Rumors Swirl Over UMW Leader John Lewis Retirement
Washington rumor mill says United Mine Workers president John Lewis, 68, may retire at the Cincinnati convention on October 2 due to health issues. If he steps down, Tom Kennedy would likely succeed him while Lewis would remain influential within the union already strong financially and in membership.
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OHNL
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cincinnati
Montana
UMW
Tom Kennedy
Campaign Bombshell on Reclamation Project Closures
President Truman plans a western campaign announcement asserting that several reclamation projects will shut down due to GOP led Congress failing to provide funds. Key projects include Boysen Wyoming Heartriver and Agostura in the Dakotas. He calls this another example of congressional disregard for public welfare.
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Truman
G.o.p.-Controlled
Congress
Boysen
Wyoming
Heartriver
Angostura
Dakotas
Fuel outlook promises more supplies for coming winter
The article says winter fuel supplies will be 10 to 20 percent higher than last year, with coal in best supply and reserve stocks ample as export restraints were removed. Fuel oil output also exceeds last year by about 10 percent, while overall demand depends on restraint. It also notes U S aid to Greece and proceeds from Goebbels diary recovery benefiting the U S treasury.
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U. S
Greece
Greek National Economy Commission
Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
David Bazalon
U.S
U. S. Treasury
Prairie Guns: A Cashing in on Land Frauds Turned Fight
Terry Donovan and Sue Leonard uncover Kentucky land deeds tied to a Confederacy era swindle. Gillespie and Barlow seek the papers to escape blackmail, but Donovan foils them in a prairie showdown. Sue confirms the papers expose the fraud while Donovan, Plyly, and Andrews guard the group.
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Terry Qgnovan
Sue Leonard
Morgan Hapes
Barlow
Mrs. Plyly
Hay City
Terry
Sue
Wille Andrews
Abe
Hays City
Hapes
Solomon
Gillespie
Donovan
Leonard
Andrews
Plyly
Susie
Willie
William Tell
Willie Andrews
Zeke
Kentucky
Father
Confederacy
Ring
Clemson
Coin Lore From Antiquity to Modern Money
A compact tour of money history links coins to empires from Athens to Rome to Egypt, noting early forms like Chinese tea bricks and turtle shell money. It cites the dollar’s name origin, gold and silver standards, and figures like Judas and Caesar, with mentions of mint shapes and the Roman secret service.
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B. C
Ft. Knoxee
Judas
Christ
Joseph
Ishmaelites
Secret Service
T-men
Caesar
First Colonial Paper Money Printed in Massachusetts 1690
Titus Moody likely still holds the first buck printed in Massachusetts in 1690, the very first paper money issued in the American colonies.
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United States
Colonies
Massachusetts
Titus Moody
Crochet Pattern No 5495 for Romantic Decorations
Crochet a Lovely Lady to obtain transfer design and complete lace embroidery instructions. Send 20 cents, your name, address and pattern number 5495 for stitch illustrations and color suggestions.
Question and Answer on Teeth and History
The answers cover dental care and politics. Thirty two teeth exist in a normal adult. An orthodontist straightens teeth. The Tojo trial cost twenty million dollars. The safest states and cities listed include Connecticut Oklahoma City Okla and Wilmington Del. Georgia is identified as the Cracker state.
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Tojo
U. S
Connecticut
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wilmington
Del
Georgia
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Robert S. Allen
Halleran
Grinnel
Preddy
Adam
Evil
George Washington
Rappahannock
Potomac
Mongolia
China
Elmer Ivey
T-man
Homer
Athens
Egypt
Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
DeMedici
Old
New England
Columbus
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Chicago 7
California
Sunkist
Thornton & Minor Clinic
Thornton & Minor
R. N
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