Fertile Canadian Farm Area Prepared For Dutch Settlers
Fort Frances Ontario reports a planned opening of a million acre land strip west of the city to Dutch settlers. Government supervisor A G Gunn says over 2,000 Hollanders may be admitted next year after postwar arrivals. About 100 vacant farms at 15 dollars per acre await occupancy near the Canada United States border.
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Fort Frances
Ont
A. G. Gunn
Rainy River
Ontario
United States
Ted
Canada
Lands Government
Gunn
Lake of the Woods
Rainy Lake
Ten Die as Winds Strike German Buildings
A severe storm across north Germany leaves ten dead and 16 injured as toppled structures collapse. Berlin reports five fatalities and authorities note ships sought shelter at coastal mouths while naval warnings were issued for vessels and ports.
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Berlin
SunnOee Ee
Germany
Shippi
Radio mast collapse cripples Hamburg center
The Weser and Elbe rivers area saw Hamburg heavily hit as a 500-foot radio station mast buckled and fell. Hundreds were evacuated from homes amid danger of further collapse.
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Weser
Elbe
Hamburg
First Evidence of White Men in Oregon Found
A salt cairn on the northern Oregon coast marks the winter of 1805 1806 as the earliest visible sign of white men in the region.
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Oregon
Movie Stars Shoes Too Big For Offspring
Hollywood notes how second generation actors struggle to match their famous parents. Fans seek future stars among Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Keenan Wynn while Jesse Lasky Jr and Samuel Goldwyn Jr build reputations behind the scenes. Many offspring pursue other paths or fail to ignite a film career.
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Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Keenan Wynn
John Huston
Lon Chaney, Jr
Gloria de Haven
Irene Mayer Selznick
Tim Holt
Doug Fairbanks
Ed Wynn
Walter Huston
Lon Chaney
Carter de Havens
Louis B. Mayer
Jack Holt
Arry Carey
Ike Hale
John Barrymore
Harold Lloyd
Jesse Lasky, Jr
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr
Betty “Ee
Special Movie Aims to Help Women Detect Breast Cancer
Washington outlines a ten minute film for women club groups to teach self examination for breast cancer signs. Health officials hope early recognition will boost cure rates and cut annual deaths from about seventeen thousand to five thousand. Doctors previewed a separate film for physicians underscoring early diagnosis and treatment benefits.
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Washington
Public Health Service
American Cancer Society
American Medical Association
AMA
Charles S. Cameron
New York
Britain Asks Russians to Account for Group
Britain challenged the Soviet Union to reveal what happened to 1.5 million Latvians Estonians and Lithuanians said driven into Russian forced labor camps. The Russians remained silent during the British Soviet debate at the United Nations assembly.
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New York
Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations Assembly
Americans Use About a Dozen Bulbs Per Person Yearly
A historical note reports that Americans consume roughly twelve electric light bulbs per capita each year. The statistic highlights widespread residential lighting usage reflecting daily life and energy consumption patterns of the era.
McCarthy demands debate with Capital Times editor Evjue
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin says he will debate only with editor William T. Evjue over the Capital Times policy. Evjue had challenged him and later offered to send a newspaper employee to participate, prompting further exchanges and questions about avoiding a direct debate.
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Evjue
Washington
Senator McCarthy
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Capital Times
William T. Evjue
McCarthy
Communist Party
Evjne
John Nestingen
University of Wisconsin
American Veterans Committee
Mcee
McMillen
Nestingen
Widely-Hunted Thug Nabbed In Hotel Bed
Willis Rife, an elusive northern Indiana burglar, was captured in a Park Avenue apartment on the north side of Indianapolis after a five day manhunt. FBI officials say he was in bed with a .38 pistol in a hanging and had no chance to reach it. Rife, 32, violated a federal parole from Lewisburg prison for motor vehicle theft. He is a former Wabash County resident.
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Indianapolis
Willis Rife
Indiana
Rife
Marion
Ind
Harvey G. Foster
Indianapo
FBI
Park Avenue
Lewisburg
Wabash County
Fifteen Dog Bite Cases Reported in Sterling Area
Sterling Illinois report shows fifteen teens treated for dog bites in Sterling Rock Falls area. Six dogs tested positive for rabies according to Dr Ruth E Church health officer at a meeting of township supervisors and veterinarians.
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Sterling, Ill
Sterling Rock Falls
Ruth E. Church
Insurance note urges merchants to review coverage for holidays
The message advises merchants with large holiday stock to review their fire and burglary insurance. Short term fire and burglary insurance is offered. Call for rates.
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