Truman Hosts Rayburn Birthday Luncheon With Hats and Jokes
President Truman attends a private birthday luncheon for Speaker Sam Rayburn in Texas, jokes about Rayburn’s hat size and Florida grapefruit, and praises Rayburn’s leadership. The report then shifts to a House small business committee preview on monopoly, FTC reform, and anti trust law changes, followed by Truman considering Sumner Pike’s Maine political return.
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Sam Rayburn
Sam
Washington
Rayburn
Barkley
House
Congress
Wright Patman
Texas
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Patman
Hog Breeders Resume Pelletized Feedings After War Time Dairy Use
Dairy by products return to hog rations as pelletized feeds fit self- feeders and labor saving systems. Kraft Foods summary of 1949 state fairs shows 72 championship prizes and 70 first prizes won by hogs fed pelletized dairy products across six state fairs and the national barrow show.
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Midwest
Kraft Foods Company
Season Spotlight on Top Stars of 1950 Predictions
Debates among managers and critics name Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio and Jackie Robinson as top figures for 1950 with Don Newcombe stirring bets as a breakout pitcher. Elligible rivals include Stan Musial Ralph Kiner Enos Slaughter and Howie Pollet while Don Newcombe argues for 30 win potential. Bets place Parnell ahead of Newcombe in wins and DiMaggio health for 120 games.
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Ken Heintzleman
Howie Pollet
Frank Frisch
Ted Williams
DiMaggio
Jackie Robinson
Musial
Slaughter
Kinder
Robinson
Don Newcombe
Newcombe
Mel Parnell
Parnell
Kell
Williams
Red Sox
Stan Musial
M.V.P
Stan Musials
Kiner
Willams
N.L
Joe DiMaggio
Dyer Predicts Cardinals to Improve with Strong .300 Hitting
Eddie Dyer, former Rice standout and Cardinals manager, forecasts at least four players hitting .300 next season led by Musial Slaughter Jones and Schoendienst. He cites Ed Kazak’s .304 in 92 games as another bright spot while noting pitching remains the doubtful area after late-season insertions Lanier and Martin.
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Eddie Dyer
Rice
Cardinals
Eddie
Dodgers
Musial
Slaughter
Jones
Schoendienst
Schoendiens
Lanier
Martin
Rats Blamed for Mesquite Spread in Arizona
Desert rats gather and cache seeds aiding mesquite invasion that displaces forage grasses. USDA notes 50 percent rise in mesquite shrubs per acre in Arizona over 15 years, reducing beef and wool production. Merriam kangaroo rat, native to the Southwest, counts mesquite among its favored foods.
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US Department of Agriculture
Arizona
U.S. Forest Service
Undulant fever must be wiped out in animals
The only known way to eliminate undulant fever in man is to eradicate the disease in domestic animals, says W. W. Spink of the University of Minnesota. Prevention in humans requires pasteurization of all milk for consumption. immunization is not a viable option.
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Man
W. W. Spink
Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota
Spink
Ohio State Player Changes View on Double Platoon
Weg Fesler of Ohio State says a year ago he opposed the double platoon but now supports it. He credits more players getting a chance to play and faster, better football as key outcomes, noting many players favor the system after a fair trial.
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Weg Fesler
Ohio State
Sewing Circle Patterns for Spring and Summer
Pattern booklet offers 48 pages of new styles for afternoons with a shirtwaist dress and frocks. Sent for 25 cents to receive the guide featuring easy sewing patterns and fabric news with a free pattern printed inside.
Handsome Wall Pockets Pattern 261 for early American design
Pattern 261 offers three authentic designs for wall pockets to hold letters keys gloves or vines. Hang on wall or set on desk with a 25 cent price. From Workshop Pattern Service Drawer 10 Bedford Wills New York.
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Bedford Wills
New York
Postwar treason trials in Norway reach 90,000 cases
Since liberation, about 90 000 war treason suspects have been brought to trial. Only 800 of the 20 000 sentenced to prison remain imprisoned. Pardons and adjustments reduce the tally to about 600 by year end. Fines confiscations and reparations exceed 20 million dollars.
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Norway
Save $2 On This Home Mixed Cough Syrup
Recipe style notice describes making home cough syrup with sugar water or honey, then adding 214 ounces of Pinex to a pint bottle. Claims four times the value, non spoilable, kid friendly, quick relief for coughs and throat irritation with money back guarantee.
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