Americans Dote on Nation's Monuments to Its Heroes
A Washington column muses on statues and park monuments in the capital. It covers Lafayette and Rochambeau statues, Kosciuszko in Lafayette Park, and the public's affection for memorials while noting repairs, restorations, and funding actions by Congress and the National Park Service.
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Andy
Pennsylvania Avenue
No. 1
White House
Marquis Marie Joseph Paul Yves Rich Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette
Lafayette Park
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
Comte de Rochambeau
Decatur House
Stephen Decatur
Commodore Barron
Bladensburg
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich von Steuben
General Washington
Lafayette
Washington
Congress
Corn Crop Estimates Cut Further Amid Frost Threats
The 1947 corn outlook was trimmed by 33 million bushels in the USDA September report, lowering total forecast to 2.404 billion and signaling possible losses from frost. Officials warned of varied maturity risks across the 12 corn belt states and urged continued meat production strategies to offset feed costs.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Corn
Crop Reporting Board
Corn Belt
Headlines in New York and abroad note varied fates
Margaret Truman earns unanimous approval for AFL A F L junior vocalist status. In Tokyo Hideki Tojo faces life on trial for war crimes and offers a philosophical tombstone epitaph. In London Elliodor M Libonati waves dollars at Downing Street with no takers. In Tallahassee Sen Claude Pepper remarks on possible party service.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Board of Governors
American Guild of Musical Artists
AFL
Tokyo
Hidekei Tojo
London
Elliodor M. Libonati
Chicago
No. 10
Downing Street
Tallahassee
Claude Pepper
Dem
Fla
Democratic Party
Lichtenwalter Victory Signals Taft Hartley Rally
Republican triumph over labor backed Democrat Storch in Pennsylvania eighth district special election highlights strong support for the Taft Hartley act. Lichtenwalter’s win described as a two to one referendum and a forecast of tough 1948 Democratic prospects amid GOP claims of rebuking radical labor bosses.
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Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Phil H Storch
Pennsylvania
Congress
Lichtenwalter
Koopla
Army strength slides to new postwar low of 965000
War department officials warn the army's postwar strength dropped to 965000 officers and men, 105000 below the authorized quota. A loss of 75000 in July and August was only partly offset by 50000 from recruiting, netting a 25000 decline since July 1 when the force stood 80000 under capacity.
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War Department
Coal Shortage Looms for U.S. This Winter Forecast
The 1947-48 winter likely to be hardest in six years for coal supply. Demand soars in peace time, rail car shortages limit movement, and stockpiles fall short. Production could exceed 1946 figures despite strikes and reduced mine time, while prices are expected to rise as consumers brace for higher coal costs.
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Epleas
Last Captives In Reich Freed
Berlin report says United States released all German prisoners of war and completed demilitarization in its zone. From May 10, 1945, to June 30, 1947, 8,010,000 POWs discharged including Volksturm troops. Russians and British hold hundreds of thousands. process continuing with war plant destruction and demobilization progress. Crime and border incursions rose. 40,302 persons turned back and 3,239 arrested.
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Berlin
United States
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
France
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Middle East
Clay
Ways Have Been Found to Keep Walls of Houses Dry
Minneapolis Professor Frank B. Rowley of the University of Minnesota engineering experiment station says condensation on walls and ceilings can be prevented. He distributed a circular to homeowners planners and builders outlining solutions. Vapor barriers in new construction and interior paints in existing homes may cure moisture. Basement dampness can be reduced by ventilation insulation moisture absorbing materials and pipe insulation.
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Minneapolis
Frank B. Rowley
University of Minnesota
Engineering Experiment Station
Rowley
Louisianan Builds Gallows and Takes Own Life
HARAHAN LA John Steirer reportedly constructed a crude wooden gallows in his yard then wore a hood and used a noose. He allegedly climbed a barrel, placed the noose, shot himself in the right temple, and fell. Sheriff John Stuart described the method as a combined hanging and shooting.
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Harahan
John Steirer
John Stuart
Steirer
Simple jumper outfit pattern for school wear
Simple jumper pattern for a school girl with two shoulder buttons and a nipped waist. Matching puffed sleeve blouse with peter pan collar. Pattern No. 1678 offers sizes 4 to 12 years and yardage for 35 or 39 inch fabric.
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Fashion
Washington Biological Survey changes bird ring wording
The Washington Biological Survey updated metal ring inscriptions for released birds from Wash. Biol. Surv. to Notify Fish and Wildlife Services Washington DC after a farmer complained. He described shooting a pet crow and following the old protocol, prompting outrage at the deceptive practice.
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Washington Biological Survey
Fish and Wild Life Services
Washington, D. C
Alberta
U. S
Antique Furniture Age Cutoff Traced to 1830
The article explains that in the United States furniture up to 1830 is accepted as antique with artistic merit and treasury rulings backing the stamp. Items from 1831 onward are semi antique. It notes Britain accepts 1838 as the start of the Victorian era for antique status.
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America
U. S. Treasury Department
Great Britain
Victoria
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Kosciuszko
Tadeusz Andrzej Bonaventura Kosciuszko
James Madison
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Poland
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Samuel F. du Pont
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NEWS_REVIEW
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George Marshall
Marshall
William L. Clayton
GOP
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U.S
Reich
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Mission St
San Francisco
Calif
Scott
Shrines
Page Military Academy
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