Former Ringling Giant Hates How's The Weather Greeting
Jack Earle, eight feet six and a half inches tall, describes how fans asked about the weather up high. Now a wine merchant’s salesman, he travels most of the year and finds purpose in painting watercolors for friends. He recalls meeting Robert Wadlow, taller still, and how that question stung both giants.
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Ringling
New York
Jack Earle
Earle
Jack
Ringling Brothers Circus
Baby Peggy
el Paso
Ringling Brothers Sideshow
The
Circus
Australia
Schenley Industries
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Ill
First Grade Will Have Play and Supper at Plainview
The first grade at Plainview school will present a play and sponsor a supper on Thursday night May 18. Proceeds will go toward the final payment on the new light fixtures recently installed in the first grade room.
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Plainview School
Plan for Acton small house features storage and open access
The description outlines a 52 ft 8 in by 26 ft 8 in house with a basement for heating and laundry, a garage under a continuous room, and a bedroom hall layout. It notes two linen and coat closets, a central double sink, a snack bar dining area, and total floor area of 1 040 square feet with 12 220 cubic feet cubage. For details contact The Acton via Small House Planning Bureau in St. Cloud Minnesota.
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Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Small business under pressure in postwar America
Clarke Beach outlines how small businesses, labeled the nation’s backbone, face ongoing threats from dominance by big firms. He cites daily losses and mergers, the government’s focus on lending ease, and fears that consolidation could concentrate economic and political power, undermining democracy.
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Congress
America
Zaibatsu
Japan
Campaign expense reports filed for Alabama governor race
Gordon Persons reported 8,855 in expenses for his Democratic primary campaign while other candidates Elbert Boozer 9,163 and 4,952 contributions Reuben L Newton 3,847 expenses no contributions James Dement 1,913 expenses 170 contributions and Joe Money 8,353 expenses no contributions also listed. The state limits expenditures for governor campaigns at 10,000.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gordon Persons
Secretary of State
State Corrupt Practices Nct
Elbert Boozer
Reuben L. Newton
James Dement
Joe
Small businessmen hold power in national economy
The Commerce Department counts 3.6 million of 4 million U.S. business enterprises as small. They produce 45 percent of the gross national product and employ about 4 percent of the workforce.
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Congress
Charles F. Hughitt
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Cold War Standoff Deepens in Europe and Berlin Airlift
Mackenzies column notes both blocs dig in as Europe braces for defense pacts. Western powers convene in London to reinforce economic and military defenses with Western Germany integrated yet kept under occupation. Moscow tightens control in Poland while shifting focus to Asia.
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Europe
Britain
France
America
London
Germany
Moscow
English Channel
Poland
Far Eastern
Berlin
U. S
State Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Adenauer
Coosa Pines Officers Reelect At Stockholders Meeting
Officers and directors of the Coosa River newsprint company were reelected at a stockholder meeting. Donald Comer of Birmingham was chairman and Ed L. Norton of Birmingham continued as president and director. Belmont Park is noted as the world’s largest horse race track in seating capacity and acreage.
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Coosa Pines
Ala
Coosa
Belmont Park
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