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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1947

Page

7

Labor head in distress as Congress stalls reform plans

In Washington Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach faces a lean agency with em to lose power as jobs programs shift to federal security. Taft Hawkins and labor measures linger while Congress debates farm credit, power regulation, and social legislation amid slow action on Truman proposals.

Lewis B. Schwellenbach U. S Law School Department of Labor Constitution Avenue Cabinet Agency U. S. Employment Service National Labor Relations Board Federal Conciliation Service Department Labor Standards Bureau Schwellenbach Women’s Division Bureau of Labor Statistics Truman Missouri Mississippi

Bugs Raymond Seen Among Baseball’s Eccentric Greats

In a vivid reminiscence, the author recalls Bugs Raymond as a supreme natural pitcher and eccentric figure who once shut out the 1904 world champions Boston Americans 3 to 0 with 11 strikeouts. The tale pairs Raymond with other colorful stars like Waddell, Schmidt, and Dean, praising his pitching motion and misfit persona.

Rube Waddell Crazy Schmidt Reds Hans Wagner Wagner Schmidt Shufflin Phil Douglas Giants Dizzy Dean Funt Rhein Babe Herman Bobo Newsom Germany Schaefer Joe Jackson Arlie Latham Latham Bugs Raymond John McGraw Walter Johnson Raymond Atlanta Atlanta Crackers Boston Americans Pittsburgh Boston Jimmy Collins Bill Dineen Fred Clarke Tommy Leach Kitty Bransfield Red Sox Ball Park Bugs Freddy Parent George LaChance McGraw Walsh

Soybean acreage and oil used for margarine in 1945

W L Lea of the Commodity Economic Research Department reports intensive surveys in four leading soy states. In 1945 about 1,397,727 acres produced soybeans for margarine, up over 1,300,000 acres since 1936, and roughly 206,643,000 pounds of soybean oil were used in margarine production.

W. L. Lea Commodity Economic Research Department

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