French doors become a long running family joke
The piece rails at French doors as the fragile, hard to use double glass doors that jam in wind and rain. The author recalls childhood doors and notes a move to Arkansas with four doors now. A Special article in Colliers magazine on January Admiral Gallery and a naval leadership controversy is summarized, with allusions to famous admirals and a committee hearing.
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Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Tom
Daniel Vv
Collies
Sal Yeslethuy
Gallery
John Crormmelin
Louis A. Denfeld
Armed Services Committee
Arthur W. Radford
Carl Vinson
Baer
Lessie
King
Tralsey
Nimitz
Blandy
Conally
Kinkaid
Radford
Russia Seeks Key Bases in Red China
Russia reportedly negotiates for major naval and military bases in Communist China, with Western officials split on timing. An informant cited Moscow sources amid talks between Russian and Chinese officials. If correct, Moscow would gain stronger control over China, while Mao's regime in Moscow recently signaled reviewing treaties with foreign powers.
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Kongon
Jan
Russia
China
Moscow
Chin
Mio Tze-tung
Soviet Union
Radio Moscow
Mao
Lhem
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Britain
Port Arthur
Dairen
Manchuria
Menagelia
Mac
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Inner
Ouer Mongolia
Sin- Skiang
WU. S
Dean Acheson
Magnolia Is Suffering Growing Pains
Magnolia Arkansas faces rapid growth with new homes valued from six to one hundred six thousand dollars. Between 1946 and 1950 the Chamber of Commerce found 875 houses built, totaling about 5.25 million dollars, plus seven million dollars in commercial work and remodeling. The survey highlights new churches, auto agencies, mills, a aluminum extrusion plant, and various business expansions shaping a booming postwar town.
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Magnolia
Ark
Residentia
le Chamber of Commerce
Smijer
Ue Aluiminum
Wyoult Mode Seevice
Machine Works Actionoully
Darlin Hitwise
M00walt
Limdees
Sup. Big House
Redo Pren
Wu Page
Auto Crash Injures George Ars Buford Near Lewisville
George Buford of Pordyce sustained painful injuries in an early morning auto crash on Highway 46 north of Lewisville. Aly Wher, steering gear on the TY46 lord, locked causing the vehicle to overturn. Burrom was not seriously hurt. They were taken to Hope for medical aid. Buford connected with Anthony Lumber Co. The car was practically demolished.
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George Buford
Pordyce
Lewisville
Burrom
Gutard
Anthony Lumber Co
Arkansas Weather Forecast Clouds and Rain Ahead
Cloudy conditions continue this afternoon and tonight across Arkansas with rain expected on Sunday. Temperatures remain steady with no significant drop noted.
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Arkansas
Mabeh Chudge
Acheson Signals Narrow Path in Asia Policy
Secretary of State Acheson addressed the National Press Club describing a flexible US approach to Asia. He warned that Russia is seizing parts of China and that Chiang Kai-shek’s Formosa regime won’t be bailed out. He pledged support for Japan and the Philippines while leaving mainland actions to U S assessment and local conditions.
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James Marlow
Washington
Acheson
National Press Club
Washington Post
Dhis
China
Russia
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
U.S
Asia
Japan
Philippines
U. S
Asis
Achuson
9 Story Plunge Fatal to a Millionaire
Thomas Stewart Lee multimillionaire head of a California media empire died in a nine story fall from a Wilshire boulevard building. The 43 year old, mentally harassed, stepped off a 12th floor fire escape after arriving from Palm Springs for a dental appointment. He inherited a $9.43 million estate but was declared incompetent in 1948 with guardians appointed. He was left at the building by his nurse and a pilot minutes before detectives found his body.
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Los Angeles
Imy
Wilshire Boulevard
Thomas Stewart Lee
California
Lee
Wiltern
Palm Springs
Thomas 3. Lee
Don Lee
Jeanne Shiffler
Bob Stanley
Flood warnings issued as 3.13 inches drenches Hempstead county
Hempstead county reports 3.13 inches of rain in 48 hours with 1.80 yesterday and 1.98 today. Little River warnings predict rising to 30 feet by Monday as White Cliffs and area bottom lands warn residents to move livestock and stay alert amid widespread flooding. Roads near Spring Hill and other lower areas become impassable as waters rise and flood stages threaten regional infrastructure and travel.
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Hempstead
Ty P.nt
Little River
White Cliffs
Pbureau
Hope
Spring Hill
Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain States
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
North Central
Ohio River
Taywlands
Redmond
Ore
Seattle
Weather Bureau
Grays Harbor
la North
Habor
Weather
Gulus
Newfoundland
New York
Faurpia Citrus
Califonia
Stra
Men Eye Future Fashion As Women Dictate Style
New York column humorously previews a future where men wear skirts and other attire chosen by fashion designers. The piece playfully notes women could tighten society’s girdle while men drift from traditional suits to flamboyant items, citing designers and cultural stereotypes with light satire.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Zeollows
Costuime Institute
Metropoli Jdm Boutscum
Ant
Lily Dadhe
Jackyis
Dickey
Lily Biwehu
Italie Camepic
Abel
Yias
Masia
Labor Slap at NLRB Chief Denham Sparks Washington Clash
The four present NLRB members and a vacant fifth voiced sharp criticism of Chief Denham over his New York speech backing a more aggressive use of the board’s powers to shape labor law. They urged restraint and questioned the direction of recent decisions, with discussions highlighting tensions between the administration and the agency. The dispute ties to broader debates over labor policy and legal authority.
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Washington
Jan
NLRB
den- Dam
Wach
Coungel
New York
Afturiwun
Nankai Silence
Joseph A. Ueinue
CHO Conuneduations Workies
el Aunurion Guinea Murray
Vleseaming Waonain
Vustia
Puy
Denis Ouly
Convict Held in Beating of Stepson in Pascagoula
In Pascagoula Mississippi on January 14 a former convict, Alvin Bostick, paroled from a Pennsylvania prison, is held on an open charge pending the outcome of injuries to his four year old stepson Charles Dangereaux and his two year old daughter Circling. Charles was reported in poor condition at Jackson Hospital after being beaten for wetting the bed and disobeying his mother in the home where the assaults occurred.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Charles B. Dangereaux
Jackson Hospital
Fox
Alvin Bosticek
EB. Biskeney
Bostick
Pennsylvania
Charles
Circling
Sirkeney
Bustick
Blakeney
Haloney
Hue
Bas
Sears
Donations Boost Scout Funds From Local Firms
In a continuation of earlier reports, donors including Wirst Nulamna Bark Chives Graves Moju Shardware Co and Natl Bauslke Crescent Drug Co contributed to the Boy Scout fund. Other supporters listed are Tom clarty ty ing Lu, SueyCrit, Armour flarys WW, Shiver Mrs. Harvey Shiver, and Hempstead Co. The total contributions shown amount to 1,065.00 and 3.94?306.50.
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Chives & Graves
Moju Shardware Co
Tom Clarty Tying & Lu. Co
Bauslke Crescent Drug Co
Crit
Suey
Jon Armour Flarys
Shiver
Harvey Shiver
AL AL Louis M
Jahishul McPhursoit
Whitwar Bertier
Hempstead Co
Find
Union to Decide on Phone Strike Sunday Night
Union leaders vow a midnight decision on a threatened strike against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The CIO official cites four options including arbitration under King Thompson law, prosecuting injunctions, striking nationwide, or delaying action with national union support. About 50,000 members in the firm's territory face the choice, with 12,000 in Missouri.
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St. Louisa Jan
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Frank P. Lonergan
CIO Communications Workers’ Division
Missouri
Loneergan
New Jersey
National Union
Forrest Smith
Bell
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Illinois
St. Louii
Miners Debate Return to Three Day Week
Pittsburgh January 14 The 9,000 striking soft coal miners face a decision on resuming a three day work week as nationwide coal shortages persist. John L. Lewis’s position, historically decisive, is questioned by some locals in West Virginia and Pennsylvania amid mounting talk of five day contracts or continued stoppage. Local meetings plan to decide whether to follow Lewis, with officials noting the situation remains unsettled and contingent on individual locals.
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Pittsburgh
Truman
John &. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
UMW
John Busarcllo
Morgantown
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Stre
Grant Town
Seggion
Dinaldo Cappellini
Iden
Selective Timber Cutting On 36000 Acres In Lafayette Area
In Lafayette, Nevada, and Hempstead counties, 36000 acres of farm forests have been selectively cut over the past year. Supervisors J. T. Adams and A. L. Park outline that marked, slower growing or less desirable trees are removed while better trees remain to grow, with some yields exceeding 100 dollars per operation. Forest owners divide acres into five compartments to harvest annually, aiming to double forest growth and sustain South Arkansas wood industries.
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Souin Arkansap Apilliers
Terre Rouge- Boocan Soil Conservation District
Lafayette
Nevada
Hempstead
J. T. Adams
A. L. Park
Adams
South
Arkansas
Gold bullion shipment tied to Formosa crisis amid Alaska landing
News notes a 13,500 pound gold shipment valued at 50,000 linked to nationalist reserves from Formosa. Planes landed with armed troops guarding crews who refused to discuss the cargo. The gold was said to move via Trans Oceal ships to Oakland, then to New York Federal Reserve Bank, with brief Aleutian stopovers.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Jani
Formosa
Tokyo
O¢el Lines
Domigo
Lane
Bimend
Jmen
Aleutian Islands
Ord
Archehage
Oakland
Calif
Velief
New York
Miners Trapped in Mahonoy City Cave-In Rescue Underway
In Mahonoy City Pennsylvania two miners Joseph and Edward were trapped beneath earth after a cave-in on a slope 100 feet below the surface. Rescue workers tapped to locate the brothers as debris blocked the opening. Frank, another brother, crawled back to surface through debris and boots. Recovery teams predicted it could take days to reach them. Officials say the incident occurred at the old Gastoncolisty mountain area with state mine inspectors overseeing the operation.
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Mahonoy City
Jogepl
Edwai
Gastoncollisty
Imes
Independen
Een
Son Admits New York Killing in Family Quarrel
Leyta confessed to killing his father with a hammer after a bitter business quarrel in their Brooklyn apartment. Detectives led him to the police station where he reportedly admitted the crime hours after the incident. His mother is mentioned in the disorder, with authorities shaping the case as a family tragedy.
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New York
Leyta
Thaysal
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