Blind Veteran Receives Multiple Job Offers
Calvin D Venable, a 24 year old blind war veteran who lost his sight on a Japanese prison ship, received offers from Hollywood New York Kansas City Detroit and many cities after his Portland Oregon advertisement drew national attention. He wishes for one normal job and a chance to see his wife's face again.
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New York
Calvin D. Venable
Hollywood
Kansas City
Detroit
Portland
Fortland
Venable
Veteran seeks work after disability pension denial
The article recounts Venable, a blind veteran, advertising for jobs from New York designers to Portland factories and Hollywood firms. Mont offers a dollar an hour with rapid raises and hotel expenses. Ottinger and Cascades Plywood propose local factory work. other offers come from Detroit, Kansas City, and Hollywood firms. Venable cites prison-like confinement without activity and emphasizes his disability pension as support.
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Piet Ta Nerpond
Jimmy Mont
New York
Venable
Ranning
Mont
Jobn
Laurence Ottinger
U.S. Plywood
Cascades Ply Wood Company
Portland
Max J. Tucker
Cascades Plywood
Ottenger
Us, Plywood
Detroit Automobile Company
Kansas City Furniture Company
Hollywood Motion Picture Company
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Brides Refuse Second Tea at Allegheny Fashion Show
In Meadville Pennsylvania Allegheny College students staged a fashion show for foreign war brides. The event featured tea service but brid es politely declined second cups saying they prefer stronger tea. An English bride explained the custom.
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Meadville
Allegheny College
Amherst Outline 1947 Program Set by Sorosis Club
The first meeting of Sorosis club in 1947 elected officers led by Emma Frank as president and outlined the year’s program. February plans include Palestine Today article from National Geographic and a talk on Alaska. Two circles of St Peter’s Guild met with dinners, birthdays honored, and a quilt for European relief in progress.
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Amherst
Sorosis Club
Walter Schultz
Cleveland Avenue
R. M. Prittie
Emma Frank
Wilmah Egeland
Marjorie Prittie
Flo Darling
Candace Kreeger
Palestine
National Geographic
Ethel Bruce
Bruce
West Martin Avenue
Mayme Sahl
Alaska
Ada Braun
Edith
Florence Ehrman
Grace Nicholl
Ruth Jewett
Phyliss Kern
Florence Gall
Ethel Pietch
Witmah Egeand
James Schulz
Women's Guild of
St. Peter's Evangelical
Henry Kane
William Barris
Circle Two
William Mischka
Forest Street
KR. M. Prittie
Community club notices and society events themed around colleges
Devotions led by Mrs Mischka and a letter of thanks from the Church World Service for cereal aid to Europe were read. Plans for a January 22 dinner at the annual Congregational meeting were made. Various committees and hostesses were listed with details of meetings and guests. New Year party highlights and PTA and school board updates followed with proceeds, exams, and upcoming meetings noted.
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Mischka
Church World Service Committee
Europe
Circle One
George Rosenkranz
Ed. Bahl
Women's Guild
Charles Ebbs
Charles Hamnan
Pentagon Club
al. Waldron
Jackson Street
B. A. Jenne
Charles Ditt
Joseph Huber
Jussamine Lodge
Daughters of Scotland
Pythian Hall
Sadie Gibson
Lorain
William Robertson
J. Miller
Board of Education
George Walker, Sr
Ray Jewett
Columbus
Jacqueline Braeudigan
Amherst
Amherst High School
Frances Payne Bolton
Cleveland
Jacqueline
Marle Myers
Memoris Hospital
Elyria
June Ruth
St. John’s School of Nursing
Marian Club
Mary Lou Aschenbach
South Main Street
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Agnes Schmitz
East Street
Mary Alice Knipp
Leone Dybinski
Florence Brennen
Josephine
Leonia Dybinski
Beverly Anthony
Jane McDermott
Trospital News
Joanna Dunham
Henry Pierce
Earl Pigper
R. D
Kipton III At His Home Ill With Appendicitis
Earl Green of Camden was suddenly ill last week with appendicitis and is slowly recovering at home under penicillin treatment. Florida vacationers from Kipton include William and Mrs Wells and others visiting relatives in Daytona Beach. Marilyn Calkins of Elyria visited her grandmother Zea Calkins. Rev LW Beckley of Norwalk filled the Baptist pulpit for Rev Melvin Welch who is at home with a cold.
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Kipton III
Kipton
Jay Sharp
Paul Sandruck
Keith
Warren Coven
J W. Perkins
Daytona Beach
Marilyn Calkins
Elyria
Zea Calkins
LW. Beckley
Norwalk
Baptist Thurch
Melvin Welch
Camden Church Women Host Missionary Society Gathering
Local notes recount a Watch Night service at Camden Baptist Church with 35 attendees and a sermon by Rev. M. C. Welch. Mrs. Margaret Whitney hosted the Camden Garden Club meeting on January 2, with a baby shower for the Leutner family and plans for the New Year. Other items cover illness, visits, and community events in Camden and nearby.
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The
Baptist Church
Margaret Whitney
John Blackert
Henry Blackett
Camden
Charles Ott
Elyria
James Miles
C. J. Betts
Camden Baptist Church
M. C. Welch
Camden Garden Club
Alice Pitts
Jennie Prosser
Carrie Radcliffe
Wibert Leutner
Lizsie Lewis
Virginia Leutner
Lizzie Lewis
Valentine
Olive Gibson
New London
Zella Celkins
Melvin Davidson
Fom Allen Hospital
West River Road Returns To Teach West River Road
Miss Edith White returns to Rocky River to resume teaching after holiday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hancock and daughter Janice visited relatives in Delaware Ohio. Miss Edith Hurlbut attended the wedding of Edward Deering and Virginia Schmittgen at Grace Lutheran Elyria. Mr. and Mrs. C E McIntire visited Elyria. Mrs. Cora Bullock of Lima visited M G Keller and family. Keller slowly improving. J G Morris visited cousin A C Haynes. Wool imports surge as Australia ships over 500000 bales in four months. UK France Belgium Italy Sweden and China are major buyers. New Zealand orders gasoline price reduction.
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West River Road
Edith White
Rocky River
Bulies Ag
Andrew Hancock
Janice
Hancock
Delaware
Ohio
Edith Hurlbut
Grace Lutheran Church
Elyria
Edward Deering
Virginia Schmittgen
C. E. McIntire
Henry McIntire
Cora Bullock
Lima
M. G. Keller
Keller
J. G. Morris
A.C. Haynes
Taft and Fulbright push federal health education welfare department
Washington Senators Taft and Fulbright renewed a push to create a federal health welfare and education department. They plan a jointly authored bill to consolidate the social security board food and drug administration office of education and public health service into one cabinet department with three undersecretaries. Fulbright urged serious consideration for a woman candidate to be secretary.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Fulbright
Social Security Board
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Education and Public Health Service
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