France Gifts Railway Train of Delights to United States
A Paris initiated gift train from France to the United States showcases French memories and goods. The project, organized by Railway War Veterans, gathered items from cities, universities, and individuals, including Sevres vases, dolls, a painting from Chalons sur Marne, a wreath, and historical artifacts. The train, loaded with thousands of gifts, will sail aboard a Liberty Ship, aimed at boosting Franco American goodwill.
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Paris
Abe
Are
United States
France
The
United Stat
National Federation of Railway
Vincent Atrio
Red Cross
District of Columbia
Auris
Sevres
Duinecy
Rouathddeal
Jedrie
Lyons
Roosevelt
Edouard Herriot
Chalons-sur- Marne
Gent
Poomn Ins
America
Dwight Eigen
Bottefields
Wolfe
Legion of Honor
Louis XVII
Empress Je
Roosevelt Ay
Kourgres
Saint Genevieva
Partronery of
Pael Leneowslei
Rheims Tech
Nical School
Eisenhower
Mae
Nice
Brom
A. Fouquet
Boyan
Maurice Artguenave
Portland 4-H youth program praised by mayor at congress
Chicago NEA dispatch reports Mayor Kennelly praising Portland Oregon’s 4-H system at a national congress. Portland’s program, run through city schools with state college support, includes poultry, gardening, clothing, canning, and rose projects. It has produced several state delegates and high school leaders, with strong ties to PTA and volunteer chairmen in each elementary school. The piece notes Portland’s rainfall and the city’s Rose Festival backdrop.
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Richard Kleen
Chicago
NEA
Martin Y Kennelly
Atlers
Eniow
Portland
Ore
Shannon
Parent-Teachers Association
America
Portland &H
Im Fort
Tandus'x
Tp Advisory Council of Business
Prifegsiormal
Club
Teer Shannon
Big Problem for Guided Missiles
A report to the American Astronomical Society from Yale describes shooting stars entering the upper atmosphere and evaporating before reaching their target. Observers note solids at 10 miles up lose atoms to heat, potentially impacting guided missile designs and naval tests as military authorities study high speed atmospheric entry.
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New Raven
Conn
Zoc
Tou Tram
American Atronomical Society
Yalemmiversity
Stu Iefeus
Servetory
Bus plunges from bridge into river at Shoreham
Shoreham by Sea Jan reports a bus driven by high wind toppled from a bridge into the Adur river. One woman passenger suffered possible injuries. rescue teams from nearby Brighe Tom and emergency crews evacuated victims as the bus lay half sunken.
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Shoreham —By-Sea
Eng Jan
Ee Deakiet
Adur
Ziretmen
Brighe Tom
Eeras Corthweter
Wa Bicke
Tae Tao
Oklahoma Hops Prices Down for December Report
Oklahoma farmers received 1 percent less money for hops in December ending December 13, with keg prices at 22 dollars per hundredweight, down from November and a year earlier. Cattle and grain prices shifted, with wheat at 2.05 dollars per bushel, corn down from last year but up from mid November, and cotton at 27 cents per pound. Hay rose slightly to 10.50 dollars per ton, while cottonseed dropped sharply from last year.
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Oklahoma City
Ollsham
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Alaliz
Tom
Ami
Four Men Die On Oklahoma Roads In New Year Toll
Four men perished on Oklahoma roads in the early hours. Ermal Best and W W Shearer from Columbus Kansas died in a collision with a freight train near Picker. Otis Bowling of Sapulpa died in a solo crash on US 66 north of Sapulpa. Raymond Bushy of Tulsa died when a taxicab struck a bridge abutment in Tulsa. Lee Houston was badly hurt and Theo Jackson seriously hurt. The state ended 1948 with one death. Price of Ralston was noted.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Ermal F. Best
W. W. Shearer
Columbus
Kansas
Picker
Otis T. Bowling
Sapulpa
Television Just Another Worry in Home Planners
New York radio dialogue debates future home design centering living rooms on the television. The speaker frets that fireplaces, dining rooms, and lockers of past homes fade as thermostats and screens dominate. He argues for preserving privacy by placing the TV in a separate room, suggesting the bathroom as a switch to avoid constant viewing.
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New York
Anthony
Americas
Maine
Tee
Mr. Anthony
Abraham Lincoln
Anthomy
Mile
Jobo Roward Payne
Lesrem
Canary
Anthoy
Mar. Anthony
Seigrist Case in the East Indies Court Update
American Consul General Charlee Livengood said the State Department will not intervene yet in the Seigrist case, with daily reports maintained. Seigrist and two Americans were tried December 26 by a Dutch court at Tandjoen Finang, verdict pending.
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Batavia
Java
W. Seigrast
Onsehae
Gory
Oula
Sonugelins
East Indies
Charlee Livengood
American State Department
Iyetine
State Department
Department
Cinc
Seigrist
Tandjoen Finang
Poe
Sevgrist
Knisely Reassigned to Norman Theatre Posts
Oklahoma City official announces Stilwell to become manager of McSwein, Retr and Kive theatres in Ada around January 15, replacing John W. Kuiseley who moves to Norman. Stilwell, a veteran with service in Texas and Oklahoma, has held several theater roles and will bring his wife Margaret Avitar Stilwell to Ada.
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Willian Stilwell
Lubbuck
Texas
McSwein
Retr
Kive
Ada
Co,furnham
Oklahoma City
Furiility Consolidated Theaters
Stilwell
John W. Kuiseley
Norman
Ionowing
Cleborne
Testas
Ted Rim
Borge
Ramation 10
Raine Te Lubbock
Santa Fe Railway Company
Cleburns
TF. C. UW
College of the Theatre
Hollywood
Boots Rescued From Marsh Drain in Icy Rescue
Quincy readers learn of Boots the cat trapped by rising tides in a marsh drain. Neighbors, a fire crew, and a crowbar with vaseline freed the cat after three hours. Boots, beloved by local family, recovered after warming and fur cleaning.
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Quincy
Mass
Boots
Tau
Toots
Malcolm Brummitt
St Albetress
Mila
President Deliberates On State of Union With Cabinet
President Truman reviewed the state of the union message with his Cabinet after services at National Presbyterian Church. The plan includes economic and labor measures and a budget message. the speech is expected to be between 3500 and 4000 words and last about 30 minutes.
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Trumust
State of the Union
Congress
Trumen
National Presbyterian Church
Connecticut Avenue
Tamm
Cst
Edward ‘le RL Elson
G Ross
jMaj
Harry
Waughan
Pat Soo P
Rosa Saith
Messize
Contai
Truman
Ross
State tax receipts rise in November for Oklahoma
Oklahoma City January 1 State tax collections rose in November says J Dy Dunn chairman of the tax commission. Five month fiscal year totals show increases with overall collections at 8,908,928.75 up 1,154,086.93 from the prior year. Gross production tax led gains rising to 2,620,304. Gasoline tax up to 17,044,535 with income tax down 548,204 due to prior tax policy changes. Beverage tax fell to 280,783 with license revenue 20,415 and music taxes 21 below last year.
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Oklahoma City
J. Dy ‘Dunn
The
Tax Commission
Mooreasa
Dunn
Music Bee
Kansas Doctor Hongeer Topera Kas Banquet Honor
The Kansas Medical Society announced a tribute to Hufinam a former Kansas lieutenant governor adjutant general state senator and president and secretary of the Kansas Medical Society at a banquet on May 1 during its 10th annual season in Columbus.
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Topera Kas
Jan
Kansas
Charles
S. Bufimar
Columbus
Kansas Medical Society
Poy. Hufinam
Leutenant
The
Kansas. Medical Society
Johns Hopkins University President Retires
In Baltimore on January 3, Johns Hopkins University announced the retirement of President Isaish Bowman after a six year tenure. Bowman's career, marked by international influence and leadership in education, saw him guiding Hopkins through postwar era shifts while steering scientific and civic roles. Detlev Boon of the National Research Council succeeds as the new Hopkins president without ceremony.
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Baltimore
Jen
Ameta
America
Johns Hopline University
Isaishi Bowman
Europe
Detlev Boone
University of Pennsylvania
Naitional Research Council
Hopkins
Bowman
Andemier
Atthez
Cote Neame
Holcer
Teen-Ager Needs Many Interests for Social Growth
A youth article advises a teen girl should diversify activities to avoid limiting friendships and personal growth. It suggests trying weather related recreation, crafts, art, music, current events clubs, and church or youth groups to broaden interests and meet new peers.
Transformation of Moscow film theater houses old minister era
The Moscow cinema, once the venue for a Foreign Ministers meeting and a revolutionary era restaurant, has been repurposed since the revolution. It now sits in a former aviation workers club building, with a chiropodist noting high female attendance for foot care services.
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Moscow
Sessrome
Club of
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