Taft and Bricker Clash Over Real Estate Inquiry
Washington reports President Truman's call for a congressional probe into real estate lobbying drew mixed replies. Bricker dismissed it as political demagoguery while Taft backed a broader inquiry. Advocates and industry officials urged balanced enforcement under the new rent control law as housing policy interests collide.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Taft
Deat
G.O.P
Frank R. Creedon
Downtown Safety Pin Campaign Promotes Traffic Awareness
The Downtown Business Men's Association in Los Angeles sponsors a traffic safety drive asking safety conscious men and women to wear a safety pin on their lapels or dresses as a symbol.
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Los Angeles
Business Men's Association
Forty Five New Volumes From Public Library Catalog
The public library will release forty five new volumes including works by Sherwood Eddy and Arthur Miller. Titles cover history religion crafts photography poetry and regional interests, with authors such as R W Kerr Lillian Hellman and Arthur Love ridge among the listed.
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Public Library
Sorwitcheraft
E Clinchy
Sherwood Eddy
Ezekiel Mordecai
C. M. Wilson
Wesley McCune
J. C. Chiotis
John J. Smith
Henry Lent
Drake
Pratt
R. W. Kerr
Andrew Dragunas
Michael Estrin
W. C. Pryor
Keith Henney
Avenir le Heart
K. B. Taft
Iowa
Agnes Flannery
Christopher Blake
Moss Hart
Lillian Hellman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Harriet Hinsdale
Arthur Miller
Irwin Edman
Arthur Loveridge
Ernie Pyle
Howard Odum
Arkansas
Marguerite Lyon
Homer Cray
Colorado
Alaska
J. B. Caldwell
Enchanted Isles
Ainslie Conway
R. M. Jones
Ruth Fox
Sir Samuel
Fragmentary Names List From Scarlet Figures Archive
A garbled OCR string lists people and places including Stone, Connecticut River, Walter Hard, Concord, Townsend Scudder, Mark Twain in Nevada, Effie Mack, Cecil Driver, Thaddeus Stevens, Elsie Singmaster, and others. The fragment hints at a historical or literary compilation.
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Ponem
Stone
Connecticut River
Walter Hard
Concord
American Town
Townsend Scudder
Carlson
The
Raiders
Michael Blankfort
Mark Twain
Nevada
Effie Mack
Cecil Driver
Thaddeus Stevens
Elsie Singmaster
Public Blamed in Car Profiteering
United Press reports profiteering in new cars blamed on public demand and lax enforcement. Dealers say they cannot curb resales with buyers, noting many models reach used car lots via private individuals who flank the system. In Chicago an individual appeared on seven dealer lists before selling cars to used lots.
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Chicago
Many More Go Off Job In Shipyards
The CIO shipbuilders strike expanded to most east and Gulf coast yards halting about 175 vessels. An estimated 99,000 to 100,000 workers joined the action, with 20,000 to 50,000 more affected. A last minute settlement at Camena shipyard averted a walkout of 500 workers.
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New York
CIO
East
Gulf
John Green
CIO Industrial of Marine and Ship Builders
Charles Leone
Conc
Mators
John H. Mathis
Camen
Air Forces Mark Fortieth Anniversary in Midwest
All army connected flying units in Iowa and eastern Nebraska are alerted to participate in Air Force Day marking the fortieth anniversary of the AAF set for Tuesday. This community-wide event signals collective recognition by military units across the region for a historic milestone.
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Iowa
Nebraska
AAF
Air Force Association directs Midwest anniversary program
The nationwide plan for the anniversary observance runs August 1 2 and 3 and is directed by the Air Force Association. Military participation in the Midwest is coordinated by the second air force with units in 12 states, the air national guard, and the Iowa Eastern Nebraska district recruiting office of the fifth army. The Army Air Forces began in 1907 with one officer and two enlisted men. postwar AAF now numbers 300000 personnel and 25000 aircraft.
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Sioux City
Des Moines
Lincoln
The
Air Force Association
Second Air Force
Midwestern
Air National Guard
Iowa- Eastern
Nebraska
Fifth Army
Army Air Forces
AAF
Riots reported in Calcutta during religious clashes
Unofficial word from Calcutta says religious rioting flared Monday with clashes sparked in the city, prompting police and crowds to clash as tensions rose.
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India
Calcutta
Fiorello LaGuardia Quotes Sizable Speaking Fee
Milwaukee Town Hall invited former New York Mayor LaGuardia to speak in the fall. He replied that he is an expensive speaker and would demand 1000 dollars, adding for that money you can get many better speakers, and urged them to sign if they still wanted him.
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Milwaukee
LLP
New York
LaGuerdia
Little Flower
Washington Shifts From Bachelor Paradise to Fewer Women in Bureaus
Washington reports a surprising shift as latest figures show more men than women employed in federal bureaus, challenging the city’s image as a dating hotspot. The data highlights ongoing gender balance concerns in federal workforce.
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Washington
Commercial Zoning on First Avenue Sought
City council heard M. R. DeMoss petition to rezone his property at 2811 First Avenue SE from B residential to C commercial. Petition suggested rezoning the entire block between 28th and 29th streets due to a chicken hatchery and a grocery store nearby. Request referred to the city plan commission.
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M. R. DeMoss
First Avenue SE
Twenty Eighth
Twenty-ninth Streets
Twenty-eighth Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Iity Plan Commission
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