River Route Lewiston mail service through Hell's Canyon gains fame
Larry H. Robinson profiles Kyle McGrady the Irish postman who runs the Idaho a 58 foot steel boat delivering mail groceries medical supplies and pensions up the Snake River to Johnson s Bar in Hell s Canyon Idaho The route valued for sheep grazing and mining needs supports 350 residents and has federal recognition of its challenging deep narrow canyon and high scenic bluffs including Lookout Mountain and White Monument Top notes that McGrady began the route in 1938 survived a fatal mishap and now operates with a new craft and an auxiliary launch.
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Kcus Canyon
Kyle McGrady
Lewiston
Idaho
Hell's Canyon
United States
Snake River
Johnson's Bar
Seven Devils Range
cGrady
McGrady
U. S. Geological Survey
Oregon
U. S
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Sheep Rock
Lookout Mountain
Forest Service
Hat Point
White Monument
SieGrady
McGrady Transportation Service
D. Worth Clark
War Production Board
Rubbing Art With Chinese For Long Time
John Selby notes how Chinese rubbings of raised coin designs evolved from childish tracing to a respected art form. He contrasts playful early impressions with deliberate, lasting sinology inspired prints, highlighting the cultural shift in perception of rubbings.
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John Selby
AP Arts
New York
Albert
China
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Talks From Bed Despite Illness
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, recovering from an operation and faintness, works in bed on her Madison Square Garden rally speech. She is to appear tonight at 8:30 p.m. with Willkie introducing her, as the crowd fills the arena.
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New York
Chiang Kai- Shek
Madison Square Garden
China
Mid- Manhattan
Madame Chiang
EWT
Wendell L. Willkie
United China
J. B. Powell
Powell
Gripholm
Legends and events and cooking questions mixed in a quiz
A series of trivia questions and answers spans legends about the Man in the Moon and Cain, a note on Frank Gotch and Fred Beall in 1906, Casablanca history with August 4 1907 and September 26 1908, cake failure causes, and a math query about sheets of paper in a room.
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Cain
Frank Gotch
Fred Beall
Gotch
Beall
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Churchill
France
Morocco
Foreign Legion
Catawba College Highlights Wartime Study Program
Seniors at High Point High Schools bound for June graduation receive Catawba College bulletin titled Catawba Educates for Victory. The bulletin outlines the college’s new accelerated wartime program of study adopted by the college.
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Salisbury
High Point
Bulletin of Catawba College
Catawba
Henie and Topping Miss South Conference Trophy duties
Lt. Dan Topping announced to Governor Broughton that he and his wife Sonja Henie would not attend the Southern Conference basketball tournament in Raleigh. Henie returns to Hollywood for a new film while Topping’s Washington duties prevent attendance. Mrs Topping was invited to present trophies. The report ends with an unrelated note about American grizzly bears browsing grass.
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Newbern
Dan Topping
Broughton
Sonja Henie
Raleigh
Topping
Miss Henie
Hollywood
Washington
Tax Return Deadlines Under War Time Provisions
Government notice outlines filing deadlines for income tax returns for 1942. U S citizens and residents must file by the third month after year end, with extensions for military personnel overseas and those outside the Americas beyond 90 days. Nonresident aliens file by June 15, 1943, with mail timing and proper postage required.
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United States
Joney Marehid
Internal Revenue
Collector of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Americas
One Woman Farm Keeps Up Amid War Demands
Mrs. Leland Baum of Wake Forest runs her 40 acre farm alone as her husband serves at a navy yard and their son is in the army. She cultivated with a tractor in 1942 and reports 538-10 acres of cotton, 75 barrels of corn, 600 chicks, a cow, 1,000 pounds of meat, 300 jars canned, and a fine flower garden with only minimal help from a Negro assistant for mule plowing.
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Wake Forest
Leland Baum
Navy Yard
St Joseph Aspirin Promises Quick Relief For Colds
The ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as the first choice for colds and headaches. It claims rapid relief for sore throats and muscle pains and promotes large sizes at low prices.
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St. Joseph
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America
Susan Hayward
Mme. Kai-Shek
Wilson
Wilson County Board of Commissioners
County Board of Education
Brooklyn Museum
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Bulletin
Army Broadcasting Service
Andre Baruch
Johnny
Philip Morris
Amer
Sda
Meum
North Carolina
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