Five Day Week Adopted by U S Railroads
Washington reports a five day week for nearly a million railroad workers begins today, ending the six day schedule. The change, reached by government rail labor terms, shifts pay to a shorter week with the same overall earnings, while thousands of operating staff face layoff or reassignment.
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Washington
Milanterm
Trans
En Narteerent
Toe Naureons
Eearners
William Mo Leiserman
Bit Heed
Howe
Den
Coe Twest
Utcers
Lee
Postaffies Deportes
Wiliam T. Fariey
Association of American Railroads
Soil Erosion Shown During Central Iowa Field Day
A Des Moines field day at the Mable P. Jurgenson farm near Marshalltown showcased soil erosion under heavy rain. Technicians in a gully where a tile outlet was built found over two and a half feet of topsoil eroded into the trench. After dam foundation work, the original ground level appeared clearly defined with black surface soil and brown layer beneath.
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Des Moines
Mable P. Jurgenson
Marshallown
Lowa
Island sale proposed for 50 acre Delaware River spit
The 50 acre tree studded island near Reeds Island in the Delaware River, once a quarantine station, is up for sale.CAREER lists show structures including an office, hospital, recreation and storage buildings, water towers, wharves, and coal bins. Navy left 200 tons of coal. A bidder offered 7500 dollars, but government and Army officials dispute ownership and future use. The site lies 20 miles from Wilmington and Philadelphia, with John Mitchell as caretaker.
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Wilmington
Sam
Delaware River
Istana
Cslamd
Eda
Philadelpna
Shelby
Dains
Port Penn
Rees
Bulding
Maine
Navy
Army
Collins
Colins
Reedy
Deve
Delaware
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Japan
John Mitchell
Mitchell
U.S
Philadelphia
Collings
Sandefur and Drake Boost Jayhawker Football Squad to 61
Jay Drake and Carl Sandefur joined the Kansas Jayhawker grid squad bringing total candidates to 61 leaving Harold Wopat as the only missing player. Both former Lawrence High players had attended a Branson Maine baseball school and are expected to see action this fall. The team practiced punting and kickoff plays with an intrasquad scrimmage held in the afternoon and another scrimmage under Halle conditions planned for Saturday. A note on aging under the Japanese system mentions a December 31 birth would be two years old the next day until the system is dropped in 1949.
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Jay Drake
Carl Sandefur
Jayhawker
Harold Wopat
Anlend
Wilson
Sandefur
Drake
Lawrence High
Branson
Crimson
Blue
Fragmented OCR Summary From Local Page
A garbled OCR text fragment describes a war era or veteran related scene with scattered place names and names like Usk and Tybee. It references letters, a public notice or lettered items, and mentions a story context with residents and a town setting. The readable content is sparse and uncertain.
Remembering Hitler’s Speech and War’s Start in 1939
New York remembers the 67th anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s radio broadcast declaring invasion of Poland. The article recalls the emotional response, scarlet banners, and massive public cheering before the war’s devastation unfolded 2,093 days later as nations collapsed into ruins.
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New York
Hitler
Poland
Spe
Adolf
Fragmented Travel Reflections Across Distant Lands
A garbled passage recalls journeys through London Liege and Beridet with hazy memories of foreign life. It mentions a wandering sky, distant homes, and shifting scenes as the speaker hints at hope amid confusion and displacement.
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Serine Gap
Peetee
Cross covered by drum on Seoul Benedictine school
The cross atop a Korean Catholic school in Won-San was covered with a metal drum by communists after Reds occupied the town. A worker failed to remove the granite cross as it proved too heavy for him.
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Rome
Fides
International Catholic
Seoul
Won-San
Benedictine
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Amd
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RED Army
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Soviet Ukraine
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Ana
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Reich
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Chaemney’s
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Coop
Chuck
East 9Th St
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Jack Carson
Deris Day
Heostariel Ayo Me Ler Lee
Batman and Robin
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No. 11
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Clyde Beatty
King of the
Idaho
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Lee Om
Walter Bazebar
Bems Savcercet
Andrews
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Lawrence Drive-In Theatre
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