Reporter Douglass Allen Jr. Departs for MacArthur Trail in Asia
Douglass M Allen Jr, a Cincinnati Times Star reporter owned by the Taft family, leaves for Australia in January to follow General MacArthur’s northward route to the Philippines. He plans to cover Korea and Japan around April 15 and probe censored incidents from the war era, including the Hollandia mansion built by Seabees. His aims could impact Republican race dynamics before the Philadelphia convention.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Taft
Australia
General MacArthur
Philippines
Douglass M.allen Jr
Korea
Japan
Pacifics
Allen
MacArthur
Seabees
Hollandia
New Guinea
Philadelphia
Walter Winchell on Bridges and the new left wing in unions
Walter Winchell reports Harry Bridges may launch a left wing challenge within unions, possibly divorcing from CIO and operating from Mexico or South America. The piece notes secret talks among Belgium France Portugal and Britain on Africa's resources. It also covers shifts in U S political prospects with Vandenberg’s stance and Rayburn’s vice presidency boom aiming to heal party rifts with Southern Democrats.
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Harry Bridges
CIO
Bridges
Mexico
South America
Belgium
France
Portugal
Great Britain
Africa
Vandenberg
Rayburn
Babe Ruth Debut in Headin Home Highlighted by Onstage Drama
A reminiscence recalls Babe Ruth in 1920 as not only a baseball star but a moving picture actor in Headin Home. Ruth struggled at the plate against a Broadway pitcher named Scher and the climactic home run was dubbed in. The blonde actress and onlookers provided noise as Ruth faced the business of show business.
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Babe Ruth
Bob Considine
Ruth
Scher
Norae
Emer
Business
Pialees
Rockefellers Weddings Lift World Mood Amid Cold War Gloom
The piece notes the marriages of Philip and Elizabeth Rockefeller and Winthrop and Eva Rockefeller as key events lifting global morale. It contrasts Western optimism with Moscow's crackdown on composers and fear of Western musical experimentation, lampooning ideological rigidity.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Third Avenue
Philip
Elizabeth
Winthrop
Eva
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Seaway Project Prompts National Industry Dilemmas
Walter Shead argues the St Lawrence Seaway’s fate hinges on rail and steel interests. He notes potential iron ore shortages in the Midwest and the need for low grade ore processing, with options to import ore or relocate plants. The project could also yield 2.2 million horsepower of cheap electricity.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate
Canada
Middlewest
Pittsburgh
Gary
Ind
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Labrador
South America
Midwest
Inflation Blame Broadly Placed on Federal Government
Wright Patterson U. S. official warns inflation stems from federal legislative and administrative branches, not labor or profits, as costs from wartime expenses and welfare programs drive prices higher. He cites rising expenses across transportation and distribution, with farmers and retailers adding to markups.
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Depres
Homemade Weighing Bin Speeds Farm Feed Handling
A Midwestern farmer conceived a weighing bin used with an automatic feed setup. The 3200 pound capacity bin is ceiling-mounted by springs and turnbuckles with a bottom slide gate. Whole grain moves from an overhead bin through a blower hammermill to the mixer then to the weighing bin for measured outputs.
Automatic Egg Washer Increases Poultry Processing Speed
Cornell University researchers showcase an egg washer that enables two people to wash dry and pack five cases of eggs per hour five times faster than manual methods. The device promises substantial time savings for poultry farmers and their spouses who currently spend two to four evenings weekly on egg cleaning.
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Cornell University
Swedish Schooner Lisa of 1799 Still Sailing Seas
The Swedish schooner Lisa, built in 1799, claims to be the oldest sailing ship still in service. Once a slave trader, she now carries cargo such as wood and cement. An overhaul eight years ago confirmed her hull, and she remains older than the Hsin Tai, a 1840 steamer in Lloyds Register operated by Chinese interests.
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Lisa
Lloyd’s Register
Russia
Formula to calculate feed per hen per year
An Illinois experiment station guide shows a method to compute annual feed needs for one hen. Multiply the hen’s live weight in pounds by eight, add twenty five, then add the quotient of yearly egg production divided by seven. For a five pound hen laying 105 eggs, total feed is eighty pounds.
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L. E. Card
Illinois Experiment Station
Plowing Key Step In Garden Pest Control
Late fall spading disrupts insect life cycles and prepares for spring planting. Plowing buries pests in moist cold soil, preventing survival of those underground while exposed insects perish in the cold.
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Chicago
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Hudson, Kan
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