Must Report Auto Mishaps
St Paul report explains drivers must stop, identify, aid injured, and report accidents. If death or injury or property damage over 50 dollars occurs, written report to highway commissioner within 24 hours. Unattended vehicle must be reported and vehicle struck owner located. Serious injuries require prompt aid and ambulance. penalties include fines or jail.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Commissioner of Highways
W. F. Rosenwald
Minnesota Highway Department
Moon Effects on Maple Trees Observed in New Haven
Yale University anatomist Dr. Harold S. Burr reports at full moons maple trees around New Haven show sharp electrical changes between bark and cambium, with rhythms not explained by temperature, pressure, humidity, or weather, suggesting lunar phase related bark changes beyond known factors.
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New Haven
Conn
Harold S. Burr
Yale University
Burr
Moon
Sely
Wisconsin governor commutes two inmate sentences
Clyde W. Haines 34 former Forest County tavernkeeper sees his sentences cut to one to five years and one to six years for larceny assault and theft. Jacobus L. Nelisse 22 Dutch born man has his term reduced to three to 10 years for assault and armed robbery. Immig rations detainer filed for illegal entry.
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Madison
Wis
Clyde W. Haines
Forest County
Jacobus L. Nelisse
Holland
Goodland
Haines
Manitowoc
Nelisse
Milwaukee
United States
Mozambique Budget 1944 Funds Ports and Railways
Mozambique's 1944 budget totals 4 320 000 pounds allocated to ports and railways as the government maintains its policy of development and construction.
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Mozambique
Teeth and Rings Found in Post Laundry at CAMP McCoy
At CAMP McCoy Wisconsin the post laundry recovers items from false teeth to rings during sorting. Most items are tagged with the soldier’s home and outfit and returned to the unit or kept by the laundry. Notable finds include two wedding rings, watches, knives, pens, glasses, bracelets, and billfolds.
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Camp McCoy
Wis
Lorenz Hackbarth
Hackbarth
Kharth
Michigan
No Nightwork Please The Civic Cemetery Work Girl
A 17 year old named Helen Kristan tends 1,800 graves at the cemetery filling in for four brothers who joined the military or took farm work. She waters, weeds, and mows the grass, handling heavy duty without fear of superstition despite complaint about the workload.
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Helen Kristan
Wac Captain To Wed Son of President
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune reports engagement of Capt. Ruth Briggs WAC to Col. Elliot Roosevelt son of the president. The Rosebush family says Ruth requested secrecy until ready and notes they met at the Casablanca conference where she served as secretary.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Ruth Briggs
Women’s Army Corps
Elliot Roosevelt
The
Tribune
Rosebush
Ruth
Nervous Nazis Hold Italian Roads Under Heavy Fire
Allied dispatches report stiff German resistance along the Italian west coast as 5th army advances stall. American units near Castiglioncello face heavy fire from German weapons including 170 millimeter rifles. counterattacks against Rosignano were repulsed. Inland combat continues near Monte Catini and Castellina as Umbertide secures a key highway junction southeast of Florence.
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Umbertide
Tiberia
Florence
Arezzo
Red
5Th Army
Castiglioncello
Livorno
Leghorn
Rosignamo
Castellina
United States
Monte Catini
8Th Army
Siena
Ancona
Adriatic
Badia
San Sabino
Rome
8Thalley
Wacs in World War II Move Across Seas and Romance Rumors
Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith arrived in England in 1942 as part of the first overseas Wacs contingent. Five WAC officers survived a torpedoing en route to Africa in January 1943. In Britain Col. Elliott Roosevelt and Capt. Ruth Briggs managed duties at distant bases with no comment on a reported engagement. Briggs stayed busy with invasion work and offered no remarks on any romance.
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Walter Bedell Smith
Dwight
England
Wacs
Wac
Africa
London
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth Briggs
Women’s Army Corps
Britain
United States
Briggs
Boy 14 Stops Runaway Street Car in Chicago
Myron Morrison, aged 14, stepped to the controls when the motorman fainted and halted a street car before hitting a red light and a waiting truck. Morrison, who dreams of becoming a motorman, said he barely had a chance to ring the bell. In other news, U S estimates put Nazi Germany’s synthetic gasoline production at about 60 million barrels yearly.
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Chicago
Myron Morrison
Morrison
Nazi Germany
U. S
When Dobbin Was King Regulation Curb on Pre ride Alcohol
Omaha lawyers unearth old city ordinances that touched many aspects of equestrian life. A notable rule barred men from consuming intoxicating liquor before mounting a horse, reflecting strict moral oversight in the era.
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Omaha
Neb
Negro Prisoner Delivers Sheriff’s Revolver In Georgia Incident
In Elbertson Georgia Sheriff John Starke returns to his office and discovers his revolver left in the car. He orders the Negro prisoner to retrieve the weapon from the vehicle amid a hot day. The prisoner complies and brings back the six shooter.
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Elbertson
John Starke
Cope
Army cancels big red tape contract with Industrial Tape
The Army Air Forces Materiel Command canceled a contract for 499,980 yards of red tape used to seal shipments of planes against sea moisture. The Industrial Tape Corp of New Brunswick will supply the new olive drab tape for military use.
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New York
Army
Army Air Forces Materiel Command
Industrial Tape Corp
New Brunswick
Scarlet fever totals rise in city during two months
The city health department reports 24 scarlet fever cases in La Crosse over the last two months. Health Officer A. M. Murphy warns parents to watch for rashes during vacation periods and notes a mild, dispersed outbreak with no single source. Hemolytic streptococcus is identified as the cause. carriers may spread infection. Prompt reporting to the health department is urged to curb the disease.
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A. M. Murphy
la Crosse
Murphy
Health Department
Father and Son Fly Solo Together in Arkansas
R H Waters and his son Rolland completed a joint solo flight training after Rolland began an 18th birthday gift. The father, teaching in the University of Arkansas aircrew program, joined to share the experience and completed the solo course alongside his son.
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Fayetteville
Ark
iIt
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American Medical Ass'n
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Donuts
Marvel Enriched
California
Shafter
Raspberry
Penick’s
Oscar Mayer
Texas
Calif
Koller's
Warner
Zoe
Wisconsin
Jersey
Lipton’s Tea
Campbell’s Pork & Beans
Kraft’s Chocolate
Morton's Chicken
del Monte Bantam
Rosse & Blackwell
Ann Page
Encore
Sunnyfield
Sultana Peanut
Strongheart
Ball Kerr Jar
Wieners
Parowax
Barbara Jane
Swift’s
Eeans Oe
Morgan
Rinsog Pry
Iam
LUX
New California
Sunkist
Nor
West
Arizona
Sunkist Lemons
Capt
Italy
Dobbin
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