Inflation and dollar value threaten national wealth and Hawaii statehood
The writer argues that inflation has raised the nominal value of America’s tangible wealth while real purchasing power declines, proposing a gold standard to stabilize the dollar. Hawaii statehood faces delays as a senate committee considers Communist influence, while critics warn against paternalistic governance who limit civil liberties.
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Life Insurance Institute
National Industrial Conference Board
Congress
Taft
Prairie Guns by E E Halleran keeps readers hooked
Terry Donovan rescues Sue Leonard from death and escapes Morgan Hapes and Barlow who kill her father. Sue flees with Mrs Plyly to Hays City while Terry robs Barlow of papers and money. He and Abe Plyly, with Willie Andrews, fight Indians then reach Hays City to locate the buried papers and money. Terry and Sue wed in a rushed ceremony.
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Terry Donovan
Sue Leonard
Morgan Hapes
Barlow
Mrs. Plyly
Hays City
Terry
Sue
Willie Andrews
Abé
Hapes
Abe
Solomon
Gillespie
Donovan
Leonard
Andrews
Plyly
Susie
Preddy
Willie
William Tell
Zeke
Kentucky
Hidden Kentucky land swindle ties to Gillespie and Barlow
Terry and his crew capture Gillespie and reveal a long buried scheme tied to Kentucky land deeds. The pair planned to use the papers to blackmail while Barlow’s gang pursues them. The revelations point to a broader rustling plot and pending trials as the group braces for further danger.
Open Letter Weighs Stalin Wallace Peace Promises
Elmer Twitchell pens an open letter critiquing Joseph Stalin and Henry Wallace. He argues both men echo widely held postwar aims like cooperative peace, reduced armies, non interference, and swift German peace, while questioning who actually opposes or enforces these points. He notes the U.S. government’s broad approval except on the atomic bomb policy.
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Henry
Joe
Germany
Uncle Sam
Josef Stalin
Henry Wallace
Public Envy No I Gaze At His Ford Discovery
A boastful line describes a man who pretends to know more by peeking under sheets to glimpse a new Ford. The pride in his gaze suggests deep envy from onlookers. The tone hints at a comic or satirical moment highlighting curiosity and possession.
Vanishing Americanism and Oddities in a Ragbag News
A collage of quips and anecdotes spans patterns from crime to sport. A safe-cracking gang emerges from a ball game while Babe Ruth plans Yale entry to unveil his life story manuscript. Arthur Krock notes a smoke filled room potential in deadlock. Truman tours the west are described as nonpolitical.
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Babe Ruth
Yale
Arthur Krock
Crochet Shis o Lovely Koss Rug Chae Sot in Pineapple Motif
Short ad copy shows crochet patterns with pineapple motifs and buying instructions. It requests 20 cents, name, address, and pattern number for purchase. Strong entities include pattern number and Pineapple Motif. The text reads as an early 20th century coupon style advertisement.
Answers to Five Trivia Questions Revealed
The first professional football game occurred in 1895 at Latrobe Pennsylvania. Leonardo Da Vinci formulated the parachute principle as long ago as 1495. A viva voce vote is taken orally. People cannot become immune to snake bites as shown by August Eichorn who died from a barbed wire scratch after repeated bites. The American Indian most scientists say originated in Siberia.
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Latrobe
Pennsylvania
August Eichorn
U. S. Flag Merchant Fleet Totals for May 1 1948
The U S flag merchant fleet lists 3542 vessels of 1000 gross tons and over as of May 1 1948, down from 3577 on April 1. Active service includes 1948 privately owned 833 government bareboat charter 29 G A A vessels including nine austerity ships, and two Panama railroad boats. Inactive count 1594 with 48 private temporarily inactive 138 G A A 1407 reserve fleet and one Panama ship under repair.
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U. S
G.A.A
Panama Railroad
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