Rail Strike Darkens Nation as Navy Boost Planned
The era’s largest rail walkout halts traffic nationwide with 225000 engineers and trainmen striking over pay. Government efforts fail to end the stoppage as railroads curb shipments and travelers seek shelter in terminals. Navy buildup and postwar policy plans advance amid wage and price shifts in automotives.
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Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Truman
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
U. S
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Lewis
OPA
Packard
Studebaker
Vandenberg Back Byrnes Plan For Peace Recognition
Senate minority leader for foreign relations and Republican conference chair Senator Vandenberg of Michigan endorsed Secretary Byrnes efforts to win peace by recognizing U S principles in postwar treaties. He acknowledged the Paris conference failure but spoke as an adviser to the U S delegation.
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Atlantic
San Francisco
Vandenberg
U. S
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
Mich
Byrnes
Paris Conference of Foreign Ministers
U S Outlines Famine Relief Grain Shipments
U S deputy member of the Allied food board told Congress the nation plans shipping about 400 million bushels of grain to needy areas for the year ending June 30. He defended relief efforts while noting per person wheat reserves are low compared with Canada Argentina and Australia and cited U N Relief funds contributions and recent wheat purchases.
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Combined
Allied Food Board
Congress
U. S
D. A. Fitzgerald
America
Canada
Argentina
Australia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Fitzgerald
Department of Agriculture
Ford Balance Sheet Reveals 1945 Asset Total Over 800 Million
Ford Motor company held assets of 815.5 million dollars as of December 30 1945 per a Massachusetts tax filing. The report shows cash and receivables 421.7 million patents and trademarks 168.3 million machinery and equipment 168.3 million real estate 115.2 million inventory 101.9 million and reserves 22.7 million. The Ford family controls the majority of 3 452 900 shares of capital stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts
Ford
Mother Love Wins Out Over Fearful Departure
Mrs Marjorie Ashe of Chicago left her newborn at Illinois Central hospital to avoid showing the baby to visitors claiming the infant was not sweet and pretty. Her husband James 27 brought the ten day old home when she wandered in a dazed state at Burlington Iowa Union depot. They reconciled with tears and pride in their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Ashe
Chicago
Mlinois Central Hospital
James
Texas Hail Causes Record Insurance Claims and Damages
A string of severe hail and wind storms drenched Texas for ten days, triggering massive insurance claims. San Antonio faced about 2.5 million dollars in losses as the National Board of Underwriters opened a special office. Hail ranged from golf ball to 9 15 inch stones with 82 mph winds. Fredericksburg roofs collapsed leaving 1,000 homes untenable. East Texas crops suffered about 1 million dollars in damage.
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Texas
National Board of Underwriters
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
East
Practical Household Quick Tips From Old Manual
Chill fatty bacon to firm for thin even slices. Cooled pressure cookers resist warping. Paint linen closet blue to limit linen yellowing. Hang suits when warm helps wrinkles drop out. Glycerin aids loosening gloss stotter by spacing sipper neck. Waxed paper keeps kerchief dry when pressed. Pincushion on crib holds pins away from baby.
Prancing Steed Toy From Old Broomstick and Wood
An easy DIY toy horse for a three year old uses an old broomstick and scrap lumber. A pattern provides actual size outlines for the head saddle and wheels with simple steps. If no saw is available a woodworker can cut the pieces and the pattern covers the full assembly.
66 Foot Motored Dinosaur Earned a Quarter Million
One of the era’s largest automatons, a 66 foot long dinosaur built for a 1927 New York theatrical production, traveled with shows for twelve years. Made from felt muslin and a rattan frame, it stood 12 feet high with 17 motors enabling breathing, tail lash, head movement, eye and mouth action, earning its builders over $250,000 in rent.
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New York
Collier’s
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NAVY
House Appropriations Committee
Hunan
Krug
BIG Business
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Ruth Wyeth
Ledford Hills
T. Jo
Sae Wens
Carl PS
Fleischmann
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