Notable Birthdays of Arts, Journalism, and Industry Figures
A roll of prominent Septem ber birthday honorees includes Claudette Colbert born in Paris Sept 13 1905 who rose to Broadway and Hollywood stardom after a three line acting debut in 1923. Margaret Higgins Sanger born Sept 14 1883 in Corning NY shaped birth control advocacy as a nurse and activist. Frank E Gannett born Sept 15 1876 near Bristol NY built a major newspaper group after Cornell and Elmira Gazette leadership. Sir Alexander Korda born Sept 16 1893 in Turkeve Hungary became a leading film producer. William Henry Baldwin born Sept 17 1891 in Saginaw MI advanced as a publicist and National Urban League leader. Powel Crosley Jr born Sept 18 1886 in Cincinnati shaped automotive and radio industries and owns the Cincinnati Reds.
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Claudette Colbert
Paris
Claudette Chauchion
Lily
New York
Anne Morrison
Claudette
Broadway
Hollywood
Margaret Higgins Sanger
Coring
N. Y
East Side
Frank Ernest Gannett
Bristol
Cornell
Elmira Gazette
Sir Alexander Korda
Turkeve
Hungary
Korda
England
Henry VII
Laughton
Donat
Oberon
William Henry Baldwin
Saginaw, Mich
Booker T. Washington
Baldwin
Harvard
Yeoman
Ensign
National Urban League
Powel Crosley, Jr
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Dogs guard Singapore in anti terror campaign
Thirty Alsatian dogs trained for guard duties arrived to be posted up country for the anti terrorist campaign. They were sent out from England by the War Office.
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Singapore
England
War Office
Hartford Lions Club Drives Shirt Factory Spark in Wiregrass
Hartford Lions Club steered the creation of a shirt factory employing about 125 locals, boosting Hartford's economy and signaling industrial growth. Led by Jake Holman, the Lions partnered with the American Legion and local businessmen to form Hartford Industrial Corporation, securing plant and operations and planning further factory prospects. The group also backs high school band uniforms, conservation work, and a National Guard armory project.
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Victor Smith
Hartford
Hartford Lions Club
Lions
Jake Holman
Lions Group
American Legion Post
Hartford Industrial Corporation
Holman
Quinn Borland, Jr
The
New York
Chicago
National Guard
Borland
Local organization outlines officers and meeting cadence
The group lists Borland as president with Bush Cox as vice president and John David Lasseter as secretary treasurer. About 35 members are active, and meetings are held every two weeks.
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Borland
Bush Cox
John David Lasseter
Fat workers in Bratislava lose food rations
Prague dispatch reports that physically heavy persons who do not work will no longer receive ration tickets in Bratislava. The order excludes married women, the elderly, and those unable to work due to health. The change aims to stop young men from loafing in coffee houses and similar places.
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Prague
Bratislava
Oo Reporie
Bingo Game Grows Cornfield Harvest Mystery
In Pittsburgh, players left markers on the Maples Aerie lawn during a spring carnival. Corn sprouted across the Eagles' front yard, hundreds of stalks rising. A tall man can barely see the club house through the corn as the odd harvest from the carnival continues to bloom.
U S Seeks Uranium in Northern Alaska
U S Geologists eye Seward Peninsula for uranium amid global hunt for radioactive minerals. Walter S West tests ore near Nome and hints at discoveries this summer. Alaska miners also restart gold dredging as war era idle claims resume activity.
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U. S
Alaska
Nome
United States
Seward Peninsul
Siberia
U.S. Geological Survey
Walter S. West
West
Free Port Istanbul Would Boost Hatay Trade Potential
Iskenderun in Hatay eyed as a free port allowing foreign ships to unload for transhipment without customs. The plan aims to attract foreign currency through payments for harbor, warehousing, and dock facilities. Japanese salvaged 930 sunken vessels totaling 317386 tons in three years since war end.
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Istanbul
Iskenderun
Turkey
Hatay
Ankara
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