Northwest Ravaged by Rain Snow Floods
Winter rains and a record snowfall closed mountain passes in Oregon and Washington. Willamette River flooding affected Willamette towns. dam failure near Sitkum led to two missing workers. Coos Bay area floods and landslides disrupted highways while Snoqualmie Pass and Santiam passes faced closures.
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Oregon
Washington
Snoqualmie
Pass Summit
Santiam
Coos Bay
Cottage Grove
Willamett’s Coast
Springfield
Harrisburg
Mount Hood
Weather Bureau
Willamette
Roseburg
Woman Killed In Car Accident Near Whittington Ill
Mrs. Jane Turner White, former Butte resident and wife of 1946 Silver Bow sheriff nominee Robert D. White, was killed in an automobile crash near Whittington Illinois. She was alone in the vehicle when it skidded into a bridge.
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Butte
Mont
Jane Turner White
Whittington
Ill
Robert D. White
Silver Bow County
Illinois
Wolf Calls Camp n School Campus
Lawrence Kansas residents watched two KU law students in sweat shirts and skirts face a male crowd. The pair fired water pistols at the crowd, drawing whistles and laughter as a playful campus prank unfolded outside the law building.
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Wolf
Camp N
Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas Law Building
Falls Man Wins Rhodes Scholarship District Finalists
Henry G. Curtis and Don H. Carlson of Idaho Falls were chosen as Idaho's Rhodes scholarship district finalists. From five Idaho college men with strong grades they will travel to Spokane to compete. Carlson is a University of Idaho and Stanford graduate who later worked for a Honolulu news service.
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Henry G. Curtis
Don H. Carlson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Carlson
University of Idaho
Stanford
Fee
Honoulu
Farm Inventor Aids Bicycling
Perry Oklahoma. Noble county farmer Max Groom patented a bicycle stabilizer to curb chasing his five year old son learning to ride. The device attaches easily to any bicycle and adds wheels on both sides below the pedals. Groom believes it helps semi invalid riders and he has learned to ride a bicycle himself for the first time.
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Perry
Okla
Noble County
Max Groom
Groom
Aged Shoplifter In Trouble Again
Milwaukee police arrested 74 year old Frank P. Holtslander of Mesa Arizona for shoplifting in a department store. He quipped to Detective Captain Adolph Kramer that he cannot do a decent job of shoplifting and admitted spending most of the last 48 years behind bars.
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Milwaukee
Frank P. Holtslander
Mesa, Ariz
Holtslander
Adolph Kramer
Idaho draftees postponed for physicals and inductions
Idaho draftees scheduled for induction tests around December 16 and 17 are relieved as the army indefinitely postpones all physical examinations and inductions between December 15 and 27. The delay was announced by the Idaho Selective Service on Saturday.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Selective Service
Army
Termites Use Microbes in Gut to Digest Wood
Termites carry small single celled organisms in their digestive tracts to aid in breaking down wood. The microbes help unlock nutrients in the cellulose as termites feed on trees and fallen timber.
Saucepan Radios for Africa Spread of British Broadcasts
Britain produces cheap saucepan chassis short wave radio sets for African territories to boost broadcasting. Colonial Office backs years of development to improve reception, citing war-time improvisations by RAF prisoners in camps as a precedent for resilient design.
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London
Britain
Colonial Office
Africa
Royal Air Force
Slavenska Ballet Wins Wide Acclaim Here
The Slavenska Ballet, backed by the Community Concert association, drew a full house in Pocatello after a weather postponement. Mia Slavenska missed some roles due to strain. Nana Gollner filled in admirably. The program blended classical and innovative pieces with strong performances by Jo ey Harris and Eileen Locklin, and the piano duo Pelta and Barish provided spirited accompaniment.
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Pocatello
Slavenska Ballet Group
Community Concert Association
Mia Slavenska
Nana Gollner
Joey Harris
Nijinsky
Eileen Locklin
Porcelaine
Slavenska Ballet
Henrietta Pelta
Joseph Barish
Employment Up In Montana Industry
Montana's non agricultural industry shows record employment with 43,100 workers in October. Construction leads gains adding 2,200 jobs, mining up 1,100, wholesale and retail trade up 1,700, service industries 500, government 800, and transportation 30, while manufacturing declines by 300. About 6,000 more people are employed than last Christmas season, and 900 fewer unemployed than a year ago.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Elizabeth's Baby To Be Christened At Buckingham Palace
Princess Elizabeth's baby son will be christened at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday with only royal family and intimate friends present. The ceremony will take place in a state room due to private core areas damaged by German bombs in the war. Names will be announced at the event.
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London
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
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Fieldstone Inn
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