Pop Singers Find Public Still Remembers Hits and Faces
Chicago interview with Fran Warren traces a career from Brooklyn clubs to Broadway. Warren recalls jazz fans never forget tunes like Sunday Kind of Love, details her move from pop to legit stage in Pajamas, and notes her husband Harry Steinman manages her and their daughter Jody Ann as she plans to stay on the stage.
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Bernard Gavzes
Chicago
Fran Warren
Fran
Jamas
Brickbats
Brooklyn
Charlie Barnett
Warren
Barnett
Claude Thornhill
Thornhill
RCA Victor
Broadway
South Pacific
Powers That Be
New York
Bobby Clark
Babe
Schubert Theatre
North Side
Harry Steinman
Jody Ann
Tokyo Soybean Output Seen Rising 38 Percent in 1955
Tokyo estimates 1955 soybean production at about 19 million bushels, up 38 percent from 1954, reflecting strong agricultural yields and policy support in Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Food spending rises with higher consumption in Chicago
Chicago data show an average American eats 1520 pounds of food yearly. Over the last two decades food expenditure grew from 23 percent to 27 percent of disposable income, reflecting altered consumer habits.
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Chicago
Shares decline as investors doubt Eisenhower reelection bid
The stock market fell in light trading as blue chips weakened amid uncertainty over President Eisenhower's potential candidacy. The AP 60 fell to 176.20, with industrials down 3.20, rails 2.30, and GM the most active at 434 with 67,400 shares traded.
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New York
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Steels and Motors
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
Congress
Wall Street
New Hampshire
American Stock Exchange
Grains end lower on profit taking as weather hints weigh
Grain futures drifted lower led by rye losses after profit taking. Wheat fell briefly on forecasts of light snow in Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma while soybeans recovered from early losses to close near unchanged. Formosa offered 465000 bushels of soybeans and Greece bid 2.4 million dollars for oil.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Formosa
Greece
Bonds Slump In Convertible Draw As Treasuries Rise
The bond market fell Monday with convertibles leading weakness though some utilities resisted. U S Treasury securities advanced, intermediate issues gaining up to 7 32. Volume rose to 4 270 000 from 3 710 000 last Friday.
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New York
U. S. Treasury Securities
Dry goods market steadiness and price trends in New York
The cotton textile market showed steadiness with resale offerings in print and broadcloths clearing at last week’s low levels. Wool goods reported another mill unveiling fall 1956 fabrics with generally unchanged prices. Rayon goods saw modest sales of filament and spun cloth as a leading producer raised rayon yarn prices by three to five cents per pound due to higher wages and material costs.
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New York
Hogs Price Weakness Develops in Chicago Market
Hog and sow prices eased with 18 000 head on offer as demand slackened. Prices for 190 to 220 pound butchers ranged 11.00 to 11.75 with some at 12.00 and 12.75 for a small lot. heavier hogs 230 to 340 pounds bulked 9.50 to 11.25. Cattle receipts 27 000 with steers and heifers mostly steady to 50 cents lower. prime steers top 24.25 and primes 18.00 to 23.00. Cows 10.00 to 12.50, heifers 15.00 to 20.75. Wealers at 29.00. Sheep 4 500 with lambs 18.00 to 19.25 for good to prime wool types.
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Chicago
Hogs and cattle prices steady to uneven at Indianapolis market
Hog prices showed uneven trade Monday with ranges from 9.50 to 12.25 per hundredweight across weight classes. Cows advanced to 11.50 while bulls softened. steers and heifers were slow with high grades steady to weaker. Lambs and sheep mostly steady with natives under 110 pounds at 18 to 19.
Muncie Livestock Prices Reported by Market Hogs Steady
Market runs list hogs steady to 10 cents higher with 180 to 240 pounds at 12.00, 240 to 280 pounds 10.25 to 12.00, and 280 to 360 pounds 8.75 to 9.75. Cattle show varied values from good to choice steers at 16.00 to 21.00 and cows 9.00 to 12.00, with lambs around 18.00 and sheep around 5.00 to 11.75 per hundredweight. Regional poultry and eggs also noted with heavy hens around 18 and current eggs 0.42.
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Muncie
Jenwan
Eenres
Inccecenoesnen
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Notice of Final Settlement of Estate No 109221
Creditors heirs and legatees of Geraldine Lucy Davidson deceased must appear in Superior Court Anderson Indiana on January 23 1956 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and prove heirship to receive distributive shares Witness the Clerk of Court Joseph H Armington on December 28 1955.
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Anderson
Indiana
Joseph H. Armington
Hohit
Coburn, Hohit
Indianapolis
Paul E. Schrenker
Samuel E. Johnson
David S. Galbraith
Madison Ve. Indiana
Johnson and Austin
O'Neill
Scott and Schrenker
Pendleton Banking Company
John J. McCallister
Madison County
William L. Peek
Tells How People Still Eat Eggs
Kingston Rhode Island United Press report shows consumer eggs choices based on freshness quality convenience and satisfaction with 40 percent seeking convenience and 32 percent purchasing in one or two dozen lots. The piece notes 21 percent shop around for higher quality and 38 percent buy in two dozen lots.
Public Auction Listing For January Sales
Coming auction sales on Thursday January 19 at 10 30 A M Carl A Helms and Walter D Law rence conduct a public sale four miles north of Fortville or five miles south of Road 38 on the Alva Souder Farm Auctioneers James C Bradley Joe Kellum. Another sale on Saturday January 28 at 10 30 A M Polio Parents Auction at Hazelwood Gym with auctioneers C Lawler Bill Petty Egg Hood J C Bradley Clay Wiley.
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Walter D. Lawrence
Fortville
Alva Souder
James C. Bradley
Joe Kellum
Hazelwood Gym
C. Lawler
Bill Petty
Egg Hood
J. C Bradley
Clay Wiley
Circuses Return: Canestrelli Family Runs Circus Restaurant
In Sarasota Florida the Canestrelli family retires from a past circus life to open a restaurant built around a one ring tent. Papa places the tent beside the eatery and they perform an hour on weekends while customers eat. Mama runs the kitchen while also balancing on cue.
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Papa Canestrelli
Canestrellis
Mama Canestrelli
Beer Ration in Revolutionary War Troops
Washington recalled the Continental Congress ration of a quart of beer per day for soldiers. Shortages faltered supplies and in 1777 he noted at Germantown that the troops missed their brew and urged procurement of beer cider or vinegar.
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Washington
Continental Congress
Germantown
Board of War
Restore furniture shine after flower droppings pits
Droppings from fresh flowers have left small pits on furniture. Rub the surface with a damp sudsy cloth, then apply wax or polish to restore the smooth luster.
Senate panel links Matusow payoffs to recantation
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee accuses a Communist brain trust of paying Harvey Matusow to recant his testimony against alleged Reds and calls for a federal grand jury probe into an apparent conspiracy to obstruct justice. It urges contempt prosecutions and disbarment of four New York lawyers.
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Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Brain Trust
Harvey M. Matusow
Matusow
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Congress
New York
Subcommittee
Len Hennings
Texas
Clinton E. Jencks
Gay 90s Juke Box Sings Again in Michigan Home
MARSHALL Mich Hepcats of the gay 90s have juke boxes too. At collector James Conley’s home a Regina Music Box Co device from 1896 plays long-playing records with brass springs and gears. The six foot tall oak piece features a winding crank and a deep resonant tone.
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Marshall, Mich
Hepcats
James Conley
Conley
Regina Music Box Co
Chicago
New York
Music Box
Regina
New Hampshire
Portraits reunite man with long-lost parents in Muskegon
Lu rray Boyd a 75 year old retiree in Muskegon learns his father and mother are alive in portraits found by cousin Helen Jean Meinhardt. The portraits dated from the early years of his life bring back memories since his father died when he was one and his mother when he was five. Boyd immediately identifies the subjects as his parents.
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Muskegon
Mich
Lurray Boyd
Boyd
Helen Jean Meinhardt
Americans own cars at high rate with many households owning more
The survey estimates that 71 percent of American families own automobiles and 12 percent of car owners have more than one vehicle, reflecting broad ownership and multiple car households.
Sitter Guidance: Key Rules for Child Care Safety
Chicago report notes high school sitters misplace contact lists and hazard awareness. Experts urge complete phone numbers for parents police fire doctor relatives and emergency contacts along with danger spots and child safety rules. Emphasizes clear bedtimes sitter authority and checking references before hiring.
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Chicago
Lillian Sloan
The
Home Institute of Trawler Radio Corp
Sloan
Historian urges future-focused view beyond past roles
University of Chicago historian Louis Gottschalk argues historians must generalize about the future using past knowledge. He says WWII specialists should help prevent another world war and League of Nations scholars should aid UN stability, urging historians to integrate timeless realities with sources.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Louis Gottschalk
League of Nations
United Nations
Gottschalk
Twins arrive in Allegan family for third time
In Allegan Michigan Mr and Mrs LaFayette Stuch of nearby Wayland welcomed a set of twin girls marking their third set of twins in ten years.
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Allegan, Mich
LaFayette Stuch
Wayland
Stuch
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