French Election Steers Europe Away From Red Tide
Analysis says post election France weakens leftist dominance, boosting Western unity. Article notes MRP platform for unity, distance from Radical Socialists, and potential shift in Soviet policy toward a cooperative western bloc. Headlines reference Capitol lobbying and Hitler imagery to frame postwar tension.
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Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Newcormera
Socialist Party
Resistance
Russia
Europe
France
Lobbyists Fill 14 Columns In Capital Directo ry Barometer
The current congress faces record lobbying pressure with more associations and offices in Washington. Notable groups include American Automobile Association Zionists Am vets American Legion Buck Privates Alcoholics Anonymous University Professors University Women and various trade and industry groups. Anti civil liberty and prohibition factions appear alongside liquor and distiller groups. Weatherproof boxes and glow in the dark buses cited as tech tidbits.
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Congress
Sociationa
Washington
American Automobile Association
Zionists
George Zook
Amvets
American Legion
The
Buck Privates Association
Alcoholics Anonymous
Association of
Antis
Anti-Cigarette Alliance
Anti- Defamation League
Anti-Poll Tax Committee
Anti- Saloon League
Distillers Institute
National
Sandwich Makera Association
National Association of Ornamental Nonferrous Metals
Leta
National Association of Ornamental Metal Manufacturers
Park Visitors Surpass Officials' Early Park Visit Estimates
Park visitors soar beyond expectations with March totals of 1,269,084 and April figures more than double the 1942 level, suggesting the year may surpass the 25,000,000 visitor forecast as the 1946 season runs October to October.
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National Park Service
Newton B. Drury
Chicago
National Parks and Monuments
Farm Safety Week Emphasized Across Farms
Edward Emerine Wiuf notes Farm Safety Week runs July 21 to 27, urging vigilance in farming communities. He recalls accidents among neighbors and relatives, stresses that machines can injure or kill, and urges year round use of safety devices and proper clothing on all farms.
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Edward Emerine Wiuf
National Safety Co Cit
Nity
Fishermen's Luck Echoed in Jasper Maryland Cartoon
Two local residents Roy R. Boucher and Clarence E. Brown fished in Grand Lake Oklahoma for a day and returned with one small fish each. Neighbor Mrs Eli W Scott displayed two large catfish she caught in a creek on Boucher’s property within 100 feet of his home.
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Jasper
Roy R. Boucher
Clarence E. Brown
Grand Lake
Okla
Eli W. Scott
Boucher
Farmers Are Still Trading In Wisconsin Towns
A market survey of Marathon county Wisconsin shows only about one quarter of its 7,200 farmers buy lumber cement and feed in Wausau while most shop in smaller towns. Farmers expect to spend 714 million dollars within two years after the war on autos trucks farm machinery home repairs and appliances with many paying from savings and some using credit. Marathon leads in American cheese milk and silver fox raising, underscoring its large agricultural and rural commerce.
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E. L. Kirkpatrick
Marathon County
Wisconsin
Wausau
Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
University of Wisconsin
United States
Demand for Peanuts Still Big in 1946
Virginia Beach reports demand for peanuts remains strong as 1948 prize plans and government support loom. Secretary Clinton P. Anderson told 400 growers, processors, and shippers from 23 states the price help may not be needed. He cited a war emergency crop rising to three million acres in four years and warned a buyer's market could come soon.
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Virginia Beach
America
Clinton P. Anderson
Indian relics saved from fire at Maryhill museum
Mrs. Mary V. Lane of Underwood a 4 Hn eal descendant of the last Cascade chief owns a valuable North West collection of Indian relics. She lost her home in the fire but her exhibits at the Maryhill museum remain safe and on display.
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Stevenson, Wash
Mary V. Lane
Underwood
Northwest
Maryhill’ Museum
Louisiana State Poultry Division Tests Rooster Tenderness
Baton Rouge observers report LSU poultry division experiments aiming to convert rooster meat into henlike tenderness. Researchers inject synthetic female hormones. after four to six weeks roosters shrink and gain fat layers, a key factor for tender flesh.
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Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana State University Poultry Husbandry Division
Florida Men Design Chapeaux At Hat Party
Panama City Florida. At a party hosted by Mr and Mrs Jack A Blackwell women paid back taunts about hats by assigning men to design women hats. The men accepted and worked hard producing many creations while the ladies admitted some designs were too bad.
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Panama City
Fla
Jack A. Blackwell
Auto Man Marries Felhofer In Tiny Wisconsin Ceremony
Roy Ehlers auto mechanic wed Nisa Erma Felhofer at the Yalmy church with coworkers gifting a grand sendoff. A surrey drawn by matched horses awaited the couple, coachman Hugo Kalms in formal dress stood by. They drove to Ed Felhofer home for dinner, ending a long run of motor era humor with a horse and wagon celebration.
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Stuhgem
Wis
teRoy Ehlers
Nisa Erma Felhofer
Te Yalmy
Surrey
Hugo Kalms
Ed. Felhofer
Grandpa
Autos and Dogs Help City Funds
Arlington Heights reports a surge in license receipts led by autos and dog licenses. First quarter 1946 auto receipts exceed new totals by over 500 dollars, business licenses rise by 1,000, and dog licenses jump from 420 in 1845 to 859 in early 1946. Police Chief Skoog credits public education for the rise as stray dogs stay licensed. Officials urge similar campaigns for other towns.
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Arlingson Heights
Ili
Forrest Davis
Skoog
Arlington Heights
Deschutes project to add 800 new Oregon farms for veterans
The Deschutes irrigation project in central Oregon will enable about 80 new farms as water reaches the land. The initiative marks a postwar effort to provide farming opportunities for qualified veterans, with 80 veterans already settling and more under consideration. Clearing, homes, schools and roads are under construction as 60,000 acres are destined for cultivation or permanent irrigated pasture.
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Deschutes
Oregon
Desert
Bureau of Reclamation
Deschutes Project
West
Senate Monstrosity and Patience in Washington
A sprawling recap covers the stalled price control bill and disputed OPA rollback with Senator Wagner and Senator Taft in opposition, Alben Barkley’s quip, and Barkley’s eventual report. It also reviews Secretary Lew Schwellenbach’s patience amid naval strike pressure, and a history of cabinet confirmations from Jackson to Coolidge, ending with Alabama governor elect Jim Folsom’s looming political ascent.
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Senate
Washington
Servita
Senate Banking and Currencys Committee
New York
Wagner
Banking and Currency Committee
Taft
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Barkley
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Jackson
Roger B. Taney
Tyler
David Henshaw
James M. Porter
Andrew Johnson
Henry Stanbery
Calvin Coolidge
Charles B. Warren
Warren
Charley Dawes
Coolidge
Dawes
Jim Folsom
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Folsom
Arngl
Henry Wallace
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