Gobbler Reigns Supreme At King Turkey Day
Worthington Minnesota hosts King Turkey Day in October drawing about 50 000 visitors. The Worthington Civic and Commerce association sponsors events including parades concerts and free pancakes. The area ships millions of pounds of turkey yearly from local hatcheries and processing plants.
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Worthington
Minn
Gobbler
Turkey
Washington High School Band of
Sioux Falls
S. D. Worthington Civic and Commerce Association
Minnesota
Tattoo File Aids in Identification in Michigan
EAST LANSING Michigan state police establish a tattoo file as a new tool for identifying criminals. Capt Harold Mulbar says the addition makes Michigan less friendly to criminals. The 1921 legislature created the Michigan identification bureau, one of the largest, and it maintains a nickname file used to identify criminals and provide inmate histories.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State Police
Michigan
Harold Mulbar
Michigan State Identification Bureau
National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week Initiated
Observance during October 6 to 12 stresses employment for disabled workers under a national drive. Truman proclaimed the week with leadership from USES, Veterans Administration, and Disabled American Veterans. The campaign promotes public education and the new Hire the handicapped it’s good business trademark. More than 300,000 disabled workers, including 228,000 disabled veterans, seek jobs through the USES network.
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Washington
National
Congress
Truman
United States Employment Service
Veterans’ Administration
Robert C. Goodwin
Disabled Veterans Prove Skilled Workers in Postwar Era
Goodwin notes many disabled workers are immediately employable in skilled jobs and often outperform non-disabled peers. He cites 83 percent of industries employing over a million handicapped workers, including veterans and wartime civilians. Maj. Gen. Erskine urges strong provisions to retain disabled veterans in the postwar economy.
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Goodwin
Graves B. Erskine
Aviation notes roll in as airports expand nationwide
Vic Isa reports on Montrose Colorado airport manager William Naff arranging Monarch Airlines flights after a new 6000 foot runway. Oshkosh plans a October 13 airport dedication led by R W Havemann. Polo’s Hamilton airport earns attention as a private farm aviation project. Idaho pilots plan a Challis breakfast October 13 with venison menus and 125 attendees.
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William Naff
Montrose, Colo
Monarch Airlines
Monarch
Oshkosh
Wis
R. W. Havemann
South Side Businessmen’s Club
Ogle County
Ill
Hamilton
Polo
Arch M. Hamilton
Eldorado
Tex
E. H. Topliffe
Joe Wagley
Carol Sproul
Bill Edmiston
Jefferson
Arapahoe
Adams
Colo
Idaho
Challis
Chet Moulton
Gooding
Christopher P. Scott
Boise
Pigs Learn Bottle Feeding as Makeshift Mother
In Arlington Washington farmer A. R. Leaguee trains nine piglets to drink from bottles when their mother refuses to nurse. He constructs a rack with nine suspending bottles and notes the pigs take to the method quickly, growing rapidly under the arrangement.
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Arlington, Wash
A. R. Leaguee
Village Receives Five and Half Ton World War II Howitzer
Flordell Hills Missouri residents celebrate a World War II memorial trophy after Mayor Walter Zieger secured the piece from Rock Island arsenal. The five and a half ton howitzer cost the village $86 in freight and was transported by twenty citizens to the city park.
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Flordell Hills
Walter Zieger
Truman
Rock Island, Ill
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Clinton P. Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
Central
South America
New Orleans
Mexico
Norway
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Forest Hills
N. Y
Vic, Isa
Aviation Notes
Cloudhoppers
University of Akron
Akron
Ohio
Cloudhopper Club
Guggenheim Aeronautical Institute
Aircraft Industries Association
Bobby Jones
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Chicago
Lala
Real Nelly
Scott
Prince Albert
Nalases
James H. Clifford
P.A
David L. White
Davie & c
Albert's
Grand Ole Opry
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