New England Shoe Show to Be Held in Boston in October
The New England Shoe and Leather Association will sponsor a non profit Advance Spring Shoe Showing in Boston from October 14 to 18 at the Hotels Statler and Touraine. Maxwell Field says the event serves members and other shoe manufacturers wanting early samples for Southern and Western wholesale accounts. No intention to run additional shows, space limits exclude jobbers, and exhibitors may use their own Boston offices or hotel rooms.
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New England Shoe and Leather Association
Boston
Maxwell Field
Apple crop near 1950 yield in Nashoba belt
Marlboro orchards expect an apple crop slightly smaller than 1950, with a 3 percent statewide drop but higher than the ten year average. New England orchards may yield about 8 million 650 thousand bushels, due to May rains and apple scab damage. Nashoba belt orchards remain major local producers.
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New England
Apps
Nashoba
Birthday Oddity Ties Family to March Thirteens
Arlington, mass. united press reports that Mr and Mrs William H Murray celebrate a curious trio of births as all three children were born on March 13 in different years. Their wife and her sister share a birth date of January 18 in different years.
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Arlington
Mass
U. P
William H. Murray
Kisses for Professor End Semester Sendoff
Temple Arizona reports Professor John Girdler ends term with 26 coeds kissing him in farewell after first year English class.
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Temple
Ariz
U.K
Prof
John
Pop
Girdler
Silent Station Farmer Plows Up Wires
Sparta Wisconsin the town of Sparta with about five thousand eight hundred residents expected a new radio station to start operating but a land boundary dispute with farmer Fred Erdman led to the station’s underground wires being ripped up after Erdman plowed the area the studio to transmission tower wiring had been placed there
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Sparta
Wis
Fred Erdman
Erdman
Small Town Stores Drive Over Half of Iowa Business
Des Moines report shows Iowa small towns under 25 000 logged over three billion dollars in 1948, or 52.8 percent of state business totaling 6 040 621 000. Towns under 10 000 accounted for 46 percent, with reasons cited as farm income remaining local and widespread manufacturing across 600 towns.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Bernard Nowack
Iowa Development Commission
Ase
Nowack
New York
Indiana
New Jersey
Texas
Women in Small Towns Make Election News
In Oakhill Kansas the women celebrated a defeat as men ran the village and their wives contested with a male slate. Lawrence M. Cooney was reelected mayor and three councilmen. In Princeton the women won the village election with all 54 voters turnout and secured three to four council posts amid humor about fur coats for voters.
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Oakhill
Kas
Kansas
Lawrence M. Cooney
Princeton
RFC
Lakemills Hosts 22 Foreign Students in American Town
Lakemills Wisconsin with 2500 residents welcomed 22 visiting foreign students for a Junior United Nations style event. Students toured Lakemills High School and observed open debate on the Truman MacArthur controversy. Local hosts praised the visitors and the exchange boosted mutual understanding.
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Lakemills
Wis
United Nations
America
Lakes Mills High School
Truman‘MacArthur
Remodeling for Modern Homes Emphasizes Plywood Use
The article outlines interior remodeling ideas focusing on plywood features. It highlights plywood walls, paneling, flush doors, and storage walls as space efficient, durable options. It notes lightweight strength, cross band construction, and easy maintenance as benefits for living areas, kitchens, bedrooms, and closets.
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Ehold
Tors
Scrap Drive Aims For 36 Million Tons Of Scrap
Morris Kaplan of Cambridge to lead a new Iron and Steel Scrap Program under the National Production Authority. Paul G. Carney announces the regional plan calling on auto wreckers scrap dealers railroads and agencies to cooperate to supply 36 million tons of scrap steel to fuel industrial production. Kaplan notes headquarters has urged broad participation to sustain industrial capacity.
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Morris Kaplan
Cambridge
New England
Paul G. Carney
Department of Commerce
National Production Authority
Kaplan
NPA
Indu
Tennessee Williams Bars Food While Working
Memphis report notes playwright Tennessee Williams eats only a cup of coffee at breakfast while writing. His grandfather Rev. Walter E. Dakin says Williams does not eat all day during sessions, with a summer Florida retreat and family facts mentioned.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Walter E. Dakin
Tennessee Williams
Dakin
Glass Menagerie
Florida
Brazil Is Larger Than the United States
A brief note asserts Brazil surpasses the United States in size. No supporting data or context provided.
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Brazil
United States
Protect Crops Stored on Farm and Barn Roofing Options
Farmers should safeguard grain by proper granary storage and weatherproofing. Asphalt roof types suit barns and service buildings, with roll roofing, 19 inch shingles, or strip shingles as options. Ensure sound foundations and tight doors to prevent flood damage and grain loss.
Giant highway sign lures travelers to New York hotel
In Mesa Arizona a roadside spectacle by Manhattan innkeeper Irwin Kramer proclaims Only 2 699 miles to New York and the Hotel Edison. The massive billboard stretches along the highway into the town of 25 000, promising a quick path to the famed hotel.
Crops Grown On Bonus For Small Yards
Space scarce garden tips show climbing crops save room. Cucumbers, pole beans, pole limas, small melons and tall peas use vertical growth to free ground for other vegetables. Plant seeds at trellis feet apart and provide early growth strings. Fertilize with full plant food in shallow trenches. reapply as vines start to hear. Climate limits exist as frost kills tender vine crops, sow after warm soil.
Good Neighbor III Hurts? Lancaster Plight Shaped by Plow
Fragmentary notice from Lancaster Pennsylvania hints at a local story about Hackman and his plowing exploits. It references neighbors, tractors, and a forceful airman term, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
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Lancaster
U H. Hackman
Hackman
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