Lustron Venture Hangs On Through Government Credit Test
Senator Flanders warns if Lustron fails the mass produced houses idea dies. The Lustron Corporation in Columbus Ohio has $34 million from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation but loses about $500,000 monthly. Output is being cut while demand, labor, and credit hurdles keep the project from breaking even. The RFC may decide in months whether to provide more funds to test if factory-built housing can work.
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Vermont
Lustron
Lustron Corporation of
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Teen-Age Auto Games Prompt Alarm in Chicago
A Chicago policeman cites dangerous teen stunts as a nationwide fad. Teens form deadly “games” using souped up cars and close to a white line, with players swapping positions at speed. Other tricks include floorboard brake and rotation routines ending in fatalities or injuries.
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Chikiver
The Cellophane Era and Its Grip on Life
A nostalgic essay contrasts a pre Cellophane world with modern packaging. The author laments endless wrappings and the struggle to access sweets and everyday items, noting the claustrophobic, burglar proof shine of Cellophane and its invasion across shops and goods.
Psittacosis Disease From Birds and Human Risk
Psittacosis is a bird disease that can spread to humans causing pneumonia like fever. A 1932 outbreak saw 76 U.S. cases with seven deaths and 15 cases with four deaths in 1933. Quarantine reduced infections. ongoing lab risk and imported birds remain controlled. A specific test aids diagnosis and serums shorten illness. antibiotics may improve treatment.
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South America
U. S
Trea
Oddities and Legal Quips From Witty Clippings
A collage of quirky notes includes high temperatures in Portugal, a 1892 Oklahoma clock, silk fillings by German dentists, hay fever forecasts, tannery strike wrapups, civil marriage contracts, rising meat prices, a farm hand bite divorce case, roller skate honeymoons, boy geniuses' fate, a Florida long-time postmaster, a Michigander’s 125 mile bike ride, and pop culture branding of cigarettes.
Quirino's Washington visit shadowed by three Japanese collaborators
Washington officials sighed as Elpidio Quirino left after a reception noting the presence of three Filipino collaborators in his party. Jose Yulo Federico Mangahas and Vincente Albano Pacis drew scrutiny for pro Japan ties while Quirino campaigns for re election amid strong opponents Jose Laurel and Jose Avelino.
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Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
U. S
Jose Yulo
Supreme Court
Yulo
Hirohito
Japan
Federico Mangahas
Mangahas
Vincente Albano Pacis
Jose P. Laurel
Laurel
Manuel Roxas
Jose Avelino
Wily Tammany
Yule
Philippines
Joaquin M. Elizalde
Elizalde
Unemployment figures questioned by public affairs institute
Dr. Dewey Anderson of the Public Affairs Institute argues the latest unemployment report undercounts jobless by about 600000 and disputes claims that youth migration from New York drives unemployment. He cites May to June labor force data showing 800000 fewer active young job seekers this year.
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Public Affairs Institute
Dewey Anderson
P.A.I
Anderson
Commerce
Sawyer
Our Newspaper Neighbors Don’t Blame Glen
Editorial from the Nampa Free Press criticizes Senator Glen Taylor for proposing paying unemployment at 85 percent of former wages. The piece argues the plan incentivizes unemployment and questions how such a policy reflects on Idaho’s voters and democracy.
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Glen
China paper fails to settle US policy crisis says Marquis Childs
Marquis Childs argues the China white paper does not end debates in Washington. He notes Barr warned only U S troops or a unified supply line could salvage China, while critics push more aid to Nationalist China, risking entanglement. He urges a new strategic approach in Asia and an end to wasted aid.
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State Department
China
David G. Barr
Chiang Kai-Shek
Dean Acheson
Barr
Senate
House Committees On
Acheson
Department of the Army
United States
U. S
John Davis Lodge
Connecticut
Francis Walter
Pennsyvania
William Knowland
California
Elpidio Quirino
Philippine Republic
India
Formosa
Mt. Kisco residents discuss theatres and thrills
In Mt. Kisco a group gathers on a lawn and debates the Metropolitan Opera House while sharing memories of the biggest thrills they have felt in the theatre. Herman Levin, linked to a Broadway project, is mentioned as a future producer.
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Mt. Kisco
Metropolita Opera House
Metropolitan Opera House
Eleanor
Herman Levin
Milton Berle at hypnotism school offers laughs
In a humorous reminiscence Milton Berle recalls a hypnotism show where fifty volunteers sleep in minutes. He jokes about being asked to imagine himself as Berle and about comic legends like Olivier, Jolson, Caruso, and Gertrude Ederle. The piece blends slapstick bits with showbiz memories.
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Milton Berle
Lawrence Olivier
Jack O’brien
Associated Press
Texas
Mary Martin
Daddy
Deems Taylor
al Jolson
Caruso
Eleanor
Gertrude Ederle
Ederle
Gertrude
Trudy
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