Adler Praised By General in War Time Entertainment Letter
A letter from Maj. Gen. Russell 2B Reynolds commends Larry Adler for his genial contribution to troops in multiple theaters. The letter, dated May 4, 1949, was read in the $200,000 defamation suit by Adler and dancer Paul Draper against Hester McCullough of Greenwich, claiming reputational and financial harm from anti American accusations. Greenwich Mayor William M. Peck testified the entertainers did not seem subversive.
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Hareford
Conn
Russell
Reynolds
Army
Larry Adler
Adler
Paul Draper
Hester McCullough
Greenwich
McCullough
Wright
Tce
Gen
Newfoundland
Azores
North Africa
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
Southwest Pacific
Pacific
William M. Peck
Greenwich, Conn
Truman voice on budget, McCarthy and Hoover talk
President Truman discusses defense outlays of 13.911 billion with an extra 350 million sought for air power. He downplays concerns about Communism in elections, comments on Pepper, Roosevelt and Taylor, and notes Hoover visited to discuss government reorganization. He reiterates U S support for the UN.
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White House
James Roosevelt
California
Iruman
Jimmy Roosevelt
Truman
Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Hoover
Hoover UN
U. S
Cartoon Medium Suits Farm Plan
Washington quote by Rep Talle R Iowa praising use of comic cartoon to depict the administrations farm program. He lauded the Democratic National Committee for its realistic appraisal of the Brannan plan and noted the comic book technique will be used to explain it to the public. The Iowa congressman called the development intriguing.
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Washington
UPI
Talle R
Iowa
Alle
House
Iowan
Quadruplets Born To Farm Couple Near Sleepy Eye
Sleepy Eye Minnesota reports four babies born to Arthur and Mrs Feifert from a farm family. The triplets, two girls and two boys, weighed two pounds four ounces to four pounds four and a half ounces. The mother, in her mid‑thirties, and babies were in stable condition at the hospital. The delivery occurred in two and a half hours after arrival.
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Minn
Minnesota
Elmer E. Keithahn
Arthur Feifert
Sleepy Eye
Gregorian calendar drift noted by slight yearly loss
A report highlights that the Gregorian calendar loses about 26 seconds annually relative to the true tropical year. Experts discuss how this tiny drift accumulates over centuries and influences future calendar calibrations.
Ninety-Year-Old Norwegian Housemaid Ties Longest Service Record
Oslo reports Wilhemieme lhgues, a 90 year old Norwegian housemaid, has achieved 75 years of continuous service in the same household, setting a lifetime record for loyalty and tenure.
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Oslo
Norway
Wilhehieme ‘Lhigues
Jong Service
Mud and Sand Pumping Methods Described
The speaker explains workers must gulp vast amounts of mud sand and gravel using high speed pumps. They then discharge the mixture through long steel pipes onto nearby land as part of the operation.
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Virginia
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Gabrielson
Onondaga
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Abel Barbato
M.C
Johnny Francher
Hotel
Pat Miller
V.P
Mung
Otto Apesferth
Muskegon
Mich
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Herman W. Steinkraus
Bridgeport
Albany
Tulip Festival
Wellington
Shriners
Imperial Potentate
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Alexander Pirnie
Utica
Tigris ‘Temple
Syracuse
Lloyd C. White
Harald Greenleaf
Rabban
Earle W. Watson
Shrine
Joseph Kennedy
Hartiman Restate
Lloyd's Iisye
New York
Visitne Shriners
Hotel Hamilton
Frederic W. Roedel
Zigara Temple
Tigris
Thorton T. Penrose, Sr
Cairo
Rutland
William B. Wilkinson
Kalurah
Binghamton
Harry M. Bolton
Media Temple
Watertown
West Construction
Ribyat’s
Salina ST
Coats
South Warren
Lobbie
E. Cenesee
T. Batmsen Warten and
Salling
Hamburg
Ama
Armour’s Star
Western Steel Beef
Salina Street
Old Man River
New York, N.Y
the International Nickel Company, Inc
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THADE
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