Employ Handicapped Week Proclaimed In Dothan
John D. Ayers, president of the Dothan city commission, proclaimed October 5 to 11 as Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. The declaration urges citizens and employers to assist in highlighting capable disabled workers and to hire them wherever possible. The Alabama State Employment Service in Dothan leads the program with E. L. Kirk noting efforts to place disabled persons in suitable jobs and to list openings with the service.
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John D. Ayers
City Commission of
Dothan
Dethan
Alabama State Employment Service
North &J. Andrews Street
L. H. Kirk
Kirk
Workers Return to Struck Lumber Yard Amid UMW Dispute
About half of the 30 striking workers at J. F. Howell Lumber Company returned to work after walking off Wednesday. The company has not recognized the United Mine Workers as bargaining agent. A Thursday conference between UMW representative L. B. Ragland and company officials failed to resolve the dispute.
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J. F. Howell Lumber Company
United Mine Workers
UMW
L. B. Ragland
Birmingham
Bronx street floods as water main breaks during dig
Domnick Santoro, a shovel operator, causes a 20 inch water main break while clearing debris, flooding Bronx streets and stopping traffic as repair crews seal off the area under heavy water flow and long delays.
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New York
Dominick Santoro
Bronx
Smdabi Co Uipeone
Dog Reunited as Man Given Suspended Sentence
Walter Kasper received a suspended sentence in district court after his fox terrier Dinky recovered from injuries. Kasper was ordered to pay veterinarian bills for Dinky.
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Mit
Walter Kaeper
Dinky
Kasper
Folsom Attacks Legislation Power Shift in Alabama
Governor Folsom denounces a proposed amendment allowing three fifths majority to convene two ten day special sessions in four years, arguing it encroaches on executive authority. Senator James B. Allen defends the measure as increasing legislative responsibility while opponents fear special interests. Folsom plans to campaign publicly, stressing voter decision.
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Folsom
Alabama
James B. Allen
Etowan
Allen
Congress
Executive Department
Auburn Board of Trustees
Senate
Welfare Department
Laula Dunn
Ivory Used as Fence Material in Africa
The article notes ivory’s historical abundance in Africa with natives reportedly using elephant tusks as building material for fences. It highlights a time when tusks were readily available and repurposed for practical construction needs.
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Africa
Signs mislead about Sky Room location at Plankington Hotel
Milwaukee report notes the Sky Room is not on the roof but in the building’s basement level. The aged clergyman mentioned once served at Lowell Methodist Church, illustrating confusing signage in a quirky local column.
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Milwaukee
Plankington Hotel
Clergyman Fomerly
Lowell Methodist Church
Reverend performs wedding at age 99 in Lowell
The Rev. G. F. Dilling officiated at the wedding of his great granddaughter in Lowell Wisconsin. He returned from retirement to perform the ceremony at age 99, marking a rare church milestone for a long serving clergyman.
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Sne Canoe
Dace
Marie McDonald
Alartin Theatre
Gene Kelly
Gene
Lowell, Wis
G. F. Dilling
Pan Am Starts Ocean Through Sleeper Service to London
Pan American World Airways launches an air sleeper service across the Atlantic. Berths for 16 passengers will be ready four hours after a 6 p.m. departure and can be used for eight hours until the plane is two hours from London.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Atlantic Ocean
London
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