U S Mint Director Explains Franklin Half Dollar Story
U S Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross recounts how the Franklin likeness almost appeared on a new three cent piece during wartime copper shortages. The design was later reassigned to the half dollar, with the Liberty Bell on the reverse, and first produced in Denver before Philadelphia.
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U. S
Franklin
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Bureau
John Sinnock
Denver
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Franklin half dollar debates eagle and Liberty Bell placement
The Pacific coast where 7,035,414 new Franklin half dollars have been struck. The 50 cent piece will carry this design for 25 years. The reverse centers on the Liberty Bell with a smaller eagle beside it, a balance Mrs. Ross defends as legally required.
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Pacific Coast
Franklin
Largest Glass Plant at Alton Illinois
The world’s largest glass container plant is located in Alton Illinois. The facility dominates regional production, employing hundreds and serving major brands with high output and advanced forming lines.
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Alton, Ill
Navy Secretary Sullivan Testifies on Remington Resignation
Secretary John Sullivan testifies before a Senate committee on why the Navy asked William Remington to resign his reserve commission. He declines to answer further, saying the inquiry would violate a presidential loyalty order.
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Navy
John Sullivan
Senate
William Remington
Sulivan
International
Twins Born to Mr and Mrs Don Lauer in Olds
In Columbus Junction on July 21 a son named Arthur Leslie and daughter Ann Louise were born to Mr. and Mrs. Don Lauer. Mrs. Lauer is a granddaughter of the late Mrs R J Reaney. The Greene families reunion is planned at Wed Park Muscatine. The Columbus Junction band under Warren May plays a street concert at Ainsworth on Tuesday evening August 3. Michael Stofkosky and Velma Scabilion Stofkosky welcomed a son Lawrence Allen July 23 in Lovilia. James Fortune and family return from vacation. Keith Nau family moves into a new home replacing last year's fire. Paul Edwards adds to his Union township home.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Don Lauer
Olds
Ann Louise
Arthur Leslie
Lauer
R. J Reaney
Greene
Wed Park
Muscatine
Auge
Columbus Junrtion Band
Warren May
Ainsworth
Michael Stofkosky
Lovilia
Lawrence Allen
Jilly
Stofkoski
Velma Scabilion
Columbie City
James Fortune
Keith Nau
Paul Edwards
Union Township
Timber Insect Control Advances Across Idaho and Montana
A new control program using DDT targets tussock moths in northern Idaho. Large acreages escaped tree damage as researchers report successful early trials. Plans expand to fight spruce budworm and bark beetles in Montana.
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Idaho
Montana
Mechanizing Cotton Farms A New Hope For Farmers
Experiments across the cotton belt show drastic reductions in man hours with mechanical equipment, signaling strong potential to boost efficiency on cotton farms.
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Cotton Belt
Native Berry Emerges in Commercial Use
Native American berry, the blueberry, is identified as a native American fruit but has seen commercial cultivation only in the last 30 years.
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