Unique Club in Big House Aids Needy in Atlanta
The Atlanta Welfare club, run by federal prison inmates, collects about 150 dollars monthly to aid outside cases. Since formation, nearly 1 000 people have been helped. Funds range from 2.50 to 50 dollars plus ongoing support. Eugene Goodwyn handles accounting. Martha Dennison helps locate needy cases. over 5 000 dollars has been raised in just over three years.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Welfare Club
Federal Penitentiary
Joseph W. Sanford
Lig Union
Eugene Goodwyn
Martha Dennnison
Home Service
Atlanta Red Cross
Thief Sends $100 Easing Conscience Before Marriage
A restless former soldier sent 100 to three Clarksburg residents to ease guilt from a $40 restaurant burglary last September. He wrote letters to Frank H. Johnson, W. C. Robertson, and Robert F. Hickman, claiming he wanted to mend his conscience before marrying. The notes cited paying a doctor bill and borrowing a car as part of the settlement.
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Clarksburg
W. VA
Frank H. Johnson
W. C. Robertson
Robert F. Hickman
Million Pencils Is Collector's Goal
CHICAGO. William Hausman, 49, already has 25,000 pencils and hopes to build his collection to a million. His varied pencils resemble guns, clothespins, and flashlights, ranging from a quarter inch to 12 feet long, and all of them write.
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Chicago
William Hausman
Hausman
Life-term inmate cries when unlocking door allows escape
In Galveston County Jail a life-term prisoner sobs and paces outside the cell when security gaps let him out and forget to lock the door. The subject, known as Butch, a dog adopted as a jail mascot at two days old, remains under supervision. Jailer John Cranston notes the inmate’s lifelong confinement and distress when outside.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston County
Butch
John Cranston
Milford camp becomes one of Iowa's largest private airports
Abandoned government project at Milford Iowa is transformed into a major private air facility owned by Stanley Fuller who added 107 acres and built two runways. Hefner Tex. adds 100-hp Super Cruiser giving the area 12 planes hangared. Seminole Indian Miller Lewis rides in an airplane for the first time. Coopers of Deming NM integrate a hangar into their house on a highway airstrip. Aviation notes discuss veterans in the industry and Wright Field weather testing lab. Avianca inaugurates first dual-rate passenger service with deluxe and tourist classes.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Milford
Iowa
Stanley Fuller
Heffer
Tex
Hefner
Miller Lewis
Seminole
Okla
Miller
Hokay
Postelle Cooper
Deming
N. M
Cooper
Don't Get Upset Snowy Roads Prompt Safer Winter Driving
The National Safety Council urges caution in winter driving as a study of four snow belt states shows two thirds of winter crashes occur on snowy or icy roads and deaths rise in northern states during winter. Experts recommend tire chains wind shield wipers defrosters good lighting and extra road maintenance. Drivers should follow safety rules drawn from winter tests on frozen Michigan lakes.
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Chicago
Nationa Safety Council
Safety Council
Connecticut
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
United States
Michigan Lakes
Don't Skid Your Car On Icy Winter Roads
Advises beginners to ease into braking on light traffic, reduce speed to stop in emergencies, avoid sudden braking, keep windshields clear, use chains on ice, notes tires' traction differences, plans daylight travel, warns against deflating tires, and cautions about carbon monoxide from car exhaust.
Majority of War Veterans Finding Jobs or in School
Washington reports a labor department survey of 13 03 million discharged veterans shows 700 thousand unemployed, 550 thousand on furlough or retired, with nearly 12 million employed or in training. Of these, 1.1 million World War II veterans are in schools. The report calls for better jobs and for employing student veterans as they graduate.
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Washington
Labor Department
Woman Has Studied All School's Courses
Mrs. Margaret Dick, 62, a Pittsburgh resident since moving from New Jersey 29 years ago, has attended night school continuously. She has exhausted the curricula of two schools, studying book keeping chemistry dressmaking cooking public speaking millinery and commercial law.
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Pittsburgh
Margaret Dick
New Jersey
Talk About Your Operation Now Movie Shows It
New Orleans photographer W Branks Stewart earns his living filming operations. He shoots movies stills or paintings for doctors and LSU medical school. Surgeons call Stewart for operative cases and new techniques. He uses stereoscopic eye pictures and photomicrography through a microscope.
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New Orleans
Stewart
Real Salesman Robinson Jr. Reverses Hospital Visit to Push Sale
Marley Harrison, reversing the usual hospital routine, left the hospital after surgery and presented a bill. The appliance dealer used his recuperation time to persuade staff to purchase a deep freeze unit.
Vet Quotes Bible in Plea to Truman
Charles Quatt a former soldier asks President Truman to allow his German wife whom he married in 1945 in Regensburg Bavaria to enter the United States. He cites the Bible to argue consent and notes the army ban on fraternization and the State Department’s reluctance to admit his wife.
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Truman
Hawthorne
N. J
Charles Quatt
Regensburg
Bavaria
Quatt
Army
State Department
Portal to Portal Pay Back Pay Backlash Looms Upward
A Western Newspaper Union analysis warns that the Mt Clements pottery portal to portal ruling could spawn billions in back pay suits across industry. It discusses potential price increases, reduced profits, and possible government action to curb retroactive claims while noting unions may push similar demands in future contracts led by John L. Lewis.
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Washington
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
AFL
Supreme Court
Mt. Clements Pottery
Gwynne
Detroit
John L. Lewis
Handy Home Tips From an Old Duplex Page
Practical advice covers avoiding cork sticking in glue with oil dipped corks, using potato sacks for traction, chilling wax paper to separate, and choosing south facing windows to cut winter costs. Also notes drive to wipe windows with vertical inner strokes and horizontal outer strokes for quick recheck.
Copper kitchenware returns to stores for decor appeal
Glowing copper molds pans and kettles reappear in shops, offering warm, friendly decor. An arrangement of molds over the gas range or a grandmother kettle on the shelf adds charm to kitchen decor.
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Wilmington
N. C
U. S
Pletes Aviation Notes
Navy
Merchant Marine
Aircraft Industries Association
Army Air Force
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
The
Air Materiel Command
strong-Whitworth
Coventry
England
Colombia
Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
Avianca
Ralph A. Moyer
Iowa State College
Council
Moyer
Paul Mallon
Western Newspaper Union
Lewis
Mike Whipron
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Mission St
San Francisco
Calif
Kellogg's
Maui
Marius
Jardin d
Fenrones
Mary
Oakland
Lal Tae Vir Oirutatcar
Ype Tai
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