Food demands rise as UN warns of famine next year
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned more people will die of hunger next year than in any war year, with shortages expected beyond 1948 harvests. Agriculture Department bought wheat for export rising to 23 963 674 bushels week over week while grain futures advanced in New York and Detroit bread prices inched up.
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United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
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Agriculture Departments
Plaster Replicas to Replace Real Food in Warner Bros Scenes
Warner Bros Studio announced plaster replicas will be used in future eating scenes to avoid food waste. To keep audiences from drooling over lavish banquets, meals will be simulated whenever possible.
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Hollywood
Warner Bros. Studio
Villa Riviera Dispute Settled After Engineer Strike
A strike by operating engineers against the Villa Riviera hotel in Long Beach ended after a conference with Robert Golden, manager of the luxury hotel, and Long Beach Local 235 of the International Union of Operating Engineers. The union was represented by We Mahattey and John Kewatch. All former employees were rehired, and picket lines ended with a satisfactory agreement.
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Golden
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John Kewatch
Butter and hog prices rise and fall at Chicago markets
Sluggish advance lifted hogs to a peak of 29.01 in Chicago while East St hogs rose steadily to 25 cents higher. Butter prices kept dropping with AA butter down to 71 cents in New York wholesale. Chicago wholesale butter held steady to 27 cents lower on some grades. Eggs in Chicago mostly unchanged to a cent higher with US extras 56 to 58 cents per dozen. Cattle in Chicago were weak with some sales 25 cents lower though top price stayed at 36.35.
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U. S
Child Killed in Driveway in Private Property Incident
Eighteen month old Mary E Thompson of 6971 Paramount Bly was killed when a car driven by Keith Webb backed over her in the family driveway. The wheel stopped immediately after the accident on private property and the event was not listed in the police traffic death report.
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Actresses Aid Food Saving Behind President’s Program
Hollywood reports actresses rally behind the food conservation program. Joan Crawford says her household will observe meatless Tuesdays and use cheese and bread plans to reduce waste. Stars compare U.S. efforts with Sweden where meat and eggs are year round, while fresh produce is scarce.
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Truman
Sweden
Long Service Ends as Grube Retires from U S Secret Service
Los Angeles reports Arthur F Grube retires after 35 years in federal service ending a long career with the U S Secret Service due to ill health. Fred C Wasson named acting agent in charge pending official appointment to succeed him. Grube joined government service in 1912 as a postal employee.
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Fred ‘C., Wasson
Butler to vacate residence for Eisenhower at Columbia
New York Oct 7 Dr Nicholas Murray Butler will move out of the campus residence he has occupied since 1945. Dwight D Eisenhower will take over as Columbia University president early next year as Butler steps down. Butler also maintains a summer home at Southampton Long Island.
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Story
Columbia’ University
Nicholas ‘Murray Butler
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Columbia
Butler
Slmmer
Southampton
Long
Island
Industrialist Killed in Redwood Hwy Crash
Herbert C. Montgomery, 67, president of Hobbs Battery Co. in San Francisco, was killed in a head-on collision on the Redwood Highway in Tiburon California last night. Two other people were injured.
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Tiburon
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Herbert C. Montgomery
Hobbs Battery Co
San Francisco
Redwood Hwy
Brewers Plan Grain Use Cuts for Europe Food Drive
Brewers in 1946 propose to cut grain use and release contracted reserves to save food for Europe. The Revenue Bureau cites losses of several hundred million pounds of grains in July and August and reports beer production rising between 14,214 and 16,504 barrels in that period.
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Washington
Europe
Revenue Bureau
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Duke of Windsor Visits King and Brother at Buckingham Palace
The Duke of Windsor met King George at Buckingham Palace today in a brief visit following a season at the Riviera villa. His American-born duchess did not accompany him from France.
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Duke of Windsor
George
Buckingham’ Palace
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Riviera
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