Consent Decrees Limit Major Corporations
The Department of Justice secured consent decrees against American Telephone and Telegraph and International Business Machines. AT&T will open thousands of old patented processes and license others on a reasonable royalty, while IBM will divest patent advantages and offer sale of machines it now leases. The actions began under Truman and concluded under Eisenhower, showing anti trust work endures political changes. Trust busting is no longer a partisan issue.
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Department of Justice
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
International Business Machines Corporation
Truman
Eisenhower
Department ‘of Justice
Racket Exposed in Tax Charge Against Headwaiter
A headwaiter faces charges for failing to pay income tax on 125000 in tips. The case highlights a broader issue of tip racket activity and government effort to curb it. The piece also offers humorous asides on culture, politics, and daily life from the era.
Never Satisfied City Varies on Street Sanding
Street Commissioner Ivan Brown spread gravel on Main street and at stop signs to curb skidding during snow. Rapid melt turned gravel into gooey mud, sparking complaints from pedestrians upset at street conditions and taxes. The piece laments universal dissatisfaction with city efforts.
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Ivan Brown
Everbody
The Vanishing Boy Remembers Snow Shovelers Past
A reflective piece recalls a boy who cleaned sidewalks after a snowfall, earning small but real money. It contrasts past youth labor with present children who prefer leisure or higher priced jobs, noting how snow shoveling built strength and provided rare independence for boys in simpler times. The author laments the lost craft of sidewalk cleaning.
Ottawa native heads state income tax division
Fifteen years ago James D. Dye of Ottawa was named head of the state income tax division. Kenneth Burk closed out his luggage business at 215 S Main. Mary Marshall and Eloise Okeson were co editors of the high school annual. A wolf drive in the Williamsburg area was planned for tomorrow. An $8000 Conoco station was to be built at Keokuk and Main. Fire department warned against false alarms.
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James D. Dye
Ottawa
Kenneth Burk
S. Main
Mary Marshall
Eloise Okeson
Williamsburg
Conoco
Keokuk
Main
Executive Golden Rule guides industrial leader’s rise
TV profile highlights Atkinson, head of Joseph Dixon Cruxible Co. He rose from a 15 year old at $4 a week to president of a major pencil, crucible and industrial graphite paints firm. He links the Golden Rule to business, stressing worker dignity and low turnover as essential to success.
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Joseph Dixon Crucible Co
Atkinson
Neurosis as Safety Valve in Medical View
Case Q-361 details Della M a 32 year old mother of two who fears losing her mind amid asthma and neurosis. A doctor links her trouble to nerves and notes hypnosis rising in medicine. Psychiatry’s axiom neurotic not psychotic offers reassurance while hypnotherapy gains traction. Smokers’ lung irritation and tears suggestive of breathing difficulty are discussed alongside tension relief.
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Della M
British Medical Association
England
Della
Business leadership values people over profits in 129 year firm
The executive advocates profit sharing and benefits to avoid layoffs, stressing that recognition and internal advancement matter more than pay. He notes 40 percent of employees own stock after a prior takeover scare and urges training, though laments youth seeking safety over risk. He likens business to a baseball game and champions passion at work.
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Atkinson
Lfew
Television Programs 10 Film Today
A TV listing notes a 10:00 to 10:30 block featuring a film festival segment and film today program. The entry highlights schedule details and the film focus for the period.
Radio Schedule Snippet for Jan 30 31
A fragmented listing shows KTJO KMBC WDAF and EMBC radio programs across Jan 30 and Jan 31 including dinner music news parade of bands campus news and various shows. Entries mention hosts such as Henry Taylor Glenn Miller and Bishop Sheen with times ranging from 6:00 to 9:30 PM and beyond.
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KMBC
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Newa
Henry Taylor
Firestone
Ovate
Glenn Miller
EMBC
Wdaf—Mcgee
Dillon
KTJO
Roger Fredrikson
Dragnet
Bishop Sheen
Sound Mirror
Krnmebc
McGee
Ditson
No clear single headline in fragmentary text
The passage blends medical notes on breathing, asthma, and stress with entertainment items. It mentions a Hopkins Syndicate chart request, a film casting for The Day Lincoln Was Shot with Raymond Massey and Jack Lemmon, and a Los Angeles Police Department protest against the term cop plus a joke about Dragnet.
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Kathleen Crowley
Lincoln
Raymond Massey
Jack Lemmon
John Wilkes Booth
Los Angeles
NBC Spectacular Oh Susana Spring Venture Circles TV Talent
NBC eyes CBS star Arthur Godfrey for Oh Susana musical based on Stephen Foster tunes with E. P. Christy noted minstrel figure. Godfrey plans summer vacation as NBC scouts replacements. Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan eyed for TV variety slot. Milton Berle to take year off. Broadway musical The Bells Are Ringing with Judy Holliday teased. Noel Coward tensions with Claudette Colbert. George Gobel forecasted to earn $2 million. Westward Ho West planned for Fess Parker with Disney.
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NBC
Oh Susana
CBS
Arthur Godfrey
Stephen Foster
E. P. Christy
Godrey
Walter Winchell
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Milton Berle
Judy Holliday
Noel Coward
Claudette Colbert
George Gobel
Hugh
Wyatt Earp) O'Brian
Augie Murphy
Martin
Lewis
Fess Parker
Farmers Union letter urges restraint on subsidies and fair prices
The Rock Creek Farmers Union Local No 2246 of Waverly thanks The Herald for highlighting farmer concerns. It calls for income equality with labor, support prices with acreage limits, long-term low interest loans, and less red tape, stressing stewardship of soil and global hunger.
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the Herald
Rock Creek
Ottawa Herald
Earl Allan
Farmers Union
Waverly
Kangas
Prayer from the Upper Room Sermon Excerpt
A brief prayer text from The Upper Room references Exodus 23 30 and asks for strength to overcome storms temptations and disasters while embracing life’s promised land through Christ Our Lord Amen
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Christ
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