Great Mayan Tablet Unearthed at Palenque Tells 644 AD Dated Story
A massive three slab Mayan tablet, ten feet high and seven feet wide, was uncovered at Palenque Chiapas. It bears 18 inscribed glyph lines and a central scene of three throned figures with gifts including a woman. The tablet marks 644 A D and accompanies 286 glyphs. Excavations are funded by Nelson Rockefeller and the Mexican Institute of Anthropology and History.
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Mexico
Palenque
Chiapas
National Anthropological and Historial Institute
Monte Alban
Chicken Itza
Copan
Quirgua
Yaxchilan
Nelson Rockefeller
U.S. Office of Inter- American Affairs
Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History
Vegetarians Seek Wildlife Protection In Malayan Forests
The Malayan Vegetarian Society seeks to protect wildlife by curbing exports after reports that many monkeys die on ships and the one horned rhinoceros nears extinction due to hunting and trade. The group urged Federation governments to study import export policies and consider stricter control or a ban while exporters at a meeting backed removing the word high from mortality rate.
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Singapore
Malayan Vegetarian Society
Malaya
Malaya Federation
Secure your future with U S Savings Bonds
A promotional notice touts Payroll Savings Plan and Bond A Month Plan as reliable, guaranteed investments. It promises $4 back for every $3 invested after ten years to fund college, home, travel, and family plans.
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U. S
Fall business starts strong amid unsettled labor scene
New York reports an upbeat early fall business season, buoyed by strong consumer demand and rising inventories. Officials including Secretary Sawyer and President Truman note improved employment, higher industrial output, and stable prices, while labor tensions threaten longer term gains.
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New York
Washington
Commerce Sawyer
Nourse
White House
McCabe
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Bell
Buffalo
Missouri Pacific
Detroit
Neighborhood Street Picnic Brings Families Together
A group of families along our street gathered last Saturday for an old-fashioned picnic. Each family contributed a lunch item and shared the simple tasks, resulting in a joyful community event.
Lonely Hearts Pair Faces Murder Jury
In Dover, Mrs. Inez Brennan 45 and her 16 year old son Robert were summoned to trial on murder charges in the lonely hearts slaying of Wade N. Woodridge 77 of Bedford Virginia. Woodridge’s dismembered body was found on a Dover city dump last April. Brennan’s other sons Raymond 23 and George 17 are charged as accessories and to be tried later.
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Dover, Doel
Inez Brennan
Brunette
Robert
Wade N. Woodridge
Bedford
Dover
Louisiana muskrats yield about eight million pelts
Muskrats in Louisiana produce roughly eight million pelts annually, reflecting a significant fur industry component in the state economy. The figure highlights the scale of trapping and fur trade activity influencing rural communities.
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Louisiana
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Malayan
California
Canada
United States Steel Corp
Aunt Penny
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Lonely Hearts
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Easy Electric Y
Wiener’s
North Main ST
Winchester, VA
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National Brewing Company
Baltimore
Baker ST
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