Little White House Becomes Georgia Shrine Museum
The Warm Springs Infantile Paralysis Foundation handed the five room Little White House to Georgia to operate as a museum and national shrine. Built in 1932 by President Roosevelt at 8,700 dollars it housed his last days and last words. Shangri-la in Maryland served as a wartime secret retreat and remains a private, secluded refuge now described as a sanctuary for presidents.
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Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Park Avenue
White House
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Lynn
Paul Smith
Kirkwood
Irvin Kirkwood
Coolidge
Black Hills
South Dakota
Rapid City
Wisconsin
Superior
Cedar Lodge
Hoover
Rapid&n
Blue Ridges
Commonwealth of
Presidents Flee Washington Heat To Summer Retreats
The article traces how U S presidents since Buchanan sought summer retreats away from the Potomac heat. It chronicles Lincoln's cottage, Cleveland's Red Oak in Cleveland Park, Taft era camps, and various later sites including Sagamore Hill, Shadow Lawn, Beverly journeys, and Hyde Park. It notes Hoover's Rapidan camp and roughly how each administration used diverse getaways.
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United States Army
Arthur
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White House
Lincoln Cottage
Grover Cleveland
Red Oak
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Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Beverly
Mass
Wilson
Cornish
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New Jersey
Harding
Coolidge
Swampscott
White Court
Dust Bowl fears as wheat boom sparks land rush
West bankers and ranchers fear a Dust Bowl revival as wheat profit drives plowing of virgin range from $2 to $25 land grabs. Suitcase farmers bring tractors and abandon checks on wind erosion, while corn yields may fall with an earlier harvest. An international Paris conference on Marshall's Europe plan fails to harmonize, adding to tensions.
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Vast Laboratory National Monuments Protect Features
The National Park Service notes the 171 areas in the park system serve as a vast laboratory for biology geology paleontology and history. It highlights Katmai and Glacier Bay as the largest monuments in Alaska and Death Valley as the largest in the U.S. proper with a view across major sites and accessibility differences.
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WNU
National Park Service
National
United States
National Parks, Monuments and
National Park System
Katmai
Glacier Bay
Alaska
Katmai National Monument
Glacier Bay National Monument
Death Valley
California
Corn prospects for Minnesota and South Dakota
As July opened, Minnesota and South Dakota showed reasonably good corn prospects for a fair crop. However, the corn belt needs a stretch of favorable weather with fewer heavy rains to allow saturated fields to drain and return to normal growing conditions.
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Kesota
South Dakota
Midwest
Minnesota
Corn Belt
Two Powers Split Over Europe Reconstruction Plan
The rift between Russia and the western powers widens over Europe reconstruction. Molotov opposes any plan letting great powers impose programs on smaller nations while Bevin and Bidault favor a broad recovery scheme. Molotov stresses American aid, Britain and France push self-help, likely pushing Britain and France to proceed without Russia with a four year plan complemented by U.S. credits.
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Russia
V. M. Molotov
Europe
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Molotov
Britain
France
Great Britain
Marshall Denounces Soviet European Aid Claims
Secretary of State George Marshall angrily rejected Soviet charges that U S offers to aid Europe are imperialist ploys calling their accusations a malicious distortion of the truth He contrasted U S humanitarian efforts with Soviet claims of European expansion and domination.
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George Marshall
Europe
United States
Favorable Forecast Downward Price Trend Seen
New York Bankers Trust predicts a downward movement of the price index over the next year as postwar inflation wanes. Some manufactured goods may rise modestly temporarily, but farm and food prices are expected to fall, aided by strong employment, high savings, and ample liquidity. A poor crop outlook or bad weather could alter the forecast.
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New York
Bankers Trust Company
Roy L. Reierson
Bank
Economic Department
Statue of Liberty facts from New York New Jersey line
Washington reports on Liberty Island noting New York state land with surrounding waters deemed New Jersey. Upkeep runs about $60 000 yearly for the national monument. The statue weighs 225 tons with 100 tons copper and 125 tons iron framing. Copper sheet bears a green patina after oxidation. The head was shown in Paris and the right arm with torch in Philadelphia during the centennial.
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Washington
Bedloe
Paris
Philadelphia
Making Slip Covers Successfully Step by Step
A compact guide promotes the easy pin cut sew method for beginners to make decorative slip covers. Illustrated step by step instructions cover many slip cover types in booklet No 35 offered by Weekly Newspaper Service for 25 cents.
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West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Skeleton Attends Hospital Board Meetings for 100 Years
Jeremy Bentham's skeleton has attended the University College London hospital board meetings since his death in 1832. In accordance with his will, the skeleton sits in the chair he used in life and at the position he held during his thoughts.
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Jeremy Bentham
Bentham
University College In London
Gro-Pup Ribbon Dog Food Spotlight
The ad promotes Gro-Pup Ribbon dog food claiming it provides all needed vitamins and minerals for vitality. It emphasizes economical one box supplies as much dry weight as 1-lb cans, and mentions Gro-Pup in Meal and Pel-Eits forms.
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Gro-Pup
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