Opium? No, Opossum Nest Found in Shop Bin
A man discovers a mother opossum with 11 young in a bolt bin behind his home shop. He frees them, feeds the animals, and plans to return the family to their nesting site once the bin is stocked with bedding. Nearby, steel industry growth and capacity expansion are reported as the sector braces for postwar demand.
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M. S. Smith
Madison Street
Smith
American Iron and Steel Institute
Iron Age
Widley-Followed
Trade Weekly
Arthur B. Homer
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown
United States
Twins come in series at St Francis hospital
Three sets of twins arrived on three successive days at St Francis Hospital in Evanston, marking the first such series in the hospital's 50 year history and keeping attendants busy.
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Evanston, Ill
St. Francis Hospital
Steel Industry Is Nervous Despite Heavy Demand
Steel mills pour out steel as customers clamour for more and pay premium prices. Industry fears government intervention to boost supply, arguing that capacity is insufficient to meet a growing nation’s needs.
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France
Germany
Russia
U. S
Teelmen
New York
Washington
Howser Unseated in California Primary As Shattuck Wins GOP
California Attorney General Frederick N. Howser, 45, a longtime political lightning rod, loses his post as Edward S. Shattuck of Pasadena wins the Republican nomination. Edmund G. Brown, 44, San Francisco district attorney, secures the Democratic bid. Gov. Earl Warren criticizes Howser amid racketeering ties and past agency cases.
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San Francisco
Frederick N. Howser
California
Howser
State Crime Commission
Earl Warren
Hollywood
Mickey Cohen
Edward S. Shattuck
Pasadena
Edmund G. Brown
Pratts Welcome Ukrainian DPs Tied to Mayflower Ancestors
In Middleboro Massachusetts four Ukrainian displaced persons were welcomed by Mr and Mrs Ernest Pratt whose ancestry traces to Mayflower passengers William Bradford and Myles Standish. The Pratts describe their guests as Americas first DP's.
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Middleboro
Mass
Ernest Pratt
William Bradford
Myles Standish
Pratts
America
Fitchburg Man Named President of The Mother Church
Walter S. Cross of Fitchburg Massachusetts has been named president of The Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston He joined The Mother Church in 1905 and long served as a Christian Science practitioner During World War I he was an army chaplain with the 89th and 27th divisions He later worked at the Christian Science war relief depot at Le Mans France A Yale and Phillips Academy graduate he was born in Fitchburg Massachusetts
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Walter S. Cross
Fitchburg
Mass
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mr. Cross
Christian Science War Relief
le Mans
France
Yale University
Phillips Academy
Farm thief traced to possum as eggs vanish daily
Porterville California Joseph H Hart identified the egg thief on his farm as a possum after his wife noted the culprit during nest checks. The animal had been stealing about 30 eggs each day.
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Porterville
Calif
Joseph H. Hart
Hart
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