German Refugees to Get Aid From Swiss Funds
The State Department released news of the Allied Swiss agreement authorizing 50 million Swiss francs for German refugees. Administered by the intergovernmental refugees committee, the funds come from liquidation of German assets and aim to unblock Swiss accounts and lift blacklists.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Switzerland
Inter-Governmental Committee On Refugees
United States
Rose Garden Blooms Near Jameson Memorial Hospital
Across Leasure avenue from Jameson Memorial Hospital the memorial rose garden draws attention. Planted by the Garden Club women, hundreds of roses in multiple colors now bloom. City Forester Owen Fox and crew care for the site as funding allowed over years. Philadelphia reports a 76 year old man with the Commonwealth tattoo on his chest.
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Leasure Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Memorial
The
Garden Club
Owen Fox
Most Flooded Corn Fields Have Been Replanted
Lawrence County farmers largely completed replanting after floods damaged corn. Losses ranged from four to fifty acres for several growers. most seed survived. Howard Chambers near Mt. Jackson road lost about forty five acres of planted seed for sweet corn bound for distant markets. recovery will be slow.
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Lawrence County
Howard Chambers
Mt. Jackson Road
Mahoning River
Service men and women receive final papers at Fort Dix
Following discharge from Fort Dix New Jersey separation center Cp. Henry A Masken 211 Friendship street Set Glenn A Nickel 109 Neshannock avenue Pvt Max H Morris 219 Sumner avenue second Lt Margaret P Fischer 4 N Ashland avenue has been discharged. Pvt Mike Master is on seven days furlough visiting his mother Mrs Mary Masters of 219 Smithfield street stationed at Camp Hood Texas.
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New Castle
Fort Dix
N. J
Henry A. Masken
Friendship Street
Glenn A Nickel
Neshannock Avenue
Max H. Morris
Sumner Avenue
Margaret P. Fischer
Ashland Avenue
Armed Forces
New Jersey
Mike Master
Mary Masters
Smithfield Street
Master
Camp Hood
Texas
Re-Enlists For U S Marine Duty
Clifford G. Humphrey 21 reenlists for four years in the U S Marines after more than three years of service. Recruiting chief Se rgeant Sasse announced the action. Humphrey joined March 24 1943 served with the First Marine Division at Kuyushu base Japan and in Tientsin China and Cuam Island. He is the son of Mrs Louise Onasch of 227 McCready Way.
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Clifford G. Humphrey
U. S
Set
PR. Sasse
Humphrey
Marine
Kuyushu
Japan
Tientsin
China
Cuam
Louise Onasch
McCready Way
Fifty-Four Boys Pass Swim Tests In Y Campaign
James Dari of the YMCAs announced 54 boys earned swim certificates after lessons at the Y pool. About 200 youngsters participated with a closing hike and bean dinner attracting 78 attendees. The program included pool swimming and sound movies amid positive staff feedback and hope for a next Learn to Swim season.
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James Dari
Y. M. Gc.s
Association
Approval of Altoona VA hospital site and funds
Congressman D Emmett Brumbaugh announced that the Veterans Administration has approved the Altoona VA hospital site and construction. The directive to the Bureau of the Budget accompanies the project approval. The general hospital board received the site on May 15 and will forward its recommendations to President Truman soon.
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Altoona
D. Emmett Brumbaugh
House Committee On Appropriations
Veterans' Administration
Altoons
Bureau of the Budge
General Hospital Board
Veterans Administration
Truman
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Nalt
Passiov Oy
Philadelphia
George Kelly
Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Eckerd’s
Silverman’s
East Washington
Strauss-Hirshberg’s
Rayon
By Josie
Strauss-Hirshberg
Shortie
Beautici
Green
Rose
Laken
Laken’s 9
AM Deap
All Good Drug
News OF Men and Women IN
U.S. Marine
Canada
Jane
Betsy Rosa
Anadrées
VA Hospital
Camille
Lawrence Savings & Truat Bia Terr Mutual Lipr Insurance CO
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