Legion chief to address Chicago Police post banquet
Donald R. Wilson national commander of the American Legion will speak at the Law and Order banquet of the Chicago Police post on February 11, as announced.
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Leap year does not boost marriage rates for women
Insurance statisticians note only twice since the Civil War that leap year marriage rates rose above adjacent years, 1896 and 1920. This year, they say, will not differ. They warn that the pool of unmarried people has shrunk after World War II, despite women's tradition of proposing.
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World potato crop down in 1951 52 season estimate
World potato production for the 1951 52 season is estimated lower than the previous year with declines reported in major producing regions. Early reports indicate weather and pest pressures contributing to the reduced crop size.
Crop figures drop under 1950 51 levels amid policy shift
The Bureau of Foreign Agricultural Relations reports a ten percent decline below the 1950-51 crop. The United States shows the largest decrease, largely due to a change in price-support policy.
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Bureau of Foreign Agricultural Relations
United States
Taft Administers Hoover Inauguration Pledge
Former President William Howard Taft administered the oath to Herbert Hoover, officially placing Hoover in the presidency. The ceremony marked a historic transfer of executive power with Hoover taking the oath as the nation’s leader.
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Herbert Hoover
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