Civilian groups organized for World War II action
The War department lined up civilian undertakers ready for action in a national emergency. Affiliated units span 12 transportation, 20 laundry and 12 machine records from California to New York. Partners include Gupton Jones Mortuary Science in Nashville and IBM offices in major cities. Railroad and laundry units across the South and West join the program, with companies like Southern Pacific, Atlantic Coast Line, and Home steam Laundry Co. cited among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
International Business Machines Corp
New York
Los Angeles
Seartle
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Albany
N. Y
Birmingham
Ala
Gracd
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Wilzton
D. C
Southern Y
San Francisco
New Orleans Railroad
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific Railway Co
Southern Pacific Railway
Sacramento
Calif
Associated Motor Carriers of Oklahoma, Inc
Gulanoma Cil Quartermaster
Homesteam Laundry Co
Austin
Austin Laundry and Cleaning, Co
Austin, Tex
Mine Strike Expands Across Yorkshire Coalfields
London August 29 British miners surge as more than 30 000 in Yorkshire join the strike over fuel and output. About 150 government pits face closure as 20 000 more miners strike in Grimethorpe and surrounding areas, pressuring Prime Minister Attlee to consider a major Labour government shakeup amid economic crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yorkshire
Britain
Steen
South Yorkshire
National Coal Board
Grimethorpe
Clement
Attlee'y Cab
Prediction Made Lewis Will Back Dewey in 1948
In St Paul Minnesota Aug... Robinson reports that John L. Lewis, former CIO leader, is predicted to endorse Thomas Dewey for president in 1948 and seek to pull labor votes to the Republican ticket. The claim ties labor group wage talks to political strategy amid union tensions and 1940s labor activism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Dewey
ST. Paul
Minn
Feid Robinson
Chicago
CIO Ming, Mill and Smelter
John L. Lewis
Thomas Dewey
Forinson
Lewin
AFI
United Aline Workers
Jacksons Win Four Firsts At Sanction Dog Show
Lawton residents Earl and Mrs. Earl Jackson attended a sanctioned match in Oklahoma City after planning to learn by watching. They entered three dogs and won four first prizes, inspiring their aim to enter a kennel club event in Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pichi Nyone
Lawton-Fort Sill
Harmon Park
Earl Jackson
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Hart
Jackson
Earl
Mrs. Jackson
Training Plans May Be Issue In GOP Nomination
Washington Aug 29 AP The debate over compulsory peacetime military training splits Dewey and Taft. Dewey backs universal training urged by the American Legion, aligning with Truman, while Taft remains firmly opposed. Taft previously warned that conscription for a year would reshape American policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dewey
New York
Taft
Ohio
American Legion
Tat
Uidd Gop
Truman
America
Hitchhikers Sought in Murder of Man and Wife
Omaha dispatch reports two unidentified hitchhikers are sought for questioning in the slaying of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. May of Arlington Virginia. The couple, age 22, were killed near Omaha with their car found bloodstained elsewhere. Robbery suspected. $5000 World-Herald reward offered for leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
R. L. May
Arlington Va
Robert Beers
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Grand Island, Neb
Colorado
May
Lulu
Alexandria
Ancient cliff dwellers built multi story homes in Colorado mountains
Hyarere Redding reports on uncovering ruins of an early American Indian cliff dwelling tribe in southwest Colorado. Architects note three to six story apartment like structures with exceptional masonry and an ancient air conditioning like ventilation system. The group toured Pine River Colorado fishing and included family members Mrs C M M Meflvnin and Jimnty. Also Mrs Clements returns from Illinois trip. Lawton hunters readied pheasant hunting plans with Beadle County regulations opening Oct 11 through Nov 9 and wider area through Nov 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyarere Redding
Mrs Verde National
Colorado
Harold
Three New Types Penicillin Discovered By Doctors
Aug 29 report from New York states that Drs. Walter A. Winston and Arthur H. Sparis announced three new penicillin types S-1 S-2 and S-3 in Science. They used Penicillium chrysogenum 176 with corn steep liquor lactose medium to grow penicillin and identified these with paper chromatography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Walter A. Winston
Arthur H. Sparis
Science
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Winston
Spark
Schenley Research Laboratory
J. Salivar
National Institute of Health
Salivar
Hunting season rules limit nonresident hunters and groups
The commission opens nonresident season Oct 2 with a 12-person group limit to reduce gang hunting. Daily hunting runs noon to dark, nonresidents may hunt after Oct 21 for 10 days, bag limits three birds daily all males, hen shooting banned. Nonresidents may possess 15 birds. residents nine with shipping allowed last five days. Fees mirror the standard license plus county road-improvement contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alate
Netherlands Move to Control Key Areas in Indies
Batavia Java Aug 20 The Netherlands East Indies government announced it had assumed direct responsibilities for virtually all major economic areas of Java Sumatra and Hadora This swift political move followed earlier military actions and repudiated the authority of the Indonesian republic within the occupied zones The areas listed cover about two thirds of Java excluding a central 150 mile stretch around Jogjakarta and Bantam district extending to the Soenda Strait and the southern coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Java
Netherlands East Indies
Sumatra
Hadoora
Jogjakarta
Bantam
Soenda
UN council consuls meet in Batavia on cease-fire in Indonesia
U S Consul General Walter AL Foote convened a conference of six UN Security Council member consuls general in Batavia to discuss supervision of the cease-fire order in Indonesia. Participants included United States Great Britain France Belgium Australia and China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slab
East Java
U. S
Walter AL Foote
Batavia
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
United States
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Australia
China
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Mother Nature
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Wirt W. Holsinger
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Netherlands
John J. Schott Insurance Agency
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American Nat'l Bank
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Worthen Drug Store
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