Adoption Agency Aims to Improve California Child Matching
Hollywood April 18 Dick Powell and 30 others including June Allyson form the Adoption Home of California a non profit non religious group to license soon. The plan seeks licensed operation with private donations and a large pool of prospective parents to better match children to families. The agency will publicize its work to hospitals maternity homes and small clinics and reduce the private adoptions that often fail to fit child and parents. Powell notes the effort follows the vebraneros reform group and aims to curb lengthy waiting times and uneven matching.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
June Allyson
June
Vebraneros
Nics
California
Ile
Powell
Adoption Home
Res
Blind Typewriter Aimed at Helping the Blind in 1845
Britannica notes an 1845 typewriter design that mimicked hand writing motions and was intended to assist blind users, reflecting early assistive technology concepts.
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Britannica
NAM Chief Accuses Labor of Selfishness
William H. Ruffin, president of the Erwin Mills chain, denounces labor bosses as self interested and anti mobilization urging a wage stabilization board only to complicate labor relations. He warns praising wage stabilization could hinder national defense and accuses CIO leaders of scuttling Taft Hartley.
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Winston-Salem
National Association of Leonteanarene
William H. Ruffin
Ruffin
Durham
Erwin Mills Chain
CIO Textile
United Labor
Seadeine Tole
Eet
Formndus and
Business
Eeke
Gee Cneta
Try and Stop Me at Rochs Bookstore Chicago
Rochs Bookstore in Chicago sold seventeen copies of How to Win Friends and Influence People to one cash customer. Ralph Weil made the sale and asked to wave the buyer’s name, who replied with reluctance Malik. Betty Smith, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, is married to Joseph Piper Jones.
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Roch
Chicago
Dale Carnegie
Ralph Weil
Sale
Malik
Betty Smith
Brooklyn
Joseph Piper Jones
Chapel Hill
Governor Scott Faces Appointments Delays Across Boards
North Carolina Governor Scott delays seven state bank commission appointments and faces upcoming vacancies on the conservation and development board and the agriculture board. Several terms expire May 1 or May 4, with incumbents and vacancies affecting regulatory powers and long term policy. The governor disapproves of lengthy reappointments and seeks fresh selections.
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Futore
Scot
State Banking Commission
William W. Jones
Gurney Hood
D. K. Sing
Charlotte
E. D. McGougan
Lumber Bridge
Board of Conservation and Development
State Board of Agriculture
Oscar Breece
Fayetteville
Fred P. Latham
Bélhaven
Eric W. Rodgers
Scotland Neck
Miles J. Smith
Salisbury
W. B. Austin
Jefferson
Austin
T. V. Rochelle
High Point
C&o
Roy Hampton
Plymouth
Board of Agriculture
Claude T. Hall
Woodsdale
A. B. Slagle
Franklin
J. Hawley Poole
West End
Poole
Moore County
General Assembly
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Rexall
Amos
Andy—Swadeys
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Rex
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Persian Gulf
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