War Assets Administration to wind up operations
Washington AP reports the War Assets Administration prepares to close and abolish by Feb 28, with $25 billion original cost and $4 billion cash income from sales and leases. By Jan 31 complete records reconciliation, by Dec 31 dispose of surplus personal property, and by Feb 28 dispose of aircraft and halves of real estate holdings.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Congress
WAA
Jess Larson
Larson
Arion
What the Rich Can't Buy By Edgar A Guest
The poem argues skill in golf comes from hard work, not wealth. It contrasts rich players with determined amateurs, saying money cannot purchase proficiency or victory in the game. A boy who practices and learns proper strokes defeats wealthy foes at every club.
Judge Raps Beer Ration for Child in Custody Case
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mildred Lillie rebuked actress Leslie Brooks for giving beer to her 2 year old daughter Victoria. Donald Shay seeks custody amid divorce, with custody placed with the paternal grandmother until a nurse is hired. Shay ordered to pay $350 monthly support to Brooks and $150 per month for the child when she is employed.
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Los Angeles
INS
Superior
Mildred L. Lillie
Leslie Brooks
Victoria
Donald Shay
Miss Brooks
Shay
Alice Shay
Trans-Sea Jets Reach Scotland
Sixteen American F-80 jet planes completed the first west east transatlantic jet flight. They flew 2,293 miles from Goose Bay to Stornoway via Greenland and Iceland in nine hours, 16 minutes at 35,000 feet. Commanded by Lt Col. David Schilling, the squadron aims for Furstenfeldbrueck near Munich, Germany.
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Stornoway
Scotland
United States Air Force Base
Furstenfeldbrueck
Munich
Germany
David Schilling
Iceland
Selfridge Field
Mich
Goose Bay
Labrador
Greenland
Sports Festival to Feature Weight Lifting at Ellis Park
Weight lifting will headline the Community Sports festival at Ellis Park on Sunday. Three YMCA trainees will compete Tony Vyhanek 34 with 16 years of experience lifts 300 pounds in a clean and jerk while John 24 and his brother Jim demonstrate a snatch of 150 to 200 pounds. Co sponsors include the Allied Industrial League and the Playground and Recreation Commission.
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Ellis Park
Y.M.C.A
Tony Vyhanek
John Hamilton
Jim
The
Allied Industrial League
Playground and Recreation Commission
Clark Refuses Probe Into Wartime Rail Freight Rates
Attorney General Tom C. Clark declines to order a criminal investigation of former army officers who negotiated wartime railroad freight rates. He says lack of facts justifies no inquiry and warns that probing could damage reputations. He notes an FBI inquiry was vetoed years earlier and never reached him.
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Washington
Tom C. Clark
Army
George Bender
Ohio
House Executive Expenditures
Bender
Clark
Navy
FBI
Anti-Trust
Wendell Berger
Tavern Children's Hour Ruled Out
Newark AP report says Tavern television for children was ruled out on Tuesday. Hoboken bar proprietor Patrick Radigan had been staging a children's hour for youngsters with plans interrupted by the ruling. Longfellow cited as an assist on the play.
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Newark
N. J
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Patrick Radigan
Hoboken
Bar Ordered to Halt Practice as Adults Excluded
Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner Erwin B. Hock ordered the bar to stop the practice immediately after closing the bar and excluding adults during the session. He cited Longfellow saying the locale would make the poet turn over in his grave if he could see the children’s hour.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control
Erwin B. ‘Ock
New England
Longfellow
Hock
Petroleum used by American Indians as medicine and oil
Archaeological notes indicate American Indians used petroleum for medicinal purposes and to oil their bodies before European contact. The practice highlights early utilization of natural resources for health and grooming prior to white settlers.
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All Light Company
Gtowa Electric
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Underwriters’ Laboratories
Mosler Safes
Samford
Schwinn
Tricycles
Harley Davidson Motorcycles
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Morgan
Yane
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Cedar Rapids
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Standard Tire Co
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