New Speed Law Set For Highways In California
California enacts a new speed law effective Sept 13 raising open highway limit to 55 mph from 45 mph. School zones remain 15 mph and business districts 25 mph with allowances for 25 mph zones to extend and possibly raise to 35 or 45 mph after surveys. Local authorities gain similar zoning power and rules allow downward zoning when open highway traffic flows between 25 mph districts.
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California
Culbert L. Olson
State Department of Public Works
UNC lowers course credits to speed graduation for military service
The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill has cut its course credit regulations to let students graduate sooner and join the armed forces. Freshmen and sophomores may take special examinations on required courses before enrolling.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Craft Work Displayed In Building Here
Exhibit set up in the Handel building beside the post office showcases hand work and craft work by Richland school children from the summer recreation program. Items include model airplanes war tanks racers glass paintings wall plaques pottery serpentine paper work wood carving and more.
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Handel
Richland School
Aluminum pot replaced after 15 years of devotion
Santa Cruz firemen sacrifice "Old Bessie" the aluminum coffee pot used to boil coffee for 15 years. A new daily washed granite pot replaces it claiming better flavor though some mourn the loss of the familiar taste.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
National Defense
Lie Detector Tests Reveal Dobbs admit Burglary
Ernest Dobbs a Rock Island Negro confessed a $300 burglary in Moline after lie detector tests in Chicago showed five lies. He quipped that the machine was accurate saying that was how many lies he told.
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Moline
Ill
Chicago
Ernest Dobbs
Rock Island Negro
Dobbs
Ham Sandwich Sparks Long Lost Family Reunion in Brownwood
Lon Parker, 65, finally finds his long-missing children after dining on a ham sandwich. He learns Goldie Parker Mills, Opal Parker, and Ellis Parker had settled in Abilene and California, with Goldie Mills now Mrs. Goldie Mills and her siblings running cafes in San Francisco. The family reunion unfolds at a Brownwood cafe.
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Brownwood
Texas
Lon Parker
Parker
Goldie
Opal
Ellis Parker
Northwest
Montana
Wyoming
Canada
Abilene
Goldie Parker
Goldie Mills
J. E. Haker
The
Iné
San Francisco
Calif
Dove Survives Ten Days in Heating System Pipes
In Price Utah a dove spent ten days inside a church heating system. Special services at Hellenic Orthodox church led to release of the bird when the furnace cooled. The dove emerged from a heat register with a few scorched feathers and no serious harm.
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Dove
Price
Utah
Live Alone and Like It Barred in 1672 Massachusetts
In 1672 Massachusetts authorities forced hermit John Littlehall to join a family within six weeks, according to a WPA historical records survey. The court order required him to remove from his solitary life and settle with others.
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Haverhill
Mass
Massachusetts
John Littlehall
Littlehall
Sneeze Lesson Ends as Professor Loses Teeth
In Saw Mills North Carolina a professor rebuked a loud sneeze pupil and claimed one could sneeze to escape detection. A student urged a demonstration, the professor sneezed loudly, dislodging his false teeth across the room. He recovered his teeth, restored them, and dismissed the class.
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Mills
N. C
First Service In New Chapel At Shafter Planned
The initiatory service for the new chapel at Shafter airfield near Bakersfield is set for September once construction completes. Chaplain Erwin Kraemer announces Republic Army Chaplain will be guest speaker and Gideon members present an address system. Civilians are invited and a seating chair is requested. four to eight men are asked to prepare musical numbers and apply to the chaplain.
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United States Army
Shafter
Hala
Eewin Kraemer
Corps Area
San Francisco
Gideon
Bakersfield
Wasco
John Thomas
Kraemer
Officers Begin Duties After Reporting From Lerdo and Stockton
Forty two officers reported to Lerdo from other stations in active status this week for duty. Second Lieutenants from the Advanced Flying School at Stockton include A C Batley Bohman Borthick Bradford Broderson Burns Ed Burum Cannon Chandler Coleman Cooper Custard Hankey Hays Lauren Layne Eron Stath and Stovall Blau later appointed Assistant Provost Marshal. From the Advanced Flying School Phoenix arrive Second Lieutenants Aldridge Bright Carpenter Cosgove Denton Erb Hale Hubbard Jauer Journigan Kennedy Kilpatrick Lehman Lumpkin Milner Motley Moody and others joined late this week.
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Lerdo
Advanced Flying School
Stockton
A. C
Robert F. Batley
Thomas 8. Bohman
Robert M. Borthick
Jack Bradford
Arlen L. Broderson
HB. Burns, Jr
Franklin G
James W. Burum
David S. Cannon
Vernon _ Chandler
John BE. Child
Blantor J. Clark
John €. Coleman
Arizona
Frank M. Aldridge, Jr
Thos. ¥. Bright
Leroy A. Carpenter, Jr
Charlies P. Cosgove
Edward P. Denton
Theodore H. Erb
Robert A. Hale
Louis N. Hubbard
William Ff. Jauer
Wayne O. Journigan
Jas. J. Kennedy
Byron K. Kilpatrick
Charles D. Lehman
William L. Lumpkin
Billy 0. Milner
Lynn L. Motley
Chaster E. Moody, Jr
July Business Activity Rises in California and West
California and the far west show higher July business activity with the July index at 138.4 percent of the 1935 39 average, up 27 percent from a year ago. Construction adds momentum as California total output reaches 64.6 million dollars in July, up 15 percent, with home building up 32 percent. The Farm Price Index climbs to 125 percent in July, signaling stronger farmer incomes.
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California
Far-West
News 5 Review
Federal Reserve System
Prices Rise Across Crops and Markets This Year
The report notes barley selling at nearly double last year, cotton up about two thirds, and most other commodities higher than 1940. Only potatoes show a different trend. The reference mentions San Francisco Bay spanning 450 miles square.
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San Francisco Bay
Pilot plant to test sweet potato starch in New Orleans
A miniature plant is being built at the U S Southern Regional Laboratory in New Orleans to test a cheaper method for producing starch from sweet potatoes. The project aims to improve processing efficiency and reduce production costs.
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New Orleans
U.S. Southern Regional Laboratory
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