Four 4-H Clubbers Seek Trips to National Camp
State 4-H Club leaders in Auburn announce four Alabama members will travel to the National 4-H Club camp in Washington, D C, in early June. Applicants must be bona fide 4-H members, 16 years old, three years in 4-H, and submit a detailed activity report, food story, two photos, county newspaper names, and farm size. Selection hinges on achievement and leadership.
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Auburn
Alabama
Washington
T. A. Sims
State Extension Service
Bananas Generate Heat When In Transit In Cars
A brief report notes that bananas warmed and produced heat after being placed in cars for shipment, affecting freshness and handling. Officials advise monitoring temperature to prevent spoilage and energy loss during transport.
Convicts Allowed to Donate Eyes Under Legal Opinion
Illinois Attorney General George F. Barrett rules prisoners may legally donate their eyes to an eye bank. About 1,500 of Stateville Prison's 4,300 inmates could volunteer, with Will County Red Cross aiding in transport to Chicago for use in restoring sight.
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Chicago
George F. Barrett
Illinois
Unos
Stateville
John Howard Association
Miinois Societ
Will County
American Red Cross
Statesville
Red Cross
Music Triumphs Over Warehouse in Miles City
In Miles City Montana an AP report describes Dick Pemerton fixing a church piano that produced no sound. He removed mice from the instrument, cleaned wheat from inside, and restored music for the Sunday school class.
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Miles City
Mont
Dick Pemerton
Saturday and Monday Movie Listings Show Mixed Pairings
Sunday features Bather Williams and Jehn Carroll in Fleata and Thres Mesquiteera. Monday stars Myrna Loy and Wm Powell in Rang of The Thin Man and Range Defenders. Tuesday lines up Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkines in Gentlemen After Dark and Chas Starrett in Stranger From Ponca City.
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Bather
Williama
Jehn Carroll
Myrna Loy
Wm. Powell
Brian Donlevy
Miriam Hopkines
Dear Dorothy Dix on children and weddings in old columns
Dorothy Dix discusses how parental neglect and lax discipline damage homes and teach respect for property, urging consistent guidance. She also answers reader questions on marrying without a mother's consent, and on a young wife discovering her husband’s previous marriage, recommending frank talks and, if unresolved, leaving.
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Dorothy DIX
Palmer Land and the Ghost of a Northwest Passage
Palmer and his Hero crew set sail from Yankee Harbor on January 14 1821 in search of seal islands. They sighted the northern Antarctic shore near Mount Hope and met a Russian party who named the new land Palmer Land in honor of the young captain.
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Stonington
Gebing
Nathanell B. Palmer
South Shetland
Chile
O'Higgins Land
Great Britain
Graham Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Peninsula
Palmer Archipelago
United States
Antarctic
Palmer
Yankee Harbor
South Shetlands
F. G. von Bellingshausen
von Bellingshausen
Children Rescued From Nazi Revenge In Switzerland
In Bern AP reports 50 children tied to German generals and civilians executed for the 1944 July bomb plot arrived to be cared for by a private charity led by Dr Albert Von Erlach. The group, including grandchildren of Field Marshal Von Stauffenberg and Dr K Von Goerdeler, faced ostracism as traitor's children.
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Bern
Switzerland
Hitler
Albert von Erlach
Fieldmarshal von Stauffenberg
Dr. K. von Goerdeler
Leipzig
Fox terrier Nickie climbs tree in Kansas yard
In Parsons, Kansas, a fox terrier named Nickie is seen perched in the crotch of a tree about six feet above ground. Owner Charles Lassure notes the dog can claw up the trunk and is smarter than a cat, with an altitude record of seven feet.
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