Governors Urge Early Planning at Postwar Public Work Push
The 36th governors conference called for quick federal action on postwar public works and a clear state role. Delegates backed joint planning, with federal activities coordinated within states and local units given responsibility for highway, rivers and harbors, irrigation and flood projects. Governors Green and Maw joined Jeon, Saltonstall, and others in urging policy alignment and faster implementation.
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Bershey
Herbert B. Jeon
Utah
Leverett
Salton
Massachusetts
Congress
Maw
Dwight H. Green
Dewey-Warren
Harrisburg
New York
Dewey
Albany
John W. Bricke
California
Warren
Bricker Co
Pennsylvania
Jersey
Brickerites
Brown calls candidates to resign from non political boards
Wisconsin State Senator Taylor G. Brown says three Republican lieutenant governor hopefuls should resign from state boards they sit on if they want to continue campaigning. He targets Oscar Reanebohm on the state board of pharmacy, A Dawson on the state medical board, and Dr lem A. Nowak on the state board of public welfare. He argues boards granting licenses must stay non political.
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Madison
Wis
Taylor G. Brown
Oshkosh
Prinby
Brown
Oscar Reanebohm
State Board of Pharmacy
C. A. Dawson
River Falls
State Medical Board
Lem A. Nowak
Milwaukee
State Board of Public Welfare
Wisconsin
Birds Of A Feather Hit Bottle Together
A quirky, partial clipping notes parrots and other animals may drink wine. It mentions Polly the parrot and other creatures like a baboon and circus elephants showing unusual tastes for wine and nuts, with odd anecdotes from a monk.
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Washington
Polly
Bay
Memphis Medical History Claims By Dr O W
Dr O W of the University of Tennessee medical school cites a long Memphis medical history in orthopaedic and ophthalmology fields. The article notes archaeological and ethnographic details about early medical practices and the use of river sites by non native healers in the region.
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Memphis
Tenn
O. W
University of Medical School
Tennessee
Soto
Arkadelphia Herald Travels and Finds Old Papers Abroad
A reader reports that after World War I Armistice while walking in Naples Italy he found a copy of the Arkadelphia Herald stuck to a wall. He later discovered similar evidence in Le Havre France as the Siftings Herald also circulated abroad.
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Hia
Ark
Olsen Brothers From Galesville Stay Connected Across War
Galesville brothers Rolf in Italy and Herman in Australia keep in touch with mother through frequent letters. Mrs. Olsen reports life overseas, conditions in Italy under German occupation, and rationing in Australia. Both brothers urge friends to write as they adapt to distant service and new postings.
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Olsen Brothers
Galesville
Wis
Einar Olsen
Set
Rolf Olsen
Italy
Pfc
Herman Olsen
Australia
Olson
Pic
Medical Corps
Robert Smith
F. M. Smith
Whispering Death battalion vow of victory and letters appeal
An Italian fighter from the Whispering Death battalion promises enduring fame, pledging devotion and eventual victory with God on their side. Calls for letters from home to be sent to two soldiers, whose family of seven includes four brothers and a sister in Galesville.
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Italy
Whispering Death Battalion
Galesville
Freight Clerk Encounters Burro on Load Report
In Waltham Massachusetts Howard S Smart of Boston and Maine recalls a freight car shipment that included a live burro from New Mexico. The clerk spotted the unusual entry scribbled as 1 Burro crat and wrote Short 1 bureau Over 1 jack ass on the waybill.
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Waltham
Mass
Howard S. Smart
Boston & Maine Railroad
N. M
Vehicle registrations top 30 million for first time in 1939
Total motor vehicle registrations exceeded 30,000,000 for the first time in 1939, marking a historic milestone in transportation and industry growth.
Rescue 1000 Return From South Pacific Duty as Ship Grounds
The Liberty ship Henry Bergh ran aground on Farralon islands 30 miles west of the Golden Gate in fog and rain. More than 1,000 Navy passengers were rescued with no casualties reported. Many floated in life jackets or rode rafts until picked up by patrol boats and brought to San Francisco. Distress signals went out at 5 a.m. and survivors were evacuated swiftly.
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San Francisco
Henry Bergh
Farralon Islands
Golden Gate
South Pacific
Navy
Aboard Ship Hit In Fog Vessel Runs Aground
In fog and darkness the ship struck another vessel and ran aground. The skipper calmed passengers over the speaker, directing them to abandon ship by raft and boat as oil slicked waters remained cold.
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Klares
Letter 57 Feet Long Reaches Soldier at Camp Blanding
Pvt. Andrew J. Warner of the Center Transportation Company received a letter 57 feet long from 38 friends connected with an East St. Louis bus company. The note arrived at the infantry training center in Camp Blanding.
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Camp Blanding
Flat
Andrew J. Warner
The
Center Transportation Company
Infantry Training Center
East St. Louis (Mo
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Memphi
Arkadelphia Herald
Rolf Olson
Olsen
Sgt. Olsen
Canada
Herman
Robert Klares
Minneapolis
Aen
Young Vegetables & Morton’s Salt
Vega
Crisco
Cei. E Glass
Salerno
Reas
Larmen
Veganl
Dearborn Crackers Grahams
Ido
Lho
OMS Eseperes
Kraft’s Miracle Whip
Kraft’s Chocolate
Betty Crocker
Aristocrat
Owen
Nnstad’s Pointer Coffee
Sunshine Mars
Morrell
Gerber’s
Alaporsia
Jao
Tiorida Marshall
A, Tee
Gal
Jug
Iil
Yury
del Monte Prunes
Swift
del Monte
Mion de
Morgan’s
DU Chien Tomatoes
Alaska
Calimyria
del Mont
Phoebe
LUX Soar
Iehold
Raf Las
Zior
Cairns
Larg
Unkist
Valencia
Eac
Caliornia
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