Pirates Run Rampant In Chinese Waters From Canton To Korea
History recalls pirate bands ranging from Southern China to Korea and Japan. The article notes armed hijackers in river junks and motor ships near Hong Kong and Canton, with loot from rice to gold bullion and occasional ransom. A two day clash near Hong Kong ended with a wounded pirate and a survivor.
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Canton
China
Korea
Japan
Captain Kidd
Korean Peninsula
Yellow Seas
Hong Kong
Navy Selects Tinian for Pacific Leper Colony
Admiral Ramsey announced Tinian in the Marshalls will host a proposed leper colony for Pacific island natives. A floating medical lab will survey 50 000 natives and transport affected individuals to Tinian for treatment as navy medical teams establish facilities.
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Pearl Harbor
Tinian
Marshall Islands
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Navy
DeWitt C. Ramsey
Pacific Fleet
Guam Naval Base
Western Pacific
Ramsey
Pacific Trust Territory
Pacific Island
Naval Administration
Marshalls
Marianas
Carolinas
United States
Holdup Victim Traps Robbers After Robbery
Howard Hill lured two teenage robbers to a tobacco store with a plan to pay them later. Police, hiding in the shop, arrested Ralph Bartleman 18 and Daniel Jangelis 17 when they returned for the money. Hill thanked the officers. another man was arrested for carrying a gun without a permit.
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Chicago
Howard Hill
Hill
eHe
Englewood
Ralph Bartleman
Daniel Jangelis
Let Like Night Trip by Ruth K. Kent
Ruth K. Kent composes a nocturnal journey in prose style exploring mood and imagination. A lyrical work traces introspective scenes and quiet drama through a traveler’s reflections.
Train Journey Helped Mamma Find Comfort and Care
In a crowded train, an elderly mother bonds with a shy young woman who shares a seat and cushions her with warmth. The girl helps with water and food, offers comfort, and becomes a quiet companion as the journey ends with Irene safe and Hank bringing the new baby home.
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Mamma
Jand
Papa
Han
Irene
Hank
Twins Visit Come by Chance Birth On Newfoundland Line
The Newfoundland Express passenger Mrs Carroll traveling from Gander to Come By Chance announced she was going to have a baby. Dr Yan assisted as a boy was born, followed by a twin sister half an hour later. The family reached Come By Chance and were taken to a hospital.
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Newfoundland
Irs
Edward .Carroll
Placentia
Express
Come By Chance
John the Monkey Outsmarts Kentucky Scientists
John the monkey at the University of Kentucky in Lexington outsmarted researchers trying to lure him back home. Despite traps and whisky temptations, John remained free and stayed with his mate Phyllis in the zoological building.
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Lexington
John
University of Kentucky
Darwin
Phyllis
Biological Science
John M. Edney
University Zoological Department
Edney
Frenchmen Press Law Change to Permit Bulls Killing
In Juan-les-Pins France bull fights resume after war with law banning bull killings under French statute. A strong regional movement seeks repeal to allow matadors to kill bulls as in Spain. Fans object to non lethal marking and want traditional slaughter in arenas like Prejus.
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Juan-Les-Pins
France
French Riviera
Housing Problem U S Offers To Rent West Indies Hotel
Secretary of the Interior J A Krug says Bluebeard s Castle hotel in the Virgin Islands is available for rent or sale. The current lessees paid 18000 last year plus 50 percent of net profits, with 3000 annual rental. Built 1934 as a public works project on St Thomas Island near an ancient watchtower linked to pirate legend.
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Washington
Virgin Islands
J. A. Krug
Krug
Department of the Interior
Public Works Administration
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas Island
Bluebeard
Shirt-Sleeved Postman Retires After 41 Years
George J. Krawitz, 70, retires after 41 years as a San Antonio postman known as the iron man of the post office for delivering mail with sleeves rolled up. He never missed a day due to illness and left with 263 sick leave hours accumulated.
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San Antonio
Tex
George J. Krawitz
Krawitz
Krewitz
Idaho Parachutes Beavers to Reach Primitive Areas
Idaho's game department launches a parachute program to release beavers into inaccessible regions to aid dam building and water retention. Beavers are dropped at 500 to 7600 feet in clam shell boxes, with males and females released to aid propagation. The program ties summer pelts to caretaker trappers, ensuring at least 10 percent of winter harvest remains alive.
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Idaho
State ,Fish,and Games Department
the _game department
Nature
State of
Game Department
State Fish and Game Department
Nursing shortage prompts calls for reforms and recruitment
The report Nursing for the Future by Esther Lucile Brown for the National Nursing Council says a shortfall of adequately trained nurses persists despite wartime demand easing. It calls for changes in nursing practice and education, better salaries, stable working conditions, and an environment free of authoritarianism, with emphasis on recruiting more men and retraining married nurses.
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National Nursing Council
Esther Lucile Brown
Brown
Best Buy Meat Buys for Homemakers in Rising Costs
Extension meat specialists advise veal as relatively affordable among meats. Neal rump roast boned veal shank and boneless stew meat are good buys. Pork best buys include Boston butt and picnic cuts, fresh or cured, with liver and tongue noted for value. Tongue yields little waste and makes good soup stock.
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Neal
Corinth Canal Reopens After Major Rehabilitation
The Corinth Canal, a four mile lockless cut through the Isthmus of Corinth, has been reopened after a seven year wartime demolition closure. The channel, 75 feet wide and 26 feet deep, rises 250 feet at banks and can handle vessels up to 10 000 tons, shortening the Adriatic to Aegean route by 202 miles.
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Corinth Canal
U. S. Foreign Air Program
Corinth
Adriatic
Pireaus
Aegean Sea
William Tell and the Apple Arrow Legend Recapped
The piece recounts William Tell as a symbol of freedom against tyranny. It notes Tell's Swiss identity and the tale of shooting an apple from his son’s head after Gessler, the cruel Altdorf sheriff, demanded deference to his hat. it also mentions the later confrontation with Gessler.
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William Tell
Gessler
Hermann Gessler
Altdorf
Fullerton Named Vice President of Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
A. E. Fullerton was appointed vice president in charge of operations for Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines. The firm, with Cleveland as its main offices, has connections to Ohio Greyhound Lines and Buckeye Stages. Fullerton’s background includes presidencies at Ohio Greyhound and Penn-Ohio Coach Lines and a five year stint as assistant regional manager for Greyhound at Pittsburgh.
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A. E. ‘Fullerton
Pennsylvania
Greyhound ‘Lines
S. R. Sundstrom
Greyhound
Sine Cleveland
Fullerton
Ohio
Greyhound Lines
Youngstown
iGreyhound
Central
Cleveland
Penn-Ohio Coach Lines
Ohio Greyhound
Buckeye Stages
Pennsylvania Greyhound
Pittsburgh
Penn-Ohio
Ohio Greyhound Lines
Clark County Soil Conservation District Hearing Planned
Illinois State Soil Conservation Board will hold a public hearing on February 18, 1949 at 10 a.m. in the Marshall Clark County courthouse to consider creating the Clark County Soil Conservation District and setting boundaries. Landowners, tenants and interested parties within the proposed area are invited to attend and be heard. Roy E. Lang, chairman, issued February 2, 1949.
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State Soil Conservation Board OF Illinois
Clark County
Ilinois
State Soil Conservation Board
Urbana
Illinois
Marshall
Clark
Roy E. Lang
Farm hazards and seed testing urged for planting season
The article warns about weather hazards and insect or disease infestations, recommends using only tested and tagged seed, and stresses choosing good plants and seed. It advises consulting a county agent about tree planting stock and promoting proper use of barnyard manure as plant food and humus.
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Pirates Rob Boat Owners
Ruth K. Kent
WIN Feeluree
U. S
West Indies
Adaho
Nursing Council
A. E. Fullerton
Marshall Loan CO
Wear Estate
BRIT
Behner
Old Postoffice
David F. Smilie
W. Court St
Paris, OL
Drs. E. ‘H. and
Lois G
Spooner
Optometrists
W. Wood St
Paris
Farm Bureau Co-op
Farm Bureau Hatchery
Cherry Street
Terre*Haute
Ind
G. Man Tassell & Son Auctioneers
Robinson, Till
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