Ex-GI With One Arm Finds Post Office Work
Former Army Air Forces veteran Lester Clark, who lost an arm in 1944, works as a special delivery mail carrier in a car fitted for his needs. Postmaster S. C. Clark praises his performance and notes veterans receive civil service prioritization.
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Air Force
Lester Clark
S. C. Clark
Post Office Department
Post Office
Clark
Army Air Forces
Lawson General Hospital
Uncle Sam
Rey
Clark Hve
H. Lester Clark
Revival at Clover Dale Church to Start February 28
Rev N T Martines will start a revival at Clover Dale Church of the Living God on Sunday February 28 at 7 30 p m The Mexican preacher will preach and the public is invited Pastor Rev S H Peters assist the event.
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Cloverdale Church of the
State Chemists Heat Address By Dr. Victor LaMar
Dr. Victor K. LaMar of Columbia University spoke to the North Carolina Section of the American Chemical Society in Venable hall Chapel Hill detailing mono disperse colloids and higher order Tyndall effects. He discussed particle size in water suspensions and smokes relevant to virus behavior and synthetic rubber.
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Chapel Hill
Victor K. LaMar
Columbia University
LaMar
National Defense Research Council
North Carolina
American Chemical Society
Venable Hall
C. K. Black
Wake Forest College
Kansas
LaMarinas
University of Kansas
Columbia
Cambridge
Copenhagan
Inorganic Chemistry
Ag Chemical Society
Actress Lee Wilde Weds In Indiana Quiet Ceremony
Film actress Lee Wilde married Tom Cathcart in a quiet ceremony at the First Presbyterian church in Michigan City Indiana. Wilde’s twin sister Lyn also an actress married in 1942. The Rev Harold T Wilson officiated. the couple are from St Louis.
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Michigan City
Ind
Lee Wilde
First Presbyterian Church
Tom Cathcart
James
Lyn
St. Louis
Harold T. Wilson
Hottest Sydney Summer Day Hits 93.6 Degrees
Sydney sweltered as the temperature rose to 93.6 degrees with high humidity. Thousands fled to beaches seeking relief in the rolling surf.
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Sydney
Pay of Solons Below That In Other States
Raleigh February 22 Representatives debated a constitutional amendment to raise General Assembly pay. The bill would set $900 per term for members and $1000 for presiding officers, with $13 to $15 per day for up to twenty days for special sessions. A subcommittee was appointed to rewrite the measure to $1200 per regular term and $250 for special sessions, plus $1500 and $300 for presiding officers, with wording clarified for ballots.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
W. C. Chambers
McDowell
House Committee
Chambers
John Matheson
Iredell
George Uzzell
Rowan
John Umstead
Orange
G. A. Martin
Johnston
T. E. Story
Wilkes
Bruce Elmore
Swain
Ion
Evelyn Nesbit Inquires After Thaw Health In Atlantic City
A sobbing Evelyn Nesbit telephoned Atlantic City newspaper staff to ask about the health of her former husband Harry K. Thaw who has suffered a heart attack. Nesbit, 61, said she was visiting a friend and would call back for updates amid their long public history and legal battles.
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Atlantic
N. J
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Atlantic City Press Union
Shore City
Evelyn
Stanford White
Russell K. Thaw
Tungsten Filaments Demand 99.99 Percent Purity
A technical note states that for efficient light bulb filaments the tungsten used must reach 99.99 percent purity. The specification highlights the critical role of material quality in electrical performance and longevity.
Poison ivy and Antarctica trivia mix up in a weird fact pairing
A statement notes poison ivy leaves have three leaflets while another fact claims Antarctica would cover the world with ice to a depth of 120 feet. No connection between the two ideas is provided.
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Antarctica
Furniture Men Name Officers
The closing session of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association production and cost division convention in Charlotte elected officers. More than 150 delegates attended as Co. D. Dosker of Louisville warned aluminum and steel makers will invade the furniture field and urged research into industrial wood product development to meet competition.
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Charlotte
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Co. D. Dosker
Louisville
Bolivia Maintains Tin Price At 76 Cents A Pound
In La Paz on February 22 Minister of Economy Eduardo Saenz insisted the government and mining circles stand firm at 76 cents per pound for tin. He denied reports of accepting a lower price and said talks on a new tin sales contract with the United States continue, with possible alternative solutions if access to US cooperation fails. Bolivian miners have halted shipments amid price disputes.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Eduardo Saenz
United States
New York
Colum bian Leaders Discreet Over Future Plans
In Atlanta on February 22 the two top leaders of the anti Negro anti Jewish Col umbian movement, now sentenced for actions by brown shirt followers, discussed the organization’s future. Homer Loomis Jr testified that adverse publicity had practically destroyed the group.
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Atlanta
Fulton
Homer L. Loomis, Jr
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Raymond U. Latham Auto
South Main Street
Columbian
University of Ok
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South
Wrenn St
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Nuce
Breide
America
Buby
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