Rail strike reshapes postwar security and auto pricing
The piece assesses a nationwide rail walkout by 225,000 railway workers that halted traffic and strained food supply, prompting government mediation. It covers wartime and postwar policies, naval expenditures, and the impact on automobile prices driven by steel costs and wage raises, with projections for 1947 production and steel availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Truman
United Mine Worker
John L. Lewis
U. S
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Lewis
Mother Love Wins Out After Infant Abandonment
Mrs. Marjorie Ashe of Chicago left her newborn at Illinois Central hospital claiming she could not present him as not sweet and pretty. Her husband James, 27, later brought the 10 day old child home. She was found dazed at Burlington Iowa Union depot and was reconciled with her husband who joyfully proclaimed their baby is healthy and beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Ashe
Chicago
Ill
Illinois Central Hospital
James
United Nations
Vandenberg backs Byrnes on postwar treaty policy
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, minority leader and chair of the Republican Senate Conference, pledged bipartisan support for Secretary Byrnes in pursuing peace by recognizing U S principles in treaty making. He acknowledged the Paris conference failure while serving as an adviser to the U S delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Vandenberg
Euope
U. S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
Mich
Byrnes
Paris Conference of Foreign Ministers
Life insurance payouts top eight million daily in 1945
A National Underwriter survey shows more than 8,000,000 dollars paid daily by life insurers in the United States and Canada during 1945. Total U S and Canada payments reached 3,116,979,219 dollars, up 200,258,530 from 1944, with death benefits at 1,462,271,941 dollars the largest yearly total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
U. S
U S Relief Efforts Highlight Grain Shipments and Shortages
Deputy member of the Allied food board says the United States expects to ship 400 million bushels of grain to needy areas in the year ending June 30. He notes an overseas contribution share, compares per person wheat reserves with Canada Argentina and Australia, and cites UNRRA funding shares while promising no domestic premium carryover except for blocked shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combined
Allied Food Board
Congress
U. S
D. A. Fitzgerald
America
Canada
Argentina
Australia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
UNRRA
Fitzgerald
Department of Agriculture
Ford Balance Sheet Shows 1945 Assets Over 800 Million
Ford Motor Co assets totaled 815.5 million as of December 31 1945 with cash 421.7 million notes receivable and trademarks 168.3 million real estate 115.2 million inventory 101.9 million and reserves 22.7 million. Ford family holds the bulk of 3.4529 million shares. The report filed with the Massachusetts tax commissioner notes lack of yearly sales and earnings disclosures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts
Ford
Texas Hail Wreaks Extensive Damage Across Regions
A record surge of insurance claims follows severe hail and wind storms in Texas. San Antonio sees about 2.5 million dollars in losses as roofs fail and crops suffer. Fredericksburg reports 1,000 untenable homes. East Texas crop damage hits a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
National Board of Underwriters
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
East Texas
War Department
Washington Digest on Atomic War and Look Pamphlet
A Washington lecture on atomic energy warns of life under possible nuclear war and UN action. A Look magazine reprint titled Your Last Chance spurs reader requests for pamphlets, prompting the National Committee on Atomic Information to mail thousands of copies despite funding limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Look Magazine
National Committee On Atomic Information
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Questions on Rail Nationalization and Worker Attitudes
A bulletin sparks talk of government takeover of railroads as a railroad man warns of strikes. He recalls wartime nationalization and notes past shortages and black market berth sales. He cites Chesapeake and Ohio urging passengers to refuse premium charges and support regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Senator Claghorn
Chesapeake and Ohio
Barbs and lures of spelling bees and radio dives
The writer laments attitudes in America toward spelling bees and local shows while noting a radio commentator may mispronounce words without detection. He cites a Twentieth Century Fund claim that 80 percent of fur goods are made in New York and critiques vanity in proving others inferior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Fund
New York
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House Appropriations Committee
OPA
Packard
Studebaker
Hunan
Krug
U.S
BIG Business
Washington Digest
Backhage
United Nations Commission On Atomic Energy
Institute
Uncle Sam
Bankhag
KKK
Ncrete Block Equipment CO
Central
Kansas City
Missouri
Brookshire
Lamar
Colo
Sedalia Beauty University
Sedalia
Geo. A. Wagner
W. 60Th St
D-202
N. Y
Sally Sue Smith
Woodward
Oklo
Oren W. Miller
Savannah
Roberts
Broadway
Norwich
Conn
Wanlert & Guntzler
North First
Saint Louis
Vocy
Perry Pare Cas
At-Em-Bom, Inc
Dept
W. Jackson Blvd
Ellent Salant
WNU
Ollie Doan
Fecom
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