Paraplegic Vets Walk Again at Army Hospital
Dramatized account from Atlantic City details Captain William Kuhn Jr. guiding 93 paraplegic WWII and Korean War veterans at Thomas M England General Hospital to stand and walk after months of effort. Wounded by bullets or shrapnel, these men defied expectations, driving cars and wheeling themselves as morale and survival improved.
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Atlantic City
Thay
Army
Thomas M. England General Hospital
Associated Press
Highland Park
N. J
William Kuhn Jr
Patton
Germany
8Rd Army
Ain Kuhn
Kuhn
Army to Test Space Ship Feasibility This Summer
Washington reports the army will conduct tests to determine if space ships can become a reality. Naz V-2 rockets will be fired into the air at White Sands New Mexico with scientific instruments. Rockets assembled from European parts are expected to reach a minimum height of 9 to 6 miles.
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Army
Washington
White Sands
N. M
Europe
Army Plans Postwar National Guard Strength
Members of the house military committee disclosed army plans for a postwar National Guard with an initial strength of 425,900 enlisted men. The goal is to reach 750,000 personnel eventually, with officers added to meet governance and training needs. The discussion outlines a step up from 425,000, aiming at a total force of 750,000.
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Washington, PD
House Military Committee
Plans for Return Of War Dead Told
SAN FRANCISCO reports detailed plans to bring home World War II dead starting this spring if Congress authorizes. The San Francisco Chronicle cites documents to be reviewed by war department officials. First burial ship leaves April 1 from San Francisco, with monthly sailings, facilities in New York and San Francisco to handle Europe Atlantic and Pacific dead, cost estimated at 500 million dollars.
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San. Francisco
America
San Francisco Chronicle
Chronicle
War Department
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
New York
Europe
Atlantic
San Francisco
Pacific
Destra
Liberty
China
Burma
India
Malay States
Dutch East Indies
Central
South America
Canal Zone
Africa
North American
Middle East
Hawaii
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Ten Year Old Gunman Robs Hotel Dining Room
A 10 year old boy attempted a stick-up at a New York hotel dining room using two toy pistols. He demanded cash from cashier Miss Rennie Diamond and grabbed 22 dollars before a waitress intervened. Police seized the money and placed the boy in a city youth center as a delinquent.
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New York
Rennie Diamond
Mona Smith
Miss Smith
City Youth Center
Air Age Here as Civil Aviation Board Reports Growth
Washington reports a surge in civilian aviation with about 50,000 new pilot permits issued in the past year. Licensed civilian planes rise from 21,693 to 36,583 as registered pilots reach roughly 182,000, up from 132,492 at the start of 1945.
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Aeronautics Board
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Aaid
Army's Old Gray Mare Retired After Service
In San Francisco Belle the plump old gray mare credited with luring over 2,000 mules from pens to corrals during the war was turned out to pasture. Col. George J. Rife, head of the port animal depot, praised Belle for her service but joked whether it was the mare or the bell she wore that did the trick.
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Army
San Francisco
Belle
George J. Rife
Port
Sald Belle
Recruiter Finds Room for One: West Virginian Enlists
In Fremont Ohio Sergeant M F Baler sought space for army recruiting but could not secure a room. He spoke with 18 year old Jack Horner of West Virginia who agreed to enlist and then the two found a room together to begin service.
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Fremont
Ohio
M. F. Baler
Jack Horner
Science Day Contests Set at Iowa State College in April
Iowa State College will hold its thirteenth annual Science Day from April 2 to April 26, 1946. For the fourth year the entire program is radio conducted with 12 radio programs and six contests. Programs air at 2:30 each Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday during the month. Teachers may enter pupils in the contests through the Science Day Committee.
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Iowa State
Coltege
Iowa State College Science Day Contest Material Deadline
The Science Day Committee at Iowa State College Ames Iowa specifies that contest material must be received not later than April 8 items to be submitted by April 12 18, with contests conducted April 16 17 18 and the settling postmarked no later than April 18. Further information may be obtained by writing to the committee. Raspberries thrive on rich sandy soil. Spring is best for setting them out. Fifty bearing plants yield 35 to 75 quarts of fruit.
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Mittee
Science Day Committee
Iowa State Colege
Ames
Iowa
Notice of Hearing on Secondary Road District in Kossuth County
There has been a petition filed in Kossuth County Iowa to establish a gravel surfacing district for a route from the southwest corner of section 2 township range north one mile. The district includes described estates owned by Koppen and others. The hearing will be before the Board of Supervisors at the courthouse in Algona Iowa at 10:00 AM on April 4, 1946.
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Kosauth
Iowa
Frank H. Schleifer
Kettwleh
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Algona
Marah
Wd .Immerpall
Kossuth County
Banve
Cece Essen
Henry “Ing
Huarmie
Beren Beenken
Si Bmg
Inwa
L. J. Immmortals
County Auditor
Secon
A. I. Schoon
Esther Asmusgen
Bankers Life Co
Board of Supervisora
L, J
Immerfall
Towalitin
Kao
Koppen
Nicholas J
Nicholas
Towa
Peroh
Trimmerfall
Anne U, Pardy
Geo. Griese
Ramgo Rasmus
Irene Oswald Oo Ney
Roy M. Smith
Carl Beckstein
Vevenurs Vaseveees
Geo. M
Florence B. Baldwin D
Kosauth County
Range 21
Alpona
Ted
L. J. Immerfall
Martha Madetzke
Thomas Bere
Muller
Sass
Ferdinand Muller
Wereeyeeer
Thomas Berg
Seaer
New Electrolux plans teased at county office door
Desk blotters note Electrolux units soon available with details from Don H. Hutchins county Electrolux representative in Algona. Long time loans offered at 4 percent with no stock or commissions. Appointment only home pictures by Al Missal. Card of Thanks express gratitude from families for kindness after illness and death with messages from Mary Ball and others.
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Electrolux
Don H. Hutchins
Jones
Algona
Tam
M.P
Haggard
Clock Removed From Farmers State Bank Building
In 1804 the Farmers State Bank building in Marfors featured a large clock that has run for decades. The clock recently stopped and could not be repaired, and last week after 41 years it was removed from its long-time place of business. Dairy production payments this year will continue through June on the same basin as lost year.
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Farmers State Bank
Marfors
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