Clark Announces Hardline Price Conspiracies Policy
Attorney General Tom Clark unveiled a tough new campaign to prosecute conspiracies to fix or raise prices for food clothing and housing. The Justice Department anti trust division will pursue criminal cases and seek jail terms for individuals and large fines for corporations, opposing pleas of nolo contendere.
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Washington
Atty
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Antitrust Division
Clark
Courts of Pleas
Nolo Contendere
Funeral for 13 month old Ann Merrell in San Angelo
Funeral services were pending for 13 month old Ann Merrell who died after placing a live electric light plug in her mouth at home. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas M Merrell the child suffered fatal shock.
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San Angelo
Ann Merrell
Thomas M. Merrell
Mays
Merrell
Whitesboro property valuation rises to $1,105,060
Whitesboro city equalization board set a total valuation of 1,105,060 dollars for business and residential properties, an increase of 156,000 from last year. Board members were F. C. Marshall W. B. Cooke and Reavis Sappenfield.
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Whitesboro
Car Buyers Face Long Wait For 1948 Auto Orders
Detroit dispatch notes the U S automobile industry is filling orders placed as far back as 1942 1945 and most new orders may not reach retailers until midsummer 1948. With about 6 million unfilled orders and wartime production losses, many buyers are discouraged from placing new orders as top executives expect only modest model changes next year with major redesigns deferred to 1949.
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Detroit
Bath drains $6000 from forgetful safe owner
In San Jose William Herwig told police he wore the safe key on a cord, removed it while bathing, and then set it on a table allowing $6000 to vanish from his own safe. He described the loss as a bath gone wrong and blamed the missing funds on the lapse.
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San Jose
Calif
William Herwig
Herwig
Cows Cooled by Aluminum Paint On Railcars
Cows are cooled by reflective aluminum paint on top and ends of Western railroad cattle cars. The method aims to lower car temperatures by 5 to 10 degrees, reducing heat stress and increasing shipment costs but boosting profits for cattle shippers.
Soldier Gets Shot In Line of Duty
At Fort George G. Meade Maryland, T-5 Raymond Sanders earns praise for enduring heavy machine gun fire during routine line of duty training. His specially prepared tank acts as the moving target in daily target practice as he tolerates the stinging barrage of 80 machine guns and 2,400 rounds. Sanders says the experience feels like being under a tin roof in a hail storm.
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Fort George G. Meade
Raymond Sanders
Sanders
Early and modern matches compared by ignition temp
A note contrasts early matches igniting around 212F with modern matches needing over 350F to ignite. It highlights the technological shift in ignition requirements and material improvements over time.
One Maytag Home Freezer for Immediate Delivery
Johnson Jewelry advertises a One Maytag Home Freezer for immediate delivery. G. W. Ford offers a West Whitewright home for sale on a main highway to Sherman with corner lot, trees, outbuildings, and frontage. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Smith thank friends for help and sympathy after their baby’s illness and death.
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West Whitewright
Sherman
G. W. Ford
E. H. Smith
Tax Recoveries Reach 1.94 Billion in FY Ended June 30
U S Treasury reports record unpaid tax recoveries and penalties totaling 1.938 billion dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, a 50 percent rise from 1946. Acting Customs Commissioner Dow notes false declarations on imports valued at 1.5 million forfeited, with substantial penalties from traveler smuggling. Alcohol tax unit recovered about 2 million while illicit distilling fell due to sugar rationing.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Schoeneman
Dow
Alcohol Tax Unit
Vanilla Ice Cream Still First Choice
The Commerce Department noted that vanilla remains the preferred ice cream flavor in America with half the public ordering vanilla. Chocolate ranks a distant second at 15 percent and strawberry third. Americans consumed nearly 3 billion quarts last year, about 21 quarts per person, propelling ice cream makers toward a billion-dollar industry.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Lightning Kills Two Baseball Players in Pennsburg Game
Two semi pro players died after a lightning bolt struck during a Pennsburg Red Hill contest. Norman Eschbach 19 fell first, then Stan Buck 23 and Laverne Schwenk 21, a Red Hill coach, were knocked down as over 100 spectators watched.
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Pennsburg
Red Hill
Norman Eschbach
Stanford Buck
Laverne Schwenk
742 Million Birds in U S Chickens Count Reveals
In College Station Texas the USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports over 742,057,000 U S farm chickens. The figure mirrors last year’s level but sits three percent below the 1936-45 average. Texas homes 42,459,000 chickens, second only to Iowa's 54,169,000.
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College Station
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Texas
Iowa
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