Accident Rate Mounts For Teen Workers At War's End
Washington reports from the children's bureau show an unmis- taked rise in accidents among minors under 18 in wartime employment. A case in "The Child" details a 13-year-old night watchman at a manufacturing plant who lost both feet after his toes were caught in a roller. Officials cite inexperience, supervision gaps, and unsafe conditions as contributing factors.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
Naas
Ment of Labor
Children’s Bureau Publi
Katharine F. Lenroot
Yester
Enterprising youths seek shine parlor license
Two young applicants appeared at city hall seeking a license to open a shine parlor, as officials enforce a rule prohibiting minors from street operations.
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Salt Lake City
Hypertension explained and treated in plain language
Dr Clendening summarizes hypertension as a normal bodily process tied to arterial elasticity, with over 50s showing many high readings in a survey. He covers lifestyle management, limited exercise, rest, diet moderation, and mentions potassium thiocyanate as a drug option, plus Q&A on skin moles snuff habit and catarrhal deafness.
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Ee Irvine
Indianapolis
Page
Ale
Barbecue Supper at St Matthews Church Tonight
Tonight at 8 p m a barbecue supper will be held at St Matthews Church. The public is invited. J C Richardson has returned from Veterans hospital in Columbia S C and is recuperating at his home. Marie Grant Leach is ill at home after a recent hospital stay in Winston Salem.
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St. Matthews Church
J. C. Richardson
Martin Street
Veterans Hospital
Columbia, S. C
Marie Grant Leach
Fairview Street
Kate Bitting
Winston-Salem
Furlough Chronicle of Cpl Massey Visit
Cpl Tommie Massey spent a fourteen day furlough here visiting Miss Thelma Barrier. He also visited relatives in Chester Pennsylvania.
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Cpl
Tommie Massey
Thelma Barrier
Chester
Mrs. Sadie Davis Returns to Chester Pennsylvania
Mrs. Sadie Davis left Monday night for Chester Pennsylvania after spending last weekend visiting her brothers Fred Irvin and Cpl. Tommie Massey in town.
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Pennsylvania
Sadie Davis
Chester
Penn
Fred, Irvin
Cpl
Tommie Massey
Farewell Party Honors Pfc Logan Martin
Pfc Logan Martin was honored with a farewell party at the home of Mildred and Margaret Martin on Vail street. Games and refreshments followed. attendees included Mary Robbins, Mary Shealey, Margaret Lawhorn, O W Martin, Louise Coleman, Henry Simon, Clifton Hinson, Margaret Martin, Chester Stancil, and Mildred Martin.
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Arewell
Pfc
Logan Martin
Mildred
Margaret Martin
Vail Street
Pfc. Martin
Mary L. Robbins
Mary Shealey
Margaret Lawhorn
O. W. Martin
Louise Coleman
Henry Simon
Clifton Hinson
Chester Stancil
Mildred Martin
Taxi chaos and Monte Carlo quip headline comic panel
In a brisk humor sketch Winchell recalls a taxi driver who ignored a red signal and nearly struck a policeman before a sharp exchange ends with a quip about Monte Carlo Beach. The piece also notes George Jean Nathan's reputation for leaving shows and a North Africa soldier’s lighthearted Arab joke.
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Cowboy
Monte Carlo Beach
George Jean Nathan
Homecoming of Newark Boy After Hospital Stay
A pajama clad 10 year old Miller Cash returned home to Newark after treatment at City hospital for a head injury from a tree fall. He reported feeling better but then became homesick and walked one mile from the hospital to his home.
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Sweet Home
Newark
N.J
Theodore Cash
Miller
City Hospital
Fickle Minded Girls Haunt Yank Warriors Overseas
Allied dispatch from Algiers notes soldiers recount longing and heartbreak as long separations test loyalties. Officers and GIs describe torches flickering at home, with some women aging to new romances while loved ones face danger overseas.
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Allied
Algiers
New York Harbor
Joe
Romeo
Willis To Be Kentucky's Governor
Willis, a 63-year-old Ashland attorney and former state court judge, will become Kentucky's sixth Republican governor next month after a Republican surge that also gave the party the lieutenant governor post and several cabinet seats. Democrat J Luter Donaldson trails by about 8,000 votes, with Republicans gaining in Jefferson County and in the state legislature races, though Democrats retain control of both chambers.
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Louisville
Simeon S. Willis
Ashland
State Court of All
Kentucky
Ship
Willis
J. Luter Donaldson
Carrollton
Donaldson
Kenneth H. Tuggle
Barberville
William H. May
Prestonburg
Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Jefferson County
Eastern families face turkey shortages this holiday season
The agriculture department said turkey marketings this fall will be similar to last year, but eastern markets may see scarce supply due to military purchases and deficit conditions. Civilian chicken supplies for the rest of the year will be at an all time high.
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America
Europe
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Draft drive to force action on draft exemptions for fathers
Senator Johnson leads a push to place fathers at the bottom of the draft list and says the senate and house military committees will confer on Monday. Senator Wheeler calls for halting father inductions citing the Moscow agreement and fears of a separate peace between Russia and Germany. Alaska’s coastline is 26 376 miles. Canada and New Caledonia are top nickel producers. U S Army supplies 238 shoe sizes.
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Washington
Sen
Johnson
D-Colo
Senate
House
Wheeler
Dmont
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Bitter-Sweet A Weighing Machine And Midlife Reflections
A casual note by W A Bivins reflects on Joan Davis's wealth and the good things of life, while midlife questions focus on becoming someone intellectually and spiritually. He contrasts hardship with meaningful living, mentions global hunger, and urges shared compassion as America endures wartime strains. BARBERS - The Pathfinder.
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Joan Davis
Joan
Miss Davis
Steve
Tar Heel Navy Leaves Today For Columbia
North Carolina Navy departs Chapel Hill for South Carolina to start the final lap of a wartime season. Coach Tom Young rebuilds after 32 transfers, plans three teams, and targets games with South Carolina Duke and Penn as tests of the reassembled squad.
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Chapel Hill
Jay Vees
North Carolina Navy
South Carolina
Tom Young
Iolley
Navy
Tar Heels
Sanford
Collumbia
Young
Penn
Duke
Gamecocks
Eddie Teague
George Grimes
Teague
Hosea Rodgers
Bob McCollum
Joe Kaeeahoon
Howard Weldon
Bob
Barney Poole
Oliver Poole
Hardy
Henry
Billy Myers
Red Marsh
Broncho-line Emulsion Cough Relief Ad Claims Refund
An old advertisement promises satisfaction or money back for Broncho-line Emulsion from Mann Drug Store and other druggists. It highlights quick relief from coughs and bronchial irritation without narcotics, no habit forming, and natural ingredients, urging readers to try the product for instant relief and a restful night.
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Mann Drug Store
Lay Off The Military Stuff In Buying Your WAC Xmas Present
A humorous wartime guide urges buyers to skip military gear and gift WACs nonmilitary comforts. It notes WACs remain in uniform for the duration and six months after, and suggests indulgent items like lace petticoats and fine-handkerchiefs while advising practical gifts may already exist.
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WAC
Bess Stephenson
Dallas
Tex
WACS
Army of
United States
American pilot escapes by wing after engine failure over Channel
An American pilot lost engine power over the English Channel and climbed from the cockpit to bail out. He was momentarily held against a wing by centrifugal force before finally kicking himself free and plunging into the water.
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