Rat hero Renny Polo aids and hinders air crew exploits
In a wartime tale from Pittsburgh a rodent named Renny the Rat becomes a Marco Polo among rats, challenging air crews. Lt Col Otto Haney and U S Air Attache observe Renny as he feasts on army rations aboard a C47 then evades extermination attempts using altitude and traps with a crackers bait. The Pittsburgh public schools add driving theory with behind the wheel practice using dual control cars for students.
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Beauchamp Paint and Glass Co Opens in Dothan
Newcomers Mr and Mrs J B Beauchamp form Beauchamp Paint and Glass Co on E Adame St with Beauchamp as president and Mrs Beauchamp as vice president and secretary. Beauchamp, a 1901 Coleman GA native, studied at Coleman High, Georgia Military College, and the State University, and formerly led paint sales in Alabama. He joined Pittsburgh Plate Glass after graduating in 1921, later serving in Atlanta Macon and Birmingham before moving to Dothan. He notes Mrs Beauchamp is the real boss in the new venture and remains active in civic life with the Dothan Lions Club.
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Vets Predominate in Glass Plant Jobs
Chicago dispatch reports Pittsburg Plate Glass Co employs about 14,100 men across 32 plants with veterans of World War II making up more than half of the male workforce. Harry B. Higgins, company president, cites 7,217 WWII veterans among staff.
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Beauchamp Chooses Dothan for Paint and Wallpaper Business
Beau champ, after visiting several towns in Alabama and Georgia, decides to start a paint, glass and wallpaper wholesale and retail operation in Dothan. He and his wife Mary Little Ann Beauchamp have two children, John William and Richard Bruce. The family resides at 402 N. Orange St. and attends Coleman Baptist Church. Richard Bruce, 15, attends Dothan High School and belongs to the Dothan Tiers. eiatteen is temporarily with the company but may go to Auburn if the draft alters plans.
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State Pays $3,854 To Injured Athletes
The PIAA disbursed 3854 dollars from its protection fund to So ttliteigh school bay and airl athletes for injuries in football basketball baseball and six other scholastic sports during the 1945 46 term. Football injuries led with 2266 dollars to 270 recipients, 85 percent of the total.
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Czech College Course Started In England
One hundred twenty Czechs aged 8 to 30 began the first course at Czech College in Hagssobure Park England. They study Vien language and literature and British imptitions, organized by the Workers Academy of Prague and funded by the Czechoslovak government with British aid. Courses run every ten weeks.
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Steeplejack Mother of Four Scales Church Steeple
Mrs. Virgin a 29 year old mother of four from Concord N H works as a steeplejack. She climbs tall ladders and paints a church steeple from a bosun's chair while her husband moves around on a rope. She supports herself and cares for the children with help from her sister.
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Housing Shortage Hits Zurich and Swiss Cities
AP dispatch reports Zurich facing a severe housing shortage with 167 300 dwellings and no rentals available. Basel reports 100 families living in hotels and relatives while Biel aids 70 families with displacement and makeshift housing options.
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Eviction Wave Amid Wartime Housing Shortage
A wartime housing shortage forces eviction notices as refugees flood cities and new construction slows. Officials cite tourism rebound and scarce affordable units as key factors. The text notes transport and childcare constraints worsen displacement for families with children.
Babies Attend High School in Chicago
Two toddlers aged two and three years attend Loretto High School in Chicago, taking classes alongside older students. Their mother, Mrs., is referenced as the parent linking the unusual enrollment in this early education scene.
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