Repairs Planned for American Farmer After Collision
United States Lines said repairs to the 8000 ton American Farmer would start immediately and she likely would sail to Plymouth or Southampton within two weeks to unload her cargo of food for Britain. The ship, damaged in a collision with the British vessel Elizabeth, arrived under her own power and is at the center of salvage rights disputes. The American Ranger, her sister ship, brought a skeleton crew and is to resume the voyage to New York.
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Falmouth
Eng
United States Lines
Plymouth
Southampton
Britain
Elizabeth
Ministry of Transport
Farmer
Ranger
New York
Anton Midtlien 77 Dies After Illness in Wisconsin
Anton Midtlien 77 of Coon Valley Wisconsin died after a two week illness in a La Crosse hospital. He was born in Gulbrantain Norway February 4 1869 and came to the United States in 1900. He married Anna Running in 1901 who died in 1940. Survived by three daughters and four sons with families in Chaseburg La Crosse Coon Valley and Stoddard. Funeral services set for Monday with burial in the Middle Coon Valley church cemetery.
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Coon Valley
Wis
Anton Midtlien
la Crosse
Midtlien
Gulbrantaien
Norway
United States
Anna Running
Lawrence Johnson
Lawrence Ekern
Lyle Hanson
Chaseburg
Ted Anderson
Rueben Stylen
Stoddard
Palmer
Rudolph
Oscar
Leonard
Melvin Holey
West Salem
Holstein Holey
Covan Valley
Eddie Hanson
Tillie Tornow
Neenah
Middle Coon Valley Church
Rev
H. O. Bach
Adjustable Paper Prices Authorized in Newsprint Strike
OPA approved adjustable prices on all sales of newsprint and imported pulp to prevent supply disruption. Sellers may ship on open billing pending OPA decision on ceilings. Current ceiling is 67 dollars per ton, with a request to raise at least 6.80 to reflect Canadian dollar revaluation. Canada supplies about eighty percent of U S newsprint.
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Washington, D. C
OPA
Canada
Slaughterhouse Strike Leaves Havana Meatless Eight Days
Havana Cuba faced eight days without meat as a slaughterhouse strike disrupted supply chains and prompted concerns over food availability and civilian hardship. The stoppage highlighted tensions between workers and management impacting urban food access.
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Havana
Cuba
Italy Seeks Jobs For Its Men Amid Postwar Struggles
Rome seeks to move 3 million unemployed Italians into work through emigration and foreign contracts. The labor ministry explores mining and processing jobs abroad, with potential deals in Norway and hoped openings in South America and Europe. Private capital watches Italy as wages range 22 to 44 dollars monthly while recovery hinges on job opportunities.
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Rome
Italy
Ministry of Labor
Voce Repubblicana
Pius
Ugo Carusi
United States
Immigration
Europe
Brazil
Peru
South America
Belgium
France
Spain
England
Norway
Tattoo artist in Portland aids returning veterans
In Portland Oregon a tattoo tradesman notes brisk postwar demand from discharged sailors and soldiers seeking names of former sweethearts inked on chests or forearms. Veterans often cover old girlfriends names with darker designs, with an eagle as a favored motif.
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Portland
Ore
Max Pelz
Government Eyes On Dismal Swamp For National Forest Study
Suffolk Va report notes a reevaluation of the Dismal Swamp near the Virginia North Carolina border to determine suitability as a national forest. The vast tract remains largely unchanged since Washington surveyed it, with abundant deer bear and other game visible through timbering.
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Suffolk
Virginia
North Carolina
George Washington
Crowd enjoys Ernie Young revue at 56th Inter-State fair
A jam packed grandstand braved a threatening storm to watch Ernie Young's revue at the 56th Inter-State fair. The crowd saw tight rope work on 80 foot heights, bicycle on wire stunts, trapeze feats, dancing and comedy acts, with rain arriving as the finale. The show repeats Friday and Saturday nights.
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Ernie Young
Britain denies American troop invasion rumors in Wiltshire
London readers had hoped 6,000 U S troops would train for occupation in Germany as reports claimed. U S army officials in Frankfurt called the report entirely erroneous and the British War Office denied it.
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London
Wiltshire
Germany
U. S. Army
Frankfurt
British War Office
Roosevelt Design Replaces Liberty Head Dime After 1916 45
The U S mint produced nearly three billion Liberty head dimes between 1916 and 1945. The current dime design honors former President Franklin D Roosevelt replacing the Liberty head motif.
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U. S. Mint
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Courtesy Guild to Aid Hendon’s Courtesy Campaign
A parents' guild of courtesy will be formed in Hendon England following the mayor’s successful courtesy campaign for children. The initiative aims to foster polite behavior and community involvement among local families.
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Hendon
England
Parents’ Guild of Courtesy
Marine Corps League Elects Officers At Thursday Meeting
Wayne Lamke was chosen commandant and James McCord senior vice commandant at the Leo D. Amundson detachment meeting where the group received its charter. Rita George already joined as a woman member. next meeting slated for August 22 at VFW club rooms.
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Tribune
Marine Corps League
James C. McCord
North 22Nd
Marshall de Clute
Farnam
Wayne H. Lamke
Jackson
Donald J. Ollom
James L. Evans
Marine Recruiting Service
Leo D. Amundson
Wayne Lamke
James McCord
Donald Padesky
Robert Wolfe
Robert Maurer
Kenneth Frank
la Crosse
Rita George
VFW Club
Hoarding Nylons Warns of Shortages Ahead
Champaign Illinois Miss Edna Gray University of Illinois clothing specialist predicts nylon hoarders will regret their stash. She notes a three to four year supply should last and forecasts improvements in hose quality including finer yarns gauge better fit and colorfast dyes.
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Champaign
Ill
Edna Gray
University of Illinois
Why Black Market In Meat Turned Bearish
A 300 pound brown bear was captured and executed after he killed several steers on the Jeeter ranch cutting meat supplies. State Game and Fish official said the bear evaded traps and even appeared to spring them by shoving steers into them. After cattle were removed, traps were smeared with honey and the bear was eventually trapped.
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Phillipsburg
Colo
Jeeter
John Hart
State Game and Fish Department
Bruin
Free transport offered to Mexican voters abroad
The notice states that Mexicans living outside territorial Mexico in the United States will receive free air rail and truck transportation to enable them to vote in the presidential election on July 7.
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Territorial
Mexico
United States
Abandon Hope of U S Soviet Newspaper Exchange in Reich
Berlin reports a senior American official says the United States nearly abandons any four power plan for free interzonal newspaper exchange in Germany. He blames Russia for blocking licenses in Berlin and for rewriting Potsdam free press concepts. The British and French are said to align with the U S stance.
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Reich
Berlin
United States
Germany
Potsdam
U. S
Missing Jill Brohm Daughter of Chicago Exec
Jill Brohm an 18 year old daughter of H D Brohm vice president of Wiebold Stores disappeared after a community street dance near her home in Evanston. Police chief Lieut Hubert Kelsh said her father cannot account for her disappearance unless it was by force. She is described as attractive with copper colored hair, 5 feet 4 inches, 140 pounds, home on summer vacation from an eastern private school.
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Evanston
Ill
Jill Brohm
Chicago
Hubert Kelsh
H. D. Brohm
Wiebold Stores, Inc
Herome
Kelsh
Brohm
Ostrich Head Buried in Sand Origin Myth Itself
The saying that ostriches bury their heads in the sand likely began with desert nomads observing birds feeding on the horizon. From far away their heads looked as if tucked into the sand, giving rise to the myth.
Apparel and Furniture Drive Week’s Retail Volume Rise
New York reports weekly retail gains led by apparel and furniture. Food sales also higher while meat butter shortages appear local, with broad gains in clothing, shoes, home goods, and regional year over year increases across all regions.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
New England
East
Middlewest
Northwest
South
Southwest
Pacific Coast
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