Neon Sign Training School Expands in Louisville West End
In Louisville Kentucky a cluttered neon sign workshop hosts a fledgling training program for former servicemen. Led by Cairns the venture grew from a single tutor to an organized school with VA and education board approval. Plans include three seven hour shifts training 80 students daily across shifts starting with a 12 PM to 7 PM block.
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Areison United
Promp
Lourville
Louisville
West End
Ij Veltrane
War Production Board
Otill Acklod
Elso
Callas Beaon
Electric Company
Cairns
Board of Education
Cairns Trains Veterans in Neon Sign Bending Trade
Cairns operates 45 working tube benders that produce neon signs for Borders International Harvester and Hudson Automobile Co. He offers training to veterans with or without prior experience and has trained several disabled veterans, including one paralyzed from the waist down. He notes that anyone can learn the trade with two good hands, with a training period usually up to 18 weeks, though some trainees are placed in jobs after 60 days.
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Cairns
Borders
International Hargster
Hudson Automobile Co
Cable project eyed to ease coal crisis in New England
Fragmentary report notes Handy Cable 1 at Falmouth discussing undersea cable to plus electricity from Martha's Vineyard. Mentions Teruievcatpa and Haatunas as points in the initiative. Details unclear due to damaged text but centers on energy link using undersea line.
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Falmouth
Marthas Vineyard
Floating Hangar to House Seaplanes in Pittsburgh
A floating hangar, claimed as the nation’s only one, was installed at the Dravesburg sea lane base. The $35,000 barge weighs 161 tons yet displaces only 11 inches of water, measures 125 by 45 feet with a 45 by 15 foot entrance, and can shelter 15 seaplanes with room for larger craft. Designed by Pittsburgh dentist Dr RD Frawiey and Hillman Barge and Construction Co figures Cant J L H Howder and Frank Silliman, the barge includes a repair shop and eight bullet head modules for extra protection.
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Pittsburgh
Dravesburg Sealane
RD Frawiey
Dravesburg
J L H Howder
Frank Silliman
Hillman Barge and Construction Co
Brownville
Cities Move to Cash Basis Public Works Plans
Chicago reports more cities study cash basis financing for postwar public works. Buffalo Milwaukee and others aim to fund capital projects from current revenues without new borrowing. Indebtedness drops when adopting pay as you go plans, with several cities achieving notable debt reductions since 1940.
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Chicago
Dynes
Municipal Finance Officers
Asia
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Ascartety Ud
Lansman Mich
Clevelara Meighis Olive
Steems
Brantford
Greenwich
Cann Columbue Ga
Balt
Books From U. S. Help Islanders To Build Boats
NEW YORK UP Vocational high school aided Tangier Island fishermen at Crab’s Hole by sending obsolete books on carpentry tools wood patternmaking boat layout and construction to Tangier Island apprentices in New York City trade schools. Supervisor Pigott received thanks from Jander noting the books will aid local boat building and may produce skilled carpenters among the fishermen in coming years.
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New York
Up) — Vocational High School
New York City
Crab's Hole
Tangier Island
Henry Jauder
Board of Education
George E. Pigott
Dre
Scacars
Jander
Piggot
Corpse Comes to Life as Prison Guard Reveals Sleep Collapse
A police officer mistook a sleeping prison guard for a death scene after spotting a body, a gun, and a red stain. When the door opened, the man moved, explained he had fallen asleep while sharpening a gun and toppled a jar of strawberry jam.
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The
Dulles, Orc
Mle
Salax
No More Dyeing Relenra’s Startling Sees Pete
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a startling election or event involving Relenra and Pete, with unclear context and missing details. The readable words suggest a dramatic emphasis but fail to establish concrete facts, participants, places, or outcomes.
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Pete
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