U S Fleet Flees Shanghai Amid Red Push to Blockade
The United States ships fled Shanghai to avoid peril as Chinese Communists surge across China threaten U S envoy J Leighton Stuart in Nanking. Britain faced attacks and officials in Beijing warned of a Berlin blockade scenario while Western powers weigh sanctions and recognition choices.
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U.S
Shanghai
Berlin
Icans
U. S
United States
China
J. Leighton Stuart
Nanking
Auto Labor Unrest Looms Ahead of Contract Time
The industry faces uneasy peace as union flareups recede at Packard Ford and Briggs. Labor accuses auto makers of token price cuts while cheaper goods and easier financing shift leverage. Walter Reuther looms large as bargaining nears, leaving consumers poised between gains and risk.
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Automobile
Packard
Ford Motor Companies
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Walter Reuther
United Automobile Workers’ Union
Berlin Blockade Talks Cast Doubt on Soviet Offer
Berlin reports say Washington and London were wary of Moscow’s overture to lift the blockade in exchange for a four power conference on Germany. Officials stressed no secret strings and highlighted expected plans to unite western Germany by July 15. The Russians reportedly sought a council of foreign ministers meeting, Berlin restrictions lifted after a date is set, and direct Stalin Truman talks on core US Soviet conflicts.
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United States
Britain
Russia
Berlin
Germany
U. S. State Department
Moscow
Tass
Council of Foreign Ministers
United ‘States
Francé
Stalin
Truman
Soviet Union
Farm program misgivings blur cost and purpose
The new farm program faces confusion even among supporters as critics warn of tax costs. Agriculture Secretary Brannan later reframes it as a farm price support measure to ensure a fair return to farmers for their investment and labor.
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Ynen
Charles F. Brannan
Price control easing prompts mixed reactions across markets
The Federal Reserve Board loosened installment buying rules for autos and appliances, lowering down payments on household goods to 10 percent and extending payment terms to 24 months. Automobiles keep 30 percent down. The move drew both praise and criticism, with some urging complete wartime controls be recouped and others hailing a boon for buyers and merchants in a softening market.
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Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Sullivan Quits Navy Post After Carrier Row
John L Sullivan resigns as secretary of the navy after a multi million dollar repri mand tied to plans for a 65 000 ton U S aircraft super carrier the United States. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson remarks on the resignation noting the carrier issue was pursued without congressional authorization as part of the broader unification effort.
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John L Sullivan
Navy
Defense
Louis Johnson
Sullivan
U. S
United States
Johnson
Dairy leaders plan $1.5 million drive against oleomargarine
Dairy experts warn milk prices will fall again this summer while producers launch a 1.5 million dollar promotional campaign to boost dairy product consumption and combat oleomargarine. Prices had dropped about 33 percent in seven months as unemployment and lower demand hurt sales.
Frozen Frog Enters Ice Jump Contest
Dr D L Albasio of Angels Camp California entered the annual frog jumping contest with Lazarus a frog allegedly frozen for about 1200 years after being found in Dana Glacier Yosemite National Park The physician said the ancient frog could still jump when thawed and entered it in the event
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D. L. Albasio
Angels Camp
Calif
Lazarus
Dana Glacier
Yosemite National Park
Spring Comes to England with Whimsy and Mischief
In England spring brings odd happenings as cows receive kissing licenses from Denham town council and cows nuzzle fences despite tuberculosis concerns. A lovelorn cat sets a house ablaze, a thief steals two dozen lovebirds, a swan disrupts rush hour on the Thames, and a Mikado pheasant lays six eggs outside its Formosan habitat.
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England
Thames
Denham
Formosa
Chase Osborn remembered as a public servant of Michigan
A tribute recalls Chase Osborn as a governor who served the people of Michigan rather than ruling them. The writer recounts a 1940s incident showing Osborn pressuring a university to provide public service, and notes his wartime fiscal restraint and respect for constitutional processes.
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Chase Osborn
Michigan
Osborn
Michigan Agricultural College
Lansing
State Agricultural College
Agricultural College
Real Estate-Business listing and sales notices
Real estate and business ads include a 30 year old home and blacksmith shop sale in Nebraska with reason for selling, Northwest Iowa farm implement business for sale with large trade territory, a modern house with ground in town priced at 2500 dollars, plus WANTED TO BUY notices for new furs duck feathers and alfalfa hay with price quotes from local brokers.
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Manget Mohrp
McGenn
Nebr
Iowa
Standard Line
Morern
Minnesota
Jonker & Top
Orange City
Towa
Mitchell Feather Works
Mitchell
Milligan
Sioux City
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Shirley Temple
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Home For
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Mich
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VFW
Ku Klux Klan
Madrid
Brotherhood of Silence
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Congress Hotel
Chicago
Polly
Rebecca
Aan At
Supreme Court
Congress
Tranmobile
BEE Re Ee
Center
National Wood Works
Sioux
Magtheto
Thorpe Electric
8Th St
Ford
Ferguson Tractors
11Th Ave
Minneapolis
Ind
Tractor Lug CO
Fargo
N. Dak
McCormick-Deering Corn
Gene van Emmerik
Montrose
Massey Harris
Newacheck Supply Co
Larned, Kans
Peterson Jewelry
R-E Rug Company
Casper
Wyoming
Wilson van Lines
Gilbert
Watertown
Sioux Falls
FOX Studios
Billings
Montana
Rubber Stam Works
Inquire
A. C, Hartog, Etcerton, Minn
Cricks & Equip
Fensel's Hatchery
Freeman
White Rocks
New Hampshires
Inman Hatcheries
Aberdeen
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MISC
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