Price Ceilings Set Across Nation For Beef And Apparel
The Price Stabilization Office says June 25 posts will show district beef cut ceiling prices in shops nationwide. Regional charts, separate price trays, and Aug 1 and Oct 1 cuts are outlined with beef prices dropping eight to ten cents after final reductions. New apparel ceilings cover most garments to rollback margins since pre Korean era, with Aug 15 compliance. An industry advisory committee helped shape the rules.
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Office of
Indiana District Office
Vernon J. Dwyer
Indiana
Dwyer
Washington
Jockey Johnny Adams Targeted by Racial Letter Threat
Chicago reports jockey Johnny Adams, last week kidnapped and robbed, received a letter threatening him and his family if he does not fix races. The letter, marked with a nickel symbol, was sent to the postal service, FBI, and Illinois state’s attorney, with Adams then leading rider at Lincoln Fields.
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Chicago
Johnny Adams
Stuyvesant Peabody
Illinois Racing Board
Adams
Lincoln Fields
FBI
Local Notes From Clinton Indiana Community News
Elizabeth Brown and sons Mickey and Marvin vacationing in Salt Lake City Utah. Harold Vale family from Billings Montana visiting Idena Hughes and relatives. E W Farrington of Paradise Montana returned home after visiting locally. John Andrews dismissed from Vermilion County Hospital. J W Reeder Jr earned bachelor of science in pharmacy at Purdue. Clinton Township Farm Bureau met at Crompton Hill School with Hal Austin of Indianapolis as guest speaker. Hosts were J A Wright and Claude Sisson. Gary Slavens family welcomed daughter Charlene at Vermilion County Hospital.
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Clinton
Ind
Elizabeth Brown
Mickey
Marvin
Salt Lake
Utah
Harold Vale
Billings
Mont
Idéna Hughes
State Road 63
E. W. Farrington
Paradise
John Andrews
Fairview Park
Vermillion County Hospital
John
Unknown infant’s parents named in local birth notice
A birth notice notes the mother is Eleanor Ruffatola former Miss of Clinton area and the father serves in the Army Air Force. The details place the family in R. A. 3 Clinton.
Four questioned in truck looting near Chesterton
State police and the FBI questioned four Chicagoans about looting eight transport trucks after a five mile chase on U S 20. The suspects named by Detective Arthur Keller were John D Nickerson 30 Otis Nickerson 37 L C McKnight 34 and Dorothy Harris 21 all identified as Negroes. They were detained without charge while authorities recovered 13 dozen women s purses from their car near Dunes State Park.
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Chesterton
Ind
FBI
Dunes State Park
Paper use in 1900 compared to today totals stated
The average American used about 56 pounds of paper per year in 1900 versus roughly 350 pounds today, illustrating a dramatic rise in consumption over the century.
Showers Hit Wide Areas Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports showers sweeping eastern two thirds of the country with light rain in New England and showers in the Great Plains. Heavy downpours flooded streams, forcing evacuations in Lincoln Nebraska and central Kansas while western states remained generally clear.
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Associated Press
New England
Great Plains
North Central
Lincoln
Nebr
Kansas
Clock runs fast by parent's scheme in Memphis home
In Memphis, Clara Lenz's clock runs 30 minutes fast by her parents deliberate setting to avoid lateness. The clock strikes the hour according to its own idea, not the displayed position of the hands.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Clara Lenz
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Poplar
Bulova
Remington
Elgin
Parker
Hamilton
Elgin American
Rogers Bros
Jewels
Rogers
Diamond
Terre Haute
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