Tax plan agreed to aid business needs approval for Congress
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau announced congressional negotiators reached agreement on a corporate tax revision aimed at boosting business recovery. He said the plan, cleared at the White House conference, is ready to go before Congress though the date of testimony remains unsettled.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
Write House
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committees
Byrnes
South Carolina
Rep
Cooper
Tennessee
House Committee
John Wanes
Wall Street
Securities Mission
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Farmers urged to fight grasshopper threat in campaigns
Alfred R. Barnes state AAA chairman urged unity of farmers in state and national campaigns to limit grasshopper damage. He noted crop insurance protects unavoidable losses but not neglecting pest control and advised timely use of poison bait. He cited last year’s $176 million in crops saved through proper measures.
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Alfed R. Barnes
AAA Committee
AAA
Barnes
Bates
Stassen Party Misses King Visit in Winnipeg Incident
Governor Harold Stassen and his wife traveled 700 miles to see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth but were not presented. A guard moved them from the presentation line after a card was set aside. Stassen declined to comment on the international incident.
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Winnipeg
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
King George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
John Bracken
Manitoba
Stassens
ST. Paul
England
Stassen
Queen of
Royal Visit Draws Huge Crowds Across Regina
Canadian King and Queen visit Regina amid record crowds and sunny weather. Thousands greet their majesties at Brandon before travelling to Regina for city hall ceremonies, a tea at RCMP headquarters, and a state dinner. U.S. visitors join locals in welcoming the royal couple.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Wheatlands
Brandon
Mani
Reba
Suard of Honor
Winnipeg
Reina
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Government House
United States
North Dakota
Montana
Frermier W. J. Patterson
Patterson
Moooss Jaw
Alberta
Calgary
Bani? National Park
Art authority dies in London at 69
Joseph Duveen first baron of Millbank a renowned art authority died in his London hotel after several weeks illness He was 69 years old and a leading dealer and curator on the international art scene.
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London
Joseph Duveen
Millbank
Leaning Barn Blown Up By Mississippi Wind
Weather notes report near tornadic winds in Mississippi with a leaning barn lifted, a cow hurled 100 yards by a twister but unharmed, and a swarm of reddish brown river insects entering New Orleans homes alarming residents.
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New Orleans
Winterville
Miss
Itia Bena
Uptown
Farmer Economic Status Is Down By W B Ragsdale
Washington May 25 1947 The farmer a key Republican upswing contributor last fall now shows weaker status on agriculture charts. Officials say higher payments and a larger farmer share of the budget may occur as Congress considers a 390 million dollar increase in aid. Most House Republicans support the procedure to enable the bigger appropriation, except a few from upstate New York and a solid bloc from Ohio oppose.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Agriculture Department
Senate
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
House
New York
Minnesota
Illinois
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Montana
Ohio
Escaped prisoner used pepper to foil bloodhounds
In Miami on May 25 1917 an escaped felon explained to City Judge James A Dunn that before his escape he carried black pepper and sprinkled it on his tracks to confuse pursuing bloodhounds. He appeared again before the same judge and gave this account.
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Miami
Fla
James A. Dunn
Judge Dunn
More Showers In Huron Area
A thundershower from the southwest Wednesday evening dropped .13 inch of precipitation and moisture across Central South Dakota. The midweek shower left Maron’s May total at 2.13 inches and nudged the month above normal as the recent wet period began last Thursday.
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Huron
Scatterel
South Dakota
Rain Drenches Sioux Falls Area As Drought Breaks
May records show heavy shower activity across central South Dakota. Sioux Falls received a torrential downpour with hail and flooding in a brief storm around 2 to 3 pm, while towns from Yankton to Pierre reported scattered rainfall amounts and a cooling forecast from meteorologists.
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Sioux Falls
Yankton
Harrold
Highmore
Ree Heights
St Lawrence
Wessington
Wolsey
Pierre
Fort Pierre
Cavour
de Smet
Lake Preston
Trace
Irocucis
Esmond
Vilas
Squalus survivors tell of swift death and rescue efforts
Lieutenant Oliver F. Naquin describes the sunken submarine Squalus tragedy near Portsmouth on May 25. He praises crew resilience and cites Lloyd B. Maness for sealing the after compartment, preventing more flooding as the vessel settled at an angle and water rushed in.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver F. Naquin
Na- Quin
Lloyd B. Maness
Maness
Defer Inquiry In Sub Disaster By Naval Board
A Special naval board will defer its inquiry into the sinking of the submarine Squalus until the craft is raised from the ocean floor off New Hampshire. Officials say the board will seek whether the loss resulted from mechanical defects or crew action, and the 26 lost men likely died at their posts in the rear compartment.
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Naval Board
Washington
Special Naval Board
New Hampshire
P. Lesinks
Michigan
Democrat
C. W. Cols
Todey
Evening Huronite To Suspend Publication On Decoration Day
The Evening Huronite will suspend all editions next Tuesday Decoration Day in an all day closure. Banks offices post office city library and other businesses will close. Supt A J Lang said public schools would close Tuesday.
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Supt
A. J. Lang
Rescue work resumes for sunken Squalus after long delay
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire May 3 The rescue effort for the Squalus resumes as Rear Admiral C W Cole reports a 27 degree drop in submarine temperature and a damaged escape bell. Seven crew members were rescued yesterday and taken to Forest Hills Naval Hospital amid a grim mood as bodies are prepared for removal.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Squalus
C. W. Cole
Cole
Charles Smith Kuney
Tulare
Calif
Coast Guard
Harrie Lane
Forestouth Naval Hospital
Mer
Falcon
C. F. Naanin
Cayligh
Hero of Disaster Tells of His Act
Electrician’s mate Lloyd B. Maness of Greensboro NC recalls keeping a watertight bulkhead door open to save five men aboard the submarine Squalus as it sank. He describes the urgent moment, his effort to swing the door shut, and the ensuing realization of the crew’s peril amid mounting water and shifting angles.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Lloyd B. Maness
Greensboro
N. C
Blanchard
Isaacs
Boulon
Washburn
Sherman Shirley
Desautels
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Jerauld
B. R. Laskowski
Huron Sanborn
Jerawld
Woonsocket
Wessington Springs
Dakota Division
Hitchcock
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Mansfield
Aberdeen
Hecla
Groton
Conde
Frankdort
Doland
Henry
Sioux Faux
Platte
Geddes
Chamberlain
Rapid City
Lebanon
Mitchell
Naquin
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