Labor: U S Acts on Oil Wage Clash in Washington
Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach moved negotiations to Washington to settle the oil workers dispute seen as a pattern for postwar reconversion. The strike by AFL elevator operators and building service workers in New York affects over 1.5 million people with daily losses over 1 million dollars as talks hinge on industry wide versus plant by plant contracts. Hirohito visits Gen. MacArthur in Tokyo as occupation policies for Japan are laid out including economic reform and sanctions on war industries while seeking postwar trade with the United States.
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Lewis Schwellenbach
Washington, D. C
CIO
Schwellenbach
Chicago
Ill
AFL
Building Service Employees Inn
New York
War Labor Board
U. S
Hirohito
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
MacArthur
Nippon
Japan
Mitsubushi
Mitsui
Yasada
Sumitomo
Pon
Patton
Eisenhower
3Rd Army
Bavarian
Germany
Reich
Buck Change in Argentina Amid Peron Siege
Argentina under military rule after Edelmiro Farrell moves to curb democratic elements. Col. Juan Peron dominates as leaders of economy, politics, and labor are rounded up following a failed attempt to overthrow the regime. Government suspends constitutional guarantees to quell rising opposition and preserve existing order. Liberty seen as restored once groups learn to use it.
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South America
Argentina
Pres
Edelmiro Farrell
Juan Peron
Farrell
Farrell-Peron
Tire rationing unlikely to end soon say dealers
Demand for tires grows as production increases but the National Automobile Dealers Association cautions that tire rationing will not be eliminated in the near term. Industry plans target about 12 million tires from October to year end, with most reserved for new cars.
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National Automobile Dealers Association
Tre
Gorme
Government Eases Credit Controls Amid Inflation Fears
OPA moves to remove credit controls on building renovation and loans for services and nonessential purchases. The unchanged 12 month credit for washing machines and other durable goods remains, while critics say easing helps higher prices and aids higher income buyers.
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OPA
Shelving of Jobless Benefit Bill Sparks Labor Fury
The House Ways and Means Committee blocked a Senate measure to extend unemployment benefits to 26 weeks with federal aid. The action undermines President Truman’s program, as the Senate had rejected raising benefits to 25 dollars weekly. Labor leaders condemned the rejection, urging a nationwide drive to reverse the act.
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House
Ways and Means
Senate
Truman
House Committee
Labor
APL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Army Seeks Missing Soldier in Global Search Teams
Army searches the world for personnel reported missing, with five soldiers per unit including a linguist. Teams comb battlefields in Europe and the Pacific, each assigned about one and a half square miles. officials consolidate missing personnel data to speed investigations.
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Europe
Pacific
Oil Pact Reached Between United States and Britain
The United States and Britain agree on an advisory framework to regulate overseas oil operations, easing opposition to domestic production controls. The pact, drafted in London by Secretary Ickes and British Fuel Administer Shinwell, preserves concessions and non interference while highlighting vast Middle East holdings.
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U. S
Britain
London
of the Interior
Senate
Middle East
Ickes
Shinwell
Meat: More Available Under OPA Ration Changes
The OPA lifted point requirements on lower grades of beef veal and lamb for most of October. Hamburger lamb and veal patties short ribs brisket of beef breast and lamb shank of veal became ration free. Sausage frankfurters luncheon meat and canned meats also lost points. Hog and finished cattle kept current values while fats and oils remained rationed.
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OPA
Henry Ford II Seizes Ford Presidency at 28
Henry Ford II, 28, takes the helm at Ford Motor Co after his grandfather’s retirement. He pledges to restore leadership in sales as postwar production faces strikes. The piece also notes Patton Eisenhower denazification debates and Indo-China tensions as French rule returns amid Annamite rebel activity.
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Husky
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Henry the HI
Fort
Chevrolet
Ford
Port Nany
Edsel
Casing Innovation Uses Water to Shield Grindstone
A proposed casing for grindstones directs water flow differently to keep the stone submerged deeper. The design uses a watertight, shaped enclosure allowing the stone to rotate while maintaining a steady water level for improved operation.
Good Neighbor Aids Health in Amazon Regions
Remote regions of the Amazon in Peru and Bolivia have advanced in human welfare as modern health measures expand hospital care and medical services. The United States and South American nations through the Institute of Inter-American Affairs have reduced malaria and tropical diseases by new health programs.
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Amazon
Peru
Bolivia
U. S
South America
Institute of Inter-American Affairs
Ultraviolet Sterilamps Aid Poultry Health In Farms
Ultraviolet lamps made of quartz glass tubes emit a targeted light band to sterilize air and reduce mold and infections in poultry houses. Tests show improved egg production during winter and higher chick weight, with mortality declines and better vigor when used over roosts and in brooding. Trials are ongoing at state stations and on individual farms.
Sugar Beet Advances and Postwar Farming Prospects
W J DRYDEN notes a 1774 German discovery of sugar extraction from beets and cites the 1870 US factory milestone. A new hybrid promises 20 percent yield gain and pill form planting, promising profitable postwar beet production. Pill includes fertilizer, insecticide, with seed at center. Beet by products range from galacturonic and citric acids to rubber, plastics, medicines, and cementitious pulp used by Nazis for fortification.
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United States
Quick Blood-Building From Vitamin B2 in Livestock
University of Wisconsin findings show rapid recovery from hemorrhage anemia in livestock by feeding riboflavin to boost protein iron copper and the B complex. Previously regeneration took six to eight weeks after hemorrhage or transfusion.
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University of Wisconsin
Mind your own business in postwar family woes
A reader from Texas vents about a sister in law Joan and a sister-in-law Jean, whose indiscretions threaten a returning husband Art. Carolyn seeks guidance on whether to reveal truths to Art. the columnist urges Carolyn to stay out, mind her own duties, and focus on her own home and infant. The piece highlights family duties toward absent soldiers and postwar tensions.
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Joan
Jean
Marines
Air Corps
Bert
South Seas
Pacific
Oll
Art
Giance
Carolyn
Silence 18 Best
The article discusses two young wives with scandalous situations affecting husbands serving abroad. Twins Joan and Jean face an out of wedlock birth and a romance. Carolyn the sister in law contemplates informing the soldiers. Miss Norris urges restraint, arguing no good comes from disclosure now.
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Joan
Jean
Carolyn
Miss Norris
Carolyn Minds Her Own Business Here
A dramatic excerpt depicts Carolyn urged to back off, while a tangle of romantic pasts and loyalties tests forgiveness. The speaker condemns meddling in Jean and Joan’s relationships, arguing that public moralizing will ruin lives and urging discretion.
Vitamin intake guidance for homemakers in nutrition notes
The article emphasizes calcium and riboflavin from milk and dairy products, noting increased milk consumption since 1934 and a one fifth rise in B-2 intake. It mentions added vitamins B-1 and niacin, iron adequacy, and an enrichment program boosting average B vitamin intake by about 33 percent from prewar years, with 9 percent due to grain enrichment, linking B-1 deficiency to poor health.
Dangerous Amanita Mushroom Warns of Fatal Poison
An advisory warns that a mushroom called Amanita contains powerful poison that stops the heart, with a red scaly cap and ragged collar. A single bite may be fatal. cramps, pain, and dizziness appear first, and death may follow within half an hour to two hours unless stomach pumped promptly. Atropine is noted as an antidote in tiny amounts.
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Polibhaus
Dahly
Kellogg All-Bran Ad Promises Natural Constipation Relief
An advertisement urges quitting harsh laxatives and adopting Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily natural laxative food. It touts high fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein from whole wheat outer layers, claiming lasting regularity and reduced need for laxatives.
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Kellogg’s
Madeee Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
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