American Industry Seeks Branches for British Trade 1948
London reports American firms showing interest in setting up branches in Britain or licensing local production to serve the British market. Some U S manufacturers expand sales here without local agencies while nationalization fears loom, yet many see potential in the sterling bloc and licensing deals as imports tighten.
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Carl D. Groat
London
America
U. S
New York Commission
Royal Worcester Porcelain
Commission
Britain
Chamber of Commerce
England
Chamber
National Cash Register
Dundee
Ford-Ferguson Co
Ford
Daily Express
Winston Churchill
South Africa
Spain
Italy
New York
Magnesium plant sale proposed for Austin Texas
The surplus Property administration recommended selling or leasing the $18 million International Magnesium plant at Austin for non magnesium use. It also urged stand by or partial production for the Dow plants at Freeport and Velasco, Texas, as the only U S facilities with lowered production costs. Combined Texas and private plants could meet postwar magnesium demand.
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Washington
Surplus Property Administration
International
Austin
Tex
Texas
Dow Chemical
Freeport
Dow
Velasco
SPA
Overheated horse risks self harm by water intake
Report notes a horse in heat may drink water to self harm, while a mule in the same condition refuses water, highlighting differing responses to overheating in equines.
Exiled Brazilian Leader Washington Luis to Return Home
Former Brazilian President Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, who has lived in exile in the United States since 1930, expects to return to Brazil. The report notes his long absence from his native country and outlines potential implications for Brazilian politics.
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Washington Luis Pereira de Sousa
Brazil
U. S
Pipe Seeks Life in Cave-In Rescue at Leavenworth
Hugh Cummings, 33, survived five hours buried under ten feet of earth after a cave in on a sewer project. An eight inch pipe kept him breathing while rescuers freed him. Delbert Quest, 52, died, James Garrett, 30, survived with minor injuries as the accident halted work.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Hugh Cummings
Delbert Quest
James Garrett
Cummings
Taxi Driver Recovers Stolen Cab After Brief Theft
Indianapolis report shows taxi driver Jack Higgins recovering his cab after it was stolen. A thief admitted the crime and said he earned four dollars in under an hour while operating the cab briefly before police caught him with a passenger.
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Indianapolis
Jack Higgins
Higgins
Man Gives Wife Up After 21 Years
John P. Gasson said he waited 21 years hoping his wife might contact him again before filing for divorce. Circuit Judge Joseph Sherbow finalized the divorce, noting she left him after one year of marriage, and since 1930 he did not know her whereabouts.
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Baltimore
John P. Gasson
Glasson
Joseph Sherbow
Gasson
Lake Charles AAF Holds Time Saver Suggestion Contests
The Lake Charles Army Air Field in Louisiana runs regular contests among civilian staff to propose time saving ideas. Read by management for efficiency gains and potential implementation.
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Lake Charles, la
Cowboys Parade Ends With Lasso At Rittenhouse Square
A stray steer wandered into Rittenhouse Square where officers William Bendon and Jud Perkins corralled it after an hour and a half chase. Citizens watched as the animal was roped and stalled before authorities secured it. A separate note mentions a 14 percent rise in U S home consumption of American-made matches over six years.
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Phas
Rittenhouse Square
William Bendon
Jud Perkins
Pairs of North Star Blankets in Satin Bound Sizes 72 by 90
Two pairs of North Star blankets offered in rose, peach, pink and blue with satin binding. Each blanket measures 72 by 90 inches suitable for bed or display.
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North Star
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