Ford's Plastic Car Dream Fueled by Soybeans
Detroit report on Henry Ford backing soybean research from the late 1920s, aiming to grow autos from the soil. Chemist Robert Smith details millions spent and crops planted, with soybean products like milk and whipped cream appearing in labs and Ford cafeterias, before durable soybean plastic proved elusive.
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Paul Svoboda
Mobile
Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Robert Smith
Michigan
Smith
Australia Minister to Visit Indochina and More
Foreign Minister Richard G. Casey announced a trip to Indochina en route to Geneva to learn about the Indochina situation and meet French and Vietnamese leaders. The text also notes Ford’s "Delsoy" soy product venture and a plastic car project using phenol plastic, with references to soybean topping distribution and a Los Angeles branch plan.
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Canberra
Australia
Richard G. Casey
Southeast Asia
South Pacific
Indochina
Ford
Delsoy
Eric Swanson
Harvey Whitehouse
Midwest
Los Angeles
Miracle of Konnersreuth Ailing nun seeks no visitors
Konnersreuth Germany Therese Neumann the reportedly bleeding stigmatic is ill and wants few visitors. Town officials and church leaders say the condition worsened this Easter as doctors treat a circulatory disease keeping her bedridden after decades of claimed wounds.
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Konnersreuth
Germany
Therese Neumann
Ing
London would need underground car parks to solve parking
Henry Dalton, assistant commissioner of Scotland Yard, told reporters in New York that London must go underground to tackle its parking shortage. He said meters could fund underground car parks. Dalton arrived on the liner United States for a two month study of American traffic control and engineering.
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London
New York
Henry Dalton
Scotland Yard
Mewsmen
Lorendon
Dalton
United States
Local Friday publication halted with no stated reason
A weekly edition published every Friday stopped after a period in 1951, with no explanation given for the current suspension. The article notes the longstanding Friday schedule and the sudden gap in publication.
Mise Neumentz Welcomes Over Ten Thousand Visitors
The venue reported more than 10,000 visitors in the past year with the largest attendance on Good Friday, reflecting strong turnout and community interest in the event.
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Mise Neumentz
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