Quits Army for Fiddle From Signal Officer to Violin Maker
Maj Gen Joseph Oswald Mauborgne once chief signal officer in the Army, retires to pursue violin making. A crypto analyst and radio expert, he also paints and photographs. After 39 years in service ending in 1941, he focuses on crafting fine violins using ultraviolet treated wood and copies of Stradivari. Born in New York City, he studied at St Francis Xavier College and the Art Students League. Concluded on Page 2, Column 8.
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Joseph C. Mauborgne
Army Signal Corps
Fair Haven
WEO
Marborgne
Army
Signal Corps
Maubergne
Pearl Harbor
Mauiborgne
Mauborgne
Stradivari
Italy
Cremona
Zino Francescatti
Harvard
New York City
St. Francis Xavier College
Ir.o.t.g
Art Students League
New York
British Jibes on Marshall Plan Stir Tax and Policy Debate
A look at how British press reactions to U.S. aid and international policy shape American Congress discussions on Marshall Plan appropriations. It notes tensions between Britain’s free press and U.S. foreign policy, plus tax cut plans and labor policies affecting women.
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Associated Press
Europe
Tydings
D-Md
United States
Britain
All Pilgrims to Mecca May Be Vaccinated
An expert World Health Organization committee urges compulsory immunization of all travelers to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage. The plan covers smallpox cholera and possibly yellow fever before departure and calls for new sanitary controls for air and land arrivals.
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Mecca
Geneva
Switzerland
World Health Organization
Saudi Arabia
Brent
Idedela
Medierranean
Britain
G. Stuart
West Africa
East Indies
Stuart
Reviving River Packet Travel on Inland Waters
Captain Tom R. Greene of New Orleans to Pittsburgh envisions restoring passenger traffic on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers by showcasing leisure travel once celebrated by Mark Twain. The Delta Queen, built in Scotland and rebuilt in California, has a storied career including ferry service in San Francisco Bay and a Pearl Harbor era Navy gray transfer role before Greene became its owner.
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QUEEN
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Tom R. Greene
New Orleans
Mark Twain
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
Stockton
Calif
Sacramento River
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Harbor
San Francisco Bay
Greene
Labor to Overhaul House of Lords Again
The Labor Party pushes for an overhaul of Britain's House of Lords outlining a plan to tighten the Parliament Act of 1911. A new bill before Christmas would speed passage of Commons bills and curb delays by the Lords. Party strength in the Lords shows Conservatives with 414 seats, Liberals 75, and Labor 44, reflecting a divided upper chamber amid calls for reform.
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Congress
London
Britain
House of Lords
House of [Commons
LABOR
Russian Restaurants in Russia Miss the Real Atmosphere
Eddie Gilmore notes that authentic Russian dining spaces with languid decor and folk songs are scarce in Russia. He recalls Moscow’s Aragvi as Georgian, not Russian, and observes hotel venues like the Grand Hotel lack genuine Russian ambience. He describes entertainment as bands, singers, and a mix of Soviet tunes, with foreigners compromising on a true Russian atmosphere.
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Moscow
Russia
Alexander
Homeland
Spasibo Tserdtsa
Tommy Dorsey
Harry Parry
Paul Mantz the Bendix king of the air racers
Paul Mantz, 44, famed as the hottest civilian pilot, won the Bendix trophy two years straight racing a P-51 from Van Nuys to Cleveland in four hours and 26 minutes. He built a fleet of 509 surplus ships, later selling and repurposing them for movie and flying jobs.
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Ralpie
Paul
van Nuys
Calif
Cleveland
National Air Forces
Frank Miller, Jr
Chicago
Burbank
New York City
Mantz
Citizenship duty stressed as safeguard for national security
FBI Director John Edgar Hoover urges citizens to actively protect national security beyond taxes and laws. He warns peace-time apathy and alien ideologies threaten democracy, urging personal responsibility and independent voting in a representative republic. Concluded on page 3.
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John Edgar Hoover
Free Republic
America
Correctly English in 100 Days book teased in Shanghai chatter
The Shanghai excerpt notes a city trend toward business and basic English courses with "Correctly English in 100 Days" as a popular manual. Greetings like Halloa appear, and dialogues illustrate teaching style, while ads claim ointment can remove blemishes and make faces shine.
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Shanghai
Halloa
Chen
Tallao
Wang
Tan
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Modern Stradivari
Carl Krueger
Hollywood
Colombia
Medellin
Antioquia Department
U. S
Air Force
Weather Service
North Pole
Churchill
Paris
Winston Churchill
United States of Europe
National Planning Association
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Budapest
Senate
Hawaii
Michael Goldsmith
FBI
Dravo Corporation
Heres Greene
Cincinnati
Lhouses
House of Commons
Libmeang
Lords
Ely
Paul Mantz
By Eddie Gilmore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
As ‘Tole
Herbert Hollander
Nein
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