Prosperity Prerequisite for Peace, Clark Says to Bankers
Detroit report shows Vernon L. Clark of the U S Treasury linking national prosperity to world peace. He warned a depression would erode democratic private enterprise and urged continued investment in U S savings bonds as a practical element of debt and economic management.
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Detroit
America
Vernon L. Clark
Secretary of Treasury
Michigan Bankers Association
Clark
The
Treasury
U. S
Europé
Europe
United States
American Legion Auxiliary Program On Americanism
The American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday for a program on Americanism led by Mrs Verna Pet and Mrs Fred Ww. The meeting noted a birthday gift with October 4 listed.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Verna
Fred
Birthday Dinner Held in Hunt Home
A birthday dinner was held at the Hunt residence honoring James Hur and Sandra Kay. Guests included Mrs. R Ann of La and Cha ner w ers in were Mr. ard Mrs. and Jean, with Mr. and Mrs. Hur in attendance.
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Hunt Home
James Hur
Jean
R Ann
Fort 2
Cha
Ard
Sandra Kay
Celebrate Two Birthdays At Lansing Home
A birthday gathering was held at a Lansing residence on Sunday to honor two friends, Aredia and Louis Lar, marking their special day with a small party and shared celebrations among attendees.
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Lansing
Aredia
Armettr
Louis
Presbyterian Church Notice
Sunday worship led by Rev Warren Ives from Ida Grove at our church W FP Schneck pastor. Morning service and choir practice Sunday. Junior group to adjust meeting time to 3 am Sunday evening.
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Warren Ives
Our Church
Ida Grove
Walter Heald
Fragmented OCR Snippet Lacks Clear News Content
The readable text only shows partial names with no event, place, date, or outcome to summarize into a coherent news item.
Fastern Star To Meet September 13
The Fastern Star announces a scheduled meeting and dinner for September 13. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming events.
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Fastern
American Home Study Club Sets Friday Meeting
The American Home Study Club announces a meeting for Friday September 16 in a note mentioning RB Me Mra Jennie Bow and an electing officers slate at the Sunday school class.
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American Home Study Club
Jennie Bow
Timken Company Receives Praise for Non-Red Oath Filing
Timken Roller Bearing Company officials and directors gain praise for filing a non communist oath despite Taft Hartley rules requiring only union leader signatures. William E Umstattd Timken president urges officers and contract negotiators to sign anti subversive oaths as evidence of managerial cleanliness. National Labor Relations Board confirms affidavits adopted and on file. Congress has pursued employer oaths with limited success.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Maurice Tobin
William E. Umstattd
Timken
Robert N. Denhem
National Labor Relations Board
Ex-GIs Climb Wall Sleep In Buckingham Palace Yard
Two former soldiers from Portland Oregon climbed the eight and a half foot wall of Buckingham Palace, slept in their sleeping bags on the palace grounds, and woke to find three gardeners surrounding them. Scotland Yard officials called the act unprecedented and courteous guards assisted the intruders without incident.
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London
G.I
Buckingham Palace
John L. Jensen
Portland
Ore
Wallace MccCall
Uckingham Palace
Siren
Scotland Yard
Building Activity in 47 Falls Short of Records
New York report from the Institute of Life Insurance says 1947 will see far lower building activity than past peaks due to high construction costs pricing homes out of reach despite housing shortages and a long term upturn in the industry.
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New York
Insit of
Life Insurance
Admiral Reveals Presence Of Russian Subs In Pacific
Washington reports Admiral Louis E Denfeld, commander of the Pacific fleet, notes Russia maintains a considerable number of submarines and some destroyers in the Pacific but no aircraft carriers. He recently returned from a voyage to Australia to discuss defense of the southwest Pacific.
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Pacific
Washington
Louis E
Russia
Denfeld
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Sesame seeds and oil still face harvest challenges
Sesame indicum has long been grown in Asia and Mexico leads Latin American sesame production. The plant's pod opening makes mechanical harvesting difficult, forcing hand collection. If pods stay closed until harvest, U.S. sesame oil could grow. Light seeds yield finer oil. dark seeds give more quantity. Pressed cake feeds livestock.
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United States
National Geographic Society
Mexico
Guatemala a Torrid Zone Nation with Coffee Bananas and Gum
Guatemala, the third largest Central American republic, spans 42 353 square miles. In 1949 its population of about 3 253 269 is 66 percent Indigenous with Spanish and native dialects. English is widely understood. Main products are coffee bananas and chicle gum.
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Guatemala
Virginia
Fish-Loving God and the Native Fertility Rite
The article recounts how Nova Scotia’s early settlers adopted an Indian corn planting rite involving dropping a fish per hill. They found the fertility god demanded offerings and repaid with better crops, using fish and manure as offerings to secure harvests.
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Nova Scotia
American Wood Ducks
The wood duck is a North American waterfowl known for iridescent fall plumage and a white throat. Timber dating and overhunting reduced their range. by 118 they gained protection, and since then numbers recovered though federal rules still limit possession to one wood duck per hunter.
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North America
United States
Canada
Farm Tenancy Falls as Mechanization Increases
Census figures show tenancy dropping from 39 percent in 1949 to 32 percent in 1945 with regional gaps. The South reports 40 percent tenancy while the North is 25 percent and the West 15 percent. Economists predict more wage labor and larger farms as machinery replaces croppers and tenants.
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U. S
South
North
West
Record of U S long term savings near 155 billion in 1947 first quarter
The United States shows a rising nest egg with long term savings reaching 154.6 billion dollars in the first quarter of 1947, up from 140.4 billion at end 1945. Individuals’ long term savings include U S Savings bonds after redemptions life insurance net funds in banks postal savings and related investments.
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U. S
Lanterns in History and Nation's Light
History notes lanterns have guided travelers on roads and seas, lit farm work, and served as a trusted aid for families and doctors. The essay reflects how these simple lamps shaped American life from railroads to barns, remaining a humane symbol in dark hours.
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America
Puerto Rican coffee blending and quality standards
Puerto Rico relies on blending small plantation coffees from highlands midlands and lowlands to produce a uniform mild washed commercial coffee. Experienced men oversee each operation to ensure consistency and quality. Beans are large uniform and range from light gray blue to dark green blue for a fancy roast without quakers.
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Puerto Rico
Todine Source From Kelp And Seaweed Ashes
Todine is described as being obtained mainly from kelp or from the ashes of burnt seaweed.
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