Boys Learn to Be Railroadmen in 19-Week Course
Illinois Central trains 16 and 17 year olds in a 19 day course to become fireman brakeman and flagman. A Carbondale program blends six hour study mornings with yard work afternoons and ten days of field practice. Most students stay with ICR. training and living expenses are covered by the railroad.
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Iron Horse
Ilinois Central Railroad
ICR
Ilinois Central
Carbondale
Illinois Central
Fred Comstock
What to Do By Phyllis Helliont
Advice column for brides on managing a man and home. Encourages brides to anticipate pressures, maintain a neat house, weed out unused items, file favorite recipes, organize bills, keep equipment in running order, create a welcoming home, and plan menus a week ahead for emergencies.
Science Licks Dread Typhus in Army Delousing Drive
Typhus, long a scourge of campaigns, has been cut from the death list by a new vaccine and DDT based delousing agents in powder and liquid form, the Army reports.
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Washington
The Rambling Rhymsier by Les Pleytner
A reflective poem advises the reader about choosing a path in life. It contrasts offered routes to fortune and practicality with the suggestion to follow one’s heart. It emphasizes perseverance and personal steadfastness in reaching success.
Gay Gadgets Bag of Bones and Odd Necktie Tricks
A cheeky note on fashion curios from kitchen scraps: a dried chicken neck shaped into a necklace, two wish bones painted red at the center, and chicken feet kerchief pins. Tips include nail polish, pins, and dried bone kerchief fasteners to create quirky accessories.
Apron fashions and school slang in old CALLING issues
A fragmented sample lists apron trends for warm climates, self made garments, jodhpuri riding breeches, ascot scarves, drawstring blouses and sporty caps. It also shows a playful glossary with terms like ENGLISH Is BROKEN HERE, SQUAD, LUNGE, PARADOX and more, suggesting a campus lingo snapshot.
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Ascot
FBI marks 20th anniversary of fingerprint clearinghouse
FBI director J Edgar Hoover announced the bureau’s fingerprint files exceed ninety million records, a growth of about tenfold since 1924. The system, built with help from police and Leavenworth, receives tens of thousands of new records weekly from U.S. and foreign agencies, and from government civilian services and wartime industries. Last year about 65 percent of criminal identifications were made using the files.
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FBI Bureau
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Teder
Washington
United
Ray Mueller Extends Consecutive Games Caught Record
Ray Mueller of the Cincinnati Reds caught his 130th consecutive game, surpassing the prior mark of 133 by George Gibson in 1903 for the Pirates. Last season, Mueller had 62 games saved, confirming the record as accurate.
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Ray Mueller
Cincinnati Reds
George Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mueller
Trixie Teen Discusses Dating Standards
Trixie Teen argues that dating multiple boys is better than committing to one. She warns that steady relationships resemble engagement and invite later regrets. She advocates meeting several suitors to establish a standard of comparison before choosing.
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Trixie
Fingerprint Files Shrink Time in FBI Identification
FBI officials report fingerprint cards received for search and 11976 fugitives identified. Average time for conducting two searches through fingerprint files is now 36 hours. Since 1915 the division has occupied the District of Columbia National Guard armory in southeast Washington.
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FBI
District of Columbia National Guard
Washington
Pearl Harbor
New Jersey
Hever
Telixale
New Aid for Surgeons Cuts Down Amputations
New York doctors described a cadaver artery bridging technique using metal-concluded ms to repair severed arteries. Dr. Arthur H. Blakemore presented the method at the Johns Hopkins Medical Society from Columbus-Presbyterian Medical Center, offering hope for fewer battlefield amputations.
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New York
Johns Hopkins Medical Society
Arthur H. Blakemore
Columbus-Presbyterian Medical Center
Pig theft trial confession quoted in court
A trial record shows Aman accused of stealing a pig. A prosecutor asks for exact confession words. The witness testifies the prisoner said he took the pig, while the judge presses for pronoun clarity. The inquiry ends with confirmation the prisoner said he took it.
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Aman
Eare
In The Army 2D Delivers Pacific Tales
Private Wel recalls service in the Pacific theater with humor and grit, noting several run‑ins with a stern sergeant and moments of danger. The vignette captures frontline routine, small triumphs, and the camaraderie among soldiers.
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Pacific
Romantic Science Jane What’s the Aw Newton Discovered
A playful exchange riffs on science history and famous sayings. The dialogue pits Jane and Jean in a flirtatious banter about Newton’s discoveries and the idea that bigger objects face bigger risks, framed in a lighthearted tone.
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Jane
Jean
Double Tale of a Plowing Misunderstanding
A rural exchange turns on a farmer and hired hand debating plowing. The farmerAccusation about intent leads to a humorous misunderstanding as the hired hand clarifies only considering the task.
No Overtime Laughs In A Fractured Office Scene
A fragmented dialogue piece shows a chaotic office banter about timing, voices, and a joke that lands with insult and confusion. Characters tease bosses and colleagues while clashing over work, insurance, and a melodramatic claim of talent.
Unclear fragmentary note on marriage question
Fragmentary text questions how she happened to marry you and mentions a wife, old style spelling, no clear names or events to establish facts. The readable content is fragmentary and lacks context or identifiable entities.
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Ledper Syndicate
WNU
Unclear fragment hints at marital concern
Fragmentary note expresses worry about a husband and mentions a wife, lacking verifiable event or context to form a complete report.
Diner and Private Jests In Hazy War Time Sketch
A fragmented dialogue humor piece features diners and soldiers trading quips about food, love, and blunt banter. Characters include a weary waiter a few soldiers and a cheerful group at a dining scene while jokes mix romance and military odds. The tone is light and fast paced.
City Council Adjourns After Minor Earthquake
During a council session a slight quake shook the building causing officials to depart. The city clerk stayed to record minutes noting the adjournment in formal terms. A stray line references a doctor visit and an advance payment by a witness.
Duck judge frees man amid bigamy acquittal inquiry
The acquitted man requests location details about his home after being freed by the judge. A concerned observer notes the exchange as the court clears the defendant of the bigamy charge and a terse exchange follows regarding where he resides.
Sh Tit ier Tat eThanks for the bug HeThe siésstre
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions thanks for a bug and a cryptic phrase about a mine and people unclear. The readable elements include names or terms that are not fully legible, yielding a brief, puzzled notice.
East fry tale sparks talk of a strange incident
A garbled clipping mentions a man swallowing two space objects and a reaction to heat and water. The fragment hints at confusion and a mysterious event but lacks clear details, names, dates, or places to confirm context or outcome.
Black-F You Jock On Mind Reveals Hidden Thought
A terse exchange hints at a tense moment as a figure addresses a rival, probing what is on their mind with a blunt, dismissive line. The remark cuts to unresolved tensions and invites further confrontation.
Frick Goes He Begin Wit The Werd Wher
The reader is invited to decipher a playful headline style phrase about an eight letter word and its peculiar spelling. The snippet hints at a linguistic puzzle or word game featured in the column.
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Cme Frick
Not Dumb: Substituting Down There on the Bench
A terse remark questions a substitute’s competence with a focus on a bench role. The line signals tension over coaching decisions and bench decisions in a sports context. No further context or names are provided.
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