Mixed News Bits From Various Periodicals
A collage of items notes an electric clock with a supplementary spring, revived color waxing in stationery, and a New Hampshire ivory colt listing. It mentions Radio City Music Hall’s four films, a massachusetts tech orange drink, porcupines eating trees, and automobiles taxed by Britain’s horsepower levy. It also cites a Milwaukee brewery’s potential freight-length output, early rising fatigue, rising linoleum sales, pathology as crime detective, foot trouble in youths, women’s arrest patterns, a firemen ball mishap, and US consumer clothing shares dropping to 8.5 percent of disposable income since 1929.
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Post Office
New Hampshire
Department of Agriculture
New York
Radio City Music Hall
Caruso
Horatio Hornblower
Paris
Limburger
Belgain
Massachusetts Institue of Technology Laboratories
Jones
Smith
Britain
Milwaukee
Aurora
Pratt
Aurora Volunteer Firemen
Dept. of Commerce
Doctor explains pernicious anemia treatment progress
The article reviews historic lethality of pernicious anemia and notes that proper care today makes death rare. It describes gradual symptoms such as pallor fatigue and weakness, and highlights blood tests and stomach acid absence in diagnosis. It credits Whipple for foundational work and Minot Murphy for liver therapy leading to iron liver treatment.
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Whipple
Boston
Minot
Murphy
Early diagnosis and prompt liver treatment save lives
Early diagnosis and prompt liver treatment yield strong outcomes for this anemia. Liver given by injection or mouth is standard today, slowing disease progression and restoring vigor. Medical research in the lab and patient care marks a triumph, with crystallin vitamin B-12 offering further hope.
Barkley cites Churchill address to joint Congress planned
Vice President Alben W. Barkley says plans are under way for British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to address a joint session of Congress around January 17. The note also mentions La Paz as Bolivia’s executive capital and Sucre as its legal capital.
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Congress
Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Winston
Churchill
LaPaz
Bolivia
Supreme Court
Sucre
Fragmented Quiz From a Historic Daily Grab Bag
A curious collection asks about a Christmas poem author, the composer of an unfinished symphony, a long haired goat breed, and citizenship wait times. It references a French actor born Aug 25, 1899 in Figeac who became famed on stage and screen, plus a director and writer of children’s programs from Kansas City born to a railroad worker and a dancer mother.
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United States
Figeac
France
Galerie Des Glacis
Caravan
Private Worlds
Arkansas City
Kan
Notable honors for literary and musical figures named
Dre for congratulations and celebrations on their natal day are Deems Taylor and Andre Kostelanetz, Arthur and conductor Elizabeth Rethberg, Carroll Reece, and Ward Greene, Connie Mack, and Barney Ross receiving honors on Sunday December 23 in a celebration noting their roles as novelist, orchestra conductor, opera singer, ex congressman, banker, and former boxing champion.
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Dre
Deems Taylor
Andre Kostclanetz
Elizabeth Rethberg
Carroll Reece
Ward Greene
Connie Mack
Barney Ross
Short Fires Back at Newsmen Over Security Order
Chicago based White House press secretary Joseph Short denounces Sigma Delta Chi for calling President Truman’s information security order a detestable slander. He says the order has no effect on information channels. The fraternity’s Victor Bluehorn warns the order threatens freedom of information and democracy.
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Chicago
Joseph Short
White House
Truman
Short
Sigma Delta Chi
Detroit
Victor Bluehorn
Sigma Delta’’Chi
F C Wilson Elected Local President in Thomasville
F C Wilson of Plant C Thomasville Chair Co was elected president of Local 286 United Furniture Workers of America CIO at a membership meeting Carl Myers succeeds H B Coggins as vice president Herman Chance named recording secretary and Ernest Pringle re elected sergeant at arms.
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Thomasville
F. C. Wilson
Thomasville Chair Company
United Furniture Workers of America
C.I
Carlton Myers
Plant. C
H. B. Coggins
Herman Chance
Ernest Pringle
Fairy tale dramatist and radio writer profile
Lilian Campbell profiles a long time radio dramatist known for adapting fairy tales for children over 21 years, highlighting awards and emphasis on justice charity truth and unselfishness. The piece notes several historical dates and figures including Anthony Eden Winston Churchill Sir Richard Arkwright and Charles Dans Gibson.
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Anthony Eden
England
Winston Churchill
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Arkwright
Charles Dans Gibson
Pliable Adjective Origin and Meaning
A concise definition notes pliable meaning easily influenced with etymology tracing to French fromlier meaning to bend. The entry explains pronunciation and highlights usage as describing character or disposition.
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Fronlier
Peace Is Always Beautiful, Walt Whitman Quote
A concise reflection cites Walt Whitman asserting peace as an enduring beauty and moral ideal. The remark frames peace as a timeless, transformative state celebrated in literature and thought.
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Walt Whitman
Boyle Offers Hot Tip Marry During Christmas
New York column humorously extols marriage during the Christmas season. It contrasts male cynicism with female warmth, joking that a man who marries at Christmas loses his faith in Santa but gains a reminder of obligation. The piece playfully urges young men to wed in December.
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Boyle
Santa Claus
Embassy Signs Stolen In Suspected Fraternity Prank
Police blame fraternity pranksters for stealing brass and wooden signs from five foreign missions and the former Japanese embassy in Washington. Investigators caution a lead may clear up the vandalism quickly as protests from Soviet Romanian French Chilean and Egyptian embassies spread amid requests for 24 hour protection for foreign missions.
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Washington
Romanian Legation
Far Eastern Commission
State Department
District of Columbia
Mr Million Will Succumb By Sundown
Chicago dispatch reports D Hour nears as the nation braces for the Unknown Millionth traffic death. Two fatal head-on crashes in Arizona kill six, 3,000-plus motorists halted in San Francisco area, and a white cross memorial grows in Indianapolis. National Safety Council tally reaches 999,880 since auto era began, with ~4 deaths per hour, mostly in the West and South. Snow slows northern travel, forcing many to crawl.
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Chicago
Mr. Million
Arizona
San Francisco
Indianapolis
National Safety Council
Alaskan seeks wife in old hometown ad
Anchorage attorney E C Smith Jr travels thousands of miles back to his Alabama hometown to advertise for a wife. He says they have everything up there but women and promises careful consideration to all applicants.
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Anchorage
Alaska
E. C. Smith Jr
Veteran Turned Loose On Christmas Parole
A 24 year old Navy veteran sentenced to six months for purse snatching was granted an 18 month bench parole by Judge Thomas R. Hunt after attorney Henry H. Fox Jr. showed a Salvation Army list proving a destitute family needed support. The veteran pledged to find work and support his wife and four children.
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Kansas City, Mo
Henry H. Fox Jr
Salvation Army
Fox
Thomas R. Hunt
Mrs Don Dawson Quits RFC Post
Mrs Alva Dawson wife of presidential aide Donald S Dawson and a key figure in a Senate inquiry left her job at the Reconstruction Finance Corp She had been working on special research after being removed from supervision over RFC files at the height of the inquiry Dawson said she collected letters from senators and representatives and sent them to the White House but denied any plan to use them as a club over the committee
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Washington
UPI
Alva Dawson
Donald S. Dawson
Senate
RFC
Jhas
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Dawson
Truman
North Carolina feed fee dispute looms at Raleigh conference
At a Raleigh meeting state officials and feed and fertilizer dealers debated a proposed five cent per ton fee for inspection tags. The levy would fund the Agricultural Foundation at State College and support research, with collectors passing the extra charge to users. Historical cases shown favor state policies on inspection fees, making a successful suit unlikely.
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American Feed Manufacturers Association
North Carolina
Raleigh
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Foundation
State College
State Department
American Fertilizer Company of
Virginia
Red C Oi
Maryland
Seymour
Connor
Board of Agriculture
Conor
State Department of Agriculture
Balletine
Ridgeway Says Reds Working For New War
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Matthew Ridgway declaring Communist negotiators seek a future war in Korea under a peace facade. The UN radio warns Panmunjom talks may stall beyond the tentative cease-fire line, as Reds push to build air bases and restrict troop rotations, threatening peace or war.
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Tokyo
Matthew B
Ridgway
Korea
Voice of
United Nations
Panmunjom
Ridges Way
U.N
Negro Singer Sues Winchell For $400,000
Josephine Baker, a Negro entertainer and American born French citizen, sues Walter Winchell, Hearst Corp. and King Features Syndicate for 400000 in federal court. She alleges malicious, reckless publications damaged her reputation and career with claims of fascism anti semitism and low character following a Stock Club incident on October 16 and multiple later pieces. Baker seeks 100000 for lost work 200000 for publication damages and 100000 punitive damages.
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New York
Josephine Baker
Walter Winchell
Hearst Corp
King Features Syndicate
Winchell
Miss Baker
New Boots Beat Frostbite on the Eastern Front
Col Chester R Allen of Auburdale Fla 1st Marine Division supply officer says the vapor barrier boots issued in November are 100 percent effective against frostbite with only one complaint being heat and heaviness Marines call them Mickey Mouse due to clodhopper shape Assignment notes use ordinary tire patching materials to repair punctures and mention they are on the Eastern Front in Korea context though the piece reads like a wartime novelty item note
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Korea
U. S
Chester R. Allen
Auburndale
Fla
1St Marine Division
Stock Market Slips Into Christmas Calm
New York trading drifts with prices steady as Christmas mood eases activity. Notable gainers include Eastern Air Lines, Consolidated Natural Gas, Allied Chemical, American Tobacco, Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Studebaker, Goodyear, Monsanto Chemical, and Western Union. Declines hit Chrysler, U S Rubber, Montgomery Ward, Anaconda Copper, American Cyanamid, American Can, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and Johns Manville.
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New York
Eastern Air Lines
Consolidated Natural Gas
Allied Chemical
American Tobacco
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Studebaker
Goodyear
Monsanto Chemical
Western Union
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
Anaconda Copper
American Cyanamid
American Can
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Johns Manville
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NEA Service
William
Will
Happy
Coldwater
By Jimmy Hatlo
John
Oes
F.C. Wilson
Lilian Campbell
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Eugene Field
Franz Peter Schubert
Angola
Don Dawson
Capital Square
Lynn Nisbet
Ridgeway
Sues Winchell
Sheloff Oil Company
Southern Ave
Rchfiels Products
Board OF Adjustment
J. Www. Johnson
Mangum Avenue
Board of Adjustments
Council Chamber
City Hall
E. c& Cridlebaugh
Chew Manufacturing Plant
Southern Railway Company
Connelly Springs
Morganton
Hickory
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
South Tryon Street
Charlotte 2
Guilford County
Superior Court
Guilforg County
Lee Wilson
James D. Wright
Wright
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Willis Street
Dowdy
Willis
Wills
James B. Lovelach
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