Irving Berlin honors Salvation Army on Broadway tribute
Irving Berlin, a World War I veteran and ex sergeant from Camp Upton, paid tribute on Broadway to Col Helen Purviance and the Salvation Army. He offered autographs and spoke of doughnut gifts from Salvation Army workers who aided troops in France.
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Expect Large Pack Of Peas For Wisconsin In 1949
Wisconsin remains the leading state for pea production with a predicted canning pack of 10,400,000 cases in 1949, up from last year. Forecasters expect Wisconsin to contribute a larger share of a national pack of about 27,850,000 cases, aided by favorable growing conditions.
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Doctor Electrocuted After Car Hits Street Light
Dr Herbert M. Christensen a 59 year old physician and surgeon was electrocuted Monday night when his car struck a street light standard The impact split a 2300 volt wire and the doctor was said to have been electrocuted as his head touched the car top while inspecting the damage The wet pavement and rain at the time delayed law enforcement until the current was shut off after he had driven a patient to the North Western depot in Wausau Wisconsin.
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Whirling Sleepers Drive Twin Bed Demand Rise After War
Researchers find the average person turns in sleep every 13 minutes, boosting twin bed demand by 60 percent since the war. The nation runs over 8,000 scheduled mail trains daily.
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Australia honors Henry Lawson with new two pence stamp
Australia marks the 82nd anniversary of Henry Lawson’s birth with a 2 pence red stamp based on Lionel Lindsay’s etching. The design includes Lawson’s signature and birth and death dates 1867 to 1922, celebrating the writer’s simple language that spoke to ordinary Australians.
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Nurses Attend Six Day OR Technique Course
Ruth Huebner of Madison Street and Loraine Johnson of South Eighth Street, operating room nurses at St. Francis Hospital, completed a six day continuation course in operating room technique at the University of Minnesota June 13 to 18. Led by Dr. Carl W. Walter of Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, the course taught a unified technique to save time labor and materials.
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Mrs. Clark Becomes First Woman U.S. Treasurer
Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark of Richland Kansas was confirmed as the first woman to hold the United States treasurer post. The oath ceremony drew notable women including Perle Mesta who was nominated to be ambassador to Luxembourg.
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Long-term fuel reserves projected for United States
Experts estimate coal supplies could sustain U S power needs for about two millennia while oil is sufficient for around a century. Projections also suggest motor fuel could meet demand for roughly 2900 years under current consumption.
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American films dominate Iran theatres by recent share
Four of every five films shown in Iran theatres lately have been American. The shift highlights the high majority of U S produced features in the Iranian cinema lineup and public access to foreign entertainment.
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Poles Sponsor Work Races in Warsaw Conference
The national metalworkers conference reports about 42 000 employees now taking part in work races. Participants pledge to exceed production targets and receive extra pay bonuses a year after 19 000 workers were enrolled previously.
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