Catalogues of G.I.'s Aiding Trade Today
Chicago dispatch notes U S war departments urging mail order houses to ship catalogues to overseas library services and soldiers. Sears Roebuck reports heavy orders from Guadalcanal Manila Hongkong Rome and Bremen for dresses corsets shoes and general goods as war torn regions seek items no longer available at home. A peculiar request for a saddle sore pad for an Arabian pony remains unanswered.
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Chicago
G.I
America
Uncle Sam
War Department
Mom
Sis
Sears Roebuck and Company
Hinds Senate Defeats 60-Hour Work Week Limit on Horses
Springfield lawmakers rejected a bill to cap animal labor at 60 hours a week. The measure aimed to limit the work week for horses and other beasts to protect animals and owners.
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Springfield
Ill
Hinds Senate
Gophers Impede Flood Fighters
Engineers warn that levees may look solid yet house tunnels two inches wide, making them prone to breaks under pressure. The gopher problem is longstanding as animals inhabit levee interior, complicating patrols and gas expulsion efforts for flood defense.
Father Decides He'll Quit Fighting Cupid
New York United Press reports Peter Limbo, whose 17 year old son wants to marry a 24 year old war widow, will quit fighting Cupid. Limbo will co host a party with the girl’s mother to announce the engagement after his son agrees to wait a couple of years. The couple’s romance with Beatrice Ghilomi continues amid prior legal disputes dismissed by a magistrate.
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New York
Peter Limbo
Limbo
Tony
Beatrice Ghilomi
Judy
Man Wins Steak Eating Derby in Seattle Contest
AP reports at 6 p.m. patrolman Bill Hill, hungry after a long shift, ate two hamburgers, four spaghetti platters, five coffees and two ice creams before entering and winning a steak eating derby. He devoured seven steaks and a strawberry sundae, saying he could have eaten more if others hadn’t quit.
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Seattle
Bill Hill
Hill
Vet Group Asks Veto Be Upheld
The American Veterans Committee urged Congress to uphold President Truman's veto of the labor bill. It argued the measure echoes wartime issues and should not be transplanted into peacetime policy.
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Milwaukee
American Veterans Committee
Congress
Truman
Tax Revision Bill Set for February Action by House
Washington awaits the House Ways and Means Committee plan to finish a full federal tax revision by Feb 1. Chairman Knutson says no quick personal income tax cut and dismisses revived vetoed proposals, while considering limited excise tax relief, notably for Eastern Telegraph Company facing 20 percent toll taxes.
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Washington
Knutson
R.-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Estern Uni Telegraph Company
Canadian motorist reports bad gasoline in Missoula station
A Canadian driver complained about gasoline at a Missoula filling station where attendants found hoses switched and a 400 gallon gasoline storage tank filled with water.
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Missoula
Mont
Leopold Absolved by Belgian Royal Commission Report
A royal commission in Brussels absolved King Leopold of allegations he harmed Belgium by surrendering to Germany in 1940. The report, issued Friday, did not expect to change the exiled monarch’s status, as the commission examined events in Belgium since 1936 and was named by Leopold.
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Brussels
Leopold
Belgium
Fragmentary legal notice from Iowa district court
A partial OCR line mentions an Iowa district matter with Thos L Woods as attorney for the defendant or petitioner. The fragment indicates a legal filing or notice but lacks full names, dates, or actions to specify the case.
District Administratrix Sets Up File for Attorneys
Undersigned notes reference to a Few and 15 Bigertis and confirms will filing with district administratrix and attorneys.
Flood tides drown 100 on Chinese steamer near Hong Kong
A flood tide drove a Chinese steamer onto rocks near Hong Kong on Friday, resulting in the drowning of about 100 passengers. Rescue efforts were underway as authorities investigated the disaster and the vessel’s voyage details remained unclear.
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Hong Kong
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