Americans Sending Guards for Occupation in Germany
HAL BOYLE reports on the mix of American officers and veterans guiding postwar occupation in Germany. He notes a skeleton staff, varied competence, and motives ranging from duty to personal advancement, with Russians seen as better motivated by promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Germany
Senate
Meader
Ene
Ataff
Ealiree
Aero- Co
Army
Washington
Frios
Irish Navy Receives Three Reconditioned Corvettes
In Rosslare Harbour Eire the Irish Department of Defense buys three British corvettes Borage Qxlip and Bellwort for about £1,000,000 to be rebuilt at Devonport. They will be renamed Macha Maeve and Clions with the prefix L.E.F. for Long Eireannach.
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Rosslare
Eire
Irish Department of Defense
Britain
Borage
Qxlip
Bellwort
Devonport Dockyard
England
Macha
Maeve
Clions
Kansan Urges Spiritual Awakening to Save Schools
Dr. David L. MacFarlane president of Enport State Teacher's College urged a spiritual awakening to avert catastrophe for the world. Speaking at the Governor's educational conference dinner he noted a ten million dollar state aid plan for public schools and rejected a basic $2,400 teacher salary proposal.
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Topeka
Kansas
David L. MacFarlane
Enport State Teacher's College
MacFarlane
Armed Forces Training Details For Two Kansas Programs
William Allen White of Tennessee Street is selected for naval reserve officer training at the University of Kansas with a navy scholarship covering four years of education. After graduation he will be commissioned in the navy or marine corps and serve two years on active duty. First Lt. Harry J. Poster of Connecticut Street attends Northwestern University Traffic Institute in Evanston for a three week traffic control course. Foster of San Antonio is connected to the indirection division. Pvt. James T. Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Arthur, has completed an A A F technical school course as a P 41 specialist at Chanute Field.
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Wiliam Allen White
Tennessee Sireet
Naval Reserve Officer Trainings Corps
University of Kansas
Navy
Navy Oor Marine Corps
Harry J. Poster
Connecticut Street
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Evanston
Ill
Foster
San Antonio
Texas
James T. Arthur
C. S. Arthur
RFD
Chanute Field
Tiny Plane Big Business Drives Model Airplane Trade
A commerce department report estimates wholesale sales of model plane parts and motors at 55 million dollars last year with expectations to hit 50 million this year. The market is nationwide and growing rapidly as miniature aviation gains prominence.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Record High Vehicle Registrations in Kansas
Topeka December 9 state motor vehicle commissioner C M Voelker announced a new all time high in vehicle registrations with 640000 cars and trucks registered and a year end estimate of 650000. He projected the 1947 total to be even larger.
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Topeka
Kansas
C. M. Voelker
Voelker
Model headline from Kansas magazine and notices
Kansas magazine cover feature titled Speaker of the Evening by Karl Mattern, professor of painting at the University of Kansas. Edited by Robert Conover and published by the Kansas State College Press, with prose and verse by Kansans and a memorial art section for John Steuart Curry. Also notes Dr. Reelman elected to Topeka health board and a college paper publishing a student memo on vets care and feeding.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Magazine
Karl Mat
University of Kansas
Robert Conover
Karate College
Kansa State College Press
John Steuart Curry
Kansenagh State Collegian
Kansas Star College
Ana
Mary Jane Marts
Hutchinson
Catching snakes vocation in south
Florida rattlesnakes fetch up to 100 dollars for eight feet while seven feet drop to 15 dollars, and seven foot northern or western types go for a pound. Rose Allen, a Florida herpetologist, markets live snakes to carnivals, zoos, and private collectors, also selling venom, skins, bones, and other snake products. He hunts with a stocky stance and notes widespread use of snakes for curios, medicine, and cosmetics.
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Silver Springs
Fla
Rose Allen
Florida
Allen
Canada
Alien
Afier
Mar
Hve
Renny the Rodent Battles G I Rations Aboard C 47
Lt Col Otto Harney and his crew tracked Renny the rodent aboard a C 47 after the rat foraged through U S Army rations from Chungking onward. The crew fought a war of extermination to starve and smoke him out.
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Renny
Otto Harney
Springfield
U. S
Haney
Chungking
Honey
Renny's Fatal Flight After Army Ration Temptation
An account recalls Renny's risky ascent attempting to strike from altitude and the lure of army rations. He survived the flight but died the following day after Haney set a trap with an army cracker.
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Renny
Haney
Grange Diamond Jubilee Marks Kansas Convention Opening
McPherson Kan December 9 The Kansas Grange celebrates its diamond jubilee at the 75th annual convention opening with ceremonies and planned events across the association.
Awerce Daly I0 Of Lawrence Kan Meng Weed
A garbled OCR snippet from Lawrence Kansas mentions Awerce Daly and Meng Weed with illegible numbers and a partial date. The readable portion hints at a local name and a figure but lacks a coherent event or outcome.
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Daly
Lawrence, Kan, Meng
Delegates Expected Between 308 and 358 Monday and Thursday
Delegates are anticipated to number between 308 and 358 across events scheduled for Monday and continued Thursday. The tally suggests a mid range crowd for the gathering, with organizers eyeing milestones and participation trends.
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Hal Boyle
FIRE
Ireland
Kansan
Saye E. Hanshue, Qayton
Chic
Reelman
Flo
Keen
Territorial Health Officers’ Association
Tis
Fraser
Washinggton
United States
Renny the Rodent
G. I
Brooks
Nook
Mase
Hallmark Greeting Cards
Mass. St
Lawrence
Lawre
Paseball Park
Vital Importan
Aarar
Ao Atather
Acamues
Sande Teen
the Rapid Transit Co
J. H. Parsons Grocery
le Hs
Oaees
G. Regus
Tery
Onat
Fritz Co
Ober
Morgan-Mack Motor Co
American Service Co
Kraft and
Starr
Winter Chevrolet Co
The
Lawrence Sanitary Milk & Ice Cream Co
Morgan - Mack Motor Co
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