Sides for Next War Paris
Opinion piece laments that the peace conference is choosing sides for another conflict. It notes Russian satellites voting in lockstep, Western allies split and critiques envoys and leaders including Jan Masaryk and Fiorello La Guardia amid tensions over Trieste and UNRRA.
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Paris
Germany
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Poland
San Francisco
United Nations Assembly
New York
Russia
New Zealand
England
Canada
South Africa
India
Australia
Netherlands
Brazil
Belgium
Jan Masaryk
Zenda
Thomas Masaryk
Czechoslovak Republic
Pittsburgh
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Britain
Virgin Islands divorce decree in rush eight hours from New York
Jack Lait notes Federal Judge Moore signed the fastest divorce decree in the Virgin Islands after six weeks' residence under new rules. He sketches St Thomas as a near paradise with low prices, minimal tourism, and government sales allure while contrasting hotels and sparse accommodations. He also mentions local figures like Jack Lynch seeking a new Rainbow Room site after fire rules closed his Walton club.
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Moore
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
New York
Reno
Miami
Bluebeard’s Castle
U. S
Capri
South Sea Islands
Cancer Bay
St. John
U. S. Virgin
Atlantic City
Jack Lynch
Philly
Walton Hotel
Radio City
Rockefellers
Mouse Traps Robbers at Pine Grove Service Station
Stan at a rural service station near Pine Grove foils a robbery. A man and a girl steal about two hundred dollars while Stan battles a stubborn mouse. Highway Patrolman Clancy Burke arrives, arrests the pair, and Stan celebrates using his mouse trap as proof his plan saved the money.
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Tan Jackson
Pine Grove
Stan
Clancy Burke
Clancy
Treason Trials Not New in War
Hartford notes that wartime treason trials and execution by hanging recur in American history. Moses Dunbar of Waterbury, a Tory who joined Howe’s army, was tried in Hartford in January 1777, sentenced to death, and his last words were found in 1880 in Harwinton.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Moses Dunbar
Waterbury
Anderson
Great Britain
George III
Dunbar
Church of England
Hartford Courant
England
Long Island
Sir William Howe
Harwinton
Wallingford
Farmington
Phebe Jearman
New Haven
Fanning
Broadway Scandals Rival Follies Stir Hit and Run Defense Fund
George White faced a hit and run incident in San Diego sparking a Broadway defense fund meeting led by Buddy de Sylva. The fund quickly grew to fifty thousand dollars as supporters contributed for the case.
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George White
Ziegfeld
San Diego
Buddy de Sylva
Faye Emerson Returns to Cape Cod Stage in Here Today
Faye Emerson resumes stage work at Cape Cod Massachusetts on August 12 in Here Today a revived Ruth Gordon Broadway offering from 1934. Joan Crawford’s next film Possessed stars Van Heflin and is adapted from Rita Weiman’s Cosmopolitan novelette One Man's Secret.
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Faye
Roosevelt) Emerson
Cape Cod
Mass
Ruth Gordon Starrer
Joan Crawford
van Heflin
Rita Weiman
Hughes profit soars on around the world route deal
Civil aviation moves linked TWA to Northwest Air Line with Howard Hughes owning an option on Northwest control. TWA would fly New York to Shanghai via Europe, Northwest to collect there then Alaska and Seattle. Hughes’ option could activate if Northwest wins Pacific authorization, boosting his holdings as the globe license and Constellation approvals unfold.
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Civil Aeronautics Bureau
TWA
Northwest Air Line
Howard Hughes
Northwest
N. Y
Shanghai
Europe
Alaska
Seattle
Hughes
Pacific
Flossy Offer for Henry Lustig’s Longchamps Chain
Jack Dempsey and Jake Amron, once Hollywood restaurateurs, make a bold bid for Henry Lustig’s Longchamps tax tainted restaurant empire. Tobacoo Road profits are linked to Harry Oshrin’s restrained payday. John Barton tabloids tease $350 weekly as Jeeter Lester on tour next season.
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Jack Dempsey
Jake Amron
Hollywood
Henry Lustig
Longchamps
Tobacco Road
Harry Oshrin
John Barton
Jeeter Lester
Saratoga Nightlife Draws Deep NY Wealth To Spa
The Spa attracts a influx of New York spenders altering local prices and betting markets. Native locals adjust to the new money as visitors flood the scene, with bargains scarce and a $5 bill barely guiding a choice between betting on favorites or a hot dog.
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Saratoga
New York
Spa
CPA
Prices Rise See Tips Shrink Across Service Trades
New York reports smaller tips as postwar prices climb. Waiters, bellhops, bootblacks, and drivers say tips have fallen about 20 percent in middle class venues while some high end spots maintain wartime generosity. Bartenders gain wages. tips at Billy Rose's Horseshoe ease from 22 percent to 18 percent.
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New York
Bartenders Union
Grand Central
Billy Rose
Diamond Horseshoe
More Profits When Electricity Is Used On The Farm
W J Drdyen recounts how wartime farming showed electricity as an extra hired hand. Postwar farmers use electric lights water systems wind irrigation and power tools to cut costs save time and raise output and living standards. Electric driers and UV lamps reduce spoilage and boost meat quality.
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W. J. Dryden
That Old Iron Bed Easily Rejuvenated
An idea from Home-Making BOOK No. 3 suggests repurposing an old iron bed into a bed with an upholstered headpiece. Cut down the iron frame using a hacksaw or have a plumber assist, leaving a strong, detachable base. Readers can obtain BOOK No. 3 postpaid for 15¢.
Aunt Lizzie Devers Dies at 115 in Sapulpa
Aunt Lizzie Devers aged 115 and claiming Irish and Seminole descent died at her Sapulpa home. She noted she would not die, had nine husbands, and moved to Oklahoma in the 1910s after being born May 1, 1831 in Rome Georgia.
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Lizzie
Sapulpa
Okla
Lizzie Devers
Mrs. Devers
Rome
Arkansas
Corn Chopping Block Identified in Illustration
A chopping block for ear corn sits on three legs, with the block at one end so chopped corn falls or can be brushed into a basket.
Foreign Relief Costs 536 Millions in Three Months
The United States provided 536 million dollars in foreign relief aid in the first quarter of the year. Civilian relief supplies totaled 454 million, relief services 2 million, and cash 80 million. Europe received over three fourths of aid, with Italy leading supplies at 570 million since 1940.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Europe
U. S
Italy
Jet Propelled Fighter Passes Dogfight Tests
British air sources in London said the De Havilland D H 108 Swallow, a jet propelled fighter with swept back wings and no tailplane or elevators, passed mock dogfight tests against a Mosquito. Elevons at wing tips performed elevator functions while a goblin turbo jet engine develops 12000 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
de Havilland Company
Russian Zone in Reich to Boost Food Rations
Berlin report says the Russian military government will raise rations in the Russian occupation zone for non essential workers. Children and white collar workers gain 1.76 ounces of bread daily and 53 ounces of potatoes monthly. Workers and children receive about 10 ounces more in other foods. others gain five ounces. Calorie totals were not disclosed.
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Berlin
Germany
Plans for Two Luxury Liners Are Abandoned
The maritime commission halted at President Truman's request immediate plans to spend 34,800,000 for two luxury liners to run between the United States and South America. Reconversion Director Steelman said the President wanted the construction awards postponed for at least a year.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Truman
South America
Steelman
Commission
Ear Marking and Notching for Purebred Hogs
The article explains early identification of purebred hogs before eight weeks. It presents tattoo marking as a method and describes ear notching as an illustrated system capable of handling 100 different number combinations.
Gasoline Ration Hike Ordered in Britain
London reports Emanuel Shinwell, minister of fuel and power, announced a 50 percent increase in the basic gasoline ration due to a US loan. The looser allotment will enable pleasure cars to travel about 270 miles in two months, up from 180, with industrial users receiving a larger allowance.
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London
Emanuel Shinwell
Fuel and Power
Commons
United States
Milk Vending Machines to Bring Milk in Public Spaces
New plans reveal coin operated milk dispensers to be installed in subway stations offices factories and apartments with New York City health department approval. Early fall distribution begins with sterilized cans and syphon parts to ensure sanitized milk flow into consumer containers.
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New York City
Department of Health and Research Laboratories
DDT Not a Panacea for All Known Pests
University of Illinois researchers George C. Decker and Carl J. Weinman caution that DDT, though the most promising insecticide, fails against cotton boll weevil, plum curculio, chinch bug, Mexican bean beetle, cattle grub, screwworm, and red spider. It offers a long lasting indoor effect when applied to walls, screens, and floors.
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George C. Decker
Carl J. Weinman
University of Illinois
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