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WPA workers protest relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. WPA workers from 26 states, head by David Lasser, President of the Workers Alliance, today protested to Assistant Administrator Aubrey Williams the recent cuts in relief. Their kicks were against the current wage scales, geographical wage differentials, inadequate number of WPA enrollees and the 'unjust and unfair' labor relations setup. Lasser is on the right and Aubrey Williams in center seated, 12/15/38

WPA workers protest relief cuts. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. WPA worker...

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Army making pneumonia vaccine. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1. The Army Medical Center is preparing a pneumonia vaccine for the first mass scale inoculation ever attempted in the battle against the disease. Volunteers from the CCC will be the human guinea pigs in the experiment. The vaccine, which is 10 times as costly as gold, is being made for distribution this fall to all CCC enrollees who desire inoculations, officers expect to have enough vaccine to safeguard 300,000 individuals. Captain John R. Wood, of the Army Medical Center is shown dissolving the active ingredients in strong hydrochloric acid in the first step of manufacture[...]

Army making pneumonia vaccine. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1. The Army Med...

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Manhattan Beach Coast Guard raining station. Boxing is compulsory in the four-week intensive course at Manhattan Beach Coast Guard training station. Lou Ambers, former world's lightweight contender, show a class of enrollees how to lead and block punches

Manhattan Beach Coast Guard raining station. Boxing is compulsory in t...

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Army declares war on pneumonia. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1. The Army Medical Center is preparing a pneumonia vaccine for the first mass scale inoculation ever attempted in the battle against the disease. Volunteers from the CCC will be the human guinea pigs in the experiment. This vaccine, which is 10 times more costly as gold, is being made for distribution this fall to all CCC enrollees who desire inoculations. Officers expect to have enough vaccine for the safeguarding of 300,000 individuals. Captain John R. Wood, is shown with the partially purified product when it dialyzed in cellophane sacks to remove the reaction substances that give chills and fever and to further purify the product....

Army declares war on pneumonia. Washington, D.C., Sept. 1. The Army Me...

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Sheepshead Bay, New York. Enrollees from all parts of the country shown arriving at the United States Maritime Service training station, the largest of its kind in the world. When dedicated on December 12 the station will have 10,000 apprentice seamen in training for the American Merchant Marine

Sheepshead Bay, New York. Enrollees from all parts of the country show...

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