last Chance to Save Civilization from Atomic War
An Atlantic author recalls a Look magazine pamphlet and a Look pamphlet titled Your Last Chance. He explains a personal plan sparked by atomic-age fears and a push to distribute the pamphlet to chosen professions. The National Committee on Atomic Information handles orders at high demand, revealing the funds and logistics involved in this era's public information effort.
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United Nations
Look Magazine
National Committee On Atomic Information
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Nationalization of Railroads Sparks Public Debate
A news ticker reports the government plans to take over railroads prompting a veteran railroad worker to speculate on strikes and compare to wartime actions. He recalls past government control and notes fears of inefficiency and black market redress, including reserved Pullman berths and premium charges. The Chesapeake and Ohio urges the public to refuse premium bookings to push for regulation.
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Uncle Sam
Senator Claghorn
Chesapeake and Ohio
Barbs and reflections on spelling bees and pride
Bankhag rails at America’s hubs like New York for fur trade while mocking radio commentators. He notes 80 percent of fur goods in New York per the Twentieth Century fund and warns against self serving inferiority. He ends with a call to restraint and a jab at the KKK.
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Twentieth Century Fund
New York
Colorful Embroidery For Cloth or Towels Pattern No 5244
Colorful embroidery for cloth or towels offers 6 transfer designs for Canary Towels Pattern No 5244. A color chart for stitch illustrations is provided. To obtain the designs, send 20 cents in coins with your name address and pattern number to the listed order address.
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Gentle Relief for Constipation
Unsolicited letter touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a non purgative daily remedy for years of constipation. Reader from Philadelphia shares success after five years of regular use and urges trying ten days with water, offering double money back. Kellogg's invites trial and explains bulk from wheat outer layers.
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Thomas Banon
Sansom Street
Philadelphia
Kellogg’s
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellogg
Omaha
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Bozeman, Mont
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Backhage
United Nations Commission On Atomic Energy
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KKK
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Insas City 8
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Pinkham
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