Truman Signals Government Support Drives Economic Good Times
President Truman told a national Better Business Bureaus gathering that government action is needed to keep the postwar economy strong. He cited social security, bank insurance, and other programs as boosting private enterprise while accusing critics of waging a propaganda campaign to frighten the public. The address stressed joint effort among government, business, labor, and agriculture to sustain growth and blamed deceitful past practices on earlier “good old days.”
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Washington
Truman
Better Business Bureaus
Pacific Northwest
Dewey
Mr. Truman
KCRG Schedule Highlights Tonight’s Programs
Eneen opens at 8:00 on KCRG KCRK with Bob Brooks in Decatur NL covering the Cedar Rapids Indians third of a five game series. Lewis Jr reports at 6:45 from Mutual studios Boston on the national scene. Featured guest Maria Baur discusses German farm life and U.S. agriculture on Thursday’s HEAR. The Hidden Truth at 7:00 on KCRG KCRK uses a police case, a missing canary, and a murder ruled death by own action to tell a tale of looting and the lie detector files.
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Eneen
KCRG
KCRK
Bob Brooks
Decatur
Cedar Rapids Indians
Lewis, JR
Mutual
Boston
Frau Maria Baur
Bavaria
United States
Leonardo Keeler
Dangerous Assignment in Sportsmen News
Veterans' Forum and Sportsports topics feature John Cote in a Gree Club report. Readers see discussion of a dangerous assignment and related veteran affairs in the community column.
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Sportsmen News Veterans’ Forum
News Ports Whooee John Cote Gree Club
Modern Concert and News Briefs on Schedule
A compact lineup shows Tello-Test at 6:00 followed by News at 6:15 and Sports Parade at 5:30. Palton Lewis appears at 1:45 with Hidden Truth at 1:00 and Henry headlines 8:00 C.R. Decatur with Henry.
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Tello
Fulton Lewis
Palton Lewis
Henry
C.R. Decatur
Trading Post
V. Lopez
Milady’s Ser. and Welcome Wagon Schedule Fragment
A fragmented timetable shows events at 10:00 Milady's Ser., 11:00 Ouiz, 11:15 Queens AOE, 11:28 Police Bintear, and 55 Welcome Wagon with unclear details. The lines imply a local schedule or notices from a community page.
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Milady’s Ser
Vande Montz
Ouiz
Queens Aoe
Police
Bintear
Welcome Wagon
Business power and public fate speech sparks debate
The speaker draws contrast between corporate dominance and civic duty by citing William H. Vanderbilt and President Truman. He argues that magnates claimed a divine right of business akin to the historic divine right of kings, prompting sharp commentary on economic influence.
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William H. Vanderbilt
Mr. Truman
McCarthy Claims State Dept False on FBI Chart
Senate hearing highlights Senator McCarthy accusing the State Department of harboring Communists with an FBI chart he says existed. State Department rejects the chart as not an FBI document and says no known Communists remain on its payroll.
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Washington
McCarthy
State Department
Senate
FBI
Department
Department of State
Department of Justice
Michael McDermott
McDermott
G.O.P
Knowland
R-Calif
Tydings
D-Md
Californian
Ferguson
R-Mich
Ives
R-N. Y
Trygve Lie outlines 10 peace points for UN action
Secretary-General Trygve Lie submits ten points for peace to UN members, urging renewed negotiations on the Chinese representation issue, atomic control, disarmament, UN army talks, universal membership, and stronger human rights and legal frameworks. He cautions no progress without resolving China’s seat issue.
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U.N
World Organization
Lie
U. N
Security Council
Republic of China
U.N. Army
Russia
West
World Health Organization
Nine Years for Man Convicted by Gadget
In Los Angeles AP reports Charles Hubler, 29, was sentenced to nine years to life after a kidnapping and assault conviction aided by a new mechanical portrait painter. The case cites crime trends in the U S around 1949 and mentions 4.5 percent alive in 1948.
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Gadget
Los Angeles
Charles Hubler
U. S
Sulphuric Acid Burns Fatal for Worker in Iowa Plant
Melvin Dainty a 21 year old Knoxville resident died at Skiff Memorial hospital Newton Iowa after burns from a fall into a 3000 gallon sulfuric acid tank at the Maytag Washing Machine Company plant where he worked. He was removed from the tank by a fellow worker after the catwalk around the vat gave way and had first and second degree burns from the neck down.
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Newton
Melvin Dainty
Knoxville
Skiff Memorial Hospital
Maytag Washing Machine Company
Wallet's unexpected Atlantic voyage returns in Danville
Mason Lemon of Danville loses his wallet in Kennedy Vansam Company's crate. After eight months a letter from Southampton England says the wallet is found and on its way home. The billfold reportedly was dropped into a crate and shipped to Foster Wheeler Limited in Southampton before reaching America.
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Danville
Mason Lemon
Atlantic
Lemon
Kennedy Vansam Company
Southampton
England
America
Foster Wheeler, Limited
Iowa Farm Boy Fatally Shot by Playmate
In Marshall County a 12 year old, Robert E Gatrelle, was shot and killed by a neighbor’s son, 13 year old Donald Reed, during a play session. The boys were playing near a woodshed when the Reed boy found a shotgun and aimed it at Gatrelle.
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Marshalltown
Robert E. Gatrelle
Donald Gatrelle
Marshall County
Harold E. Sauer
Young Gatrelle
Donald Reed
Clair Reed
Donald
Gatrelle Action Ruled Accidental By Coroner
The coroner stated Gatrelle pulled the trigger and the gun fired. Sauer classified the death as accidental and announced that no inquest would be held.
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Gatrelle
Sauer
Lustron Corp Sold to RFC in Foreclosure Auction
The Lustron Corporation, maker of enameled steel houses, was bought by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for 6 000 at a federal court auction after foreclosure. Lustron has been in receivership since March 6 and the plant will not reopen, with sale by negotiation to private interests planned.
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Columbus (Lp
Newstruction Finance Corporation
Lustron Corporation
RFC
Lustron
Jeff Frazier
Cleveland Rfc
Construction Plan Vetoed by NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board rejected its general counsel Robert N. Denham's proposal to waive union shop provisions in the construction industry under the Taft-Hartley act. The decision halted the plan, with the board declining to follow the earlier recommendation to modify coverage in construction.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
Board rejects plan to bypass union shop elections
The board said unanimously Tuesday it could find no authority to ignore the law’s union shop provisions where elections are impractical. Denham noted construction work makes such elections unfeasible in many cases.
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Denham
Grapefruit Storage Guidance for Extended Freshness
A storage note states grapefruit keeps six to eight months when kept in a cool location with ascorbic acid present to prevent spoilage and maintain quality.
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