Two Cities Offered For Sale by War Assets Administration
Dragertown Utah a self sufficient mining town of 604 one story houses plus a store theater hospital school and 377 acres near Desolation Canyon 23 miles east of Price on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad goes up for sale with all furnishings and equipment including 300 refrigerators 725 coal ranges 705 heating stoves and 29 furnaces plus a hospital and water system. Roebling New Jersey company town of 754 homes and 15 businesses along the Delaware River near Trenton is also up for sale with priority to current residents and employees of the wire plant who own the town.
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Dragertown
Utah
Nea
Dragectown
War Assets Administration
Geneva
WAA
Price
Carbon County
Desolation Canyon
Denver and Rio Grande
Roebling
N. J
Delaware River
Trenton
Roebling rent fears and company prices raise town worries
Residents complain rents in Roebling are low while company asking prices for homes rise sharply and taxes on the homes begin. Mayor Pintof says OPA limits and past municipal costs influence the situation as the town awaits a broader policy. Roebling, settled 1906, is named after John A. Roebling of Brooklyn Bridge fame.
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Jerry Pintof
OPA
Roebling
Iis
Florence Township
John A. Roebling
New York City
Brooklyn
Asaf Ali Named India's First US Ambassador for Goodwill
Asaf Ali, a 58 year old nationalist Muslim and former railways minister, is appointed India’s first ambassador to the United States. He vows to cement goodwill and cooperation, sees Asia’s key role, and aims to advance economic collaboration. Ali prefers to be called by his name rather than Mister Ali.
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New Delister
India
United States
Mir Miain
Asaf Ali
Muslin
Maulana Abul Kalam
Europe
West
East
U. S
Asia
Central Legislative Assembly
Delhi
Lincoln's Inn
England
J:il
Irnan
Egypt
Aden
Indian Territory
Mister Ali
More Better Babies For Boston In 1946
Boston health officials announced a record 22,700 births in 1946 with 21 infant deaths, a survival rate described as the best in history. Dr. John H. Cauley cited a death rate of one in 25 births before age one and less than one mother in 1,000 dying during child bearing.
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Boston
John H. Cauley
Caaley
Cauley
Muzzled NAGGERS and early airline fuel totals
In 17th century society women faced trials for nagging and, if convicted, wore iron muzzles in public. In 1930 domestic airlines burned 11,456,085 gallons of gasoline, rising to 88,143,632 gallons in 1944.
Relief Ad for Creomulsion Cough Medicine
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cough remedy that reaches the bronchial area to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed membranes. It claims non narcotic ingredients, a money back guarantee if it fails, and promises quick relief to allow rest and sleep.
Coast Guard seeks veterans to fill critical recruiting need
The Coast Guard, facing its most peace time personnel drought, launches a major recruiting drive across its fourteen districts. Officials say planes, vessels, and gear exist. the missing element is qualified personnel to operate and maintain them. Veterans with aviation training are urged to apply for aviation mechanic and related ratings, with new recruits sent to boot camp in Port Mary for six weeks before duty.
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New York
Grim Perador
United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Comdr
K. 0. A. Zittel
Bis
Zittel
Newfoundland
Maryport
Fla
American Iron Shipbuilding Industry Dates The Text
The American iron shipbuild in industry dates from 186? when 2000 tons of such vessels were built at Chester Pa.
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Chester
Was-Joes Net A Wilder’s Web In Forest Fishing Trap
A mangled description explains a woven network used as a fishing trap. A hunter bends bamboo into a loop and stakes it in a forest clearing, hoping the woven web will catch fish. The passage reflects an unclear account of traditional catching methods.
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New Gainea
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Sean
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Miami
Prexy—Heay Roche
Bergen
Yunior College
Cork
BY Walt Mason
Baxter
N. Foster St
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Aunt Jemima Grits
D. Cherry
St. Andrews
Spann & Hammond
Mr. Hammond Or
Mr. Spans At
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