Geneva Trade Deals Stir World Commerce Outlook
Washington column examines Geneva tariff cuts and how reciprocal trade agreements may face added conditions next year. It notes historic tariff waves, U S policy shifts, and the need for state department led negotiations to avoid logrolling while stressing consumer pressure and inflation fights.
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Geneva
Washington
Congress
Milliken
Rep
Colo
Nutsen
Minn
Laborites Win Gravesend Seat in Test of Strength
In Gravesend Labour candidate Sir Richard Acland defeated Conservative Frank Taylor by 1,675 votes boosting Labour’s standing. The vote margin was smaller than in 1945, but Labour maintained power while rationing and inflation concerns prompt talk of coal and oil controls. The Interior Department signaled possible price and rationing powers in case shortages worsen.
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Great Britain
Gravesend
Richard Acland
Frank Taylor
Acland
Labor Party
Britain
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Department of Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
The
Interior
House Banking and Currency Committee
Interior Department
Quiz answers reveal old time radio trick questions
The reel of trivia asks five questions about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans marriage plans, three French premiers, Mountbatten titles, a Bradley replacement, and oncology meaning tumors. The provided answers list Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Paul Ramadter, Leon Blam, Robert Tehuman. Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich. Carl R. Gray. and tumors.
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France
King George of
England
Philip Mountbatten
Princess Elizabeth
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
Army
General Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
New York
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Paul Ramadter
Leon Blam
Robert Tehuman
Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth
Baron Greenwich
Carl R. Gray
The
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Postmaster General Hannegan Resigns. Donaldson Named Successor
Robert E. Hannegan steps down as postmaster general after quitting as Democratic national chairman due to ill health. President Truman appoints Jesse M. Donaldson, 62, as assistant postmaster general and successor, marking the first time a president promoted a postal career man to the top job. Donaldson began as a city letter carrier in 1908 in Shelbyville Illinois, while Hannegan buys a substantial stake in the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Hannegan
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Shelbyville, Ill
St. Louis Cardinals
Railcar Shortage Seen Easing With July 1948 Target
The article notes a long standing freight car shortage with about 41,000 fewer cars than after World War II. A small positive sign appears as September net gain in cars, and Col. J Monroe Johnson aims for 15,000 new cars monthly by July 1948 with a 22 percent steel allotment rise.
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Col
J Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
White House
Iron and Steel Institute
Classic Christmas Quiz Q and A Round
REMETECRLL SILIAI IOI CHRISTIAS QUIZ EDS BAITS ETA XOMET has a link with Santa. Questions cover Herod’s order, Raphael Madonnas, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Day, Christmas meaning, Adeste Fideles, and St Nicholas patronages with answers: Comet, killed under two, Raphael Madonnas, White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Day, Christmas meaning, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, St Nicholas of Russia.
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Remetecrll
Siliai Ioi Christias Quiz Eds
Baits Eta
Comet
Herod
Rapael
St. Nicholas
San Nicholaas
Russia
Real Santa Claus Answers Final Call
Santa Claus, Indiana mourns Oscar L. Phillips postmaster who handled millions of letters. Walter Van Winkle takes over as acting chief Santa Claus with the help of the American Legion, launching a December push to fulfill children's requests despite the loss of the former figure.
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Real Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Oscar L. Phillips
Ind
American Legion
Children of America
Walter van Winkle
Santa Phillips
Santa van Winkle
Silent Night poem birth and music by Mohr and Gruber
A century and more ago Father Josef Mohr of Arnsdorf Austria drafted a quiet Christmas verse on a hill at night. His friend Franz Gruber set it to music and together they performed Silent Night for the congregation, a carol that spread worldwide at Christmastide.
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Josef Mohr
Arnsdorf
Austria
Christ
Bethlehem
Franz Gruber
Franz
Father Mohr
Firecrackers Used At Christmas Time
Firecrackers and other fireworks are used in some southern communities during Christmas time. The article notes the origin of firecrackers in the Orient, likely China, and traces their spread to Italy in the 14th century for Saints' days and Christmas. The custom then reached Spain France and other Latin countries.
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Orient
China
Italy
Spain
France
Double Design Crochet Pineapple Tablecloth Pattern 971 Ad
Christmas shopper dilemma solved with Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco gifts. Ad pitches holiday wrapping and convenient packaging as ideal man gifts. Includes pattern 971 crochet directions and notes on personalized greetings.
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America
Prince Albert
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Vermont
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Moscow
Finland
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Soviet Union
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Empire State Building
Vale of Tears
XOMET
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Rving Berlin
Scrooge
Nicholas
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Rhandolph St. Chicaso
WNU
Sioux City
Mayfair
Duncan Hines
Personal Management
Bill” Wachter
Dan
Doan
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