Disabled Americans urged to train for independent work
Dr. Howard L. Rusk, leader in civilian rehabilitation, argues 23 million Americans with disabilities could earn their living with proper training. He notes federal aid is limited, and new centers at New York University and Bellevue Hospital aim to model comprehensive rehab including skills, mobility, and social aspects.
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Sherry Bowen
New York
Howard L. Rusk
Baruch Committee On
Rusk
Air Force
U. S
Congress
Dr. Rusk
U. S. Office
Bellevue
George G
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Montefiore Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Warm Springs Foundation
San Francisco
Bridgeport
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
Advertisement notes worries about slipping false teeth and promotes FASTEETH alka line powder to sprinkle on plates. Claims teeth stay more firmly set with no pasty taste, offering confidence and comfort. available at drug stores.
Snowbound Reflections and Warnings From Townsfolk
A mixed column contrasts fond memories of snowy winters with modern woes. It recalls Whitman’s Snowbound, family life, and loss, then shifts to warnings about dangerous driving at 75 mph and a Los Angeles blast incident. It also gifts a Brotherhood vignette and a critique of bureaucratic tall talk.
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Los Angeles
Brotherhood
State Department
Louis Globe-Democrat
Lumber Beaters Dash Down BC Mountain Flumes
In British Columbia lumber men ride boards lashed together through mountain flumes. They descend from treeline to mills at a mile per minute, guiding the run as logs float toward sawmills below.
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British Columbia
Australia Exports Over Two Million Bushels of Apples in 1946
Australia shipped more than 2 000 000 bushels of apples overseas during 1946 reflecting strong agricultural export activity. The report highlights growing international demand and the role of Australian growers in meeting it.
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Australia
United World Federalists Form From Six World Government Groups
Six preexisting movements merged to form United World Federalists with a goal to push world government via United Nations reform. The group seeks a world constitutional convention and a united plan of action to mobilize popular support for global governance and peace under strong world law.
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United States
F. W
United Nations
Evanston
Americans United
Student Federalists
Yeterday
United World Federalists
Massachusetts Committee For World Federation
World Citizen of Georgia
World Republic
U.W.F
Plane crash near Ti juana claims ten lives
A PBM mariner flying boat on a mercy mission from San Diego to aid a stricken fisherman crashed on a 700 foot plateau after circling San Diego Bay. Nine coast guardsmen died and two injured. the fisherman Gabe Leavitt, 23, of San Diego, also perished. Names of the other dead were withheld pending relatives.
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San Diego
Calif
Coast Guardsmen
Tijuana
Mex
PBM Mariner
San Diego Bay
Coronado Islands
Gabe Leavitt
Dorothy Lee
Altamura Estero
Fire at police garage halted by quick actions
A backfiring police car in a serviced batch of 50 sparked a small blaze in a portable machine. Capt. Howard Ridge and Patrolman John Davidson acted swiftly and dragged the apparatus into the street preventing a larger fire.
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Philadelphia
Howard Ridge
John Davidson
Hearing In Lynching Slated To Open In Greenville Today
A hearing was scheduled to open for the first of 31 men charged with murder in the slaying of 24 year old Willie Earle, a Negro taken from Pickens jail by a mob and found dead with knife and bullet wounds on a Greenville county highway. FBI withdrawal from the case and blood evidence from seat covers are noted. some suspects identified as taxi drivers.
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Greenville
S. C
Willie Earle
Pickens
Greenville County
R. H. Beardon
Earle
J. Ed Gilstrap
John Bills
Charlotte
FBI
Lynch Party
Bureau
Washington Laboratories
Bills
Cosmetologists Elect Leader at North Carolina Convention
Greensboro news reports Velma Hall Drone of Lumberton elected president of the North Carolina hairdressers and cosmetologists association at its 13th annual convention. Wilmington named 1947 fall convention site. Drone succeeds A. E. Pleasants of Greensboro, who led since 1943. About 400 cosmetologists attended the opening session in Greensboro for the three day meeting.
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Greensboro
Velma Hall Drone
Lumberton
North Carolina
Wilmington
Drone
A. E. Pleasants
Greensie
Lizard Diversity Narrowed to Gila Monster and Mexican Beaded
Of the 3,000 lizard species worldwide only two remain notable for venomous traits. The Gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard are highlighted as the sole routinely discussed examples in this discussion of reptile biology.
BC Headaches and Neuralgia Relief Ad
Agonizing headaches and neuralgic pains yield quickly to the BC formula. Effective for muscular aches and functional periodic pains. Be prepared, keep a 10¢ or 25¢ package handy. Caution: use only as directed and consult a physician if pains persist.
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Bell Telephone
Georg Barr Co
Chicago
Edward D. Levy Smoking Pipe Co
A. I. Rhodes Camera Shop
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L. G. Harrison
N. Main ST
W. A. Bivins
Yesteryear
Addison
Whittier
Near East
New England
Prunella
Berne
By Jimmy Hatlo
Teomy & Carl. E. Dalma
Chicago, Ill
COPS
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West Greed Street
Peme
American School
Commercial Trust
Aedes
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