U S Railroad Men Amaze The French In France
American railroad men explain dual system operation to French observers, detailing car record keeping, gravity switching known as humps, and rapid yard clearance. They describe ports, car ferries between England and France, and high pay for officers, with key figures including Brig. Gen. Atterbury and Col. McCrea guiding the system.
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France
Amertrans
England
Wales
Jersey City
Manhattan Island
United States
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania
Ano
Attertury
Scarcity of Yarn Affects Red Cross Distribution
Washington October 19 Red Cross headquarters advised workers not to distribute knitted articles directly to drafted men. Instead yarn and finished items will be funneled through the Red Cross for camp and overseas recipients, not handed out individually.
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Washington
Red Cross
Arizona man honored at farm congress and expo
In Kansas City Missouri on October 19 the International Soil Products Expositions and the International Farm Congress combined events. Andrew Kimball of Thatcher Arizona and Whart Grunwald of Denver were elected vice presidents.
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Kansas City
International Farm Congress
Andrew Kimball
Thatcher
Arizona
Whart Grunwald
Denver
Arizona miners urged to own homes through new company programs
Arizona mining firms vow to raise wages and ease living costs for 40000 workers. They expand housing utilities, offer family relief funds, and establish installment plans to buy homes, with some camps providing favorable terms to workers who save and pay on time.
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Arizona
Warren
Movement for Farms for Soldiers Endorsed by Interior Secretary
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, endorses a nationwide plan to provide farms for returning soldiers. In a telegram read at the International Farm Congress in Kansas City, Lane urges approval of the plan as a new venture in reclamation work. He says the veterans will seek peace and work, proposing homes built on unused lands after the war.
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American Transportation Headquarters
Trin
Central Records Office
Associated Press
Kansas City
Franklin K. Lance
Secretary of the Interior
International Farm Congress
Congress
Lane
Snock
France
Perlin
Bowman
Nogales
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