Pictorial review and trades feature from New York museum exhibit
A totem pole repair scene at the Museum of the American Indian in New York is pictured alongside notes of John Jamieson and pet chickens on the museum grounds. Also featured are Carl Bostrom named president of the Chicago Board of Trade and Paris jewelry sets. A cartoonist depicts President Truman peering from behind a drawing board during a National Cartoonists Society visit.
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John Jamieson
Museum of the American Indian
Heye Foundation
New York
Trade Board
Carl Bostrom
Chicago Board of Trade
HST
Truman
Harry Truman
National Cartoonists Society
Traffic Toll Reduction Slogan Sparks Caution at Safety Council
W H Spindler, chairman of the Mid dletown Safety Council Traffic Division, urged strict observance of traffic laws in February and warned that lax driving raises fatality risk. He cited alcohol impairment, speeding, and improper passing as major causes, noting one in three fatal crashes in 1948 involved speed violations.
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W. H. Spindler
Middletown
Lebanon
Germantown
Miamisburg
Spindler
Seed Bombs Reseed Arizona and New Mexico Farmlands
In the Southwest large areas have been reseeded by dropping millions of seed bombs from airplanes. The bombs bury themselves on impact and contain grass seed fertilizer and rodent repellent for pasture rehabilitation.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Okapi Arrival Shared By Early Explorers
The okapi, a large central African animal, remained unknown to white explorers until the 20th century, marking a notable gap in early natural history knowledge.
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Central Africa
Ohio to join eastern air raid warning extension
Governor Lausche said the defense department requested Ohio set up 675 observer posts and two filter stations in Columbus and Canton by May 1. Volunteers would man all posts tied to the Air Force radar network. about 14,000 workers needed, with 75 percent possibly women. He will consult officials in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois before deciding Ohio’s course.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Midwest
Department of Defense
Canton
Air Force
Survey Predicts Shifting Work Hours Across Decades
A survey forecasts average weekly hours for workers will drop from about 41 hours in 1950 to roughly 38 hours in 1960, indicating a trend toward shorter workweeks and evolving labor patterns.
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Paris
Imperial Palace Plaza
Tokyo
C. Louise Pollet
New Rochelle
Backum U
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Eady
Georgian Bay
Ontario
Canada
Dolly Vera Chreptowsky
New York Pier
Ukraine
SCIS
Matshields
Superlux
Monarks
Port Orford
Exch
Eureka
Prestone
ZEREX
Biltmore
Biltex
Central Ave
Melampy
Kenneth Cooper
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Lausche
Ofi
Cials
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Rodney GC. Caudill
Schomer
ST. Peter Claver
First Ave. and
Curtis ST
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