Hotel Proxy Wins Highest Civilian Award
New York City man Joan L Hennessy rose from a Buffalo hotel elevator to chair a major hotel group. He received the War department exceptional civilian service citation for morale work and food guidance to the Army including the 14 day menus. He set up Army redistribution programs and operated 50 top resort hotels for soldiers relief across the country.
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New York
Joan L. Hennessy
Hennessy
Buffalo
War Department
Henness
Henry L. Stimson
Army
Brehon Somerveil
Koppers Company
Florida
California
Arkansas City Woman Sees Garage Door Collapse on Exit
Mrs Rex Garris thought a brake blocked her car from leaving the garage. She was right when she backed into the driveway and saw the garage door on the ground.
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Arkansas City
Kans
Rex Garris
See Car Phones By Late Summer
Los Angeles officials from the Southern California Telephone Company say car phones will be experimented with after an FCC application. The system would let truck drivers reach home offices and passengers call from car to car or to ships at sea, with rates similar to home service.
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Los Angeles
INS
Southern California Telephone Company
Federal Communications Commission
Devil's Tower Resembles Great Tree Stump in Wyoming
A description of Devil's Tower in Wyoming portrays its unique shape resembling a gigantic tree stump. The landscape characterizes the monolith as a striking geological landmark.
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Devil's Tower
Wyoming
YWCA Names 1946 47 Committee Heads
Mrs. C. M England announces the 1946 47 YWCA leadership slate. Emily Rice leads business girls. A B Fankhauser co leads camp with Berry. Ram sey heads education with Street and VanDivert as co chairs.
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Cochairman
YWCA
C. M England
YW Board
Emily Rice
A. B. Fankhauser
J. Glenn Berry
Ira Ramsey
John Street
Mary VanDivert
John Elliott
Fred Butz
C. R. Ralph
Elder Bryan
Glenn Throop
Girl Reserves
Jessica Jenkins
Roy Long
Industrial
Blanche Dillard
Earl Smith
International Instittute
Glenn Berry
The
World Fellowship Committee
James Moorehead
Urges Individual Weather Forecasts
Washington June 27 Dr Francis Reichelderfer chief of the weather bureau urged private weather forecasting to supplement government forecasts. He said private meteorology is a growing field and the weather bureau will cooperate with private forecasters. Local weather men agreed it’s a good development and advised the public to use barometers thermometers and hour glasses to forecast weather themselves.
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Washington
Francis Reichelderfer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Reichelderfer
Public Weather Service
Weather Bureau
Warning Against Stream Pollution From Small Firms
Harrisburg June 27 Small businesses urged by the State sanitary water board to guard against accidental stream pollution. Health Secretary Harry W Weest cites waste from garages paint shops textile mills lumber mills canneries and slaughterhouses as common polluters.
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Harrisburg
State Sanitary Water Board
Pennsylvania
Harry W. Weest
Wilson College to Admit Males for Fall Semester
Wilson College in Chambersburg Pennsylvania will admit male students for the first time in its history starting the fall term. Trustees announced the change citing nationwide shortage of educational facilities and space as the reason. Students must arrange their own housing in Chambersburg.
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Chambersburg. Pa
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Todey
Long New B and C Division Engineer Succeeds Kearfott
Long Gur Long named division engineer of the Akron division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with headquarters in Akron Ohio. He succeeds W E Kearfott who is transferred to Punxsutawney Pennsylvania as division engineer of the Buffalo division.
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W. E. Kearfott
Punxsutawney
Buffalo
Gur Long
Akron
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio
C T. Wiliams
Mr. Long
Mr. Kearfott
Doll Exhibit At Shenango Street Playground
Shenango Street youngsters displayed their dolls at a Wednesday show with prizes for first to third place awarded to Caronda Cox Mary Stewart and Colleen Owens. A Hobey show is planned for next Wednesday afternoon directed by Mrs Shirley Webber.
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Shenango Street
Caronda Cox
Mary Stewart
Colleen Owens
Shirley Webber
Guyler named new VA head for Pittsburgh region
Guyler begins duties as manager of the Veterans Administration's Pittsburgh regional office succeeding Kenneth S Cover who led the office for over two years. Announcement came from Robert W. Wilson deputy administrator of VA Branch Office No 3 Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
Guyler
Veterans Administration
Kenneth S Cover
Robert W. Wilson
Philadelphia
Covey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Governor Martin Leaves Six State Vacancies Open
Harrisburg June 27. Governor Edward Martin will not fill six lucrative posts on state boards, saying work rests with the agencies. Vacancies include parole board at 9500 dollars yearly, liquor control board at 10000, LCB vacancy since 1941, and other posts on the milk commission civil service commission public utility commission and securities commission.
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Martin
Edward Martin
State Liquor Control Board
Capriol Hill
Milk ‘Entreel Commission
State Civil Service Commission
The
Public Utility Commission
State Securiies Commission
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