Glen Campbell Officer Snares Rare European Bird
Captain Roger L. Hughes, chief of medical service at the 58th Field Hospital in Bad Wiessee, shot a rare European Auerhahn during a mountain hunt. The bird’s legend says it brings good luck for a year, with Bavarians noting its mating dawn appearance and elusiveness. Hughes, in Europe 20 months, calls it his top hunting achievement. His wife and infant son reside in Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania.
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Bad Wiessee
Germany
Roger L. Hughes
Glen Campbell
58Th Field Hospital
Bad Wiexsee
Hughes
Tallalkenstein
Europe
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Averhahn
Auerhahn
United States
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Spray Guns Down Poison Ivy for Vacationers
Science offers a summer aid as 2,4-Dj, a war born chemical, is used to make poison ivy harmless. When applied to the weed it collapses, providing relief for vacation homes, camps, and playground operators alongside DDT as a weed control method.
4 H Clubs Tour Pittsburgh Allies Day Outing
4-H Clubs toured Pittsburgh visiting KDKA during Brunch with Bill from 12 15 to 1 00 with interviews of members. A transcription by Homer Martz and local 4 Hers and leaders will air on the farm hour at 6 30 Friday June 14. A picnic lunch and Highland Park Zoo visit capped the day led by County Agents Warner and Cochrane.
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Bill
KDKA
4-Hers
Homer Martz
Highland Park Zoo
Warner and
Cochrane
Jeaders
Pittsburgh
J. W. Warner
Adlen Watterson
Willet
Harold Stuchell
Irvin Behm
Stephen Edwards
Marchand Club
Isaly
Boulevard
Poison Ivy Control by Spraying Proves Safe and Effective
Sherwin Williams researchers report 1600 square feet of infested area can be treated with about $1.00 of 2 4 D Weed No More per year. Spraying ivy eliminates the need for hand pulling and reduces exposure to poison ivy, with risks from smoke and contact noted but manageable.
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Sherwin-Williams
Lsolence
Drug Man Dies Founder of Rexall Chain Passes Away
New York report says KK Liggett, 71, founder of the Liggett chain and United Rexall Drug Company with 600 retail stores and 10,000 Rexall druggists in America and Canada, died Wednesday night in Washington. Coast Guard patrol vessel operations cover a wide search radius for iceborgs.
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New York
Louis KK. Liggett
Liggett
United Rexall Drug Company
Rexall
America
Canada
Washington
U. S. Coast Guard
Snyder and Sullivan Nominated for Treasury Posts by Truman
Nominated by President Truman for Secretary and Undersecretary of the Treasury, John W. Snyder and John L. Sullivan bring long government service and wartime ties to the administration. Snyder, a World War I veteran and former Federal Loan Administrator, would replace Vinson as Treasury chief. Sullivan, former Navy Assistant Secretary for Air, would fill the undersecretary role after Artemus Gates.
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John Snyder
Treasury Sec’y
Washington
John W. Snyder
Treasury
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Senate
Snyder
Kentuckian
Jonesboro
Ark
Forrest City
Steele
Missouri
Comptroller of Currency
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
St. Louis
Defense Plant Corporation
First National Bank of St. Louis
France
Sullivan John L. Sullivan
Navy
The
Shangri-La
Pacific
Sullivan
Manchester N. H
Dartmouth
Harvard
Manchester U
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Seeing Eye Dog Honored For Heroism
In Chicago on June 8 a seeing eye dog named Fawn was honored for guiding his 23 year old blind mistress Anita Blair of El Paso Texas down 11 floors to escape a fire at the La Salle Hotel. The pair received a scroll of honor from the Chicago Anti Cruelty Society while Dr W A Young noted the award honors exceptional deeds of kindness between human and animal.
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Miss Blair
Fawn
Dr. Young
American Humane Society
Chicago
la Salle
Anita Blair
el Paso
Tex
Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society
W. A. Young
Condolence Message From Truman Fronts Izvestia
Moscow June 8 President Truman’s condolence on Soviet President Kalinin’s death graced the front page of Izvestia the government organ. Also notes say a dozen hotels have opened or redecorated recently and jokes about the unknown Paramount News cameraman and actor forgotten by the studio linger in the city.
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Moscow
iTruman
Mikhail Kalinin
Izvestia
Paramount News
Studio
Situation tense in Yugoslavia as Tito abroad
A British foreign office spokesman said Yugoslavia remains tense but not dangerous as Tito returns from Moscow and ministers meet in Paris. He rejected expectations of immediate military action to enforce Trieste claims while noting postwar public notices and ongoing uncertainties. Data across the U S during 1940s shows rise in fire losses and population figures.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
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Lair
Renfro ‘Valley
Evangelistic Services
Church of Christ
Phila. St., Indiana
Cecil Hill
Longview, Texas
D.S.T
Krigelatly
McCormick- Deering
C.E. Barkley Implement Store
International Harvester Farm Equipment Headquarters
Lowe Brothers
H. D Fair Store
N. Dih Street
Bell Telephone Company OF
Ory
Seeing Eye
Burt Sullivan
Homer City State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Yugoslavian
Star Furniture Co
Phila
Indiana, Pa
ST PW Ens
Better Stores, Inc. Meats-Produce-Groceries
Bate Tlefield
Gray's Drug Store
Widmann & Teah, Inc
Widmann & Teah
Gray’s
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