First Public Farm Lands Opened to War Veterans
Veterans of World War II may apply for 86 farm units totaling 7 527 acres in Tule Lake California near the Oregon border. About 15 000 veterans are expected to apply with deadlines September 15. selection includes a public drawing and exam by a U S Bureau of Reclamation board. Eligibility requires citizenship farm experience capital and 90 days service with honorable discharge.
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Reclamation Bureau
Department of Interior
Klamath Project
Oregon-California
Sacramento
Calif
G.i.s
China
Elbe
Tule Lake
Klamath
California
California - Oregon Border
Klamath Falls
Ore
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Sweden
Uaw-Cio
CIO
University of Denver
American Broadcasting Company
Payroll Guarantee Association
American Feed Manufacturers’ Association
General Motors
National Planning Association
Leon Henderson
Department of Agriculture
Committee On Small Business
Good Children Cost Less at Parole Conference
INDIANAPOLIS IND figures cited at the Central States parole conference show it costs 7 cents to keep a good child out of trouble and 75 dollars to care for a delinquent child. Indianapolis athletic programs have engaged 75,000 youngsters so far this year, at roughly 7 cents per child, while a delinquent child handled by juvenile aid costs taxpayers 75 dollars for administration investigation and disposition.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoosier Capital
Juvenile Aid Division
Sailors Seek Atomic Cloud Tattoos in Honolulu
Honolulu sailors seek full color chest tattoos of the atomic bomb cloud as the Operation Crossroads fleet arrives. The aerial test leads, but underwater blast tattoos are rapidly gaining popularity among crew members in local shops.
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Honolulu
H. I
Publicity chief in Kansas City dodges glass pane crash
Richard S. Haggman publicity director for the Kansas City chamber of commerce walked through a glass panel in his office. He said the injury was not a stunt and blamed a wind blown door for the accident. An office clerk, cleaning up earlier shattered glass, watched the second pane crash and began clearing debris.
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Kansas City
Haggman
Fourteen Nations Back Fixed World Calendar Plan
Washington lawmakers push a perpetual 364 day year with four 91 day quarters and a world holiday on the 365th day. Leap years add a second holiday. Backers say regular dates aid accounting and statistics while birthday and anniversary dates shift.
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Washington
Murray
Montana
China
Norway
Greece
Esthenia
Hungary
Spain
Turkey
Afghanistan
Vet Stowaway Seeks Work In Europe Detained In Germany
Ralph K. Betz, 26, of Willoughby Ohio, an army veteran of 42 months service who served in the European theater and was wounded in France, returned to Germany in search of a job and was detained in Bad Nauheim city jail facing possible deportation charges. Army headquarters at Frankfurt said no charges had been filed against him. He complained that Americans are jailed while Europeans enter the American zone illegally.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
United States
Ralph K. Betz
Willoughby
Ohio
Betz
France
Army officer Arrested for Missing Provost Marshal Reports
An army officer says he was arrested after failing to report twice daily to the provost marshal as required when the investigation began. Betz claims officials have known his story since last May in Germany where he arrived seeking work. He admits entering Germany without a passport or military orders by stowing away on a troopship. Betz cites home job shortages and high living costs to justify his actions.
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Betz
Germany
G.i.s
Small Utah Town Reverses Common Movie Procedure
In Blue Spring Utah Hollywood comes to town for the film Bob Son of Battle with 175 local extras from Blue Spring Panguitch and nearby areas. Four generations of one family worked on set as Myron Proctor 77 and his descendants competed for camera angles as director Louis B. King praised the scenery.
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Blue Spring
Utah
Hollywood
Panguitch
Bob
Son of
Battle
Myron Proctor
Eva Tebbs
Shirley Horne
Kay
Louis B. King
Daughter Sues Mother for 250000 Damages in Estate Claim
Miss Agnes McBride sues in circuit court for 250000 alleging her mother secured control of a million-dollar estate after the death of her husband in January 1945 and had her committed to a state mental hospital to prevent sharing in the fortune.
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Portland, Obe
Agnes McBride
Aviation Notes Highlight Mountain Flying Risks and Routes
The piece warns mountain pilots about weather, turbulence, and terrain. It cites Eddie Drapela on safe canyon flying and urges high altitude, careful loading, and pilot consultation. It notes CAB loading violations linked to crashes, winds aloft checks, and prolonged Yellowstone and new air routes including Pan-American Grace Airways and Lima New York plans.
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Wilson
Colorado
The Courteous Japs Kow-Tow To Victorious Americans
A Washington writer recalls wartime Shanghai where Japanese hosts treated American visitors with bowing and deference. He then notes a returning American executive encountering a Japanese guard at a former Dutch Indies plant, highlighting complex postwar ownership and irony. He also describes his mail glut of trade, government, and news publications, ending with a humorous note on unsolicited subscriptions.
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Shanghai
China
Washington
Netherlands Indies
Goats in Atom Test and Army Essay Prize
Four goats used in an atom bomb test show partial recovery. Pvt. Donald Callahan wins army prize for an essay on Why I Joined the Army, with a date to two showgirls as part of the prize. Secretary of state appoints new assistant in charge of research and intelligence. The Army Times questions Gen. Omar Bradley resigning VA head due to excessive speeches.
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Donald Callahan
Donald
Secretary of State
The
Army Times
Omar Bradley
Fashion pattern catalog announces Pattern No 1538
The Fall Winter issue of Fashion kicks off with Pattern No 1538 for sizes 12 through 42, offering 344 yards of fabric guidance, special American Designer Originals, beauty and home sections, junior designs, and a free printed pattern inside. Readers are invited to buy for 25 cents.
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Fashion
Bathing Habits Through History From Peter the Hermit to 1842 Laws
The passage notes changing personal hygiene practices across history. It cites Peter the Hermit’s claim of never bathing for forty years and Queen Isabella of Spain’s boast of two baths. It recalls 1842 Massachusetts rules requiring a doctor’s certificate to bathe more than once weekly and Philadelphia’s long standing ban on bathing from November to March.
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Peter
Isabella
Spain
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
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Colo
Eddie
Yellowstone Park
Western Airlines
West Yellowstone
Kittyhawk
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Pan-American Grace Airways, Inc
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Miami
Colombia
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Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Lima
New York
Tampa
New Orleans
Tampico Airlines
Hugh Wells
Patrick Byrnes
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Romney Jr
Kenneth Romney Sr
House of Representatives
Young Romney
Office of Strategic Services
Omnibook
Association of American Railways
French Information Service
la Republique Francaise
State Department
Friends of
Finland
Procope
Russia
Taft
Republican National Committee
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
National Highway Users Association
Progressive
LaFollette
Bankhage
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago 7
O'Sullivan
St. Joseph
Dean
Doans
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