Washingtons statues stir reminiscences on park monuments
A reflective piece recalls statues in Lafayette Park Washington DC including Lafayette Jackson and Kosciuszko. The author notes Polish education clashes and public fascination with monuments noting maintenance funds and damaged pieces, amid debates over statue meanings and care.
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United States
George Washington
Lafayette Square
Harding
John Russell Young
District of Columbia
Washington
Lafayette Park
Andy Jackson
Young
Washington Circle
Kosciuszko
Tadeusz Andrzej Bonaventura
James Madison
Dolly
Corn Estimate Powered Aid Europe Now Plea
The 1947 corn crop estimate fell by 33 million bushels in the Agriculture Department September report, cutting total reductions since August to 256 million and placing expected outturn at 2,403,913,000 bushels. Meat production could stay high next year using vegetable oil meal and other products, even with reduced corn. Frost timing risks—75 percent maturing by the first killing frost in the 12 corn belt states, with possible 40 percent immature if early, or up to 15 percent loss if late. Wheat output also trimmed to 1,408,602,000 bushels from August’s 1,435,551,000.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Headliners From Across the World and Politics in 1947
Margaret Truman wins unanimous AFL membership as a junior vocalist. Tojo faces life in prison trial in Tokyo and issues an epitaph. Libonati in London taunts Downing Street with dollar bills. Pepper contemplates vice presidential bid amid Democratic doubt in Tallahassee. A hit and run cow strikes Mrs Nostrand in Milwaukee as George Marshall pushes for stopgap European aid. Clayton billed for 2.5 billion aid. Lichtenwalter wins Pennsylvania eighth district amid Taft-Hartley stance boosting Republicans for 1948.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Board of Governors
American Guild of Musical Artists
AFL
Tokyo
Hidekei Tojo
London
M. Libonati
Chi- Tojo Cago
No. 10
Downing Street
Tallahassee
Claude Pepper
Dem
Fla
Democratic Party
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Phil H. Storch
Pennsylvania
Congress
Major league shifts and Western rise in sports
The piece argues that Los Angeles and San Francisco surpass many big league centers in attendance and influence, noting 983000 at a Rose Bowl and 65000 at Santa Anita, while St Louis and Baltimore show strong attendance. It traces football's westward rise from Michigan to Stanford and USC, then outlines the South's ascent with coaches like Wade and Neyland and speculates on Dixie teams facing Notre Dame and the Big Nine, listing potential Dixie selections.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Pasadena
Santa Anita
Los
Baltimore
Browns Park
St. Louis
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Yost
Wolverines
East
Tom Sheylin
Gordon Brown
Big Jim Hogan
DeWitt
Graydon
Michigan
Stanford
California
Pop Warner
Howard Jones
Andy Smith
Pacific
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Army
Midwest
South
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Big Nine
Dan McGugin
Wallace Wade
Bernie Bierman
Frank Thomas
Jack Heisman
Bill Alexander
Roab Neyland
Carl Snavely
Dixie
Georgia
North Carolina
L.S.A
Alabama
Duke
Kentucky
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Auburn
Mississippi
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
Virginia
Army Postwar Strength Falls to 965000
War department officials warn the army’s postwar strength shrank to 965000 officers and men, 105000 below authorized quota. In July and August the service lost 75000 personnel and recruited only 50000, a net decline of 25000 since July when the deficit stood at 80000.
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War Department
Coal Shortage Fears Stir Wartime Coal Outlook
A Cold Blooded Forecast warns the 1947-48 winter could bring the toughest coal shortages in six years. Demand remains sky high, rail car shortages bite, and consumer indifference toward summer stockpiling boosts prices. Even with 20 million tons weekly, output may still lag 1946 totals due to strikes and car bottlenecks.
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Cosl
Epleas
Fortune Telling Booth Adds Fun to Parties
A lively guide suggests setting up a fortune telling booth at events to entertain guests. Dress boldly with a turban and jewelry, use cards dice dominoes crystals or Nes leaves as props to create an engaging atmosphere.
Washington Biol. Survey updates bird ringing notice
An Alberta farmer complained to the U S government about a crow ringing notice. The Washington Biological Survey changed its wording to notify Fish and Wildlife Services in Washington D C from the abbreviated Wash Biol Surv. The farmer described a misused instruction and warned against fooling the people.
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Washington Biological Survey
Fish and Wild Life Services
Washington, D. C
Alberta
U.S
Answers from a quiz: mixed lines on caste, canal, fox, gravity, tuna
A collection of quiz prompts and answers covers India castes, Panama Canal length, native red fox, gravity at the equator, tuna alias horse mackerel, and a horse vs man mile-long race with humans eventual winner.
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India
Panama Canal
North America
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Pennsylvania Avenue
No. 1
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Marquis Marie Joseph Paul Yves Rich Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
Comte de Rochambeau
Decatur House
Stephen Decatur
Commodore Barron
Bladensburg
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich von Steuben
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Samuel F. du Pont
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