In Memory of William Kennedy Missing at Pearl Harbor
A wartime memorial note recalls William Kennedy missing at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Messages from his mother Elizabeth Kennedy and siblings Minnie Samuelsen Betty Sturdevant Paul Homer and Frank Tienan accompany a local ad seeking buyers for used cars and trucks with top payments offered by W. Healy Lakota Towa.
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William Kennedy
Pearl Harbor
William Dear
Reat
Elizabeth Kennedy
Minnie Samuelsen
Betty Sturdevant
Paul, Homer
Frank ‘Tienan
Farmer dies after buzz saw accident in Denboy
Anthony Klootwyk aged 68 from Boy den suffered a deep gash across the collar bone and shoulder when a lifting mishap sent him into a buzz saw. He died about two weeks later from a heart condition brought on by the wound, which was healing prior to the fatal complication.
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Anthony Klootwyk
Boyden
Adobe as Help In Housing Shortage
An elderly Washington resident proposes adobe construction as a remedy to the acute housing shortage. He cites lumber scarcity, cites California adobe examples, and describes researching sources to promote mud brick homes as a quick, inexpensive solution for veterans and families.
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Washington
Indiana
M. J. Blanke
California
Blanke
Callifornia
Library of Congress
United States
For a Buck a Throw Students Let It Grow
In Lapayetye Indiana Purdue University students, sworn to the pledge For a buck a throw let it grow, with locks growing longer, withheld the buck while barbers who raised haircuts to one dollar complained of strong arm tactics. University officials denied the charge.
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Lapayetye
Ind
Purdue University
Substitute for Soap From Paraffin Oil Found
Scientists report a soap substitute made from a paraffin hydrocarbon derived from crude oil treated with sulfur dioxide and chlorine. Dr. Chester M. Suter described "Mersol" as a wartime German development with excellent wetting, strong foam, stability in hard water, and high cleaning power.
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Chester M. Suter
Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute
Philadelphia
American Chemical Society
Franklin Institute
Suter
French Archeologists Find Ancient City in Holy Land
French archaeologists from the Biblical and Archaeological School under Father de Vaux report uncovering traces of a 5,000 year old city in north-central Palestine. Found twenty feet below the desert after three months of digging, the site near Tirza in the old Israelite capital. De Vaux warns against premature significance.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine
Father de Vaux
Tirza
Zoo Bearburgers Sellout Amid Meat Shortage in Wisconsin
In Reloit Wisconsin R F Creighton Syndicate liquidated his three bears and a Hon due to meat shortages. Hungry townspeople ordered 600 pounds of bearburgers and chops as bear meat went on sale amid long lines.
I Begin Study of Atom in Spring
NEW YORK the 3 700 acre Camp Upton, once a World War training site, has been transferred to the war department for a Brookhaven National Laboratory. Dr Philip Morse says spring work will start with a plan for a chain reactor pile and cyclotron projects financed by a five million dollar appropriation. Researchers from several universities will join a staff possibly of 1,000, studying atomic energy for biology, medicine, power and metallurgy with no military experiments planned. Permanent staff will pursue fundamental research while housing and staffing arrangements are settled.
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New York
Camp Upton
War Department
Manhattan
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Philip .M. Morse
Brookhaven
Morse
U S income forecast for 1947 climbs to record high
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts national income to reach about 175 billion dollars in 1947, six percent above 1946's 165 billion, supported by strong domestic industry and near full employment. Industrial production may run ~80 percent above 1938-39 averages and could ease later if demand is met, affecting worker incomes.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Suc
Bureau
Agriculture Department
All but Essential Work On Ships Halted by Navy
The navy halted all alterations to ships except essential work under budget cut orders. Navy yard guidance from the bureau of ships limited changes to those necessary for immediate safety during ongoing repairs.
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Navy Washington
Navy
Navy Yards
Bureau of Ships
Edge Cattle Grubs Out Of Cream Check Share
Dairymen can avoid sharing cream and milk profits with cattle grubs by dusting dairy cows with rotenone as warbles appear. Entomologist Harold Gunderson notes dusting can boost milk production and warns about DDT limits. Rotenone can be pre-mixed and applied via a perforated quart jar, treating 10 to 15 cows, with repeat applications monthly through spring.
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Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
School News Continued Highlights From Front Page
A compilation of classroom notes across grades reports reading scores, art efforts, spelling perfect papers, and geography lessons. Sixth graders study Charles Magne, while Fourth graders practice multiplication and numbers in the thousands. Absences and perfect six-week averages noted for several students across grades.
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David
Marilyn
Shirley
Billy
Sharon
Charlesmagne
Rome
Bonnie
Harry
Merle
Carol
Elvin
Neal
Paul
Priscila
Marlene
Ronald
Starling
Morma
Wanda
Reeding
Carol Dunmire
Patty Ringsdort
Patty Doughan
Garlene Gray
Ronald Huisman
Harold
Dictle
Gerald
Judy
Bobbe
Roger
Babbe
Ruth
Russell
Janice
Joyce
Robbe Gall
Darlene
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Wwe
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L. B. Wyatt
Titonka
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Iay Mann
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Kozy
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New Blood Lines
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Gene Krominga
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Jersey
Good Boys
John Schutter
SALHE
Chevrolet
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U. 5
Thomas Loats
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Land Bank Cooperative Credit System
National Farm Loan Association
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Joy
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Jerry
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Wildwood
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Dennis K
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