Fruit And Vegetable Prices Settle After Period Of Advances
Prices of citrus fruit and most fresh vegetables settled slowly this week after sharp advances tied to winter damage in producing states. Cold weather and crop injury kept supplies tight, but consumer resistance reduced prices on lemons, oranges, grapefruit, lettuce, pap ers and celery. Meat and dairy prices remained stable after recent cuts, with pork chops and beef down from previous levels. The USDA noted a slight drop in the family market basket cost late 1948, while the Dun and Bradstreet index hit a 20 month low.
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California
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
Orlando
Fla
California Fruit Growers Exchange
New York
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Dun & Bradstreet
Banjo Called America’s National Musical Instrument
The banjo is described as America's only national musical instrument in Britannica, underscoring its unique cultural status.
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America
Encyclopedia Britannica
Resinol Ointment Proves Soothing vs Itchy Torment
An ad touts Resinol Ointment for relief from itchy torment. It promises prompt action and lasting peace with six active soothing agents in a Janojin base that adheres to skin. It urges shoppers not to settle for anything less effective.
Shortest inaugural address by Washington in 1793
Washington delivered the shortest inaugural address in U S history upon his second oath at Independence Hall Philadelphia on March 4 1793. He pledged to express honor felt for the office and noted the constitutional oath required before any official act while promising to avoid knowingly violating constitutional injunctions.
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Washington
George Washington
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
United America
Legalized Betting Sought to Fund Veterans Bonus
Harrisburg Pa AP lawmakers asked to consider licensed pari mutuel betting to finance a 500 million soldiers bonus. Assemblyman Frank Costa proposes legalization to generate about 10 million dollars yearly for veterans of World War II.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Frank Costa
Philadelphia
Scout Promotions At Middletown Review Meeting
Fourteen applications for Life Star and Eagle Scout badges will be reviewed at a Middletown Board of Review meeting at the Civic Association at 7 tonight. C M Shera advancement chairman said today.
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Middletown Board of Review
Civic Association
C. M. Shera
Moundbuilder Council Advancement
Hay crop losses from fire estimated at ten percent
It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the hay crop of the United States is destroyed by fire every year.
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United States
Timid Creature Horizontal Puzzle Clues Set
A compact clue list presents a horizontal and vertical word puzzle with numbered items for animals, objects, actions, and descriptors. Entries range from timid creature to ladled terms, with several cross references like mount pass, medical suffix, and palace-like words, forming a bilingual style crossword clue set.
Landlord Prefers Parents as Tenants in Toronto
Toronto AP reports landlord Bert Oldershaw, age 27, who runs a 10 family building, will not rent to childless couples. He says parents are more responsible, keep fewer complaints, prevent minor issues, avoid vacancies, stay long, and foster a better building spirit despite the noise from children. The piece also notes a new eight ton device promising to yield centuries of data in months.
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Bert Oldershaw
Five Indicted In Numbers Operations In Cincinnati
Five of nine detainees in a raid on Leslie Ave and Springfield Pk were indicted for carrying on a numbers game. The Hamilton County grand jury also charged Charles Johnson in a separate indictment with operating a gambling room. Indicted are Leah Mohr Wilma Williams Roberta Brent Alberta Smith and Edward King all of Cincinnati. Four others will be material witnesses. Officers seized 1000.82 dollars three adding machines several thousand policy slips a typewriter and a pill box used to draw numbers. Downtown police had watched the residence for some time.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Grand Jury
Alfred Mack
Criminal Court
Charles Johnson
Springfield
Carson Hoy
Leah Mohr
Wilma Williams
Roberta Brent
Alberta Smith
Edward King
Hoy
Willie Hearn
Artie Armstron
Fred English
Francis’ Duval
Leslie Ave
Springfield Pk
Erie flasher signal under study at Mahoning crossing
Attorney examiner Eugene Nolan took under advisement whether a flasher signal should be erected at the Erie Railroad crossing of Highway 14 in Washingtonville Mahoning County. Village officials testified the crossing is a traffic hazard without a lighted signal. The Erie Railway argued it would not build the flasher without federal funds.
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Columbus, O
Eugene Nolan
State Utilities Commission
Erie
Highway 14
Washingtonville
Mahoning County
Lloyd Culler
Robert Charles Berdette
Paul L. Crowe
Mahoning
Public Roads Administration
Vincent J. McMullin
J. C. Mann
Youngstown
Lyle S. Rose
Fugitive Captured in Ironton Beer Parlor
Ironton Ohio police chief Garland Wildman identified James Johnson, 59, a Kentucky life-term fugitive for two Boyd County murders, captured in a local beer parlor after living nearby under the alias James Matthews. He had escaped the Kentucky Reformatory at La Grange in 1945.
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Ironton
Garland Wildman
Kentucky
James Johnson
Here
James Matthews
Johnson
la Grange
Wildman
Boyd County
Kirk Strodtbeck Elected President of Middletown YMCA
Kirk Strodtbeck was named to lead the Middletown YMCA board, succeeding Wylie Mitchell at a noon reorganization meeting of the YY board. Other officers include Elmer Jacker as 1st vice president, Paul Day as 2nd vice president, C W Peck as 3rd vice president, and Mary Francis Smith as secretary. The group approved a 1949 budget of 122 407 with 102 407 earned income and a 20 000 Civic Association grant, noting operating expenses of 122 200 and last year’s income 116 817 with expenditures 118 133 and a 1 316 deficit due to 2 550 capital expenditures included in operating income.
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Kirk Strodtbeck
Wylie Mitchell
Middletown
YMCA
Yy” Board of
Elmer Jacker
Paul Day
C. W. Peck
Mary Francis Smith
The
Civic Association
Would-be robber shot by storekeeper in Proctorville
G C Norris of Proctorville, whose general store was robbed three weeks earlier, woke to a forced entry and fired twice with a shotgun as the intruder crossed the threshold. The man fled. Norris had slept in the store since the prior break-in.
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Proctorville, C
G. C. Norris
Norris
YMCA 1948 Activities Report Board Distribution
The YMCA activities and services for 1948 were distributed to board members. Mitchell has served as Board of Directors chair for two years.
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YMCA
Mitchell
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Maine
Dra
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Oleo
Decker
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Melampy’s
Washington State
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Motor CO
N. Main ST
Miami Valley Frosted Foods
Park ST. Dial
Western Auto
Truetone Radio
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Truetone Radio Department
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Ford
Merc
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Davis
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