Record Prices Hit Chicago Markets First Week of 1948
The first full week of 1948 saw cattle and grains set records at Chicago stockyards with prime steers at 41.25 per hundred pounds and national peak prices higher at Sioux City. Hog prices stayed steady amid larger supplies while corn and oats also rose to new Board of Trade highs. Butter fell sharply in wholesale trade, signaling relief for consumers, while soybeans and cottonseed oil reached fresh highs and poultry prices varied regionally. Florida bans alligator possession under four feet.
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Chicago
Sioux City
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Fats and Oils
New York
Illinois
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Oregon
Mid-West
Pacific Coast
Navy Chief Says Navy Lacks Ships To Win War
Admiral Louis Denfeld, new chief of Naval Operations, warned on NBC that the Navy would “make a good show ing if trouble were to break out” but lacks enough men and ships to win a war. He said victory would require a tenfold, rapid expansion to prevail in a full conflict. He noted Atlantic and Pacific fleets could deter an foe from shore, but controlling the seas and protecting commerce remain uncertain.
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Washington
Louis Denfeld
Naval Operations
Navy
NBC
Denfeld
Folsom faces call for a special session over self-starter defeat
The gubernatorial campaign hinges on road funding and higher old age pensions as Foulsom weighs a possible special session. Lawmakers, many unnamed, see options narrowing to tax-funded boosts while some oppose urgent action, citing wounds from the self-starter clash. The balance of power shifts on how to reuse income tax revenues for welfare and education.
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Foulsom
House
Administration
Administration House
Folsom
Auburn Board of Trustees
Alabama
Senate
Welfare Department
Welfare
Theft of Sylvain Segers’ car noted by police
In New York an unidentified thief stole Sylvain Segers’ automobile. Police later found the abandoned car and praised a curious restraint, reporting the thief did not touch $500 in currency or $500 worth of machine parts in the glove compartment or rear, and had filled seven cars’ tanks with gasoline.
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New York
Sylvain Segers
Livestock Prices Mixed Amid Strong Demand in Chicago Market
In Chicago the USDA reported salable hogs around 5,500 with barrows and gilts steady and sows up about 0.50 to 1.00. Cattle receipts totaled about 500 with active trading, cows up 1.00 to 2.00, bulls 0.50 to 1.00 higher, and fed steers and yearlings at higher quotes. Top prices included choice steers and yearlings near 41.25 and 38.00 for high-choice heifers, with stockers and feeders showing strength through 23.00-25.50 for good to choice, and vealers up to 34.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Gil
1947 County Health Department Annual Report Summary
The report covers school hygiene with 1119 pre school and 168 department office examinations, 986 children with dental defects and 148 treated at clinics. Sanitation shows 5 urban and 14 rural septic tanks installed, 28 45 private premises inspected, 3 pools checked, 41 rural schools inspected, and 173 nuisance complaints investigated. Food handling visits totaled 2451 with 32 special visits. 145 field dairy inspections and 74 cows tuberculin tested. Typhus control reported 33308 buildings treated for rats and 18376 premises worked. Communicable diseases include anthrax 26 chickenpox 13 diphtheria 19 gonorrhea 177 hookworm 1187 influenza 63 malaria 3 mumps 9 pneumonia 5 rabies 0 scarlet fever 3 syphilis 107 tuberculosis 9 tularemia 4 typhoid 1 typhus 3 undulant fever 4 whooping cough 9, cancer 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Arabs seize Ramat Rachel amid Jerusalem clashes
In Palestine violence surged with Arab forces estimated at 1,000 assaulting the Jewish settlement of Ramat Rachel near Jerusalem. A British officer was injured, Maj Nicholas Andronivite, US consul staff, narrowly escaped when his horse was shot. Casualties rose to at least six Arabs and Jews yesterday, with total fatalities rising since UN Partition.
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Ramat Rachel
Jerusalem
Sir Alan Cunningham
Palestine High Commissioner
Nicholas Andronivitek
United States Counsul
Old City
Gaza
Palestine
United Nations
Oradea
Teresa
Cegler
Stassen to appear before committee on January 23
A political clash unfolds as Pauley presses for Stassen to face cross examination under oath. Ferguson confirms Stassen’s Jan 23 appearance and rejects direct cross examination, citing written questions instead. Stassen tours the Midwest and has yet to comment on Pauley’s telegram accusations.
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Stassen
Pauley
Ferguson
Minnesota
St. Louis
Cat
Rune Hiss
Liquorless Fridays Proposed By Drys
A resolution from the Greater St. Louis Prohibition Clubs asks President Truman to urge all 50 million American drinkers to abstain from alcohol on every Friday to save grain. It notes meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays fell short and claims millions of tons of grain would be saved for the world's stockpile if adopted.
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ST. Louis
Truman
Greater St. Louis
Prohibition Clubs
America
More Than One Way To Stalk A Deer
Les Moffat from the hills north of Dansville recounts a deer hunt when he wounded a deer and chased it on foot. After cornering it in a ravine he found he had lost his shells. He wrestled the deer into a creek and drowned it, securing the harvest.
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Dansville
WN. Y
Les Moffat
Here
Moffat
Recruiting Service Impresses Private in Uncle Sam Army
ST LOUIS (UP) A new private in the Army Air Force impressed by the recruiting service writes home after losing his bicycle. George A. Lewis Jr enlisted at the local Air Force recruiting station and a letter says he was sent to another state. The bicycle was found and mailed to his home by Lt. Col. W. M. Smith, the recruiting officer.
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ST. Louis
Uncle Sam
George A. Lewis, Jr
Army Air Force
Pvt. Lewis
Army
Federal
W. M. Smith
Farm soil building payment schedule and terraces rules
The document outlines a farm assistance formula for land limits and payments. It covers terraces, liming, drainage ditch construction, and a minimum farm amount of $15. It lists rates for terraces, phosphate and potash materials, basic slag, liming materials, and seed establishment for erosion control, with variable or later-set payments for winter legumes and permanent pastures. It also specifies drainage ditch payments, including V-type and non V-type ditch rates by width, depth, and volume.
Longtime Mason and Sacred Harp Singer Dies in Dothan
A veteran Mason of 69 years and Shriner, active in Sacred Harp singing, dies in Dothan. He led singing schools, chaired county conventions, and served as Worshipful Master of Dothin lodge. Funeral Monday at Bethel Church with burial at church cemetery. Survived by four daughters and a son.
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Dothin Lodge
Echo
Dale County
Ozark
Dothan
Bethel Church
Olarke
Charles Hildreth
Jonson
Dace
Town May Be Small But It Is Modern
Fragmentary OCR text notes a small town aiming to be modern with references to spaces, rooms, and schedules. Mentions of a present program and Chinese and sled appear, but readable facts are limited. This item reads as a damaged notice or column with unclear specifics and lacks clear entities or events to anchor.
Senator Elmer Thomas Linked to Cotton Speculation
An Agricultural Department list includes Edith Thomas of Washington as a long holder of 300 bales in July 1946, prompting questions about whether the senator’s wife traded cotton. Elmer Thomas says he has invested in income producing assets and denies knowledge of his wife’s activities.
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Washington
Edith Thomas
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Washington, D. C
Senator Thomas
Edith
Thomas
Senate
Agriculture Department
J. E. McDonald
Austin
Texas
McDonald
Harold Stassen
Jordan
Jan Om
German Youth Plans To Rebuild French Village
Hamburg AP reports Benyamin, a German youth magazine, proposed sending German youths to Weyrey Chadour in Normandy to assist rebuilding a village destroyed on June 16, 1944 as reprisal against French resistance. The article notes youths deny guilt in such acts yet seek peace through reconstruction.
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Hamburg
Benyamin
Orzaine
Wey Rey i
Foevey
Chadour
Froscom Flies With SAS and Ratag Near Nine Ford England
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Froscom flying with SAS and Ratag near a location described as nine ford in England. No clear events, dates, or organizations are fully readable.
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Froscom
Sas
Ford
England
Bound Over in Burglary Case for Two Defendants
Andrew Potter and Alonzo Griffin, both charged with second degree burglary, were bound over for grand jury action after a preliminary hearing before Inferior Court Judge Theodore Jackson on Friday. Bonds set at $750 cash. Police say Potter, described as blind, watched for police while Griffin burglarized Fulllee’s store on W South Street on December 20.
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Andrew Potter
Alfonso Griffin
Theodore Jackson
Eddie D. Kelley
Fullée
W. South Street
Foreign aid bill faces hearings in Congress
Interim aid bill and five month recovery program move forward as hearings begin. Douglas denies Britain loan criticism while Marshall Plan arguments unfold. Senate and House foreign affairs panels prepare sessions with cabinet members to defend the peacetime outlay.
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Congress
Douglas
Marshall
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Senate
George
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Secretary of State
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Dimes Drive Aims to Aid Polio Cause and Local Needs
A community initiative outlines coin boxes for dimes to support infantile paralysis research and patient care. Half the funds stay local for treatment and services, while the rest goes to the national foundation for research and emergency programs. Funds are sought to cover rising hospital and living costs.
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Ig National Foundation For
Natal
National Foundation
Williams
Thst
Houston County
Dte
Said
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Florida
Bill Farmer
Highway 241
Headland
Chromalok
E. M. Adams
Dothan’s Home Loan Headquarters
Dothan Federal Lav. & Loan Assn
Federal Home Loan Rank Syatem
San Diego
Calif
Country Club
Feld
Youngstown
L'X
Bes Roos
Chapman Housing Co
S. Oates
Speigner
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