Teacher Shortage Strikes Small Arizona School
In Pumpkin Center Arizona the first six grades of the Tonto basin school lack a teacher. Local trader G E Toot jokes about covering classes while residents appeal for a qualified teacher at $175 monthly plus room and fuel. The area, once troubled by Indian raids, is now a quiet ranching and mining district.
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Make-Believe Cowboy Game Ends In Death
In Findlay Ohio a make believe western game ended in a fatality when 15 year old Lawrence Switzer was shot by his sister Audrey Louise nine. The incident occurred yesterday in the Switzer barnyard near Forest Ohio. Dr Dwight King acting county coroner said Audrey fired a pump rifle during play. The case is under investigation at the Switzer residence of Mr and Mrs Carroll E Switzer.
Resort price controls tied to fines in Mexico
The State Department in Mexico City announced heavy fines for resort owners who overcharge tourists both native and foreign. Inspectors nationwide have orders to monitor prices at resorts.
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Mexico
State Department
Mexico City
Venice Gondolier Reflects On War Losses And Changing Trade
In Venice, gondolier Virgilio Scarpa laments a shrinking trade as 21 years on the water give way to war losses and pensioned elders. Fewer licensed gondoliers, pensioned old men, and many youths seeking other work threaten the once thriving craft.
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Virgilio
Timacy
Wisconsin Ask-a-Question Hotline Reveals State Information Network
Wisconsin residents and out of state seekers submit diverse queries to state agencies. People ask about frog legs markets, olive pickling, lake wood salvage, marriage laws, license rules, and various regulatory details.
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Job Objectives Offered Vets
The Wisconsin bureau of personnel announced training opportunities for veterans and non veterans in civil service careers. Open positions include auditors in the university controller’s office, statistician I in the department of agriculture, and a senior laboratory aid in the Wisconsin General hospital pathology department. Applications due by Sept 14 for general and Sept 31 for hospital program. Veterans eligible for subsistence allowance to cover the difference between base pay and starting salary.
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N. E. Schulze
U. S. Employment Service
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Bureau of Personnel
Wisconsin General Hospital
Department of Medical Pathology
Schulze
Aberdeen Claims Scotland's Only Mouth-Organ Players Society
The article asserts Aberdeenshire hosts Scotland’s sole mouth-organ players society, highlighting its unique status and regional pride.
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Scotland
Abereen
32nd Division Men Meet In Milwaukee Convention Weekend
Milwaukee hosts the 32nd Division veterans for a five year return gathering with a parade banquet and reunions. Col Robert B McBride Jr will headline the Sunday banquet at the Milwaukee Auditorium arena. Col Lester C Doerr will give the invocation and Col Ruel B Chellis will serve as association president. The group traces its roots to Red Arrow veterans and includes World War II veterans who served under Gen Douglas MacArthur in Australia. The division drew members from Wisconsin Michigan and other states as wars demanded new recruits.
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Wis
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Robert B. McBride
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Lester C. Doerr
Ruel B. Chellis
Detroit
Mich
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Continue Search For Yacht Survivors
The hunt for survivors from the sunken yacht Verano continued in South Haven Michigan as hopes waned that any of the three Chicago men on board would be found alive. Maynard Dowell of Park Ridge Illinois, owner of the Verano, arrived to aid the inquiry and consider salvaging the $75000 vessel. A diver was hired for the investigation and Dowell identified a dinghy found overturned as the Verano’s. The missing men are Chester Granath pilot Fred Stenning engineer and Ben Murakoshi cook all Chicagoans.
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Mich
Maynard Dowell
Park Ridge
Ill
Dowell
Chester Granath
Fred Stenning
Ben Murakoshi
Cook
Soils Work Report On Erosion Station By Haeg
Larry Haeg farm service director of WCCO Minneapolis St Paul will report on the soil erosion experiment station at La Crosse Wis on the CBS Country Journal program He explains the 1932 setup by the U S Department of Agriculture and the University of Wisconsin and notes study of rainfall effects on soils with different crops to prevent erosion.
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WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
la Crosse
Wis
CBS
Country Journal
Wacco
Haeg
Upper Mississippi
U. S. Department of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Indian armed forces win 6000 gallantry awards including vic toria crosses
Men of the Indian armed forces earned about 6000 awards for gallantry in the war, among them 30 Victoria Crosses. The honors highlight valor across branches of the service.
Extra Precautions urged for Labor Day traffic by Badger agency
Wisconsin safety division warns motorists and pedestrians to exercise heightened care as thousands travel for the holiday weekend. Previous Labor Day deaths prompt tips on safe driving, using scenic routes for short trips, and staying vigilant for cross traffic and cyclists.
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Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Commerce Secretary Wallace Heads to Mexico City
Secretary Wallace flew to Mexico City this morning to meet government leaders on ways to accelerate Mexico's industrial growth. President Avila Camacho invited him, highlighting a strong bilateral relationship.
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Wallace
Mexico City
Mexico
Avila Camacho
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