Omens and Washington Stay Busy After Labor Day
The Washington scene remains active after Labor Day with government offices open and major actions on Yugoslavia and Russia at the State Department. OPA probes, war contract inquiries, and decontrol hearings fill the day as political chiefs plot behind closed doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
William Kiplinger
Willard Hotel
Pennsylvania Ave
14Th Street
Capitol
Hill
White House
State Department
Paris
Yugoslavia
Russia
Dardanelles
Department of Justice
Mead Committee
OPA
Profits and Wages Debate and Pest Control Discovery
A letter questions whether profits or wages drive prices after OPA reforms and blames higher costs on government contracts and wages. The piece notes a new DDT rival that kills pests and deters them for a week to ten days, with a tongue in cheek remark about murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Congress
Boy's German prisoner theme sells for 25 dollars
A Houston boy threw his theme away after earning a C as a German prisoner. His sister saved the manuscript and sold it to a magazine for 25 dollars, turning barbed wire into cash for the prisoner tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publishers
Houston
Monkey tears up letters in pet shop the bills slip
A monkey in a pet shop shredded letters containing bills left by a mail carrier while sparing the check. The shop owner called the situation cute. A hitchhiking snake in an airplane forced a landing, prompting surprise at a snake’s apparently useful thumbs.
Oklahoma Plans Sesquicentennial Pageant at State Fair
Muskogee plans a three day pageant during the Free State Fair to mark Oklahoma's 150th anniversary of Maj. Jean Pierre Chouteau’s 1796 trading post at Salina. The event features C. Chouteau in role of his ancestor and a display of agricultural and educational exhibits. Visitors can tour the Salina site and nearby historic spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
State Senate
House of Representatives
Jean Pierre Chouteau
Salina
Mayes County
Chouteau
St. Louis
Grand River
Souri
Robert S. Kerr
Little Trading Post
Cc. E. Chouteau
Indian Agency
Midway Gaiety
Arkansas
Chouteau's Landing
War Treks Fail To Lead Farm Youths to City
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics report shows 1 045 000 World War II veterans on U S farms by July 1 with 718 000 operators or family members and 2 000 hired workers. Veterans made up 5 percent of farm employment and exceeded the number entering service in the Northeast and Pacific coast regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Burea
Pacific Coast
Armed Services
Program To Stress Value of Citizenship To New Prospects
The Justice Department announced a nationwide program to stress the worth and meaning of American citizenship from entry to after court grant. Attorney General Tom Clark will name a national advisory committee to aid efforts. Plans include pamphlets for prospective citizens and new citizens and enlistments of the bench, civil authorities, and patriotic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Department
Tom Clark
United States
Vacation costs jump to new all time peak says travel survey
War weary Americans plan summer and fall trips as hotel and inn rates climb 15 to 100 percent since prewar. Some resorts charge up to 50 dollars a day for two, with other costs including food, boat and bicycle rental, and guides also rising. AAA predicts many travelers will buy new cars or tires for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herblock
Jackson
Lafayette Park
White House
New Orleans
State Department
Europe
United States
Andy Jackson
Great Britain
Andy
Travel Organi
American Automobile Association
Census Churned Fish Tales Measure California Stocks
Long Beach reports the California fish and game commission conducting a semiannual census of fish. Methods include logging commercial boat catches by time and place, sampling 50 fish per catch to gauge age by scale rings, and tagging 100 fish to track recaptured age in following year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
California Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Windsors and royals front page notes and showbiz links
Mixed items from editor Jack Lait column detail royal family plans and side notes on cinema and theater. Mentions Duke and Duchess of Windsor potential Palm Beach residence and business ties, plus Hollywood figures Cary Grant Rosalind Russell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsors
America
Riviera
Robert Youngs
Eddie
Wally
Newport
Young
Duke
Windsor
Palm Beach
Doc” Holden
Fifi Widener Wichfeld
New York
Doris
Independent Artists, Inc
Cary Grant
Rosalind Russell
Dudley Nichols
Frank Vincent
Hermitage Press
Nick Kenny
Nick
Crochet Pattern Requests Delayed by High Demand
Due to strong demand, some crochet pattern numbers require extra time for completion. Send orders with name address and the pattern numbers to the listed address for processing.
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Shington Digest
Baukhage
WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Theington Post
Herb
House
Senate
Potomac
Pentagon
Atlantic
Bankhage
WNU Features
Maj
Jean Pierre Choteau
Zations
Winchell
Jack Lait
Caveman
Raymond Loewy
Sands Point
S. A
Loewy
Midtown
Tom Weatherly
Fifth Avenue
57Th Street
Rogers and Hart
French Foreign Legion
Sutton Place
Henry Hull
Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Laughton
David and
Goliath
June Haver
Evelyn
Sewing Circle Needlework
Mission St
San Francisco
Lane
R. Schifr
Mann
U. S
Soretone
McKesson & Robbing
Pinkham
Megiad
TN AY Tar
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