Britain faces dollar squeeze with new food rationing drive
United Press reports Britain withdraws 450 million dollars of its loan from the United States by Aug 29 leaving 400 million in credits. A five year 400 million dollar farm program aims to boost pork eggs beef and cereals to cut dollar imports as U S cooperation eases shortages while rationing is expanded amid the Bank of England crisis.
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United
Washington
London
Britain
United States
High Treasury
Bank of England
John Strachey
Daily Mirror
Explosion Wrecks Shop In Jerusalem Hotel
An explosion in the East Hotel's shop in Jerusalem wrecked the shop but caused no casualties. Police called it the first act by a new Arab underground group named Hurried, marking the first use of bombing since the 1936 39 revolt. The shop owner was said to trade in Jewish produced building materials and paints.
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Jerusalem
WUP
East Hotel
Brazil weighs grain price floor to 1951 end
Brazil considers law to guarantee minimum prices for corn rice and beans through the end of 1951. Government studies proposed support levels and funding arrangements to aid farmers amid postwar price pressures.
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Brazil
Big Time Spree by Two Oklahoma Lads Interrupted
Two 13 year old boys from Boise City were detained by Amarillo police after arriving by bus for a night in the city. They checked into a hotel, bought a self propelled toy car and cigars, and created mischief in the lobby before police took them into custody awaiting parental arrival.
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Oklahoma
Amarillo
Boise City
Printers Ban New Contracts After Taft Hartley Act
The AFL International Typographical Union refused new contracts with employers as the Taft Hartley Act takes effect Friday. At the 89th convention the union approved a policy to hire printers only with a skeleton memorandum of conditions of employment. President Woodruff Randolph urged patience to avert strikes and unity against potential disruption.
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Cleveland
AFL International Typographical Union
ITU
Woodruff Randolph
Randolph
Randolph Nct
Market closing stock averages and listed concerns
Merrill Lynch computed the 30 Industrials at 179.43 up 42 points while Railroads rose 0.25 to 48.94 and UCN 35.68 up 0.67. The list spans American Radiator through Standard Oil groups with numerous major names including General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Pennsylvanian Railroad, Radio Corporation, Sinclair, Union Oil and more reflecting a broad market movement.
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Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
UCN
American Smelt & Oe
San American
Tel & Tel
Anaconda Copper Armour & Co
AT & SF and Aviation Corporatio
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Blaw-Knox
Borden Foods
Braniff Airways
Briges Mfg
Budd Rails Equipmen
Burroughs
Add
Chrysler Corporation
Commercial Investment
Continental Motors
Continental Oil Co
Curtiss Wright
Deere & Co
Glenn L Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil
Packard Motors
Pan American Airwa
Paramount Pictures
Pennsylvania RR
Penney JC
Phelps-Dodge
Phillips Petroleum Ware Gewisss
Radio Corporation Radio Keith Republic Steel St Jo Lead
Sears Roebuck
Shamrock Oil & Gas
Shell
Union Oil
Sinclair Oil
Standard Oil Ind
Standard Oil NJ
Studebaker Motors Ys
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Chicago and Kansas City Markets
Chicago and Kansas City commodity and livestock quotes dated Aug 21 show grain futures with mixed moves across corn oats and wheat while cattle hogs and sheep at major markets reflect steady to higher trends. Strong entities include Chicago Board of Trade USDA Kansas City Livestock and Chicago shipments with multiple price levels and ranges.
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Texas Corporati
Texas Gulf
Tidewater Oil Union Carbide
US Rubber
Warner Brothers
Western Union
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansas City
USDA
New Mexico
Chicago Livestock
Amarillo Officials Plan Property Acquisition Details
In Amarillo, WAA Zone 5 offices in Grand Prairie and airport property specialist Ross E. White joined Mayor Hagg and commissioners Bud Curtis and Ira Stephenson. They discussed city land title to be acquired and the technical details supplied by White.
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WAA
Grand Prairie
Ross E. White
Amarillo
Frye
Hagg
Bud Curtis
Ira Stephenson
Mr. White
Donors Needed for Emergency Blood Case at St Anthony's
Type B donors are urgently requested to call St Anthony's Hospital at 9866. The blood is needed for 14 year old Joyce B Coe of Shamrock who underwent a major operation.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
Joyce B. Coe
Shamrock
Improved rupture truss gains trust with 30 day trial
Kansas City advertising claims a new inconspicuous rupture truss requires no belts or pads and fits easily. It offers a 30 day trial and a $3.50 special truss gift for reporting results to Physician's Appliance Company Kansas City Missouri with address 1420 Koch Building 2906 Main.
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Physician’s Appliance Company
Koch Bldg
Main
Kansas City
Missouri
Amarillo Airport Land Deal Grants City National Guard Hqs
Amarillo reaches a agreement to acquire four hangars and extensive airfield facilities to maintain a future ready airport. The deal preserves 20 percent for government landings and allows transfer to federal custody in a national emergency. The city gains National Guard headquarters buildings and plans auctions after title clearance in 25 to 30 days.
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National Guard
Amarillo
Prye
WAA
Frye
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
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