Oldest American college bell tolls from McKendree clock tower
The Lebanon Illinois McKendree College claims the oldest bell in the United States, cast in the eighth century in Spain and later moved through Florida and the Southwest to St. Louis before arriving in Lebanon in 1258. Placed in the chapel tower, the bell has summoned students for nearly a century amid a romance of travel and history.
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Mississippi Basin
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College Chapel
Aged Evangeline Oak Receives Special Aid
In St Martinville Louisiana the historic Evangeline Oak near Bayou Teche received special tree food at its roots to aid ailing status. About 100 pounds of preparation were embedded to bolster the aged tree near the Atta trading post site.
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St, Martinville
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Bayou Teche
Attakapag
Cassville’s Buschbom broncho busters thrill town youths
Cassville Wisconsin hosts the Buschbom family four rider brothers Bill Sr Jack 20 Bill Jr 23 and Ted 34 with more than 100 horses and bulls on a ranch. They practice bareback riding roping and bulldogging near town before returning to the sawdust circuit. Bill Jr and Jack rank among top riders earning about five thousand dollars last year while Ted joins bulldogging events and Bill Sr leads liberty acts with trained horses.
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Chicago
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Husbands Live in Home Ec Practice Cottage
In Stevens Point at Central State Teachers College three seniors in home economics host their husbands as occupants of the practice cottage. The men Lilian Korzilius Elizabeth Paulson and Gloria Schultz are living there as part of a semester requirement to apply classroom lessons. Edward Korzilius John Paulson and Louis Schultz, all connected to the college community, participate in the living arrangement.
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Stevens Point
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Central State Teachers College
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Lilian Korzilius
Elizabeth Paulson
Gloria Schultz
Bessie May Allen
Edward Korgilius
John Paulson
Louis Schultz
Party Split fun in a turbulent election year
News analyst Baukhage surveys the 1940s party rifts as Southern Democrats clash with the White House over civil rights and the Negro vote. He notes splits among Republicans and Democrats, and cites Senator Morse on Wallace’s third party challenge, framing splits as both dangerous and entertaining to watch.
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Baukhage
Congress
Adéline
White House
North
South
Missouri
Mason-Dixon
Sweet Adeline
Henry Wallace
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Wallace
Truman
Senator Morse
Progressive Magazine
Teddy Roosevelt
Inside Info and Washington Market Rumors
A columnist recalls ethics lessons on leaks and insider information from Washington. He cites a broker and a reporter paid for tips, an embassy official warning against greed, and a veteran editor’s caution that confidential moves only yield brief profit before markets close. He concludes that government workers who abuse information rarely endure.
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White House
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America
Great Britain
Britain
Australia
Reds Seize Power In Czechoslovakia Crisis
Amid six days of upheaval, the Communist party led by Klement Gottwald assumed control of Czechoslovakia. Vaclav Nosek tightened police power as Eduard Benes resigned cabinet posts, signaling a shift toward a Soviet-aligned government and raising fears of a broader Eastern Europe encroachment.
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Czechoslovakia
Eduard Berles
Klement Gottwald
Gottwald
Vaclav Nosek
Cold Chicken No Fuel Oil Threatens 1948 Hatch
Midwestern poultry industry faces fuel oil shortages that threaten baby chick hatch plans for 1948. Farmers cancel early March orders as oil for springs and brooder stores remains scarce, especially in Iowa Illinois Indiana and the Northwest. Some hatcheries claim require six tank cars of fuel oil to start production while farmers defer deliveries awaiting warmer weather. Cattle hog and sheep growers fear hoof and mouth disease spreading from Mexico prompts a push to renew eradication efforts and border quarantine steps.
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Midwest
Iowa
Northwest
Ilinois
Indiana
U. S
Mexico
Chicago
Clinton Anderson
How Prices Deflate Consumer Resistance Does It
An Northwestern National Life Insurance study finds price declines stem from rising supply meeting dampened demand. Food items such as poultry eggs potatoes oranges canned fruits and beverages show private recessions while manufactured goods like small radios and appliances face slumping prices as demand contracts. Consumers merchants and manufacturers anticipate further declines prompting cautious or reduced purchasing, triggering downward spirals in prices across markets.
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Family Economies Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Six Daring Aerialists In Incredible Escape
In 1934 a motorbus crash in Japan killed the driver but spared seven men who leapt from windows to a tree after the bus tumbled down a mountain. The men were aerialists performing a trapeze act, and their timing saved their lives in one of history’s remarkable escapes.
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Japan
Collier's
Rope and Pipe Straps Highlight at Reliable Electric Co
Minneapolis firm Reliable Electric Co advertises Romex pipe straps and related electrical fittings. The notice promotes stronger straps per pound and emphasizes safety and reliability for electrical installations.
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Elecctric CO
South Sra Bt
Minneapolis
Minn
Razor blades and sorghum sale notice
Raz or blades double edge Gillelle type one dollar postpaid satisfaction guaranteed or money back Kosolf 4135 1eth Street Long Island City 4 New York Sorghum delicious home made five pounds one point nine postpaid up to 500 miles L J Massdam Lynnville Ja
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Kosolf
Long Island City
L. J. Massdam
Lynnville, Ja
WANTED TO BUY Dixmoor Bonds and other Illinois Bonds
Dixmoor bonds sought by EH Kootstra of Oak Park Illinois. Wants holders or locations of special assessment or municipal bonds near Chicago or in Illinois villages. Requests correspondence at 444 Jackson Blvd Oak Park.
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Specialville
Ill
Chicago
Kooistra
Jackson Blvd
Oak Park
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