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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1948
Page
5
A Navy physician named Oster earned a reputation for using convalescent sailors on New London grounds to perform heavy chores like hay harvesting and vegetable gardening rather than returning to regular duties. When one seaman cried of illness, Oster refused hospital transfer, stating he must be sent there.
Ferdi nand Eberstadt chairing the Hoover Commission warns a mistaken intelligence estimate could have spurred President Truman to mobilize. The report notes the Armed Forces intelligence agency assessment claimed an immediate move abroad, while military structure remains sound but not fully effective.
Iowa State College officials report a Des Moines supermarket test shows housewives prefer corn sold in transparent bags with husks removed and tips trimmed. Morning-picked corn was packaged, cooled, and kept five days with no internal spoilage.
In El Paso the city plans a large parade with two state floats designed to create a single Texas centerpiece. The event aims to showcase regional pride and attract spectators to the celebratory ride.
Members of a fraternity at North Texas State College in Denton started a numbers racket but it is legal. They paint house numbers on curbs and use the money to fund a scholarship.
City officials in Geneva New York wondered why heating coal usage spiked last winter. Cleaning the city hall chimney this summer removed 75 wheelbarrows of soot, explaining the excessive coal burn and heating inefficiency.
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