West Germany on the Road Back After Four Years
As of February 15, essays describe West Germany regaining industrial strength and near prewar production levels. Despite war damage and reparations, coal steel and electricity drive a faster recovery than France, with ERP aid and currency reform aiding steady expansion toward 110 percent of 1936 output by 1952.
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Essen
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Europe
France
United Kingdom
West Germany
Britain
Western Germany
Saar
West
Itield
You Can Win Contest Prizes Across 1949 Programs
Tens of thousands of prizes worth millions of dollars will be awarded in 1949 contests open to the public. Companies like Colgate Palmolive Peet Lever Brothers and Crackin Good Cookies offer substantial prize totals and a page of entries that won more than $15 000 is available.
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Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
Lever Bros
Clock Industry Booms in Britain Emphasizes Growth
Britain resumes a clock and watch boom with alarm clock output hitting two million last year and expected to double this year. In 1938 imports reached nearly seven million movements while last year imports fell to under 1.5 million and exports were 1.1 million pounds to 72 countries in ten months. The government backs new factories in Scotland and Wales to reduce unemployment, and Supply Minister George Strauss predicts the industry may become highly successful.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Wales
George Strauss
Ministers Denounce Uses of Mindszenty Case Cloak
Charleston Baptist ministers condemn Cardinal Mindszenty's conviction being shielded by what they call a cloak of Romanism. They warn that Spellman and Truman seek civil trial immunity due to Mindszenty's religious position and fear war rhetoric between the United States and Hungary.
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Charleston
S. C
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Spellman
Truman
Mindszenty
Hungary
Roadbuilders of Carolinas Elect Officers at Myrtle Beach Meet
The Carolinas Road Builders Association elected officers at Myrtle Beach South Carolina during their two day annual convention. Cedric Foster radio news commentator addressed delegates urging unity among conflicting American political economic and religious groups last night.
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Myrtle Beach
S. C
Carolinas Roadbuilders Association
Cedric Foster
Pennsylvania Turkeys Seen Near 1945 Record
Pennsylvania growers predict an output of 1 441 000 turkeys in 1949 as feed supplies remain ample and holiday demand grows. The state agriculture department notes this would come within 19 000 of the 1945 peak, with a federal state survey showing a 25 percent national rise in turkey production.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Minute Of Peace Club Thrives In Ogunquit 15th Year
In Ogunquit Maine the Minute of Peace club marks its 15th year as a quiet retreat for 45 men. The no telephone rule keeps wives from calling into the clubroom, which features cribbage and checker tables. The club title stems from a child’s remark about a father seeking a moment of calm.
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George Ramsdell
Burton L. S. McAfee
McAfee
U S A develops frost hardy strawberry blossoms
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a frost hardy strawberry whose blossoms withstand temperatures down to 23 degrees Fahrenheit without serious damage.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sam Ward Named Author of Famous Civil War Diary
Chicago reports Frank Maloy Anderson assigns the diary to Samuel Ward after 35 years of detective work. The University of Minnesota Press book argues the diary is semi fictional and not a reliable historical source.
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Sam Ward
Chicago
Frank Maloy Anderson
North American Review
Washington
Anderson
University of Minnesota Press
Longfellow
Ward
Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Giant tree aid credited with saving Puerto Rico sugar industry
A 1920 introduction of a giant tree helped salvage the sugar sector in parts of Puerto Rico. Toads, now plentiful, feed on hoggin, which previously damaged sugar cane stalks.
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Puerto Rico
The Voice of Two Worlds Reveals Sleep Power System
A Los Angeles explorer known as The Voice of Two Worlds claims a Tibet learned system awakens mind power and body strength while sleep. He says methods are simple, accessible to ordinary intellects, and can boost health, youth, and success. free 9000 word treatise offered via Institute of Ments physics, Dept. 508-1, Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Tibet
Land of
Institute of Ments
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