Wallace Faces Hostile Crowds in South Campaign Tour
Henry Wallace endured egg and tomato attacks in Winston-Salem to Charlotte while denouncing hunger and intolerance. The CIO pledged to support Truman, though internal rifts and dissenting unions cling to independence. The broad front included criticism of Dewey and Thurmond as election tensions rise nationwide.
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Berlin Currency Talks and Berlin Blockade Update
The Big Four German capital leaders met in Berlin to discuss a single currency and the Soviet blockade. Moscow talks aimed to align currency under four power control and lift the blockade, while Washington and allies urged lifting the blockade before currency talks. The complexity left most outsiders unable to grasp full implications.
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Campaign minded hatmaker offers edible headgear bet
In Garland Texas a hatmaker promotes candy headgear for voters who promise to eat their hats if their candidate loses. In Rochester New Brunswick Raymond Beaulieu pays a 73 dollar fine in municipal court for an unregistered car and sells his vehicle.
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No Relief Tomorrow Stays as Living Costs Remain High
The article echoes persistent high living costs with no immediate relief in sight before the November election. It notes continued pressure on family budgets as food costs are expected to rise through year end.
Greek Crisis: U.S. Aid Reaches Turning Point in Greece
A U.S. government report to Congress says American military and economic aid has averted a Communist takeover in Greece. It notes guerrilla forces still operate, while inflation eases, living costs fall, and about 1,000 miles of roads plus the Corinth Canal are back in service.
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Charles E Hughes, Near-President Hopeful and Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes, a prominent American figure, nearly won the 1916 presidential race against Woodrow Wilson and later served as chief justice twice and NY governor. He died at 86 in August from congestive heart failure after a long public career.
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Slim Shirtwaist Frock With Panelled Skirt
Pa No. 8354 offers a slim shirtwaist frock with a gay panelled skirt in sizes 36 through 52. It lists size 38 as 4% yards of 39 inch fabric and invites 25 cents for a copy of the Fall and Winter FASH book with sewing ideas and a free doll pattern printed inside.
Life of Samuel Colt Early Pioneering Firearm Innovator
Samuel Colt, expelled from Amherst, conceived a revolving pistol cylinder after a ship’s wheel sparked the idea. At fourteen he built a working model, later quitting his dye works to seek fortune as Dr. Coult. He patented his gun plan in 1836, then devised a submarine mine in his twenties and died wealthy at forty eight.
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