Local Social Roundup of Visits and Moves
Major and Mrs Matthew Redlinger Jr and Susan return to Colorado Springs after visiting Major Redlingers parents. Humstons move with trailer to Spirit Lake for three months roadwork with Johnston Construction, plan Grinnell visit later. Numerous locals host dinners and visits with relatives across Washington and nearby towns.
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Major
Matthew John Redlinger Jr
Susan
Major Redlinger
M. J. Redlinger
Colorado Springs
Colo
Humstons
Grinnell
Tom McGraw
Ainsworth
John Blair
Maxine
George Murphy
Peggy le
Earl McGraw
Donna
Bobby
John Elliott Jr
J. H. McGraw
Cotter
Elmus Brenneman
Wayland
Cleo McCoy
Crawfordsville
Clance McCoy
Mary Francis McCoy
Iowa City
Bess McCoy
Mary Fishburn
Washington
Shelby Green
Layfayette
John Petranek
Hammond
Ind
Fishburn
James Holbert
Uni
School Plans Unified Coaching Staff For Next Year
The district announces changes to align high school and junior college athletics under one staff come fall. Paul Thayer shifts from athletic director to focus on finances. John McConnell becomes head coach for high school basketball and junior college baseball. Ver Steeg stays head football coach. Dick Gant leads junior college basketball and continues track. Edger Steeg adds duties across sports. McConnell also teaches physical education.
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Washington High School
M. M. Schell
Paul Thayer
Edger Steeg
Dick Gant
John McConnell
Supt. Schell
Board of Education
Thayer
Elizabeth Irwin
McConnell
Ver Steeg
Gant
Girls Meet at YMCA To Discuss Softball Plans
Those interested in playing in the YWCA girls softball league met at the YMCA gym Tuesday evening. A final division decision was postponed after two weeks of outdoor practice starting in May. Pitchers and catchers were urged to begin individual gym practice. The league will have four teams with games on Monday evenings at Greenfield and a $7.50 team entry fee.
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YWCA
YMCA
Greenfield
Not Enough Box Cars To Move Nation's Crop
Chicago reports that despite a smaller harvest the nation still lacks sufficient box cars to move wheat quickly. Ralph E. B. Clark of the Association of American Railroads cites progress and updated combines shortening harvest to about 30 days. Railroads face a double burden of moving 763 million bushels and storing last year’s grain, much of it on government loans due in April.
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Chicago
Association of American Railroads
Ralph EB. Clark
AAR
Clark
McGovern offers to testify on Lattimore case before Senate
Professor William M. McGovern of Northwestern University Chicago says he will testify before the Senate subcommittee probing charges by Senator McCarthy against Far Eastern expert Owen Lattimore. McGovern cites social contacts with Lattimore in 1937 and 1938 as basis for his testimony.
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Northwestern University
Chicago
Ill
William M. McGovern
Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Owen Lattimore
McGovern
Lattimore
Potatoes Used For Livestock Feed Of Small Cull Potatoes
Ten to twenty percent of the U S potato crop by field run consists of small and culled potatoes. The small potatoes are suitable for livestock feed and are valued for that purpose.
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U. S
Broomcorn Production Resumes Prewar Level in 1944
Production of broomcorn, which rose sharply in 1944 due to metals shortages for carpet sweepers and vacuums, has returned to pre-war levels. Oklahoma and Colorado remain the main broomcorn states, with announcements to follow on the first outdoor practice times for players signed up. Those wishing to play who have not yet volunteered should call Charlotte Ear.
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Charlotte Ear
Marshall Plan Nations Authorized to Spend Over Eight Billion
The Economic Cooperation Administration reports Marshall Plan nations have $8,844,344,000 in U.S. recovery funds to date, including $655 million in ocean freight charges. The four year program ends June 30, 1952, with March authorizations at $341.6 million. machinery and equipment make up about one third and cotton about one fifth of the March total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Trade allocations by country and sector in March
The data show total allocations of $113,500,008 with $72,700,000 earmarked for cotton. About 54 percent funded industrial commodities, 36 percent food and agricultural supplies, over 4 percent ocean freight, and under 1 percent technical services and assistance. France led beneficiaries in March with $119,100,000, followed by Italy at $67,500,000 and the United Kingdom at $89,900,000.
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France
Italy
The
United Kingdom
Prague seeks shutdown of US information services and recalls envoy
Czech foreign ministry demands USIS offices in Prague and Bratislava close by noon Saturday and calls for the recall of U S embassy press attache Joseph Kolarek over alleged espionage. Six Czechs go on trial for treason and spying as the state court session opens at Pankrac prison.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
S. Information Services
United States
Pankrac Prison
U. S
U. S. Information Service
Bratislava
Slovakia
Joseph Kolarek
U. Ss
USIS
New York Ports Handle Half of US Domestic Trade
The New York state department of commerce notes that the four customs districts in New York state handle about half the dollar volume of the imports and exports for the continental United States, highlighting the region's pivotal role in foreign trade.
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New York State
New York
Nab Half Million Dollar Phony Money Makers
Secret service agents captured Salvatore Salli and Anthony Iraci in Buffalo for running a counterfeiting ring that produced about $500000 in bogus currency. The operation traced from Los Angeles to major cities including New York and New Orleans before arrests. About $220000 in phony bills were recovered and banks were warned to expect more counterfeit notes in circulation.
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Buffalo, N
Secret Service
Salvatore Salli
Anthony Iraci
Buffalo
Treasury
Los Angeles
New York
New Orleans
St. Louis
Cleveland
Atlanta
A. E. Whitaker
Whitaker
Wife and Sweetheart Stand By Time-Bomb Plotter
Betty Grant and Elizabeth Su omela, tied to a plot to bomb an airliner, pledged support for John Grant who planned to collect $25 000 insurance on his wife and two children. Grant, 31, faces 16 counts of attempted murder after the Monday scheme.
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Los Angeles
Lothario
John 4H
Grant
Betty Grant
Elizabeth Suomela
Insurance money tied to old paternity suit case
The text describes using insurance proceeds to settle $8,000 in debts from a past love entanglement connected to a paternity case in New York three years prior. It names Helene Kozicka Hansen as the tall dark secretary and notes he admitted paternity and agreed to $10 weekly child support.
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New York
Helene Kozicka Hansen
Bye Bye Blackboard Replaced in Modern Classrooms
The American Optometric Association recommends replacing traditional green and yellow chalk boards with a new system. The change aims to improve visibility and reduce visual distortion caused by light absorption.
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American Optometric Association
Astaire Buys Six Pairs Of Handstitched Dance Pumps
Fred Astaire purchases six pairs of dancing pumps built on special lasts with handstitched construction. The shoes feature soft leather uppers and mellow leather soles tuned for performance.
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Fred Astaire
Bell on factory door prompts caretaker confrontation
A man returning home reads a door notice asking visitors to ring the bell for the caretaker. He pulls the bell so hard it nearly comes off, and a sleepy caretaker appears. The visitor asks why the bell cannot be rung by the visitor.
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Janet Miller
Car listing hints at a 1947 Chevrolet purchase
The notice praises a 1947 four door Chevrolet with low mileage and good all around condition. It reads as a sales prompt highlighting desirability of the model.
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Harper
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