MacArthur Praises Allied Policy For Japan
General MacArthur lauded the Far Eastern Commission policy decision as a major state paper and outlined how the basic Allied framework for Japan’s peace must be upheld. He said the disarmament and demilitarization goals are complete and that Japan cannot threaten armed war within a century. No date was set for the Japanese peace conference, which MacArthur urges to occur soon.
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Nomination of Biddle Dropped
A disjointed report notes that Biddle’s nomination was dropped by the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It mentions Mr. Truman, Thorp, and a reluctance to proceed, with unclear dates and references to UNESCO and a New Deal viewpoint. The text is fragmented and difficult to parse.
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Unpublished Doyle Manuscripts Found in Bank Box
London July 12 unpublished works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were found in a country bank by his son Adramn Conan Doyle. The cache included an unpublished one act play The Crown and Diamond an Evening with Sherlock Holmes and notes Some Personalia About Mr Sherlock Holmes. Doyle said the Crown And Diamond likely dates from the early 1900s around The Return of Sherlock Holmes. The find occurred when the siblings visited Crowborough bank to reclaim papers stored there in 1922. Critics note a nonsensical sentence about birth statistics appears in the report.
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Adramn Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
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Shelford Holmes
Crowborough
New explosive could hurl steel cones beyond gravity
SAN FRANCISCO July 12 UR Science reports a new explosive named penalite capable of propelling steel cones into orbit, circling Earth at 200 to 600 miles. Astronomer Dr. Fritz Zwicky says tests at White Sands and planned experiments with rockets and shells aim to create artificial satellites for interplanetary communication.
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Mt. Wilson Observatory
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Red Cross Urges Farm Safety Week Interest
Red Cross field representative Thomas Wagner urges Texas farmers to focus on National Farm Safety Week starting July 20. He notes safety improvements are vital to reduce deaths and injuries, citing Texas’ high accident rate and placing it 10th among 17 states in the Red Cross region.
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Texas
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Mertox Wonderful Medicine Featured by Fort Worth Woman
Mrs. S. Duckworth of 1200 W Arlington Fort Worth Texas praises Mertox Compound as the most wonderful medicine she has taken. She reports relief from years of gas and bloating and severe constipation and notes the medicine boosts appetite and blood quality while aiding kidneys and bladder. Drugstores report high sales and urge customers to ask for genuine Mertox and avoid imitations.
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Lubbock Jaycee Office Moves to C O C Headquarters
The Lubbock Junior Chamber of Commerce moves their offices Saturday to the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce building under Mrs. Helen Eagan. Officials say the relocation will improve coordination with the senior organization. Jaycee headquarters were formerly at Glenn Woody Tire Co., 1656 Broadway, with Woody as previous president and Roy Forkner succeeding him. The junior chamber now has its own telephone, 6361.
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Roy Forkner
Czechoslovakia strikes new five year economic pact with Soviet Russia
Prague reports premier Gottwald announced a five year treaty with Soviet Russia granting 200000 tons of wheat and 200000 tons of fodder in exchange for Czechoslovak exports. He called the Moscow visit a great victory and signaled future economic cooperation amid Paris talks.
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Russia
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Jan Masaryk
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Robinson Crusoe Origins and Castaway Ties
In a July 13 1947 dispatch from Lubbock Texas Pat Worcester notes Daniel Defoe based his tale on Alexander Selkirk the castaway. The piece links a country and city identity in England with a long chess tradition spanning over two centuries and mentions a Jord lieutenant among teens.
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