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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1946

Page

6

Gobbler Reigns Supreme At King Turkey Day Fete

Worthington Minnesota hosts King Turkey Day drawing about 50 000 visitors. The event features a Clinton P Anderson address a diamond Jubilee and a parade concert by the Washington High School band. Turkey hatcheries near Worthington produce millions of poults for 40 states and Latin America. Daily packing reaches about 20 000 birds with 15 million pounds shipped yearly valued around 64 million dollars.

Worthington Minn Gobbler Clinton P. Anderson Washington High School Band of Sioux Fails S. D. Worthington Civic and Commerce Association Central South America New Orleans Mexico Minnesota

Tattoo File Aids in Criminal Identification in Michigan

Michigan state police establish a tattoo file to catalog designs worn by criminals. Captain Harold Mulbar notes the system will strengthen identification records and aid penal institutions in compiling inmates histories. The Michigan identification bureau, created by 2021 legislation, is among the largest of its kind and maintains an alphabetically arranged nickname file.

East Lansing Mich Michigan State Police Michigan Harold Mulbar Michigan State Identification Bureau

It's Good Business National Week Aims to Hire Handicapped

Washington observes National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week October 6 to 12 to promote employment for millions of disabled people including veterans. Led by USES,Veterans Administration and Disabled American Veterans, the campaign will spread information and public education, launching the selective placement program with the slogan Hire the handicapped its good business. More than 300000 disabled workers including 228000 disabled veterans are seeking jobs through USES, per director Robert C. Goodwin.

Washington National Congress Truman United States Employment Service Veterans’ Administration Robert C. Goodwin

Hire the Handicapped to Fill Skilled Jobs Postwar

Goodwin argues disabled workers are immediately employable in skilled roles, many veterans with amputations or injuries having proven productive. He cites that 8% of national industries employed over a million handicapped workers who often outpaced non disabled output. Erskine stresses the need for support to retain disabled veterans in the postwar economy.

Goodwin Graves B. Erskine

Montrose Airport Gets New Manager and Runway

William Naff named manager of Montrose Colorado municipal airport and Monarch air lines rep. A 6000 foot runway is complete and Monarch plans regular flights this month. Oshkosh to dedicate new airport October 13 led by R W Havemann. Polo’s Hamilton airport dedicated serving farmers and business people. Eldorado Texas buyers dismantle five AT training planes for parts. Idaho pilots host last breakfast of year at Challis October 13. venison on menu. University of Akron cloudhoppers revive air training with BT-15 and Link trainer. American military plane output rises in August to 130. jet engines boost fighter production as eight months total reaches 844.

Hamilton Polo Arch M. Hamilton Eldorado Tex E. H. Topliffe Joe Wagley Carol Sproul Bill Edmiston Jefferson Arapahoe Adams Countils Cole Idaho Challis Moulton Aeronautica Gooding Christopher P. Scott Boige Cloudhoppers University of Akron Akron Ohio Cloudhopper Club Guggenheim Aeronautical Institute Witl Aircraft Industries Association

Do It Yourself Home Fixes From Old Cloths and Glassware

Simple repairs and repurposing tips include filing a door striker plate to realign a sagging door, salvaging worn children’s rain coat fabric into aprons or capes, restoring yellowed enamel baths with salt and turpentine, and washing and unraveling worn sweaters to reuse the wool for mending.

Pigs Learn Bottle Feeding From Makeshift Mother

In Arlington Washington A R Leaquee devices a novel method when a sow refuses to rear her litter He trains nine piglets to drink from individual bottles and hangs them on a rack The pigs quickly grasp the routine and grow rapidly showcasing rural ingenuity

Arlington, Wash A. R. Leaquee

Village Receives Five and Half Ton War Memorial Howitzer

Flordell Hills Missouri residents celebrate after Mayor Walter Zieger secures a WWII memorial trophy from the Rock Island arsenal. A five and a half ton howitzer arrived at a cost of eighty six dollars in freight, and twenty citizens rolled the gun to the city park.

Flordell Hills Walter Zieger Truman Rock

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