Alton meeting outlines youth safety and public works
A fragmented report details Alton civic talks with Alderman Bill Parker overseeing proceedings. Topics include traffic speed on Sich Street, a Wood River marriage proposed for July, Power Co. issues, and a patent discussion. Participants mention Sue Plyots and Mrs. Fulp. The session aims to address youth safety and community improvements amid local concerns.
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Wien
Raymond Jactert
Snay
Buntay
Jay Twin
Ots Berry
Stan Berger
Alton
Dancy
Aierman
Bill Parker
Aton High Seal
Aden c St
Naring
Wood River
Patton
Atiwu
Bes
Bonne Power Co
Orang
Fulp
Lgnisers
Safety notes urge gardeners to store poisons away
A National Safety bulletin warns summer gardeners that plant sprays and pesticides claim many child lives each year. Parents are urged to keep poisons locked up and out of reach to prevent accidental exposure.
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National Safety
Bunell
Homecoming film portrays soldier readjustment with star pairings
A Good Picture ark Gable appears with Anne Baxter and Lana Turner in scenes from the MGM homecoming. The film faces the familiar two lives problem of a soldier torn between home and war. Film critic John T. McManus calls the approach stern and realistic in depicting emotional and psychological readjustment after war.
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Ark Gable
Anne Baxter
Lana’ Turner
Fiim
John T. McManus
Farmers Center Stage In Nation's Market Illusions
The piece notes rising crop prospects with a predicted second largest grain harvest at 8,287,71,000 bushels and government action on farm prices. It argues farmers are the nation's key population amid mixed signals from markets and rail shares while stock gains echo in the New York Exchange.
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New York Stock Exchange
Histoy
Goverment
Snele Sam
Chicago
The Truth for Consequences Air Show Casts Mary Ruth Wade
Mary Ruth Wade, known as Jane Doe of the Truth for Consequences air show, appears with the Icky Sergeant nicknamed Dick Shahaw of McCormack General Hospital in Pasadena California. Ralph Edwards is identified as the mastermind behind Operation Xi and options for a handshake with the Sergeant are mused upon.
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Mary Ruth Wade
Jane Doe
Dick Shahawnick
McCormack General Hospital
Pasadena
Cal
Ralph Edwards
Edwards
Brie-Bloc's New Concrete Lock From Exploded Shale
Brie-Bloc Inc at Independence California adopts a breakfast food byproduct approach to make a lighter concrete lock. The process uses exploded shale to produce puffed shale products while offering improved insulation and greater block yield per volume.
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Brie-Bloc, Inc
Independence
Jce
Business Week
Wisdom on equality of rights by Carl Schurz
A quotation from Carl Schurz asserts that true equality of rights safeguards all interests. Subverting a neighbor’s rights harms one’s own, establishing a universal standard of mutual respect and civic duty.
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Carl Schurz
Women in armed services draft details outline WAC and WAF
The notice outlines the WAC and WAF bill provisions including officer and enlisted quotas, age limits, enlistment terms of two to six years, and retirement rules. It notes no enlistments until September and directs readers to contact City Hall Room 105 for more information.
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WAC
WAF
Wacaus
Ser
Pred MacMurray Fan Club president becomes movie starlet
A three year ago Betty Caldwell led the Pred MacMurray Fan Club in Mason City Iowa and now acts in a film. A theatergoer jokes about cheering for strangers in sports while his wife reflects on sorrow for others. Cancer kills someone in the United States every three minutes and a union label campaign urges consumers to buy union made products to boost worker solidarity.
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Betty Caldwell
Mason City
Towa
United States
Paralyzed Coal Miners Get Special Treatment
Twelve paralyzed miners from Kentucky and Tennessee arrive in Oakland for six months of rehabilitation under the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund. They travel in a chartered Pullman, receive care at Permanente Hospital and the Vallejo Kaiser Institute, and will be fitted for braces or taught new trades as needed.
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Oakland
Calif
SLNS
Kentucky
Tennessee
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Permanente Hospital
Kabet-Kaiser Institute
Valleje
Permanente
Vallejo
John Newdorp
United Mine Workers
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Clint Petty
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