Veteran Senator Wheeler Defeat Marks Passing of Able Legislator
BAUKHAGE notes Wheeler's defeat by Leif Erickson ends a long Senate career. He recalls Wheeler's ties to Truman, his isolationist stance, and moments from the 1935 interview. The piece places Wheeler among long-serving peers like Norris and Ashurst, praising his integrity and sincere pacifism.
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Kenneth Wherry
Norris
Ellison
Cotton Ed
Henry Ashurst
Senate
New Mexico
Ashurst
William King
Utah
Lynn Frazer
North Dakota
Jerry O'Connell
Erickson
Jerry
O'Connell
Standard
Senator Wheeler
Senator Bridges Dinner Rain Dog Incident Captures Attention
During day and night senate sessions on OPA a sudden rainstorm halted deliberations. In a Washington cab a Labrador bounded in with Mrs Bridges and a corpulent lady claiming to be a registered Democrat. The scene ended with Bridges recognized and the dog snuggling on his lap. Nearby talk hints Labor Secretary Schwellenbach may leave for Puget Sound amid labor department pressure. Edgar Schwelenbach, his lesser known brother, recently influenced a state Supreme Court race with unexpected support.
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New Hampshire
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Potomac
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Labor Department
United States Senate
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Supreme Court
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War Department
Erie Basin Metal Products, Inc
U. S
Garsson Munitions Empire
Mead
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May
Combine War
Washington, D. C
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RED Cross
Senator in for Happy Returns
A Washington Post reader recalls a sensational passage about senatorial wives facing rising prices. The note highlights a misread line claiming Mrs. Glen Taylor buys groceries for a family of 10, mentioning an 18 year old baby, later interpreted as an 18 day old baby. The writer also mentions cigars sent to radio correspondents.
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Washington Post
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Peace Talks Liberalized At Paris Conference
Smaller nations won the right to discuss peace treaty drafts for Germany’s satellites at the Paris peace conference in a surprise Soviet concession. Molotov proposed a plan to allow thorough discussion of treaty drafts, aiming to mold a durable peace amid objections from Yugoslavia and the Ukraine. In industry, July output reached 312,576 units but strikes threatened a slide as Dura division Toledo halted 4,000 Studebaker and 12,000 Hudson workers. Furlough pay for GIs to be issued as $25 bonds after cash burden concerns.
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Individual Approach Farm Plan Stresses Local Aid
Federal 1947 agricultural conservation program expands local control and personal aid, authorizing up to 10 percent of county funds for farmer chosen practices. A $300 million plan funds soil building, soil and water conservation, and administration. Emphasis on local plans and erosion and water conservation measures guides farmers, with four million farms already participating in 1946.
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ACP
1911 Locomobile Endurance Trip Captivates Nation
Harvard senior John Bacon of Wellesley Hills drives a 1911 Locomobile on a cross country endurance test. Abandoned 25 years ago in Exeter New Hampshire the car is rebuilt with $1000 in repairs. Bacon aims for ten days coast to coast with California sightsees before returning while defying wear and pedal effort.
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Los Angeles
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Raccoon Hitchhiker Delivers Overnight Ride Incident
Chester R. McCoy, a Gladstone farm worker in Stronghurst Illinois, gave a raccoon a lift when a fuel stop revealed the animal lying on a shield near the pump. The raccoon fought to stay aboard, leading McCoy to believe it crawled into the car while parked near a farm field during the day.
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Chester R
World's biggest boy dies at 19 in North Dakota
James Janousek nineteen year old of Grafton North Dakota died at his parents farm home from pneumonia. He weighed six hundred pounds and had gained fame after weighing 235 pounds at age seven.
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N. D
James Janousek
Peter Janousek
Janousek
Guess these tongue twisters of talking pictures era
A quirky item plays with voice recording terms from early talking pictures. Readers are invited to match obscure names with sound styles. The piece lists five exotic terms and five descriptive clues, prompting readers to gauge their knowledge of speech tones and pronunciation quirks.
Pony Trader Beats Highprized Show Pony
CHICAGO. Les Atlass, a radio executive, doubted his skill as a horse trader after a recent horse show. His two Shetland ponies clashed when the one he bought for 21 000 dollars lost to a pony he had sold for 55 dollars.
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Chicago
Les Atlass
Atlass
Aviation Notes Who Buys Airplanes
A survey by Aeronca Aircraft with 1200 dealers across the United States shows the largest potential light plane buyers are aged 18 to 30, with interest remaining strong beyond 40. About half plan to pay cash or buy on time, while 40 percent are lawyers, doctors, educators, or successful business leaders. Women comprise about 3 percent of potential buyers, though many accompany male shoppers. men are seen as more likely to learn to fly, with opinions split on gender aptitude.
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Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
U. S
Aeronca
Quoted Aphorisms and Sayings Fragmented Text
A collage of misread aphorisms and attributions appears, including lines about walking in others moccasins, a penny hiding a star in the universe, a Samuel Gatton error, a Swinburne note, Von Humboldt on property, and Franklin on freely giving. The fragmentary OCR yields unclear authors and incomplete phrases.
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Samuel Grafton
Swinburne
von Humboldt
Henjamin Franklin
First Air Show Revives Postwar Aviation Interest
The first postwar air show in New England since WWII was held at Bedford Field near Boston under the direction of Theodore Drury, president of the Aeronautic Association of Boston. Highlights included an Army Air Forces display of planes that aided victory along with newer machines.
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Boston
Theodore Drury
Aeronautic Association of Boston
Army Air Forces
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