Condemned Old Main at North Dakota University Nears Demise
Grand Forks North Dakota Old Main the University of North Dakota campus longtime condemned building faces closure after 25 years of patching. The state board approved a 365000 administration building as part of a 1386000 building program to address space needs driven by a record 2683 enrollment.
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North Dakota
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
Old Main
State Board of Higher Education
Swallowed Token Accepted as Fare Ruling
In Williamsport a bus fare dispute ended with Dispatcher Peck Wurster ruling that a token swallowed by a passenger counts as fare. The woman claimed she gulped the token while adjusting packages before boarding. Wurster held no additional fare is required.
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Williamsport
Wurster
Food Bank Store Operates Under Tennessee Banking Rules
Memphis store uses the term food bank for frozen storage and follows banking regulations. Bonded tellers receive or disburse customer food, customers receive balance statements, and accounts are tabulated like a bank.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis “Food Bank
Tennessee Banking Department
Your Food Bank
Wifely Poke in Eye Improves His Sight
Greensboro report says Charles H. Doggett was poked in the eye by his wife during a playful moment and soon regained clearer vision. Doctors say the blow dislodged a five year cataract that had settled in his eye, though he cautions the treatment might not work again.
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Greensboro
N. C
Charles H. Doggett
Doggett
Bug Blitz Aims at Crop Pests With Army Of Planes
The Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine mobilizes an air force to combat crop and forest pests including the Japanese beetle gypsy moth white fringe beetle pink bollworm spruce bug and spitttle bug. One spray plane can cover 1000 acres daily saving 70 ground workers. Lighting at small airports costs about 2600 with 15 cent hourly operating costs.
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Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Department of Agriculture
Department
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Lafayette
Ind
Aretz
Delayed Graduates and Delayed Awards Across Decades
A series of midcountry anecdotes shows older events finally resolved. Elmer Nolte receives a long awaited Lewistown high school diploma dating from 1889 flood disruptions. George Austin requalifies with a high school certificate earned over 30 years after quitting. A San Francisco shopper retrieves a gravy boat left in 1902, and a New Rochelle passenger uses a 1898 ticket. George Cain in Brisbane wins a WWII era medal after 56 years. Charles Borel’s shipping charges are finally paid after a 16 year delay due to routing.
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Elmer L. Nolte
Lewistown
Nolte
School of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
George W. Austin
Stamford
Frank McAuliffe
San_ Francisco
McAuliffe
New Rochelle
N. Y
New Haven
George Cain
Brisbane
Australia
Cain
Rhodesia
London War Office
Charles B. Borell
Champlain
U. S. Immigration Service
Belfast
Ireland
New York
Congress
California Bound Walker Completes 504 Mile Trek at 92
George Howe of Mobile, age 92, finishes a two month 504 mile walk from Savannah to Mobile as he eyes Los Angeles for his next birthday on September 21. He pulls a wagon marked California Bound and has slept indoors only five times on the trip while carrying gear for self sustained meals. He aims to test endurance for a man his age and to visit a grand nephew in Los Angeles.
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Mobile
Ala
George
Dad) Howe
Savannah
Los Angeles
Howe
Cowboy Brings Chin-chilla Ranch to Berwick Maine
In Berwick Maine Clifford H Wilson a former Colorado cowboy raises about 100 chinchillas valued at around 1000 dollars each. The herd started three years ago with South American imports and has grown through careful breeding. Wilson brands on the right ear and keeps goats for their milk.
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Berwick
Colorado
Clifford H. Wilson
South America
Wilson
Bane Lots of Johnsons In Northwest By Golly
ST PAUL MINN The Jones boys are unusual in the Northwest. Veterans administration officials found only 1600 of that clan on their records. They are far outclassed by 9680 Johnsons and 5600 Andersons. The Petersons and Smiths number 3300 each.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Jones Boys
Northwest
Veterans’ Administration
Johnsons
Andersons
Petersons
Smiths
Stuffed Owl Comes to Life in Chicago Tavern
A tavern owner in Chicago received a live owl as a gift to add life to mounted birds on display. The live owl sat atop the cash register while patrons watched it blink and hoot. Bewildered customers fled, and the bird was later given to the Anti Cruelty Society.
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Chicago
James Kromar
Kromar
Anti-Cruelty Society
People Are Honest Blind Man Testifies
In Denver a blind news stand operator Melvin Wasson recalls a man who owed him four dollars after returning a one dollar note as a five to cover a shortage. Wasson says crediting people for honesty yields a 100 percent likelihood they will repay.
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Denver
Melvin Wasson
Wasson
Paralyzed woman cooks from bed in self made kitchen
Mrs Elizabeth Doyle aged 74 manages a household entirely from her bed. Strings stretch to door latches a fan radio dial and she keeps a small electric stove at her side with a table and cloth bag holding food and cooking ingredients. She also handles afternoon housekeeping tasks with help from a caregiver.
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Elizabeth Doyle
Simple Daytime Dress With Narrow Harmonizing Bind
A comfortable daytime dress in a larger size range features a narrow harmonizing binding and a flattering panelled skirt. Easy to wear and quick to put on, the style goes with pride through spring.
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Pets Aviation Notes
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Navy
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Bane
Golly
U. S. Army
Shanghai
U.S
Bortie
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Mission St
San Francisco
Calif
Firestone
Farmers of America
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Quick
Joe ‘Ben-Gay
Ilids
Firestone Tire & Rubber CO
Firestone Parkway
Akron
Ohio
Royal Jupiter
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