Great American Home Pop Woes Over Fashion at Home
A dialogue reveals a family debate over a daughter Prunetta wearing overalls and an oversized shirt, with the father demanding traditional female attire and the mother defending youthful fashion. Also a column notes vanished Americanisms and local landmarks, including Perry’s boat house, the Grand Union hotel, and nostalgic scenes from past eras.
Inflation and peacetime budget reshape postwar policy
Western Newspaper Union reports on inflation caused by foreign currency shifts and high wartime spending. The piece analyzes Truman's near $40 billion peacetime budget, balanced-budget goals, tax debates, and the difficulty of stabilizing prices amid shortages. It argues for decisive management of policy, production, and foreign trade to end inflation.
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Washington
South Africa
OPA
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Mr. Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Smith
Peccved Lawn Bench Dismantles for Winter Storage
Lightweight garden furniture set offers a four section bench that stores by removing pegs. The same simple construction used for tables and chairs, with pattern numbers 294 for the bench 293 for tables and 292 for chairs. Postpaid patterns include cutting diagrams and complete material lists. Orders direct to
Mrs Ruth Wyeth Spears Pattern Enclosure Request
In Bedford Hills New York Mrs Ruth Wyeth Spears requests Pattern No 24 by enclosing 15 cents. Drawer 10 indicates the mailing address for pattern submission.
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Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
Five Quiz Answers From History Pack
1. The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns could hold many people. 2. Zachary Taylor gained fame as a general in the U.S. army during the Mexican War. 3. Commercial gold leaf thickness is 1/2000 of an inch. 4. Only one soldier was executed for desertion during World War II, after deserting twice, as the first purely military execution since the Civil War. 5. The first baseball diamond is Cooperstown, New York, where baseball originated.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Zachary Taylor
U. S
Guy
Cooperstown
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Western Newspaper Union
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Cross Town
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Margarita
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Gene Byrnes
Miles Secanins
Jim
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ATS
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Virgil
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Frankie and Rabbit
Tov
Future Angels ‘Association
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U.S
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