Youths In Demand For Railroad Jobs
The Railroads face manpower shortages as Secretary Stimson notes need for 100000 workers. La Crosse area seeks 200 workers immediately including track laborers and depot staff. 16 year olds may enter as junior track men under supervision. other posts require skilled mechanics and car repairers. The program promotes stable work, advancement, paid vacations, and job safety.
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Stimson
la Crosse
Donald J. Keith
Railroad Retirement Board
Donalds
Railroad Retirement S. Employment Service
Anion Exchange
Invasion May Bring Turkey Into Conflict
London sources consider Turkey entering the war a strong possibility after western Europe invasion. Turkish alliance with the Allies could shape postwar settlements and affect supply routes to Germany. Churchill’s May 24 parliamentary warning is noted as influential in Ankara amid ongoing Allied Turkish talks.
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London
Turkey
Europe
Ankara
Germany
Balkans
Churchill
Caution Thrown To Winds By Bulgarians
London reports from Moscow radio quote a Soviet monitor saying Bulgarian rulers threaten to throw caution to the winds and plunge neck deep into war. The broadcast asserts Bulgaria is at war with the United States and Britain but not with Russia, hinting at a choice between aiding Hitler or breaking with Russia.
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Moscow
Hita
Bulgaria
United States
Britain
Russia
Hitler
Photographer Back From Pacific Tour
Los Angeles photographer Frank Filan, AP Pulitzer winner, returns from a 30,000 mile Pacific war theater assignment. He recalls a near miss at Parry Island when a Marine stepped on a mine and vanished. The trip included moments of mock enthronement and a Japanese pill box display amid battlefield scenes.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
Frank Filan
Pacific War Theater
Cook
Parry Island
Filan
Asteem 12 Swat
United States
Mar
Tri-State Deaths Highlight Campbell and Collins Losses
Alex Campbell 71 of La Farge Wisconsin died suddenly from a heart attack at home. Surviving wife and three children Hallie of La Farge Malcolm and Thelma of California. Fred B Collins former Caledonia druggist died in Minneapolis Sunday. survived by wife and two children Dorothy Latham of Phoenix and Dr Dean Collins of the University of Minnesota. Funeral services were held in Mabel Minnesota.
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Wis
Alex Campbell
Hallie
Malcolm
Thelma
California
Fred B. Collins
Caledonia
Minn
Minneapolis
Collins
T. H. Abbotts
St. Paul
Dorothy Latham
Phoenix
Ariz
Dean Collins
University of Minois
Mabel
Minnesota
Funeral services for Jean Wilson in Tomah
Jean Wilson who drowned in Lake Tomah Tuesday afternoon will have funeral services Friday at 2 p m from the Ninneman funeral home and 2 30 p m from the Congregational church with the Rev Frank J Wright officiating.
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Jean Wilson
Tomah
Wis
Lake Tomah
Ninneman Funeral Home
Congregational Church
Frank J. Wright
Panama plans new tourist zones with hotels casinos
Panama City reports plans to lure visitors by forming a semi official corporation to build hotels restaurants and casinos at potential resort centers. The first project will be a modern hotel with courts pool and golf in David, followed by similar facilities in three other cities.
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Panama
Panama City
David
Alaska's Half-Century Gold Output Reaches $500 Million
Over fifty years Alaska has produced about 500 million dollars in gold. The total reflects sustained mining activity and major ore discoveries across the state.
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Alaska
Hot Fight Seen Over Debt Limit
Washington lawmakers clash as a senate rider cuts cabaret tax to 20 percent and boosts the debt ceiling from 10 billion to 260 billion. House foes hold at 240 billion, while a conference to resolve differences looms amid constitutional questions and a party split.
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Washington
Senate
House
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means
Navy Converts to Synthetic Rubber Widens Use
The U. S. navy has converted from crude to synthetic and reclaimed rubber to about 75 percent of its supply. The shift reflects wartime efficiency in rubber usage and stretches existing stocks for critical equipment.
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U. S. Navy
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