Alfalfa Bill backs Truman amid 1951 panic fears
Duncan Oklahoma former Gov William H Murray known as Alfalfa Bill an anti New Deal figure since 1932 said he would vote for President Truman in 1948 He warned there would be a picnic in 1951 and that Republicans in office would end the two party system Murray once clashed with FDR at the 1932 Democratic convention and supported Wendell Willkie in 1940 He was Oklahoma's favorite son candidate in 1932.
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Okla
William H
Murray
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Administration Cites New Plumbing Law
Austin administrators announce a new State Plumbing Board law requiring 101 days to obtain state licenses. Master plumbers pay 50 dollars while journeymen and inspectors pay 5 dollars. City and county licenses remain valid but state permits require application within 120 days from Sept. 5.
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Look at it now a tailor quips about a suit
A young man selects fabric for a suit. The tailor notes it cannot be finished for 30 days, and quips that the world was made in six days but asks if the customer has looked at the work recently.
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Texas
Santa''s Backers To Get A Break
PORTLAND Maine Christmas toy prices will drop up to 30 percent this year compared with the rising trend elsewhere. Boston wholesaler Louis Block notes a shift from warlike toys and says some items like electric trains and tree lights remain scarce. This year’s toys are said to be better constructed, potentially reducing breakage.
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Chinese beverage recipe seized by agents
Federal narcotics agents seized a bottle of Rattlesnake Whisky popular with Chinese communities as a strength restorer. The recipe allegedly includes a five rattlesnake, rice wine, dried toads, soy beans, sliced deer antlers and dried sea horses, kept six months before drinking at one’s own risk.
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