Postwar Output Turns to High Gear Amid Draft Revisions
Postwar output shifts into high gear as the Army revises the draft plan. Teen induction remains 18 with six months of intensive training and multiple service options. Fat and oil shortages persist, with butter at scarcity and prices rising, while inventories show speculative hoarding.
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Army
Dewey Short
Rep
Eisenhower
National Guard
Reserve Corps
West Point
Annapolis
R.O.T.C
U. S
Charles E. Lund
Department of Commerce
American Meat Institute
Lund
Philippines
Public view of the 79th Congress survey finds low support
A Successful Farming poll shows only 19 percent of farmers think the 79th Congress did a good job, 40 percent rate accomplishments as fair, and 24 percent as poor. Farmers cite wartime and reconversion issues shaping opinions.
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Congress
Successful Farming Magazine
Rubber price cut under pressure from synthetic promise
The state department noted a rise in Malayan rubber production allowing Britain to cut its price to 20% cents a pound for U S buyers. Experts say the U S threat to expand its synthetic rubber capacity spurred the reduction, with British Dutch and French producers previously lifting to 23% cents.
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Uncle Sam
U. S
State Department
Power industry adds over a million customers in first eight months 1946
Edison Electric Institute reports 1 070 000 residential and farm customers joined U S power systems in the first eight months of 1946 despite housing shortages and equipment difficulties. For the year after V J Day total new customers of all classes reached 1 668 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Edison Electric Institute
No Football Policy Sparks University Debate
Robert V. Fletcher of American University rejects football as education oriented while Washington DC officials defend a permanent ban. Paul F. Douglass adds that wealthy coaches bid for top players aided by the G I Bill, with players receiving tuition books and up to 200 dollars monthly in extra payments.
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Robert V. Fletcher
American University of Washington
D. C
Fletcher
Paul F. Douglass
G.I
Anglo American bloc pushes UN control plan for Trieste
In Paris a committee session backed by the Anglo American camp overrode Russian opposition to a French compromise. The plan would place Trieste under a UN governor with broad powers including legislation, veto, order, foreign affairs, and judiciary removal. Opponents fear Yugoslav and Italian Communists gaining influence via a popular assembly.
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United Nations
Free
Trieste
Foreign Ministers’ Council
U.N
Record Flight Ends Safely After 11,236 Mile Turtle Crossing
Commander Thomas D. Davies and crew land the two motor Truculent Turtle at Columbus Ohio after a 55 hour 17 minute crossing from Australia. Despite engine trouble near takeoff and ice en route to San Francisco the team completes a record setting Pacific to Atlantic relay while delivering a 35 pound baby kangaroo to a Washington zoo.
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Columbus
Ohio
Comdr
Thomas D. Davies
Perth
Australia
Bougainville-New Guinea
California
San Francisco
Davies
Washington, D. C
Goering argues U S must lead on atom bomb
In Nuremberg Hermann Goering, condemned Nazi leader, told a British correspondent that U S leadership in atomic weapons is the world’s hope or civilization faces doom. He questioned his trial’s fairness, saying defenses were limited and politics shaped the proceedings. Public health: Louisville will use penicillin against venereal disease this fall as part of a nationwide VD war.
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Hitler
Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
U. S
Goering
Britain
Louisville
Surprise over horse meat sales spurs debates in Newark and Boston
Butchers report horse meat sales up 50 to 75 percent as patrons express neutral or favorable views. Elmer Twitchell argues meat taste and sentiment shape choices, comparing horse with beef and noting cultural symbolism around horses. A waiter quips about a club steak and a saddle.
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Newark
N. J
Boston
The Kendall Castle Becomes Kendall Place Restaurant
A historic mansion once owned by Nathaniel Kendall, a prominent brewer and traction mogul, has been repurposed as a restaurant. The red granite estate on a hill overlooks Long Island Sound, famed for its imposing grounds and once-private grandeur.
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Yeed
Nathaniel Kendall
Fair Haven
Nate Kendall
Long Island Sound
Kendalls
Kendall Grounds
Zone of Blah Quiet Zone My Eye
The football season begins and radio will describe every run and punt. The speaker predicts a rush of play by play coverage and notes the noisy chatter of fans and announcers.
A Fair Trade And A News Note From Irvington
A trade listing offers items for a typewriter and more including shells prints furniture vehicles and tools with a note about debts tied to Joseph Lippe of Irvington. A Newark News snippet quotes Lippe and references a crowded legal field. A rodeo in New York draws crowds from buses. A satirical poem mocks war rumors and Moscow chatter.
Household Cleaning Tips From an Old Manual
Store paint brushes in turpentine rather than water as water softens bristles. To remove chewing gum from clothing, apply ice until the gum becomes a ball and then scrape it away.
Spray Bath Rejuvenates Indoor Ivy Against Red Spider
A spray bath refreshes indoor plants such as ivy freeing them from dust and helping prevent red spider mite attacks that spot the leaves.
Full Length Mirrors Aid Sewing Room Fittings
It is well to have a full length mirror in the sewing room. You can then see your whole figure at once when fitting a dress. A large hand mirror is also a help.
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Max and
Mamie Lee
Greensbero
N. c
Sparkling Glass Care Method with Sudsy Wash
To give out glass pieces a brilliant sparkle wash them in the usual sudsy water and rinse in cold water in which a little baking soda has been dissolved. Rinse and polish with a cloth that is not surfaced with lint.
Save money with a unique method promises profits
An advertisement promises a guaranteed way to save money without hardship or denial. Readers are urged to send 50 cents to Wells Box 1710 Greensboro NC to learn the method and gain a permanent saving.
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Wells
Box 1710
Reensboro
N. C
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Steelman
John R. Steelman
CIO
New York City
CIO Committee For Democratic Trade Unionism
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Jack Altman
Frank R. McGrath
United Shoe Workers
Altman
United Auto Workers
Textile
CIO Electrical and
Farmers Rap Congress
Paris
William M. Mann
National Zoo
Commander Davies
U.S
Tg 9 Og His Philips
Elmer Twitchell
Elmer
Washington
Ben-Hur
Napoleon
Kendall Place
Yankee Magazine
Joseph Lippe
40Th Street
Irvington
Newark News
New York
Stalin
Gromyko
Molotov
Moscow
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Scott
Scotts Sue
McKesson Laboratories
U. S. Savings Bonds
Virginia
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