Fragmented Notice Brings Confusing Local Terms
A garbled OCR style note references state taxes on subscriptions, home delivery carriers, independent contractors, and newspaper company liability. It mentions cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles and includes stray lines about scientists and a question about dessert and entree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
Acoive Sian
Virginia
Dharikutore
Recgiag Newspapers Corporation
Advan
Gas turbine ship seen as boon for Clyde coal fields
A Clyde ship project, first gas turbine keel laid, promises space savings and cheaper fuel than diesel turbines. Oil currently powers ships, but perfected turbine coal burning could revive coal shipping, easing dependence on dwindling oil and boosting coal regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Scotland
Scientists argue world can feed itself with protein from sugar
Dr. C W Wilcox contends protein bottleneck, not overall food, can be solved by transforming sugar into protein via yeast. He cites a sugar cane yield producing 11 720 pounds of protein per acre and claims irrigation costs per tropical acre could stay under 1 000 dollars. He notes 16 billion could fund global protein needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Wilcox
Dr. Wilcox
Wilcox
United States
Gotta a story Ta want to tell you
A weekend tale from a barroom narrator describing a local character known as a 27time Inger and a jail inmate who boasts of numerous sentences. He asks a journalist to record his anecdote about a sick woman, her ex-husband, and a man who asks friends for money to gamble and disrupt homes. The piece hints at investigative drama and moral rot in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JM Wood
Thomas F. Stafford
Register Dewsroom
Informer’s Tale: Prisoners, Peeping Toms and a Drunk on Prince Street
An inmate exchanges sharp quips about jail life and local misconduct. He mocks authorities, jokes about food, and boasts of a fifth of whisky hidden in his coat as he presses for publication of his sensational story in the Sunday paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle
Prince Street
Lewis
Parker
Lucy
Bait for Suckers The One Armed Bandit Storyheads
Reader's Digest summarizes Colliers on slot machines tracing the harmful history behind the nickname one armed bandit. It notes wide legal presence in forty six states and common operation in Beckley clubs. The piece details losses, illusion of winning, and predatory odds that favor operators over players. It warns the public that many think machines are harmless but risk life savings and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reader's Digest
Colliers Magazine
West Virginia
Beckley
Gauthlers
Shrinking Inventories Hint at Recovery in 1949
Last Week in Business and Finance notes shrinking inventories offered a glimmer of hope to a downturn weary economy. Factory warehouses and wholesalers trimmed stock while consumer demand remained weak. Yet economists warn a broader recovery requires sustained buying, and legal threats loomed with the potential steel strike and policy shifts in Britain and the Truman administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Fiske
New York
Buisee Suinbe
Britain
Truman
iThey
Wall Street
Main Street
Washington
Philip Murray
CSO Steel Workers
John A. “Stephens
US S&s
Government housing aid for farmers explained in four year program
The Nation Today outlines a new government housing plan for farmers. It offers two forms of aid, loans and grants, to improve homes and buy land, with strict eligibility and repayment rules. Loans total up to 230 million and grants up to 25 million, to be arranged within four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Sucre
Hike & Bank
Mo Yowie
Bevillas Carmen
Carmen
Federal Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Jyha
Public Housing Administration
Congress
Nostalgic simple tunes shape postwar music scene
Hollywood figures Ray Evans and Curt Massey discuss a shift toward simple nostalgic songs as square dancing and longing for the past grow in popularity. They note prolific output from Evans and Livingston, and mention artists Burl Ives Jo Stafford and Barbara Allen as reflecting the folk and western blend. Massey highlights guitar friendly tunes like Powder Your Face With Sunshine and hints at a public craving for straightforward music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Evans
Curt Massey
Ray
Lone Prairie
Jay Livingston
Jay
Massey
Burl Ives
Jo Stafford
Barbara Allen
Politics and profits blur over General Aniline seed
In a sprawling account of General Aniline and Film Corporation, Alien Property Custodian David Bazelon negotiates with Swiss claimants over ownership while tracing the firm’s wartime seizure as a German asset. Emanuel-linked figures dominate the board, salaries rise, and political clout fuels corporate gains despite shifting leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alsop
Washington
General Aniline and Film Corporation
J. G.chemie
General Aniline
David Bazelon
U. S
Victor Emaanuel
Remington Rand Corporation
Us&s
Pearl Harbor
Farben
Morgenthau
Aniline
Crowley
Igeneral Aniline
Robert E.mcconnell
Emanuel
Ing Utilities
Standard Gas and Electric
George W. Burcee
Emanuel-connected
Management Engineers, Coverdale ‘and Colpitts
William H. Coverdale
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Tthe Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
Corporation
Eman-uel
Emanuel Himsself
General Airline Board
George “Allen
Guatemala
Richard Patter Ison
Consolidated Vultee
Burpee
McConnell
Laus Johnson
Steptoe and Johnson
General Dyestuffs Corporation
Valley of Vanishing Riders ends with hopeful reunion
In CHAPTER FORTY-TWO Rayburn voices closure on a grim past as Lia and Hope pledge to run the basin ranch with family ties renewed. Chip consents to a grounded life, while Singin’ Sam dispatches two telegraphs seeking open land, cattle, and a wedding, framing a fresh start for Form In Forlorn Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayburn
Lia
St. John
Hope
Alessandro
Chance
Bear Creek
Jack
Basin Ranch
Alessandra
Promase
Ghip
Tumblerock Town
Sam
Chipi
Chip
Halliday
You
Sam McAllister
Tumblerocks
Him
Iere
Montana
Iron Hat Halliday
Chu
Valeley
Osa Johnson Looks Back at Jungle Life and Park Avenue
New York social figure Osa Johnson, widow of Martin Johnson, recalls jungle life and plans a return expedition to Africa. She describes wearing khaki, packing gear, and exploring a hidden valley with lions, rhinos, and elephants while pursuing a full length wildlife film and related projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Osa Johnson
Park Avenue
Africa
Martin Johnson
Johnson
California
Osa
Carchet
Martin
Sally Rand
Xatic
Chanute
Kas
Bat Martin
Som
Thought for Now Exaltation Reminder in Isaiah Verse
Brief devotional note cites Isaiah 33 210 with a reflective prompt. The fragment references personal exaltation and spiritual focus, inviting readers to contemplate faith and divine guidance.
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Census Bureau
J Department
Federal Reserve] ‘Board
Atest
Hollywood
Aniline Film Corporation
Win
Gener Amline
General Dyestuffs
Steptoe
Howard Hughes
Jack Frye
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Frye
Robert Hannegan
Hannegan
Tom C. Clark
Alien Property Custodian
George W Burpee
General Dyestairs
Taus
Valley of Vanishing Riders
Boyle
First Lady of
Jungles
Les
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