Lake fleet set for record job as part in war
Great Lakes freighters ready to fuel war production with iron ore coal and limestone to U S plants. 292 ships face a 614000 ton daily target and 170 million tons of cargo across upper to lower lakes in 1942. Five new super freighters near service and deeper loading plus add'l ships anticipated from Canada.
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Uncle Sam
Great Lakes
United Nations
Upper Lakes
Lower Lakes
New York
Kansas City
Duluth
Cleveland
Congress
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Cleveland Harbor
Detroit
Toledo
Ohio highway bids seek 1942 bituminous road work in Holmes County
Sealed proposals are due by 10 A M on April 14 1942 in Columbus for five projects in Holmes and Tuscarawas counties including Millersburg Dover Mansfield routes. Total estimated cost about 17999 dollars with five percent bid bond. Plans are in the Department of Highways and district office. bids may be rejected. H G Soars is State Highway Director. notice appears in The Canton Repository dated March 26 and April 2 1942.
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State Highway Director of
Ohio
Columbus
Holmes County
Millersburg-Dover
Walnut Creek Township
Mansfield
Millersburg
Hardy
Monroe
Richland Township
Tuscarawas County
Dover Township
Canton-Dover
Sandy Township
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
H. G. Soars
Canton
Nations Against The Axis Hispaniola in Atlantic History Card
Hispaniola named by Columbus, two thirds Dominican Republic, population about 1.62 million. Site of first Mass in Western Hemisphere, Santo Domingo founded 1496 with oldest cathedral 1512. Trujillo governs, M J Troncoso de la Concha president. Exiles refuge history, sugar and coffee exports, border with Haiti, independence 1844. Spanish language, Pan American alignment, island barrier to Panama Canal.
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Hispaniola
Christopher Columbus
West Indies
Dominican Republic
Western Hemisphere
New World
Santo Domingo
Ciudad Trujillo
America
Columbus
Republic
Europe
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
M. J. Troncoso de la Concha
Haiti
Spain
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal
Generalissimo Trujillo
United States
NAM Chief Praises Nelson For Fairness
The National Association of Manufacturers president lauds Donald M Nelson as fair and capable at a Yale Engineering Association dinner. He cites Nelsons aim to remove red tape and let American industry lead wartime production, urging duty from management ownership labor and citizens.
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Associated Press
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
William P. Witherow
N. A. M. Head
Yale Engineering Association
Nelson
Harvest Delays Hollister School Opening
Hollister California trustees vote to delay the start of the Hollister schools and junior college by one month next fall. The late opening aims to let students assist with county harvests and offset anticipated labor shortages.
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Hollister
Calif
Nine Canton women pass cosmetology exam
Nine Canton women are among 122 license applicants who passed a recent cosmetology examination. Lily C. West, executive secretary of the state board of cosmetology, announced the group, listing names and addresses of the Canton entrants and noting Avanell Bard of Salem also passed.
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Canton
Lily C. West
State Board of Cosmetology
Goldie Dahy
Ohio
Jean Evans
14Th St
Helen Argea
10Th St
Evelyn Ellis
Tiz Clarendon Ave
Ina Makrides
Agnes Sable
Wayne Ave
Gloria Monsanty
Taft Ave
Nell W. Payne
6Th St NW
Carmella Ricciardi
Columbus Ave NW
Avanell Bard
Salem
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Lake Fleet
United Press
REP
Gen
Trujillo
Witherow
WPB
A & Qc Foot
Oscar
Bolero Suits
Jersey
Army
Navy
ETON
Iery
Oscar’s
Gay Coats
Barin
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