National Sunday School Week Aims to Help Youth
The Laymen's National committee promotes National Sunday School Week from April 14 to 20 to boost church attendance among 6 to 16 year olds. Mayors governors and national groups back the observance with radio programs for hospitalized or homebound children. Rear Adm. Reginald Belknap urges early religious training to curb delinquency and instill American values.
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Laymen’s National Committee of
New York
National Sunday School Week
Reginald R. Belknap
USN
Belknap
Army Check Places Sergeant in Dither
Pittsburgh report shows Edward Wilson a former army sergeant receiving 475 dollars in bonds and a two cent government check as terminal leave pay. Officials say the two cent check satisfies the law demanding bonds with the balance by check. Wilson refused to cash the check to avoid a three cent stamp and balked at returning it.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Wilson
Wilson
Army
Modern Jesse James Pays Taxes in Nickels
ROCKHOLD KY A Whiteley county citizen named Jesse James is noted for paying local taxes with nickels. For 13 years he has paid with nickels earned at his service station from candy and soft drinks. This year he counted out 457 nickels, received a receipt, and planned to save more.
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Rockhold
A_ Whiteley county
Jesse James
James
Harold Knutson
Minn
Ways and Means
Minnesota
Knutson
CPA
Manhattan Beach
Wadena
Pioneer
Republican Party
Minneapolis
Iron Range
Brainerd
Aviation Notes on 1947 Airport Aid and Aircraft Advances
Discussion of federal funding for airport construction under the federal airport act including a $85 million outlay for the next fiscal year and a $500 million seven year potential. Notes a CAA survey for 4,431 airports and current grants totaling $45 million. Also covers Dodgers perks in Havana and a straw hungar project, Waco Aristocrat anniversary, and a new stall prevention instrument called the pilot’s friendliest Gremlin.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Congress
Truman
CAA
Reorganization Act Loopholes Open to Special Committees
Washington figures note that despite the act limiting special committees to two thirds vote in emergencies, lawmakers push new panels and retain groups from prior sessions. The piece profiles Richard J. Welch J Parnell Thomas Harold Knutson Leo E Allen and their roles shaping committee power and policy across public lands rules and tax debates.
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Washington
House
Veteran Protestes but Pay Continues
New York war veteran John G. Scott has fought for a year to stop disability checks he says he does not want. He notes the amount rose from 35 to 42 dollars while the monthly payments go unused. The Veterans Administration refuses to take back the uncashed checks and contends the matter is unresolved.
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New York
John G. Scott
Scott
Veterans' Administration
Quiz Questions From Classic Radio Show Rhyme
A reader submits a playful list titled How Can a New State Be Created with ten trivia prompts. The items ask about newspaper origins, historical terms, and notable figures including Palestine's ancient name, the first newspaper, Bismarck's wars, Buffalo Bill, Cinderella, and the 1871 Chicago fire.
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Palestine
Congress
Prince Otto von Bismarck
Germany
Buffalo Bill
Ingenious Congresswoman and Landmark Inventions
The items reference Congress as sole authority, describe ingenuity and frankness, note the Land of Canaan and Acta Diurna as early Rome newspaper, mention Utah and a congresswoman from her state, count Denmark Austria France among three, name William Frederick Cody, discuss Cinderella origins from ancient Greeks and Egyptians, and approximate 2 124 acres.
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Congress
Canaan
Acta Diurna
Rome
B. C
Utah
Denmark
Austria
France
William Frederick Cody
Postage stamp Misprint Found on Anglo Egyptian Sudan Issue
An old five piaster stamp from Anglo Egyptian Sudan issued 48 years ago was found to bear a grammatical error in Arabic. The inscription uses the singular form instead of the plural for piasters, a mistake spotted by an American.
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Sudan
Fresh lemon wake up drink replaces harsh laxatives
A health note promotes a morning regimen of lemon juice in water to stimulate regular bowels on an empty stomach. It claims lemons provide vitamin C and other nutrients, aiding digestion and boosting immune resistance. Try it for 10 mornings with California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Havana
Pan American Airways
Miami
Cuba
H. H. Forney and Son
Lakeside
Neb
Waco Aircraft Company
Aristo- Craft
THE
Washington Scene
Walter A. Shead
Washington Correspondent
Ance Brokers
Allendale
New Jersey House of Assembly
New Jersey
Hackensack
Richard J. Welch
Calif
Public Lands
Welch
Kansas
San Francisco
CIO
AFL
Un-American Activities
J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
un-American Activities Committee
Martin Dies
Hollywood
Columbians, Inc
Georgia
Thomas
Atomic Energy Commission
Manhattan District
Jersey City
University of Pennsylvania
AEF
Insur
Leo E. Allen
Ill
Rules Committee
Allen
University of Michigan
Allen and Heer
Galena
Illinois
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Chicago
Old ‘Engines Coc Co
COT
Fleischmann
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