Occupation in Baden Baden shows cautious French control
In Baden Baden Germany French military and civil authorities consolidate postwar duties. German hunger rises as calories fall and bread rations dwindle. Yet French officers maintain order, with a newer, more capable administration and rebuilt Rhine navigation, railways, bridges, and power plants while Stuttgart and Cologne remain outside their zone.
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Baden-Baden
Germany
Rmans
Zowa
Sausanne
Wurtemberg
Stuttgart
Rhineland
Cologne
Palatinate
Saars
Suttgart
Etnis
Rhine
Pirmanens
France
Union Deal Between Red Cross and Unions Ends
Washington reports the wartime fundraising pact between the Red Cross and AFL CIO expired April 30 1940 and will not be renewed. The CIO said it sought community level Red Cross participation while Basil O Connor said the Red Cross had isolated itself from the people. A letter from Irving Abramson urged broader volunteer work. A humorous Boston note describes violet frosting for an Easter cake.
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Washington
Red Cross
Isbor
Irving Abramson
Basil O'Connor
American Red Cross
Red Cros
Boston
Boston Museum of Fine “Arts
Thunderstorm chink eyed in all weather flight quest
Scientists launch a three year search to pierce the last obstacle to all weather flying. Congress appropriates 200000 dollars for the project under army navy weather bureau and the national advisory committee for aeronautics. Orlando Florida will host on the spot tests with instruments radar sail planes P-61 Black Widows and drone planes. The study aims to map storms and devise a simple procedure to guide planes around or through thunderstorm cells. Horace R Byers leads the national thunderstorm project.
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Chicago
Congress
Army, Navy
Weather Bureau
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Navy
Orlando
Frs
Pacific
Horace R. Byers
University of Chicago
Department of Meteorology
Byers
New Jobs For Ex Service Men In Postwar Army
The War Department announced that honorably discharged veterans from on or after 12 1945 may enlist in the regular army in their qualified specialties. A grade will reflect service length in MOS. Act by June 30 1946 to seize the opportunity.
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Ator
War Department
Army
Training and Experience at U S Ardy ecrufts Sub Station
A recruitment note promises training and experience in a skilled trade to prepare for a future career with security and good pay, plus access to food clothing and education. Details are provided at the U S Ardy ecrufts Sub Station inside the post office building in Lawrence Kansas.
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U.S. Ardy
Marine recruiting party to interview at Lawrence post office
A Marine recruiting party will set up headquarters at the Lawrence post office from April 16 to 22, interviewing men for two, three, or four year enlistments. Applicants aged 17 to 26 may join with parental consent for 17 to 18, and those with prior service up to age 31. Harry L. Vogenits leads the effort, noting G L Bill benefits and new aviation branch opportunities.
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Lawrence Post Office
Marine Corps
Plan
Marines
Harry L. Vogenits
JELLIES TO COST MORE AS PRICE RISES ANNOUNCED
Washington on April 16 reports an OPA action granting a price increase for jam jelly apple butter and fruit preserves to cover a half cent per pound rise in cane prices. The higher rate could raise jar costs by about one to two percent for producers with the impact passing to retailers and consumers.
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Washington
OPA
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