Merchant Fleet Dwindles In Postwar Period
The piece discusses a likely drop in the American merchant fleet after World War II. It cites a 34 percent decline from postwar peaks to 1946 and forecasts a further 39 percent fall by 1947, noting unsuitability of war vessels for peacetime trade and calls for maintaining a sizable U S merchant fleet for national defense.
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Japan
National Federation of American Shipping
Federation
United States
Willie Francis death case stirs national sentiment over chair failure
The article reports on the Willie Francis case in Louisiana where an electric chair failed, prompting rare public sentiment. The Supreme Court rules he shall die as sentenced, though lawyers plan a rehearing while opponents urge mercy.
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Willie Francis
Louisianna
Willie
Supreme Court
Revival of county fairs urged across Kansas counties
Officials of the Kansas Fairs Association call for a fair in every county this year citing improved business and record agricultural and livestock output. They warn of high costs for sites and buildings but urge planning for 1948 if needed, emphasizing the county fair as a cherished community institution and rural show.
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The
Kansas Fairs Association
Kansas Association
Stanford scientists identify nearly pure polio virus
Researchers at Stanford University reveal isolation of what may be nearly pure polio virus, a crucial first step toward a vaccine. Experts caution that much work remains and the finding does not guarantee a vaccine, with long studies ahead.
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Stanford University
Stanford
Edge May Prove Key To Medical Enigma And Night Strife
Edge which may prove to be the key to a medical enigma. Science may yet be armed against a dark enemy which strikes in the night with suffering and death.
Hitch-hiking perils and warnings in daily press
Opinion piece warns readers about hitch hikers posing as passengers after describing a driver killed by two youths who stopped for a ride. It argues criminals are few yet indistinguishable and urges ignoring hitch hikers to stay safe, lamenting generous impulses versus caution.
Competing Governors Spur Taxpayer Chance on Tobacco Road
The piece notes Georgia's split government with two governors two militias and two license officials. It imagines potential price wars over auto licenses with rival ads offering cheaper rates and flashy colors. The mock scenario hinges on pending Supreme Court rulings about governor election validity.
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Supreme Court
Invasive forces press Maltas western front 1942 notes
News of Other Years 1942 reports heavy pressure from Japanese invasion troops on the Western Malta front with Australian troops surrounded but rescued by British forces. The item also lists local social notes including a marriage announcement for Miss Alice Manuel and Douglas Russel.
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Malta
Madison Lodge No. 6
H. C. Sanderson
Noble
Alice Manuel
Middletown
Douglas Russel
Strength For The Day by Beri L Bougins DP D
A meditation on life as a project directed by a divine Architect. It envisions scattered modern events and people as parts of a unified plan, awaiting completion by an all-wise God. The piece links personal life to a grand, purposeful design behind existence.
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Beri L. Bougins
DP. D
How's Your I Q Quiz From a 1940s Page 2
A reader quiz asks seven questions spanning fuel names, aircraft assists, language, and geography. It tests knowledge on Jato fuel, whiskey excise rates, Maryland capital, marsupial pouches, Ichthyology, gifts of the Magi, presidential term start dates, stoat royalty, a North Carolina senator, and royal birthday observances.
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Maryland
Bethlehem
U. S
North Carolina
George VI
Budget shifts show rise in most categories under Truman plan
News behind the News notes Truman’s budget raises nearly all categories over three-year spans. National defense and finance, commerce, and industry are cut, while labor and social welfare, health, and security rise sharply. general government also sees gains.
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Washington
Truman
National Defense
White House
Congress
Budget battle and tax cuts dominate wartime to peace shift
A columnist assesses the 37.5 billion budget, noting no tax reduction despite wartime rates. Republicans push for 20 percent cuts, arguing waste and savings, while the president defends economizing. It also answers trivia on burial records and oil output.
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Taft
House
Knutson
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