Price swings hit citrus as ceiling ends in November
The Minneapolis Tribune notes citrus prices rose after the OPA lifted ceilings on November 19 and then fell as supply adjusted. Prices for California 220 size Valencia oranges jumped from 5.89 to 9 a case before easing to around 7.50 and 7. The article cites Thanksgiving demand, nearing Valencia crop end, smaller California crops, and increases in Florida and Texas fruit. Congress and industry oppose reinstating ceilings while wholesale prices in Twin Cities show mixed movement.
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Minneapolis Tribune
John Q
Office of Price Administration
California
Twin Cities
United States Department of Agriculture Market News Service
Valencia
Florida
Texas
OPA
Californias
Bowles
Major General Hurley Calls for Multinational Peace Steps in Asia
Hurley argues disarmament and Japanese evacuation in China with UN oversight, asserting China not ready for democracy. He urges the big powers to coordinate peace efforts in Java, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria, delaying single-nation policing. Concerted action before UNO formation could avert worsening conflicts.
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United Nations Organization
China
Netherlands
British
Java
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
UNO
19 Deep Draw Road La Crosse Wisconsin Address Suggestion
A fragment suggests a fictitious address 19 Deep Draw Road in La Crosse Wisconsin near Ebner's Coulee. It notes the idea is a free suggestion and discusses the setting between bluffs on the east rim.
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la Crosse
Ebner’s Coulee
Deep Draw Road
Wisconsin
Soviet Reporter Cries Foul Over Goering Ribbentrop Interviews
A Soviet correspondent in Nuernberg denounces American papers for printing interviews with Goering Ribbentrop and Raeder. The dispatch says such sensational pieces harm serious coverage and urge that they not be repeated. The Nuernberg trial remains unaffected by late interviews.
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K. Taradankin
Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Eric Raeder
Associated Press
Russia
Imitation by Japs Sparks Pearl Harbor Investigation Talk
The piece argues Japan mimics American inquiry habits and considers a Pearl Harbor investigation of its own. It claims preliminary statements point to internal, Japan-based responsibility, noting a parallel to U S investigators who hesitate to credit the enemy with the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Headlight limits on curves warn drivers to slow
Night driving hazards arise as headlights fail to bend around curves. At high speeds a pedestrian stalled vehicle or ice in unlit sections heightens crash risk. Until better headlamps exist, drivers should slow to stop within the distance ahead.
Japanese War Image Shifts From Face to Neck Risk
The piece notes a change in Japanese public mood from saving face to avoiding fatal consequences as wartime pressures intensify. It highlights heightened concern among leaders and citizens about personal safety and national stakes amid escalating conflict.
Veterans return to civilian work, Hargrove says
Marion Hargrove told the National Association of Manufacturers that veterans should be treated as civilians who want to settle into civilian jobs. He urged industry to offer decent wages and opportunities, noting some high rank in service did not guarantee equal standing after return.
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Marshfield News-Herald
National Association of Manufacturers
Marion Hargrove
Hargrove
Goering and Nuremberg talks echo on defense and danger
The piece recalls Goering’s 1938 talk on long range bombers and a 1940 memo about potentially occupying Atlantic islands to wage war against America. It warns that as debates rise over defender strength, complacency could invite attack on a rich nation.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Hermann Goering
New York
Nuernberg
Adolf Hitler
Fatso
Goering
Germany
Hitler
Europe
High Command
der Fuehrer
Atlantic Isles
America
Books of Roosevelt addresses sell faster in England
London reports that books containing public addresses and messages of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt are selling ten to one better in England than in the United States. The remark notes that Americans may have overestimated English regard for Winston Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Quotations from Harrisburg Patriot and British Labour Leader
A Patriot editorial condemns a party for diverting votes from universal military training and warns of blood costs. A British labor leader argues withholding the atomic bomb from the Soviet Union risks an escalating arms race and fiendish competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Patriot
Soviet Union
American Loyalty Tested by New Socialistic Dictatorships
A Waterbury Democrat urges holding fast to American ideals until evaluating new socialist regimes. He argues that non German origins do not guarantee better outcomes than under Hitler. He cautions against complacency in the face of rising totalitarianism.
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America
Waterbury, Conn
Democracy and Christian ideals urged for world appeal
The Rev Dr George Paul T Sargent of New York City argues democracy must show efficiency beyond Communism and be rooted in Christian principles. L R Clausen of J I Case warns that American workers yield contracting rights to labor leaders before earning a living.
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George Paul T. Sargent
New York City
L. R. Clausen
J. I. Case Company
No Nation Is Safe From Attack Threats
A Kalamazoo Gazetten note urges thorough national preparedness despite limits on power to deter all aggression. It contrasts scapegoating with responsibility and calls for informed debate on security and foreign policy. A Freeport Journal-Standard column stresses the urgency of SinoRussian dialogue over European issues.
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Patrick Hurley
China
Japan
Government wage fixes impact costs and profits
A fragment notes that government wage setting affects costs and prices and profits across the economy, attributed to a director at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Phere Gr
National Bureau of Economic Re
Diplomatic Speed-Up in Moscow Talks
This 1945 analysis explains Byrnes and Britain's and Russia's foreign ministers rushing to resolve key Europe and Asia issues in head-to-head sessions. Atomic energy dominates the agenda with Harvard's Dr. James Bryant Conant and other experts joining discussions.
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Moscow
Washington
Byrnes
Britain
Russia
James Bryant Conant
Harvard
Europe
Asia
State Department
Trempealeau Farmhouse Fire Destroys 14 Rooms
A 4:30 a m fire on the Leo Schwert farm east of Trempealeau destroyed a 14 room house built in 1854 by William Nichols Sr for Benjamin Healy. Spark ignition caused the blaze. estimated loss was 2500 dollars. The structure was among the county’s earliest homes.
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Leo Schwert
Trempealeau
William Nichols, Sr
Benjamin J. Healy
Trempealeau County
Jean Arline Batcheller
A. H. Batcheller
George Street
College
Lamont
Louis Prucha
South Fourth Cider
Louise Oxenham
Chicago
Betty Clague
Margaret Stewart
la Crosse
Princeton
Galesville Curling and Burns Club
Portage
Winona
Galesville
Joseph Brown
South 19Th Street
Robert Lampert
Chaseburg
Wis
John Helwig
Evelyn Brown
Charles Street
Rvin Knutson
Myron Swennes
Arthur Bangsberg
William King
Forrest Clow
Arthur Evans
Prairie du Chien
Campion College
Joseph Wolford
Robert Hughes
Sons of Veterans
Marie Ottilie Miller
Lexington
Charles Olson
Lena Pokart
Robert Coney
Caledonia Street
Earl Umberger
Milwaukee
La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press masthead
Publication details for La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press show it is a daily and Sunday paper based in La Crosse Wisconsin with editors and staff listed. It states Associated Press affiliation and syndicate membership, plus postal and historical publication notes.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
La Follette Dominates Wisconsin Political Talk
In Madison speculation centers on Senator La Follette and a possible re election bid next year. Republicans fear a split field while Democratshope he runs on their ticket, boosting his national profile and press coverage.
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Madison
Wis
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Washington
la Follette
Information Bureau answers readers questions
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau offers answers to questions of fact by mail from 316 Eye Street NE Washington DC. Subjects include geography history aviation and wartime price controls. A booklet titled PRESIDENTS and THEIR WIVES is offered for fifteen cents postpaid with a coupon.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
White House
Truman
United States
Washington
D. I
Ireland's neutrality view shaped by bitter Ireland Britain feud
Dewitt MacKenzie recounts an incident in Dublin showing Irish hostility to Britain and explains why Eire stayed neutral in World War II. He notes public sentiment would revolt over leases to Britain, while thousands of southern Irish served with British forces. He cites the historic struggle and partition fueling the stance.
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Dublin
Eire
United States
Britain
Queen Victoria
Ireland
England
Erie
Emerald Isle
America
No Potato Shortage Expected In Area
Menominee Michigan potato industry leaders predicted no surplus problem next spring if current export levels to Canada persist. They noted record Canadian imports and hundreds of carloads shipped from Maine Wisconsin New York Minnesota and the Dakotas. Over 5 000 cars of American potatoes are expected to reach Canada this season.
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Menominee
Mich
Michigan
Canadian
Canada
Maine
Wisconsin
New York
Minnesota
Dakotas
Council to Recommend State Veterans Office and Sale Reform
A justice department official said the council of state governments will urge each state to establish a veterans service office and pass a law banning misrepresentations in surplus property sales. Recommendations emerged from a federal state conference on postwar legislation held in Washington on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
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Washington
Justice Department
Council of State Governments
Veterans’ Service Office
Airplane Surveys Speed Long-Distance Line Work
Photographic surveys from airplanes speed construction and laying of telegraph lines between distant points. Air surveys reduce time and reveal more topography than ground surveys.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Hans Kohn
Smith College
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Freeport
Journal- Standard
James Marlow
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Czar
Alexander
Memel
Tilsit
East Prussia
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Churchill
Tribune
Terry
Friendly Dealings
J. R. Williams
Wes
Stiffy
John Wyngaard
The
Haskin Service
Tropics
Himalayas
Alps
Rocky Mountains
Arenz Shoe CO
Burlington
Stan Mon
A. Cotsworth
Chicago, Illinois
Dewitt MacKenzie
Parliament
Capeheart Radio
Stands UP
Champlin HI
Champlin
Champlin Refining Company
Proroleum
Enid, Oklahoma
P. G. Terpstra Ice and
Rose and
Clinton Sts
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