19 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
1
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads to equip 45 000 miles of track with automatic block signals costing millions. The division three decision requires installation along all track where freight trains run 50 mph or faster and passenger trains 60 mph or faster.
False teeth slip or wobble while eating or talking. Sprinkle FASTEETH on plates to hold teeth firmly and comfortably. No sour taste or mouthfeel. Neutralizes odor and freshens breath. Available at drug stores.
The I C C orders automatic train stop or cab signals on 27,156 miles and manual or automatic block on 18,586 miles of track with deadlines by December 31, 1952. It sets speeds and notes costs, safety, and potential appeals by railroads and watchers.
An advertisement touts Ex-Lax as kid friendly with a chocolate flavor that masks medicine. It emphasizes that children respond with smiles when the laxative is given and implies positive feelings toward the product.
William Z. Zetzmann president of International House said the group has more than 3500 business contacts across nations in the last year. The agency promotes foreign trade between the Mississippi valley and Latin America via gulf ports and has about 1500 members including U S and foreign business leaders.
The mail delaying charges against 33 year old Orvilla H. Hardican former postmistress of Secane were dismissed. Inspectors testified the Secane post office was cluttered with packages that she could not find time to handle. Some parcels had sat for two years. Hardican was relieved of duty April 23 after 117 of 30 residents petitioned to retain her. The Navy reports a production line style settlement handles about 20 000 terminal leave payments daily.
St Francis Sanitarium lists births for June with families in Swartz Georgetown and Lee Avenue. Actress Susan Peters and husband Richard Quine plan to adopt two siblings as playmates for Timothy, after a 14 month separation from an earlier adoption. Peters is partially paralyzed from a hunting accident injury.
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