Veterans Voice on Jobs and Homes for Ex-Servicemen
In a Southern city a veteran recalls rude USES staff and scarce local aid for veterans. He notes job delays, scarce housing, and GI loan hurdles, flagging red tape, high prices, and costly construction as barriers to reintegration after World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
Veterans’ Tion
Hy Danas
USES
Veterans Employment Service
National Air Lines
New York
Philadelphia
Guilford County Realty Transfers Highlights West End and Local Lots
In High Point Township Ella C. Peacock transfers 13 lots in West End Heights to Mitchell Carter and wife. George Lackey transfers a Commerce street lot to A C Davis and wife. Minnie L. Steele transfers a Blain street lot to Charlie L. Pigate and wife. James W. Bondurant transfers a Park street lot to Edgar R. Sims and wife. R A Sheloff transfers six lots in Sheloff property to James T Sanders. Dutch Laundry Incorporated transfers a South Main street lot to atra G. Taylor and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella C. Peacock
Mitchell Carter
West End Heights
George Lackey
A. C. Davis
Commerce Street
Minnie L. Steele
Charlie L. Pigate
Blain Street
James W. Bondurant
Edgar R. Sims
Park Street
R. A. Sheloff
James T Sanders
Sheloff
Dutch Laundry, Incorporated
Atra G. Taylor
South Main Street
No Awols Close Schools in Perry County Illinois
In southern Illinois a winter influenza wave forced many area schools to close yet Perry County schools mostly remained open. Superintendent J Wes Ley Neville reported only Brush Prairie Rural School shut down due to a teacher’s mumps illness, not flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Quoin
Ill
Illinois
Perry County
J. Wesley Neville
Brush Prairie
Neville
Dorothy Bauersandhs
Mineral wealth concentrated in Chile's north deserts
Chile's mineral wealth lies largely in the northern desert and mountain regions. The eastern hemisphere, to date, has produced more than 10 billion barrels of oil.
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Chile
Christmas Night At The Siaron Home In Manila
In Manila on Christmas Eve 194? neighbors and guests gather at the second floor duplex of Mr. and Mistress Jose Siaron. American Vice Consul Ennis and AP traffic expert Big Dan Moss attend a warm party as Filipinos light star lanterns and fireworks. Josefino Siaron plays piano while children sing carols and guests sample soups chicken rice and fruit salad, ending with cozy conversation and music into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Bedlam
America
Jose Siaron
Mistress Siaron
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
Shonor
Oes Ennis
Philadelphia
Big Dan Moss
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sharon
California
Bethlehem
Josefino Siaron
Leipzig
Europe
Staron
Christi Siaron
Loti
Aenean
Niue Eeeeae
Johnny Petrache
Siarons
Civil Service Exams Set for City Abattoir Office Manager
Civil service examinations for several city posts including abattoir office manager and water and sewer main superintendent will be held January 10 1946 at 7 00 PM in the council chamber city hall building. Applications must be filed by January 8 1946 at the Civil Service Office 808 Security Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Office
James B. Lovelace
Point Civil Service
What Causes A Headache
A 1946 King Features Syndicate piece outlines multiple headache causes from blood vessel changes to histamine reactions. It cites Dr John R Williams Jr of North Carolina and notes relief with ergotamine tartrate and histamine injections, plus dietary adjustments and high thiamin in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Williams, Jr
North Carolina
Williams
Wall Street ends year with inflation driven gains
The 1945 stock market surged back to prewar highs amid inflation, with turnover on the New York Stock Exchange surpassing 375 million shares. Analysts cite rising corporate earnings, dividend rescues, and bank credit as supporting factors while inflation and the rising debt burden temper deflation hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
N. Y
Stock Exchange
Japan
Radio Schedule Adjustments Due to Late Network Corrections
Radio program lineup changes reflecting corrections by networks. Portia Facing Life and various serials and dramas across CBS ABC MBS NBC and other outlets adjusted, with times ranging from 6:00 to 11:18 p.m. including news, sports, and variety segments.
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Portia
Abe
Cbs
Abc-Basic
Mbs
Bill
Jack Armstrong
Abc-East
Captain Midnight
Mia-West
Jimmy Carroll
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Eileen Farrell
Capt
Lowell Omas
Abc World News and
Charlie Chan
Abec-Basic
Tennessee
Jed
Abc
Weat
Cbs News
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Cbs-Basic
Raymond
Carolyn Gilbert
Abec
Ginny Simms
Abe Frank
Basic
H. V. Kaltenborn
Sports
Bill Brandt
Paul Lavalle
Henry Aldrich
Dhs
Arlene Francis
Abe Hercule Poirot
Gardner Duffy's
Nbc
Kate Smith
FBI
Freedom of Opportunity
Grant
Cbs Famous Jury Trials
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe Lyman
Abe Those Websters
Cbs the Sheriff
Ape Spotlight Band
Moore and Durante
Bill Stern
Danny E
Meet the In
Nbe
The
Sun Club
Blotting on ink and Roman newspapers curiosity
The fragment discusses whether early Romans knew of newspapers and notes blotting paper as a recent ink-absorption discovery. It also asks which musical instrument uses breath to accumulate sound. The quote by Robert Louis Stevenson expresses wealth and companionship themes.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Etiquette Notes For In Law Etiquette And Outlook
The article urges engaged couples to involve the parents of the bride or groom despite any social differences while noting that continued friendship may be unnecessary if uncomfortable. It praises leadership, enthusiasm, versatility, and sympathy, and reminds readers to close out old affairs before the new cycle begins.
Flynn's yacht expedition eyes sunken Portuguese barken tine
Hollywood chatter reports Errol Flynn plans a diving expedition aboard his yacht to photograph a 16th century sunken Portuguese barken tine off the Florida Keys. He would add film storage ice boxes and a movieola to check color work before lab processing as Eddie Bracken offers a prize for fan letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Carroll
King Features Syndicate
Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Howard Hill
Florida Keys
Errol
Bombers to houses: UK factories switch to prefabs
Five British bomber plants are converting to prefab housing. They will produce about fifty thousand bungalows in the next year or two from aluminum scrap salvaged from obsolete aircraft. The transition aims to aid postwar housing while recycling wartime materials.
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London
United Kingdom
Daily Gazette Names in Roman Records
The fragment notes a Roman daily gazette known by several names including Asta Di urna Acta Populi and Acta. It hints at a public record or bulletin used for official notices and daily updates in ancient times.
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Daily Gazette
Asta Diurna
Acta Populi
Acta
British tourist claims East African following seeks rain purge
A London man, 45, promoting spiritualist beliefs among Africans, travels from Johannesburg to Swaziland to purge the land of the spirit of Hitler. Clad in a loin cloth and living on goats milk and roasted snakes, he says drought ends with heavy rains and has attracted a native following.
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Hitler
Johannesburg
East Africa
Swaziland
Hitlerey
Ecuador Named for the Equator Crossing Near Quito
The article explains that Ecuador derives its name from the equator which passes just north of Quito, highlighting the geographic distinction that defines the nation.
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Ecuador
Quito
Westen red cedar valued timber tree in British Columbia
The Westen red cedar stands as one of the most important timber trees in British Columbia, valued for its size, longevity and economic significance to the region's forest industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
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Veterans Guide
Major Thomas M. Nial
W.agger
Carrer Beary
Poper Doflger Brewing Corp
Morrison, New Jersey
Guilford County Realty
High Point Township
Cities’service
Kennedy Oil Company
By Jimmy Hatlo
Police
Soyte
Herman KN. Bundesen, M.D
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Broaden Wall Ins Financial
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Commonwealth & Southern
Electric Power & Light
Standard Gas
Laclede
Schenley
Eastern Air Lines
Baltimore & Ohio
Gimbel
National Distillers
Paramount
Chrysler
American Telephone
Sarandias
Hollyhoobe
Eddie Bracken
Ida Lupino
Helmut Dantine
Helmut
Robert Florey
France
Bob
Wallace Reid
Pickfair
Rudolph Valentino
Whitley Heights
Rudy
Hurd Hatfield
Dorian Gray
Valentino
Micheline Cheirel
John Loder
John Paxton
R-K-O
Mervyn LeRoy
Kitty Spiegel
Jack Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds
Washington
Laraine Day
Bobby Green
Army Hospital
Palm Springs
Virginia Field
St. John Fields
Barbara Stanwyck
Ray Milland
George Couloris
Desi Arnaz
M-G-M
South America
Office of Inter-American Affairs
Kathryn Grayson
John Shelton
Lake Tahoe
Bob Stack
Jim
Eddie Norris
Jim Davis
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Carmen Cavallaro
Claire James
Raymond Hakim
Ketti Frings
Alda
Ozzie Nelson
San Francisco
Don
South Pacific
Carol Thurston
David Thayer
Jackie Coogan
Maxie
Don McGuire
Teddi Sherman
Beverly Tropics
Virginia Belmont
Johnny Flinn
Warner Press
Estelle Taylor
Frank H. Tinney, Jr
Webb Burlington
White Cottage Products Company
Seward
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