Refugees Begin New Life on Dominican Settlement
Three hundred European refugees have settled in a 26000 acre Dominican Republic site with 50000 more added by donor grants. Warren notes Evian plan aims for 100000 total on favorable terms with loans from Joint Distribution Committee and relatives. Falk Foundation funds survey as rehabilitation moves toward diverse crops and potential manufacturing.
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Pittsburgh
March
U.P
Dominican Republic
George L. Warren
President
Advisory Council On
Dominnican Republic
Rafael Trujillia
Republic
Warren
Evian
France
Germany
United States
Europe
Caribbean
Puerto Plata
Dominica
Joint Distribution Committee
Falk Foundation of
Student enrolls as UNH roommate for 38 ducks
Mary brought a flock of 38 laying ducks from Canada to the University of New Hampshire to live in housing arranged by school officials while she pursues a two year agricultural course. The ducks accompanied Brownlee McKee to campus about forty miles from her home in Canada.
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Durham, N. H
U.P
Mary
Brownlee McKee
University of New Hampshire
Co op savings stretch Urbana Champaign students
University of Illinois authorities report students are cutting living expenses from the $40 monthly per student average to as low as $25 through cooperative living arrangements in Champaign Urbana.
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Champaign - Urbana, IL
University of Illinois
Marital Contract Upheld by Court in Atlanta
Fulton county court upheld a marital contract where Leland O Callaghan agreed to pay his wife $200 monthly to operate their home. He had fallen behind, and the judge ruled the signature relinquished his head of household rights and ordered arrears paid up to date.
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Atlanta
Leland O’callaghan
O'Callaghan
T. O. Hathcock
O’callaghan
Juvenile rehabilitation by Log Cabin Ranch gains support
San Francisco officials report success at Log Cabin Ranch near Gualala begun in 1939 where about 30 youths work on a 240 acre site. With $20,000 yearly cost and Frank Kelley supervising five staff the program uses ranch duties farming and stock profits to steer offenders toward productive lives and away from crime.
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San Francisco
U.P
Log Cabin Ranch
Gualala
Frank Kelley
R. B. Miller
Six point plan to cheer draftees in camp at Fort Ord
Chaplain W. V. Morgan of the 13th Engineers proposes six home front tips to keep soldiers happy in camp. The ideas include regular letters, sending laundry aids, occasional candy, stamps when post offices are far, home town papers, and weekly care packages with items like tobacco, razor blades, and camphor jelly for chapped lips.
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Fort Ord
Cal
U.P
W. V. Morgan
13Th Engineers
Fate mocks deer hunter in upstate mix up
Francis McCann drove home from a deer trip and found an eight point buck in an ad joining field. He shot it during the incident, returning empty handed after the journey.
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Phoenixville
Francis McCann
Ice sculptors clash for prizes at Whitefield Winter Carnival
Amateur sculptors using hatchets blowtorches and chisels carve 600 ice cakes weighing 200 pounds each in Whitefield New Hampshire. The event at the Whitefield Winter Carnival offers cash prizes as competitors vie for top honors.
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Whitefield
N. H
U.P
Monterey Journeys Through Mexico Contrast Scenery and Economy
The account notes striking scenery and a peso-based economy in Monterey Mexico. It compares peso value to dollars, explains high car costs and cheap hotel rooms, and details labor wages, cost of goods, and living conditions. The observer travels south from Laredo to Monterey with vivid street and cityscape imagery.
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Monterey
Mexico
America
Local Polo Tourney Draws Teams for April 20
More than ten teams from several states enter the annual spring polo tournament in Pinehurst North Carolina. Pre-tournament matches are staged each Sunday to sharpen form ahead of the April 20 event.
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Pinehurst
N. C
U.P
Wisconsin Pays Ur. Birge Honor
Dr. Edward Asahel Birge 89, longtime UW president emeritus and limnologist, receives unanimous legislative congratulations for 66 years of service to the university. He began teaching in 1875 and has contributed vast lakes research, directing Wisconsin natural history efforts alongside Dr. Chancey Juday.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Edward Asahel Birge
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Birge
College of Letters and Science
Commonwealth
Troy
N. Y
War Department reports progress in defense construction program
The War Department says its 1 billion emergency construction program shows exceptional progress with 54 percent of projects on schedule and more ahead than behind. About 28 percent are behind and 8 percent completed, while 5 percent have not started as Brig. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell leads the division to speed up mobilization and construction.
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Washington
Mar
New York
National Guard
Defense labor unrest delays army and navy projects
Labor disputes in defense industries involve over 27,000 workers, delaying army and navy projects and disrupting production at twenty plants under defense contracts. President Roosevelt, after meeting with CIO leader Philip Murray and OPM director Williams Kaesen, is expected to propose a mediation system. Action is also awaited on the Wright Field strike by 400 AFL building tradesmen protesting employment practices.
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United Press
Defense
Roosevelt
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William S. Kasen
Office of Production Management
Defense Industries
War Department
A.F.L
Dayton, Ohio
Wright Field Army Air Corps Testing Center
British scientists study high sky projection device
Washington March 6 British scientists work on a device to project a sequence of magnetic beams high into the sky. The project aims to locate planes by using atmospheric or space based signals and tracking aircraft with the projected fields.
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Washington
Mar
Night fighter detectors eyed for RAF defense
Army officers and British observers report attempts to adapt photo electric cells and radio beam systems for night raids. Sound detectors fail after dark, and pilots say finding Nazi planes at night is largely a matter of luck, though moonlight improves odds.
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London
Britain
RAF
Egg Bush Dish Has Mrs Donlin's White Flower Illusion
In Frankfort Maine Mrs Celina Donlin creates an egg bush by attaching brown eggshells to twigs to resemble white flowers. The odd craft draws attention in the local area.
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Frankfort, Me
U.P
Celina Donlin
Confidence in S S S Panic Tonic Claims Fast Recovery
After a cold, rests in bed help restore temperature and strength. The ad urges immediate use of S S S Tonic three times daily before meals to speed recovery and prevent relapse, claiming millions of users and rapid improvements within ten days.
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