New York Talks Tie Tin Rubber and Steel Prices to Allies
The report links wartime economic ties between the United States and Britain to impending discussions between President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill. It details how price and supply for tin, rubber, wool, copper and steel could shift, with Britain seeking dollars from tin and the US expanding steel and aluminum, while Australia wool and US rubber stocks influence leverage. The Azores note at the end recalls early transatlantic aviation history.
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New York
Truman
Churchill
China
England
Britain
United States
Bolivia
Australia
Sam
Washington
Board of Trade In
London
Oil man Henry Schafer dies at 83 in Oklahoma City
Richland Oklahoma oil man Henry Schafer died at 83 in Oklahoma City on December 17. He lived near Lecompton for years before moving to Oklahoma and was brother of Mrs. Louise Krapl of Richland. A friend recalled his rise from German immigrant to wealthy donor, praising his role in natural gas conservation in Texas and noting his varied interests in land, milling, transport, banking, and ranching. His name, praised by locals, left a lasting mark on Oklahoma and Texas history. Congressman Mack lands in Wake Island flight starts October 7 and aims to return to U.S. by January 3.
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Henry Schafer
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Lecompton
Louise Krapl
Richland
Route 1
Lauren H. Clegg
Schafer
Pior
Neers
Clegg
America
Texas Panhandle
Cleese
Texas
Nebraska
Olathe Editor to Offer Night Class at KU
William M. Redinig longtime Kan Star editor will teach the Winter Workshop course at the University of Kansas spring semester. The class meets Thursday evenings and credits up to three hours. Redinig, former Johnson County Democrat editor, is author of Tom's City and the Pendercast Legend and contributor to major periodicals.
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William M. Redinig
Kan: Star
University of Kansas
James L. Wortham
Reldig
Commue
Olathe
Johnson County Democrat
Wortham
Vagal Eddie
Tom
Pontiac Jaycees drop queen selection plan for two years
The Pontiac Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to stop picking a queen for the annual summer fishermens reunion saying local talent is exhausted and a new crop will lead the event after postponing for a couple of years. Simmer Welles marries in New York and Sumner is mentioned in a brief note.
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Pontiac
Pontiac Junior Chamber of Commoerce
John Thompson
Jaycee
Simmer Welles
New York
Sumner
Election Year Survival Guide Sparks Curb Your Talk Tips
New York and Washington comment on campaign noise as voters face a year of political din. Advice ranges from wearing earmuffs to avoid buzz over candidates to practical tips on conduct, with jokes about ballots and a lighthearted note on Churchill gifting cigars from Tampa.
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New York
Niagara Falls
Iview
Arthur Godfrey
Bryan
McKinley
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Harry Truman
Taft
Harry
Eisenhower
Casualties Reported As War News Delays Filtered Update
Jan 9 report from Washington states the Jense Department lists 12 total casualties with 1 killed 8 wounded 2 missing and 1 injured in a new battle tally.
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Washington
Jense Department
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promise Laxative Habit Break
Five New York doctors endorse a plan to end the laxative habit using Carter's Little Liver Pills. The regimen starts with two pills daily for a week, then one nightly, then tapering, plus eight glasses of water daily. Pills claim to unblock the digestive tract and promote natural regularity without habit formation.
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Carter
New York
Evening Carillon Program Returns to City Hall
Tonight from 7:00 to 7:49 the carillon presents a varied program featuring Van den Gheyn Loreleisicher Pastorale and Menotti Alfred Suite with Lefevere Prelude Mazurka Fantasia and Dream of Jeannie. Massenet and Grieg selections close the concert with Anitra’s Dance and The Old Refrain in a French Folk Song medley.
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van den Gheyn Vie Loreleisicher
Vee Menotti
Alfred Suite
Lefevere
Jeanni
Foster
Massenet
Rimson
Magali
la Marlon Et
le Bossu
Anitra
Peer Gynt
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Miers
Newfoundland
NEA
Honolulu
Globe-rircling
Peter F. Mack Jr
Wake Island
Two Jima
Springfield
Thane
General Grant
Stassen
Winston Churchill
Tampa
Fla
Pontiac Haa
Vermont
Jayhawk Motors
Darty
Irving Hill
Riley Burcham
F. P. Smithmeyer
The
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
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W. A. Schaal
J.D. Bowerlock Howard Wiseman
J. J. Glasgow
Federal Bank Stock Banking House
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Leon G. Abele
John P. Peters
E. W. Hybsemann
Walt Wiechman
Justin Hill
W. H. Varnum
Trust Department
Trust Investment Committee
Irving Hill Riley Burcham
Geo. W. Kuhne
Arthur B. Weaver
W. G. Hutson
J.D. Bowersock
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