World Varieties Diary Entry of a Broadcaster 1947
A diary style survey from January to December 1947 records broadcasts from Washington to the United Nations, notes on New Year signals, Roosevelt memories, trips, and commentary on politics. The writer details visits with diplomats, royal tea, and a frequent focus on world affairs and inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim’s Progress
United States
House of Representatives
Congress
Gallup
Truman
Senate
Bilbo
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Joe Martin
Senator Vandenberg
Hitler
Otto
Hapsburg
Austria
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Warm Springs
Fala
Poughkeepsie
Smith Brothers
Palestine
Elizabeth
White House
Stephen Palmer
First Presbyterian
Lockport, N. Y
Attlee
India
Senators
Flanders
Vermont
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Robertson
Virginia
House
Greece
Turkey
Fruman
Nat
Nathaniel Peffer
Columbia University
China
Chiang
Daytona Beach
Pensacola
Saipan
Birmingham
Anniston
Washington
Maurice Evans
Ophelia
ABC
United Nations
Flushing
N. Y
General Assembly
Assembly
Njets
Stassen
State Department
Marshall Plan
Upper Darby
Oak Park
Richmond News Leader
WRNL
Smithfield Ham
Lucas
Illinois
Florida
Panama Bases Denied and Grain Speculation List Issued
Panama's national assembly rejected a treaty granting U S access to military and air bases around the canal, prompting withdrawal of about 2000 U S troops. The move affects Panamanian sovereignty and U S security, raising questions of future defense arrangements and even UN involvement. Secretary Anderson released the first of his 711 names of grain and commodity speculators, amid broader probes into inside information and potential irregularities. The President's economic advisers urged price competition and reforms to curb monopolistic practices, urging output expansion and natural resource development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
National Assembly
U. S
Panama Canal
Jiminez
Panamanian
U.S
Canal
Canal Zone
France
Albert Engel
Rep
Mich
House
Appropriations
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton Anderson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Researchers One: Scarcity of Scientists Hinders Postwar Programs
Government officials reveal a critical shortage of scientists in key military research fields hampering postwar progress. They dismiss fears that antiwar sentiment is the main cause, attributing limits to economic factors and scientists seeking total academic freedom. Emphasis lies on scientist administrators for large projects as long-range planning targets the issue.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Evolution of the Automobile and Its Surviving Lineage
The article traces how 2200 U.S. car makes appeared in 55 years, noting that only 21 still produce passenger cars. It highlights historic contributions from defunct firms such as Pierce, Brush, Hupmobile, King, Pierce-Arrow, Dusenberg, Rickenbacker, and Franklin, whose innovations persist in modern models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Pierce
Brush
Hupmobile
King
Pierce-Arrow
Dusenberg
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Franklin
Automobilist
Phaeton
Internal Parasites Cut Yield of Wool
Michigan State College urges flock owners to treat sheep with phenothiazine to improve wool yield and keep animals in good condition. The program calls for year round individual drench or pellet treatment and steady phenothiazine salt mix exposure in pasture season.
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Michigan State College
Soil nitrogen boost from lime and clover raises yields
A Dixon soil experiment by University of Illinois agronomists tests limed plots with corn oats and wheat. One plot without clover yielded 57 bushels per acre. Adding sweet clover in wheat while plowing under raised corn by 24 bushels. Returning residues pushed corn to 88 bushels per acre.
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Dixon Soil Experiment Field
University of Illinois Agronomists
High Milk Producers Required for Profit
Diagram from Clemson Agricultural College explains udder structure and milk vein forks. A large mammary system with length and width gains capacity, not excessive depth, extending well up behind and forward to indicate profit potential for dairy herds.
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Clemson Agricultural College
New Seed Disinfectant Proposed for Cotton Crops
A new seed disinfectant named No. 1452-F with active ethyl mercury p-toluene sulfonanilide is recommended for cotton. It targets seed-borne anthracnose angular leafspot decay and seedling damping off disease, showing successful testing over years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceres
Arctic B 29s Face Harsh Cold Weather Flight Trials
Army pilots and engineers study B 29 operations in 70 degrees below zero Arctic air. Crews navigate with celestial methods as magnetic compasses fail. Ground issues include engine oil, metal contraction, and ice on runways, with crashes from last winter guiding ongoing safety improvements.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
North Polar
Charles Jerman
Wilmington
Del
59Th
Pole
John D. Vanderveer
Antigo
Wis
First Army
46Th Reconnaissance
Gordon L. Runge
Merrill, Wis
Train Helps Stalled Car Then Second Auto Hits Engine
A locomotive stopped to pull a car from snow near Chicago and was struck by a second auto. Hjalmar Stalin of Rockford drove his wife Elsie and Miss Rosie Berg across tracks when his car skidded and stalled. Engineer George Grehn of Elmhurst halted to assist, attaching a chain to Stalin’s car. Mrs Phyllis Isenberg of Chicago then collided with the engine. Six occupants were shaken up.
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Chicago
Hjalmar Stalin
Rockford
Elsie
Rosie Berg
Chicago and Northwestern
George Grehn
Elmhurst
Grehn
Stalin
Phyllis Isenberg
Relics of Old Aztec Race Turning Up in Modern Mexico
New York based Middle American information bureau reports parchments with Aztec picture-writing being found across modern Mexico. Spaniards in the 16th century hid many manuscripts recording history religion and mythology. About 400 are known, with around 100 housed in the National Museum of Mexico, now fetching fabulous prices.
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Mexico
New York
Ameriormation
National Museum of Mexico
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Indian River
Richard
Philadelphia
Wally
Wallgren
The
Stars and Stripes
United Businessmen’s Association
Aleman
Ecorpus
Blair House
Dr. Loudon
Netherlands
Moscow
Baltimore Sun
Paul Ward
Washington Post
Ferdinand Kuhn
Ohio
William Hassett
Louis Tuckerman
Bureau of Standards
State Marshall
Harvard
Chisholm
New York State
Mount
Mansfield
Tropical
Bill Benton
Voice of America
Bankhage
Porkey
Jacob Werner
Baltimore
Grain Opera
Army
Kenneth Royall
Anderson
Agriculture Secretary
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Anderson’s
Army Maneuvers
Arctic
Housewives
America
Soretone Liniment
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Wwnu
Doans
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