South States to Send 250 Carloads in CROP Christmas Train
E D Shivers of CROP announced that 6 Southern states Alabama Georgia Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina and Texas will donate 250 carloads of farm commodities for overseas relief. New Orleans remains the hub with about 1000 carloads planned. other ports Charleston Galveston Mobile Norfolk and Savannah will also receive consignments.
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Atlanta
E. D. Shivers
Christian Rural Overseas Program
CROP
South
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
New Orleans
Shivers
Charleston
Galveston
Mobile
Norfolk
Savannah
Detroit Lions Quiet Pillar Lew Crom Well Stays Through Move
Business Manager Lew Cromwell remains the sole Lions staffer from the club’s relocation era, staying with the organization since 1924 when the team moved from Portsmouth, Ohio to Detroit, Michigan.
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Lew Cromwell
Detroit Lions
Motor City
Portsmouth
The Treatment of Arthritis Across Forms and Advice
Medical overview on diagnosing arthritis types, using colchicine for gout, and broad treatment. Emphasizes weight loss diet tweaks, heat therapy, joint exercises, dental and sinus infections control, and cautious use of gold therapies. Notes early active cases have best outcomes and potential reactions to gold.
Sergeant Bud Culin and the Normandy hedgerows break through
Ex-Sergeant Curtis G. Culin Jr. devised a simple tactic to breach Normandy hedgerows enabling tanks to punch through the thick earth and shrubbery. Eisenhower credited him with restoring tank effectiveness and boosting morale as Patton’s forces surged across France.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Curtis G. Culin, Jr
Normandy
Patton
France
Dwight Eisenhower
Bud” Culin
Colin
Labor Contract Negotiated for TVA in Tennessee
TVA and the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council AFL concluded new contract negotiations in Knoxville. A TVA official said the agreement awaits TVA board approval and terms were not disclosed. An unofficial source cited wage increases averaging 8 to 10 percent for about 10,000 construction and maintenance workers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council
AFL
TVA
TVA Board of Directors
Harry L. Case
Case
President Truman to receive first postban recording token
In New York on December 15 a special Christmas record marks the end of the Petrillo recording ban. Conductor James C. Petrillo leads a million dollar cast of opera stars Gladys Swarthout Dorothy Kirsten Ferruccio Tagliavini and Lawrence Tibbett along with Perry Como Fran Warren and others in I'm Wild About Harry. The first recording after the five year pact ends an 11 and a half month halt by union musicians at RCA Victor New York studio.
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New York
Truman
Petrillo
Harry
James C. Petrillo
A&l American Federation of Musicians
Phonograph Record Companies
Gladys Swarthout
Dorothy Kuirsten
Ferrucio Tagliavini
Lawrence Tibbett
van Peerce
Marilyn Cotlow
Thomas Hayward
Leonard Warren
Perry Como
Fran Warren
RCA Victor
Hogs Market Rise Seen In Alabama Farmers Revenue
Alabama hog producers show better quality hogs and higher finish in 1948 based on county agent reports. Dale County sold 3,012 hogs by 427 farmers for 139,127 dollars in September, versus 1,364 hogs by 204 farmers for 57,638 dollars in 1947. Clark County cites a 125 percent rise in sales, with overall gains in numbers and demand for heavier finished hogs to meet pork shortages.
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Alabama
W. D. Thomason
Dale County
Dale
O. C. Helms
Clark County
Cars and House Crash Shakes Huntington West Virginia
In Huntington West Virginia a two car collision last night pushed a five room house back seven inches on its foundation. The front porch caved in and floors loosened though no one was injured. Driver Robert Boster said his liability policy may not cover such damage.
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Huntington
W. Va
tWe Care
Oscar Carpenter
Robert Boster
Agricultural prospect offers farmers new revenue and meat supply
The passage highlights a bright agricultural prospect that could boost farmer income and help meet urgent meat supply needs, especially as returns from other cash crops look uncertain.
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Ity
Rescue Snatches C-47 Crew From Frozen Alaska River
Six occupants of a crash landed C-47 were rescued from a frozen Fairbanks river in a glider pickup. Lt. Col. Eugene Strouse piloted the C-54 drop and lift, noting the river’s curvature and surrounding trees limited a 500 yard straight run at ten feet altitude for the snatch.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Eugene Strouse
Camera Drink 25 Gallons of Water in Half an Hour
A camera unit reportedly consumed 25 gallons of water within 30 minutes in an unusual test. Authorities noted the event as part of a sensitivity exercise.
Seaman Admits He Began Brush Fires on Coast
A 54 year old seaman confessed to starting three major Southern California brush fires to create a “wonderful show.” He named Topanga canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Ana mountains, and Mt Baldy as targets and described the fires as a big party for him.
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Seaman
Monrovia
Calif
California
George S Cameron
Wayne
Phillip Henneman
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