Army Films Aid Backward Pupils At Highlands School
In Highlands New Jersey a young ex GI teacher Joseph Bolger used Army educational films from Fort Monmouth to aid seventh and eighth graders lagging in reading and writing. He pairs weekly films on hygiene health and first aid with comic books to spark interest and measures progress with informal true or false tests.
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Highlands
N. J
Highlands Grammar School
Joseph Bolger
Fort Monmouth
Seton Hall College
Bolger
Army
Signal Corps Center
Census to Demand Personal Income Questions
Washington December 13 The Census Bureau will ask about personal income in the 195 Protests from some groups and congress members prompted the plan Acting Census Director Phillip M Hauser said those who refuse to answer may mail in the form He stressed income data will be confidential and useful for economic planning Hauser noted the figures help businesses labor groups advertisers and the government and that many citizens prefer not to answer in person.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Congress Mem
Phillip M. Hauser
Hauser
Pecete
Bureau
Pub
Great men of the past said to die of malaria
Figures reported to have died from malaria include Alexander the Great Oliver Cromwell the 17th century Lord Protector of England Albrecht Durer the German painter and engraver and Lord Byron the English poet.
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Alexander the Great
Oliver Cromwell
England
Albrecht Durer
Lord Byron
Eagles President outlines plans to aid handicapped and youth
William H. Mostyn of Rochester addressed Winchester Eagles detailing the order’s drive for humanitarian work. He highlighted the Eagles Memorial Foundation with a 3 million dollar trust aiding medical dental college funds for war dead and their children, plus a program aiding 1300 children.
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William H. Mostyn
Rochester
N. Y
Order
Winchester Eagles
Mostyn
the Eagles
Eagles Memorial Foundation
Aerie
Eagles
Order of Eagles
The
Joes
American Heritage Commission
Glacier National Park Trails Exceed 1000 Miles
Glacier National Park in Montana now features over 1000 miles of maintained trails for hikers and backcountry explorers. The expanded network supports varied routes across peaks lakes and forests inviting longer treks and new itineraries for visitors.
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Glacier National Park
Montana
Electricians Strike In State-owned British System
London reports a wildcat action by about 1600 electricians with by afternoon 2600 idle in the capital. Government stations faced shutdown risk as Labour Minister Isaacs warned of possible power cuts and troops moved to protect essential services. Navy Army and Air Force technicians were deployed to four stations as delegates planned a sympathy meeting.
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London
Systm
George Isaacs
House of Commons
Isaacs
Navy
Air Force
Mankey
Delinquent Tax Sale Draws Few Buyers at City Hall
Rain kept buyers away as the city hall sale drew a small crowd. About 15 parcels were sold in the county auction conducted by Coleman Dunn, with individuals paying roughly $167 in arrears and the rest covered by the commonwealth tax officials.
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John Ones
Coleman Dunn
Estate and inheritance taxes harm small family businesses
A tax expert warns that high estate and inheritance taxes are slowly wiping out the nation s small businesses. He states Federal and State tax priorities force estate liquidation and impede transfers from father to son, declaring present levies are destroying the small business.
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Washington
65 Top Bid Wins Storeroom Rental at Court House
An auction in front of the county courthouse drew James P Reardon as executor for S. C. Curl offering a storeroom at 188 Braddock Street. Gus Chambers topped the bid with $65 for the space between the Apple Blossom delicatessen and Dr. G. G. Snarr’s office.
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James P Reardon
S. c. Curl
County Court House
Braddock St
Gus Chambers
Applie Blossom Delicatessen
G. G. Snarr
Schoolgirl Dies After Fainting in High School Rest Room
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Joanna Dillon a 15 year old at a Salem Virginia high school. The girl fainted in a rest room and died from a cerebral hemorrhage after striking a radiator. Rescue efforts by a Salem squad and a doctor failed.
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Salem
Joanna
Dillon
Russell Smiley
Roanoke County
FBI arrests alleged head of counterfeit travelers checks ring
FBI agents arrested the alleged head of a counterfeit travelers checks ring worth about 1 million dollars. The suspect, seized at his Brooklyn home, was booked at George Gillette, 39, and described as a brother in law to underworld figure Joe Adonis.
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Butch
Boxer
Chick
Larry
Seattle
New York
FBI
American Express Co
Brooklyn
George Gillette
Joe Adonis
Underworld
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York
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Michael Kuba
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Fl. Lauderdale
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PETRO
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N. Kent St
Front Royal
Richmond
N. Braddock St
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Trade Marks OF Oneida Ltd
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