Senate Group Report Criticizes RFC Rail Loan Details
Senator Maybank turned over a four year old banking subcommittee document critical of an $80 million Reconstruction Finance Corp. loan to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The 1947 report claimed RFC involvement in a collusive B and O bankruptcy, violations of RFC act provisions, and resignations by RFC officials taking B and O jobs.
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Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Justice Department
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
Banking
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
James M. McInerney
RFC
Sen
Fulbright
Korea War Scene of Broken Trees and Mangled Bodies
Descriptive dispatch from Korea with U S Second Division units observing a spring landscape now scarred by war. Hills and valleys show artillery damage, wrecked vehicles and ruined villages, while the pervasive sight remains the mangled bodies of soldiers and animals along roadsides.
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Korea
Adams High School awards honor valedictorian and others
Adams High School held commencement Thursday with valedictorian Gerald Madson and Marian Konigs receiving American Legion and auxiliary awards. Superintendent Louis Ortale urged religious stability and service to humanity, as 34 graduates received diplomas. Jane Bergene and Janice Anderson performed a trumpet duet, the girls glee club sang, and speeches were given by Madson and salutatorian Paul Schneider.
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Adams
Derald Madson
Marian Konigs
American Legion and Auxiliary
Adams High School
Louis P. Ortale
Mitchell County
Jane Bergene
Janice Anderson
Marjorie Kellogg
Girls’ Glee Club
Madson
Paul Schneider
Supt
H. J. Sorkness
Gold Star Mothers Call for Universal Military Training
At a Washington convention, America's gold star mothers urge universal military training and oppose exemptions for conscientious objectors. Mrs. Eleanor D. Boyd of Long Beach California supports the plan arguing no premium on mind or health to escape common duty.
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Washington
America
Eleanor D. Boyd
Long Beach
Calif
Birth Record Set in Minneapolis for May
A four year birth record was set in Minneapolis as Dr. F J Hill reports 1225 resident births in May, the highest monthly total since January 1947.
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Minneapolis
F. J. Hill
Commissioner of
Judge Blames Tavern Owners in Fatality
In Faribault a coroner's jury blamed tavern operators for selling beer and liquor to teens linked to a fatal May 5 crash. Kenneth Summer, 18, of Owatonna, died when the car he rode in struck a stone wall. driver Glenn Boettcher pleaded guilty to careless driving and was fined $100.
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Faribault
Owatonna
Kenneth Summer
Glenn Boettcher
James Caswell
A. W. Nuetzman
Boettcher
Red Skelton OK After Appendectomy
Santa Monica notes comedian Red Skelton underwent an emergency appendectomy this morning. Dr. Stanley Immerman said Skelton is progressing satisfactorily.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Red Skelton
Stanley Immerman
Skelton
Steamboat Race in Pittsburgh Promises $25000 Prize
Two giant steamboats race up the Ohio and Monongahela in Pittsburgh during Welcome Week. The three mile event draws an expected 250000 spectators as the winner takes a $25000 trophy.
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Pittsburgh
America
Ohio
Monongahela
Cutworms Ramp Up Threat To Minnesota Gardens
University of Minnesota entomology professor A A Granovsky warns of a severe cutworm infestation this summer due to a wet spring and heavy winter snow. Reports indicate damage in Twin Cities truck crops and central to southeastern Minnesota. Control measures include 10 percent toxaphene dust or 5 percent chlordane or DDT dust applied at 40 to 50 pounds per acre, with home gardeners dusting around each transplant to ensure contact.
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A. A. Granovsky
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Granovsky
Food Commissioner Attacks Diet Quacks In Stinging Inaugural
Charles W. Crawford was sworn in as the new food and drugs commissioner succeeding Paul B. Dunbar. He called outgoing and future leaders of diet aids and nutrition remedies fakers and charlatans multiplying in hard times.
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Washington
Food and Drugs
Charles W. Crawford
Paul B. Dunbar
Crawford
Saturday Shavings and Whammy Tales in Office Folklore
Satirical column sketches a newsroom era vignette about a witchy labor dispute in a Far East branch, a mother disciplining a spitting child, and quips from Thomas J. Watson of IBM. It blends light anecdotes with playful moral observations and a Korea war survivor’s unusual insurance wish.
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New York
Far East
Grass Cutting Delayed at Cemetery
Oakwood cemetery attendants urge lot owners to remove baskets pots pans from graves by Monday. Superintendent E A Rector said Memorial Day cleanup slows mowing as grass grows fast and crews cannot move all containers.
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Oakwood Cemetery
E. A. Rector
Rector
4-H Adult Leaders Camp Set for June in Minnesota
Southern Minnesota 4-H adult leaders plan the annual Leaders Camp at Flandreau State Park near New Ulm from June 7 to 9. Organizers promote teamwork, training, and community service activities for participants statewide.
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Minnesota
Flandreau State Park
New Ulm
Civil War Naval Reenactment Of Merrimac And Monitor
Norfolk Virginia witnesses a Civil War naval reenactment with replica ironclads Merrimac and Monitor. Three 105 year old veterans from the United Confederate Veterans attend the event amid Fort Monroe Jefferson Davis casemate opening ceremonies led by Jefferson Hayes Davis. Townsend misses the dedication.
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Norfolk
Navy
United Confederate Veterans
John Salling
Slant
William Joshua Bush
Fitzgerald
William D. Townsend
Olla
Jefferson Davis
Fort Monroe
Davis
U. S. Army
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Colorado
Townsend
Farm Bureau Chief Back Slams Price Controls
Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says price and wage controls should expire when the defense production act ends. He urges focusing on outproducing the Russians rather than attempting to out-control them.
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Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. Kline
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