Small business backbone of American economy said to loom large
Prof George W Starr of Indiana University argues that nearly one third of US manufacturing and over 40 percent of wholesale and retail work come from small firms. He warns against high taxes that chill new ventures and says big business exists mainly to spur small business and national wealth.
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George W. Starr
Indiana University
Bureau of Business Research
United States
Department of Commerce
Professor Starr
America
When Congress Was Chased by Washingtons Soldiers
Troops marching from Lancaster to Philadelphia pressed Congress during the postwar demobilization. They demanded a grievance discussion amid unpaid pay, breached windows, and muskets pointed at the hall. Three days later they gathered at Princeton, prompting fear leaders abroad could delay peace talks.
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Continental Congress
Washington
Revolutionary Army
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Congress
Journal of the Congress
Statehouse
Princeton
Airmail Rate Cut Under Study by Washington Officials
Department officials in Washington are considering a proposal to reduce the airmail rate from eight to five cents as a preliminary step toward broader changes. The move aims to lower mail costs and explore the implications for service and revenue.
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Department
Washington
Postal rate cuts eyed after war declares end
The eight cent rate will drop to six cents per ounce six months after Congress formally ends the war. Air mail now moves about 34,009,000 pounds annually and could rise to 252,000,000 pounds, surpassing regular channel volumes.
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Congress
Byrd Aims SEC Oversight Of Labor Unions In Moderate Plan
Senator Byrd proposes federal supervision of labor unions by the SEC with annual union reports on initiation fees dues elections and finances later allowing unions incorporated in DC and civil damages for contract breaches. he argues for moderate reform amid ongoing strikes and high national debt.
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Washington Times Herald
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Byrd
America
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Congress
Treasury
National Labor Relations
District of Columbia
D. C
Retail pork prices to drop slightly next week
Smoked pork loins and loin cuts will cost one to two cents a pound less at retail beginning Jan. 26. Holmes R. Rosenberger, 47, died this morning in Winchester Memorial Hospital after an attack of pneumonia.
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Holmes R. Rosenberger
Winchester Memorial Hospital
General Motor Corp Announces Aviation Engine Output
General Motors completes 1,500 aviation engines and parts for 200 large planes intended for bombing roles. Scotland Yard raids the Daily Worker office in Great Britain halting presses as the paper nears publication.
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General Motor Corps
Scotland Yard
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Great Britain
King George Dies and Edward VIII Oath Follows
King George dies in England and the Prince of Wales flies to London to take the oath as King Edward VIII. The Winchester Municipal Band, formed from former scrappy members, holds its first rehearsal under Prof McIlwee.
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George
England
Prince of Wales
London
Edward
Winchester Municipal Band
Scrag Yg
Ans
Prof. McIlwee
Handley Seniors to Present Swedish Folk Music Tonight
Announcement notes a musical program by Handley High School seniors featuring Sweedish folk songs this evening. Also reported is the marriage of Miss Dorothy V Wisecarver and Herman J Dyke of Middletown.
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Handley
Dorothy V. Wisecarver
Herman J. Dyke
Middletown
Braddock Street Church Sees Campaign Motto Win One
Capt. R P Hobson, veteran of the Spanish American War, criticizes talk of a large army and navy as key in a soul saving religious campaign led by Braddock Street Church with win one as its guiding motto.
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R. P. Hobson
Braddock Street
January sale announced at Main Street store
H Hable advertises a January sale at his store on Main Street. Mr and Mrs Henry Pope are listed as guests of honor at a Clarke event dated forty five years ago context.
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Henry Pope
Mear
Clarke i
H. Hable
Bis
Main Street
Conflict over strikes dominates Congress and unions
Washington dispatch notes wide disagreement in Congress over labor strikes and policy. Analysts predict varied approaches, with Truman veto power and a proposed fact finding framework. unions leverage timing for wage gains while GM and others resist, foreshadowing lingering stalemate.
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Washington
Congress
Uons
Truman
General Motors
Wigich
Strength for the Day and Learning to Live with Ourselves
The piece argues people struggle to escape their own selves through booze nightclubs travel and movies but selfhood remains. It notes heredity and environment shape us and urges daily care in self creation and choosing to get along with oneself despite annoyance or boredom.
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Shangri-la
Seven Quiz Questions From a Historical Page
A reader challenge asks seven questions on transport from Moscow by Byrnes after the big conference, Rosa Bonheur’s nationality, truth about Jim Crow laws, Truman’s pick for Brazil inauguration, timing of Russia’s war declaration relative to the Hiroshima bomb, a British naval hero’s death, and the popular name for the American bison.
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Byrnes
Moscow
Decemb
Rosa Bonheur
Truman
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Brazil
Russia
Japan
Hiroshima
Buckingham
England
Time Magazine
1945
Naples
Answers to Ola readers on veterans benefits and boxing titles
A reader questions topics from WW II veteran training and World War I bonus payments to boxing titles. The article notes VA automatic checks, October 1 1931 interest cutoff, apprenticeship procedures, and Nat Fleischer clarifies that Corbett Sullivan was US title holder only, not world champion, with Corbett earning the world title by KO of Charley Mitchell.
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Veterans’ Administration
M.K.E. A
Sullivan
Corbett
U. S
Nat Fleischer
Corbett-Sullivan
United States
Charley Mitchell
Death and devotion at Morland Hall
Lady Tressilian recounts Matthew’s death and her attachment to Morland Hall. She praises Mary Aldin as a true companion and discusses Barrett the loyal nurse. Mr Treves notes a bell, and Jace notes the looming presence of Morland Court in this tense gathering.
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Nevile
Tressilian
Treves
Matthew
Barrett
Miss Aldin
Mary
Mr. Treves
Jace
Dra
Belmoral Court
Ted Latimer
Victorian lodging tale with lift and mistaken rooms
Characters discuss a high Victorian boarding house, noting its solid Victorian comfort and a lift. A groundsup switch to top floor rooms due to another guest’s illness prompts dialogue about accessibility and suitability, with interjections about a trunk case and evolving evidence. To be continued.
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Mary
Scotland
Lucan
Kay
Ted
Balmoral Court
Mr. Latimer
Ted Latimer
Mary Aldin
Kentish Town
Nevile
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