Reds Seek Information On U S Areas
U S army intelligence urged chambers of commerce and business leaders nationwide to guard against foreign requests for data on U S factories roads and facilities. The drive targets Soviet inquiries seeking industrial maps and photos to aid potential attacks, with officials asking immediate reporting of suspicious asks.
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Washington
U. S
U. S. Army
Chambers of Commerce
Army
Navy
Air Force
FBI
State Department
National Munitions Board Office
United States
United Press Bureau
Topeka
Kan
Wichita
San Antonio
Tex
Rockford, Ill
Boeing
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Vienna
Ing
Middle West
South Dakota
Indiana
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
California
Leipzig
Germany
Rockford Chamber of Commerce
Texas inventor turns rust proof awning idea into business
F A Ray feared retirement would make him stale so he invented a rust proof awning for windows doors and patios. Demand has pushed production beyond hobby status and toward vacation proportions. He plans to expand the venture into a 25 employee firm.
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Stephen E
Texas
F.’A. Ray
Ray
Polio Strikes At U S Japan Forces
In Tokyo a Japanese sleeping sickness epidemic is believed to have affected allied occupation personnel. U S Army medical officers report eight suspected cases among occupation personnel including five soldiers two dependents and one civilian employee. One dependent ten year old boy died with clinical but not positive symptoms. The disease has caused 264 deaths among Japanese in 1457 cases.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Man Fined For Sleeping On Tracks In Traverse City
Fred Letchell paid a $5 fine after police pulled him from railroad tracks where he had been sleeping. He was booked for intoxication just minutes before a train was due.
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Traverse City
Mich
Fred Letchell
Wainwright Elected National Commander of Disabled Veterans
General Jonathan Wainwright was unanimously elected national commander of the Disabled Veterans of America. General Douglas MacArthur sent a cable from Tokyo praising the selection as an able and fitting honor that would bring added honor to the day.
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Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
Bataan
Disabled Veterans of America
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Gen. Wainwright
Woman lens computer marks 30 years at American Optical
Southbridge Mass April 7 1954 Dr A Es telle Glancy believed to be the only woman lens computer in the world has completed 30 years of service with American Optical Co She helped develop the modern corrected curve spectacle lens.
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Southbridge
Mass
A. Estelle Glancy
American Optical Co
Lions Spend Freely At 1948 New York Convention
The New York city visitors bureau reports that during five days the Lions spent about $5,000,000. About 25,000 delegates attended the convention in New York.
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New York
The
Lions
City Visitors’ Bureau
Hiring Hall Is Defended By Maritime Union Leader
President Curran of the National Maritime Union CIO defends hiring halls as essential to the industry and warns the NLRB ruling could wreck maritime business. He expects a contract with four Great Lakes shipowners and vows to continue hiring hall practices until the Supreme Court rules.
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Washington
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union (Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Curran
CIO
Great Lakes
Supreme Court
Teeth Arrive Early in Vermont Baby
Margaret Elizabeth Catella was reported to have four teeth at one week old in Shelburne Vermont. The unusual detail appears in a brief UP dispatch noting the newborn’s early teething.
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Shelbune, Vt
Margaret Elizabeth Catella
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Harley Davidson
Glen's Motors
N. Main
Pocatello
Western
Coronado
Hoover Motor CO
NASH
East Center
City Motor
Budget Dept
Jack Erickson
Mer
C. L. Electric
Are
CL Electric
Sizzler
Dazey
Henriksen
Lizzeek
Atene
Wynn
Bargain Barn Hardware Department
Yellowstone Hiway
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