National Observance Urges Hiring Handicapped Workers
The nation marks National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week urging action to place 500,000 unemployed handicapped job seekers. Officials cite 6 million handicapped in the civilian labor force with 29,000 placements last October and praise WW II that demonstrated disabled workers can perform well.
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Congress
Federal Interagency Committee For Employment of
State Employment Services
Truman
Department of Labor
Employment Service
Walter Reed Hospital
G.i.s
Disabled Veterans Section
Veterans Employment Service
New England
Maine
California
Texas
Canadian
Airline Meteorologist Aids North Dakota Wheat Harvest
A 22 year old Trans World Airlines meteorologist in Kansas City sends twice weekly North Dakota weather forecasts to his father and other Langdon farmers. The reports guide planting and harvesting decisions to prevent rain damage and boost yields. Bata studied upper air patterns and noted storm approaches from the northwest while warm winds blew near the ground.
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Kansas City
North Dakota
David J. Bata
Trans World Airline
Langdon
N. C
Bata
TWA
Chicago
Afternoon style for the matron dress pattern 8220
Whimsical afternoon dress designed to slim a fuller figure. Neck and shoulder ruffles add a feminine air. Pattern No. 8220 offered in sizes 36 through 52. Size 38 short sleeve uses 4 yards of 35 inch fabric and 1 yard purchased ruffling.
Grand Coulee Spillway Surpasses Niagara in Flow and Height
The Grand Coulee dam spillway on the Columbia River in Washington state produces a waterfall five times the average flow of Niagara Falls and stands three times as high, dwarfing the famed cascade.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Columbia River
Washington
Niagara Falls
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United States Employment Service
Federal Interagency Committee For Employment
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Charles B. Steinmetz
Ruhr
Germany
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J. C. Adams Co., Ltd
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Jewel
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