Migrant Workers Watch U S Crops
Government study estimates 1 to 3 million migratory farm laborers in the United States. Families travel together, move with the harvest, live on earnings, and face limited employment opportunities. Many follow crops seasonally across states, with average annual incomes under $500 and long seasonal work patterns. Local items note community visits and travel among residents.
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Washington
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Taeit
Texas
Michigan
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
California
Florida
Wyoming
Montana
New Jersey
WNT
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Bureau
Fanny Labdy
Families Visit After Washington D C Trip
Dugger misses Oris and Mae Hendrick son returned home Saturday from a vacation in Washington D C. Mr and Mrs Harry Horton joined them for a few weeks visit. Mr and Mrs Manford Skinner of Anderson spent Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs Andrew Delph. Ossie Delph accompanied Mr and Mrs Skinner home where he has employment.
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Oris
Mae Hendrickson
Washington D. C
Harry Horton
Local Social Notes Include Commencement Plans and Visits
Oberlin notes show Miss Corinna Morgan to graduate from Oberlin Conservatory of Music with family attending. Joins Rev JF Beal family at Bloomfield group meeting. Various visits and hospital bedside support reported from Terre Haute New Castle Bloomington Louisville Largo and Linton communities.
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William Leach
Jack Morgan
Oberlin
Ohio
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Corinna Morgan
J. FE. Beal
Ardis
Joan
Bloomfield
Audria McCammon
Terre Haute
George Spainhour
William Dayton
Stella Johnson
Ora Gamble
Clarence Lee
Bloomington
Lester Duncan
Verda Barrass
Murray Bledsoe
New Castle
Judy Crowe
Wilbur Ransom
Bobby
Louisville
Joe Ransom
Fred Griffith
Loren Bledsoe
Linton
James Harrel
Largo
Albert Falk
Marvin
Hannah Winters
Jack
Sims and Carpenter Visit Residents Attend Reynolds Event
Son from Michigan visits Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Sheer. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bennett and daughter Kay attend the Sims reunion at Linton. Miss Mary Jane Carpenter of Indianapolis visits here with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Schloot.
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Mich
Theodore Sheer
Walter Bennett
Kay
Sims
Linton
Mary Jane Carpenter
Indianapolis
Garrett Schloot
War nerves and race posters hint at shifting times
A weather and politics flavored column notes posters urging Colorado to restore racing, a heat wave forecast about to break, and an eastern grid star planning a summer parachute jump return with ideas for aerial attack. It contrasts traditional talk of war with a staged blitz and trench imagery.
Denison Adopts Blackstone Style for San Francisco Office
Edward J. Denison, a Cleveland attorney, was so impressed during a London visit by Sir William Blackstone's law office that he commissioned a London architect to draft plans and model his San Francisco office after the renowned jurist's study.
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San Francisco
Calif
U.P
California State Bar Journel
Edward J. Denison
Cleveland
London
William Blackstone
California Marriage Rate Drops Under New Laws
California’s marriage rate falls 46 percent due to a three day notice rule and mandatory medical examination. Nearby states such as Oregon Nevada and Arizona report higher marriage numbers according to the dispatch from Sacramento.
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Sacramento
Cal
U.P
California
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
Detroit Worried by Incoming Job Seekers Amid Slump
State officials and civic leaders fear jobless workers from outside Michigan may flood Detroit and strain relief rolls. Detroit factories expect summer layoffs as plants halt production before ramping up for war materials. Local leaders push to employ Detroiters first and appeal to factory personnel departments for hiring. John C Townsend leads the state unemployment efforts.
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Detroit
U.P
Michigan State Employment Service
John C. Townsend
Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission
Detroit Job Bank Seeks Skilled Workers Amid War Orders
The state employment service lists 87,000 applications from skilled and semi skilled workers with initial hires possible from the file. Townsend notes the odds of a man using savings to relocate for a skilled job are about one in fifty, and warns Allied war orders are tentative with tooling up taking months once granted.
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State Employment Service
Townsend
Detroit
Youth Hostel Trip Plans Reach Equator Tour
A group of youths will cross the Equator this summer on a bicycle, ski, and hike tour through Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. The trip, costing $1 a day plus steamship, registration, and railway fees, is sponsored by American Youth Hostels from Northfield Massachusetts.
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Northfield
Mass
Chile
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Corning Editor Takes 24th Side Job as Deputy Coroner
Sacramento report notes F. W. Mosher Jr editor of the Corning Daily Observer holds 24 jobs including his latest role as deputy county coroner in Tehama county. The unusually heavy workload highlights his varied public service across California counties.
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Sacramento
Cal
F. W. Mosher, Jr
Corning Daily Observer
Mosher
Tehama County
Egypt Breaks Ties With Italy Over Allied Support
Cairo reports Egypt and its parliament decided to sever relations with Italy. Count Serafino Maazzolini was dismissed and Egypt prepared to aid Britain in defending freedom. The Chamber of Deputies and Senate quickly approved the policy under the Egyptian British treaty.
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Cario
Egypt
U.P
Serafino Maazzolini
Italy
Mazzolini
Foreign Office
Rome
Great Britain
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Livestock Market Report From Indianapolis Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Hogs 11000 head with slow bidding and no early sales. Most bids 25 cents lower across weights. 160 to 270 lb hogs 4.90 to 5.10. Lows about 115 cents lower. early sales 5.86 to 4.50. Cattle 300 and calves 800. market active and steady in clean-up trade. Heifers 7.50 to 8.75. cows strong. calves to 9.50. weaners up to 9.50. Sheep 800. market steady with good to choice lambs 10.50 to 11.00.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Alabama port city shows rapid growth in new directory
Mobile Alabama reports a growing metro population of 107,156 in a new city directory. The figure reflects swift expansion for the sea port area and highlights ongoing urban development.
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Mobile. Ala
U.P
Alabama
Ten Nights in a Barroom staged by Vacationland Players
Summer stock stage plays will come to Sandusky Ohio under the Vacationland Players club. The first offering is the semi professional group presenting Ten Nights in a Barroom.
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Sandusky, Ohio
U.P
Vacationland Players
Luther Borum Made Clinton Police Chief In Uniform Debut
Luther Borum is on duty as Clinton Tennessee's new police chief after waiting for his uniform to arrive. He previously served as county jailer and had the post elected by the city council weeks earlier.
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Joe
Clinton, Tenn
U.P
Luther Borum
Borum
Pittsburgh man sheds 185 pounds after yearlong diet
Thomas Zickis, 42, reduced from 385 to 200 pounds under hospital supervised diet. He says he never cried during the process and now balances the scales at an even 200.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Zickis
Zickis
Odd signs used in court at Huntington divorce case
First witness in the divorce suit of Dr. Melvin W. Tinkham versus Nina Tinkham answered questions by transmitting signals with his left leg after suffering a stroke. The witness was Dr. Tinkham, appearing through left knee lifting and left foot wiggles.
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Huntington
Ind. U.P
Melvin W. Tinkham
Nina
Tinkham
Cross to Honor Marquette in Michigan Dunes
A stainless steel cross will rise in the dunes near Ludington to memorialize Pere Jacques Marquettee the Jesuit explorer and missionary who died returning from a journey to Illinois. The marker will be erected within months at the site noted in Ludington Michigan.
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Ludginton
Mich
U.A
Michigan Dunes
Ludington
Pere Jacques Marquettee
Michigan
Ilinois
Worries Ease About Blood Pressure Readings
Dr. David Ayman of Boston says patients who measure blood pressure at home record lower readings than in a doctor's office, easing worry for those with high pressures. This view was shared with the Massachusetts Medical Society.
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Boston
U.P
David Ayman
Masachusetts Medical Society
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