Tariffs Have Their Ups and Downs in Geneva Trade Deals
Washington examines reciprocal trade agreements as a new section of the tariff wall looms amid warnings from Rep. Knutsen and Sen. Milliken. The piece traces tariff history from Civil War to Geneva reductions and notes strong lobbying by the American Tariff League and consumer pressures.
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Washington
Congress
Milliken
Rep
Cole
Knutsen
Minn
Millikin
American Tariff League
Woodrow Wilson
Underwood
Harding
Hoover
State Department
Flanders
Vermont
Europe
Laborites win Gravesend by election test for Conservatives
Labor candidate Richard Acland wins Gravesend by 1,675 votes in a hard fought contest that signals continued support for the government. The result comes as Truman signals possible wartime style controls on coal and oil to curb inflation amid sparse food rationing.
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Great Britain
Labor Party
Gravesend
Richard Acland
Frank Taylor
Acland
Labor
Britain
Truman
Congress
Department of Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
The
Interior
House Banking and Currency Committee
Interior Department
Five trivia questions with refrigerator prize stunt
Readers are invited to answer five old quiz questions tied to a refrigerator prize. The items name Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, list three French premiers Ramadier Blum Schuman, title choices for Mountbatten, the Bradley replacement, and a tumors question.
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Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Paul Ramadier
Leon Blum
Robert Schuman
Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth
Baron Greenwich
Carl R. Gray
The
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Postmaster Hannegan Resigns. Donaldson Named Successor
Robert E. Hannegan resigns as postmaster general after leaving political life due to ill health. President Truman appoints Jesse M. Donaldson, 62, veteran postal employee, as acting head. Donaldson began as a city letter carrier in Shelbyville in 1908 and is seen as a career-employee choice. Hannegan plans to stay active, having bought into the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Shelbyville
Rail freight car shortage showing signs of easing
The ongoing rail freight car shortage remains severe though some indicators hint at improvement. About 41,000 fewer cars exist now than after the war, with a proposed output rise to 15,000 monthly by July 1948 and steel allotment increases. September net gains offer cautious optimism amid continued high shortages and economic strain.
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J Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
White House
Iron and Steel Institute
Mobile Cancer Detection Bus Expands Kentucky Screening
The Kentucky division of the American Cancer Society and General Electric X-Ray Corp launch the Cancer Mobile to bring free X ray examinations to rural areas. The bus, first of its kind in Kentucky, extends the state’s cancer clinic network and aids early diagnosis for the underserved. Local doctors volunteer, and the Louisville Junior League funded the unit.
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Kentucky
Ellis Duncan
American Cancer Society
General Electric X-Ray Corporation
Kentucky Cancer Group
Louisville Junior League
Cancer Society
Cancer Organization
Kentucky Cancer Program
Honest Citizens Outdo Honesty in Viroqua
In Viroqua Wisconsin Berlie Moore a Vernon county employee carried a roll of bills to the bank. The rubber band snapped and money scattered on the street. Passersby gathered the cash and returned it to Moore who found his total to be 1150 dollars, up from 1147.
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Viroqua
Wis
Berlie Moore
Vernon County
Moore
Rural Walking Blood Bank Aims to Help Park County
In Park County Colorado residents plan a walking blood bank to speed donor access during emergencies. Donor typing and a card index will identify about 500 eligible neighbors among 1000 donor aged residents, coordinated by Dr. Robert Patterson and supported by the American Legion, county officials, Belle Bonfils blood bank and the state health department.
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Colo
Park County
Denver
Robert Patterson
Fairplay
American Legion Post
Belle “Bonfils Memorial Blood Bank of
State Health Department
Farmers Favor Old Steam Thresher Over Modern Rigs
In Rochester Minnesota a cooperative of progressive farmers sticks with a 31 year old steam thresher, arguing speed and performance rival new models. Engineer Christopher Green notes hazards faded when seasoned crews stay on task. W C Dickinson chairs the cooperative, a member for 30 years.
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Rochester
Minn
Christopher Green
W C Dickinson
Woman Invades Blacksmith Field in Wisconsin
In Birnamwood Wisconsin Mrs Edwin Mierkey joins her husband as a traveling blacksmith partner. She participates actively in shoeing calking nailing and cinching while keeping the forge steady and feeding coal. She assists with tool delivery and relies on skill to step in if needed.
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Birnamwood
Wis
Edwin Mierkey
Mierkey
Double Design Crochet for Tablecloth Squares
Patterns offer a square crochet motif called double design with pineapple edges. The design features LAS centers and heavy corners to form a striking square motif. Pattern 72 provides directions and indicates higher demand may delay orders. Send your order to the specified address.
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Cordell Hull
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Fordney-McCumber
Bull
Cuba
Russia
Moscow
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Soviet Union
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Empire State Building
Vale of Tears
France
George of
England
Philip Mountbatten
Princess Elizabeth
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
Army
General Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Blacksmith
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
San Francisco 6
Calif
Vicks VA
Peer Bose
de Kruce
Schence Remedy CO
Devon Ave
Los Angeles
California
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