Brannan Pick Garners Farm Support Amid Parity Debate
President Truman selects Charles F. Brannan to succeed Clinton Anderson as agriculture secretary. Brannan wins broad farm group backing as parity concerns and price support policy press Congress to act before year end. In Palestine, Arab rejection of a U N truce bites and U S stance remains unsettled amid arms and embargo questions.
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Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Clinton Anderson
Brannan
Congress
Mr. Truman
War Flares In Holy Land Amid Truce Refusal
Arab states reject a U N truce as fighting with Jewish forces continues in Acre Tel Aviv and Jerusalem while Haganah gains ground. Meanwhile GM averts a 225000 auto workers strike with a cost of living raise, potentially shifting costs to the public. Voice of America programs draw Senate scrutiny over slander and sabotage claims.
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Holy Land
U. N
Israel
Haganah
Acre
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
General Motors Corporation
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
United Auto Workers
OPA
Voice of America
Latin America
U. S
House Appropriations Committee
Wyoming
Homer Capehart
Rep
Ind
Senate
Capehart
Don McNeill Celebrates 15th Breakfast Club Anniversary
Don McNeill, long time host of the Breakfast Club on ABC Chicago, marks 15 years on June 23 with the same spontaneous humor that defined his show since 1933. His off the cuff gags and rustic cornball style helped drive ABC’s early success and popularity.
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American Broadcasting Company
Chicago
Don McNeill
ABC
McNeill
Social Security benefits awareness grows as claims rise
The Federal Security Agency's Social Security Administration reports rising awareness that old-age and survivors insurance benefits are payable only if claimed. O. C. Pogge, director of the bureau, notes inadvertent loss remains a major issue but overall access improves.
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Federal Security Agency
Social Security Administration
O. C. Pogge
Bureau of Old-Age
Capitals of Arab League states and cabinet trivia
The note lists capitals Mecca and Riyadh as Saudi Arabia, Baghdad as Iraq, Damascus as Syria, Amman as Jordan, Beirut as Lebanon, Cairo as Egypt, and Sana as Sana a. It recalls Truman cabinet count figures and references Taft Hartley facts and past GOP nominations, with fragmented questions about medical contributions and presidential candidates.
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Aengh
Israel
Mecca
Riyadh
Baghdad
Damascus
Amman
Beirut
Cairo
Sana
Philadelphia
GOP
Truman
Charles F. Brannar
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Hartley
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Trans-Jordan
Lebanon
Yemen
Herbert Hoover
Kansas
City
Fred. A. Hartley Jr
Unhealthy Families and Declining Birth Rates Highlighted
University of Chicago education professor Robert J. Havighurst told Cleveland delegates that two child families are socially unhealthy despite fashion. He warned a significant portion of the population has too few children to replenish the population.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Cleveland
University of Chicago
Robert J. Havighurst
Old New Yorkers and Broadway Tales in a Brooklyn Chronicle
A collage of old New York figures and show world anecdotes from Broadway wanderings to Greenwich Village poets. It recalls Whitman's Broadway roaming, Masefield, W C Fields, Truex, and a satirical press column about un American activities, film stars, and a Stork Club era NYC milieu.
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Brooklyn
Broadway
Walt Whitman
New York
Herman Melville
Greenwich Village
John Masefield
W. C. Fields
Hollywood
John Barrymore
Stork Club
Barrymore
un-American Activities Committee
U.S
Gerald L. K. Smith
Stassen
Taft
Dewey
Jack Benny
Fred Alien
Collier's
Alice Feye
Fay
Superman
Smart yoked frock for juniors with contrasting fabrics
Pattern details for junior yoked frocks in sizes 11 through 18. Notes include possible ruffle at hem, scoop neckline, cap sleeves, and yardage for 39 inch fabric. Mentions Spring and Summer FASHION book with free pattern and knitting directions for 25 cents.
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Colt
Seven Barrels of Silver Hidden in Old Michigan Mine
A Michigan tale recounts seven barrels of silver left in an old mine near Dodgeville after miners halted entry during wage negotiations. The treasure, valued around 14500 dollars, remains unextruded and may trigger a future rush. Carlos Wenberg of Michigan College of Mining and Technology supports the story.
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Dodgeville
Mich
Carlos Wenberg
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Chicago Nominated Lincoln in 1860 Convention City
The convention city of Chicago hosted Abraham Lincoln’s presidential nomination in 1860, a precursor to history making gatherings that chose Grant Garfield Cleveland Harrison Roosevelt Taft and Franklin Roosevelt in later years.
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Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Grant
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
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Bill Schoentgen
WNU
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Cepeey Tee Sesses
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
United States
Chaim
Weizmann
Export Im Bank
Middle East
Belittle
Navy
McWeill
New Jersey
Jim Crouch
Ernest Truex
Killjoy
Intelligentsia
New Yorker
John McCarten
National Press Club
Roosevelt
USA
Angels
Duffy Square
Pierre
Beatrice
Oscar
Sammy
Hortense
Manhattan
Delancey Street
Will Rogers
Will
Stock Exchange
Emil Schram
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
W. H. Bull
Lault
Tual
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