Vinson Snyder Move Heads to Senate Confirmation
The article outlines steps for Vinson and Snyder to secure Senate approval for appointments to the Supreme Court and related posts. It notes Vinson’s diverse government career from Congress to tax expertise, D C Court of Appeals, economic stabilization, RFC leadership, reconversion duties, and Treasury secretary roles. Snyder follows Vinson’s path, with background context on political maneuvers and party leadership hints in the Senate.
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Lan F. Stone
Vinson
Mr. Truman
Owen J. Roberts
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
Repubiicans
White
Maine
Finson
Supreme Court
Congress
Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury whispers on court clash and wartime memories
Text discusses pressure on President Truman about elevating justices Jackson or Black amid factional tensions. Also recalls a tribute to Ida Billman dated June 7 1938 praising a mother as a faithful, loved figure remembered by her family.
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Truman
Robert H. Jackson
Hugo Black
France
Vindier
In Memoriam Troxell Father of Pvt. Ernest Troxell
In loving memory of my father Pvt. Ernest L. Troxell who was killed in Normandy on June 7 1944.
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Troxell
Pvt
Ernest L. Troxell
Normandy
Rivers Harbors Bill Passed Elimination of Big Sandy Project
The House rejected the Big Sandy Navigation program, a $382.3 million plan for improvements on the Big Sandy and the Tug and Levisa Forks in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia. It was the sole project removed from the Rivers and Harbors bill by a 204 to 114 vote under Rep Dondero’s amendment.
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Washington
Jone
House
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Rep
Dondero
R.-Mich
Cauffman's Cut Rate Sells Berlow Moth Spray
Berlow Moth Spray advertised by Cauffman's Cut Rate Store promises to protect clothes furniture and rugs from moth damage. The firm guarantees prevention of moth damage or will pay for any damage incurred.
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Cauffman
Washington &I
Berlow
Way Clear For India Getting Independence
Mohandas K. Gandhi and leaders of the All-India Congress party voiced approval of the British proposals. Princes of India indicated willingness to join an independent India framework. The Moslem League Council voted nearly unanimously to cooperate with the constitution-making machinery, hoping it would lead to a fully sovereign Pakistan and the overall goal of independence for Muslims and Hindus, along with all other peoples of the subcontinent.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
India
Pakistan
Subcontinent
Orphanage Faces Bread Shortage and Staffing Needs
A privately operated institution aided by city and county reports bread rationing once weekly as meat and butter shortages have not reached the youths. Superintendent Walter Esmer notes a cook and a matron are urgently needed for the boys dormitory while older boys raise cattle and hogs to supply food. Washington County Hospital focuses on patient nutrition amid broader bread conservation efforts and adequate supplies thus far.
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Walter Esmer
Elmer
Washington County Hospital
Little Change In Payments To Vets
Maryland unemployment compensation payments show only slight changes for the week ending June 1 from the prior week. Veterans received 24,989 checks totaling $498,414, while others had 33,581 checks for $625,014. County offices issued 5,868 checks for $102,013, Baltimore city offices 21,210 for $994,854, and out of state claimants 6,508 for $127,947.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Baltimore City
Widow and youth seek marriage license in Louisa
In Louisa Kentucky on June 6 a 78 year old widow Mrs Mattle Lyons Large and an 18 year old Delbert Shorty Sprouse of Gladys filed for a marriage license. Clerk W H Moore noted the pair oppose the three day waiting period and that Mrs Large, widow 17 years, has seven living children and 49 grandchildren, the youngest of whom is about the same age as the groom.
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Louisa
Lawrence County
W. H. Moore
Moore
Mattle Lyons Large
Delbert (Shorty) Sprouse
Gladys
Here
Origin of the expression red tape in English bureaucracy
The phrase red tape for official delay originated in 19th century England. Legal and administrative documents were bound with a pinkish or red tape to secure them, giving rise to the term used to describe bureaucratic inaction or excessive formalities.
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England
French horse Ardan wins Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs
Ardan, the French Derby winner, claimed the Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs amid the first four day meeting since the war. He beat Rising Light by a length over a mile and a half. Ardan’s time surpassed Airborne’s Derby mark, and the owner is M. Boussac.
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Epsom
Hogland
Ardan
Epsom Downs
Airborne
M. Boussac
Russians View News Differently From Western Press
A study of Soviet attitudes shows Russians see crime, train wrecks, and personal affairs as news only when globally significant, while Moscow readers question Western press practices. They distrust foreign interference in their media and insist their system suits them, resisting UN calls for change.
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Russia
U.S.S.R
State Department
Moscow
Soviet Union
United Nations
Cubs Option Hal Kleine to Nashville in SA deal
The Chicago Cubs announced the option release of pitcher Hal Kleine to Nashville of the Southern Association. Kleine, a 23 year old left hander, was obtained from Cleveland several weeks ago.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs Today
Hal Kleine
Nashville
Cubs
Cleveland
Dykes Plans Six Week to Two Month Vacation
Former Chicago White Sox manager Jimmie Dykes will depart for a vacation in the Pennsylvania mountains. He says he will forgo baseball for a period of about six weeks to two months to rest and recuperate.
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Chicago
Jimmie Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Pennsylvania Mountains
Love And Kisses Delta Definition In River Mouth
The triangular river mouth area formed by sediment is named a delta as its outline mirrors the Greek letter Delta. this geographic term clarifies how such landforms occur where a river splits into distributaries and deposits sediment.
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