Food shortages and energy shifts loom in postwar era
The piece forecasts scarce canned tomatoes through July 1947, chocolate and bananas remaining tight due to shipping and Latin American supply issues, and Alaska salmon continuing to be late. It discusses a pivot toward oil and atomic energy reducing coal demand, plus political notes on the Democratic leadership race and U S British moves in Europe, with Azores base vetoes shaping strategy.
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Hiroshima
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Lime Becomes Key Soil Improver for Farmers
Washington reports a surge in farm lime demand as soil conservation officials note potential annual sales exceeding 25 million tons. In West Virginia West Fork district a $30 000 plant at Rich Mountain produces burnt lime to cut costs and boost farm yields with ongoing district farmer governance and state support.
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State Conservation Committee
G. Manley Curry
Soil Conservation District
Virginia Leaders Urged to Place Statues in Capitol Hall
The article reviews Virginia’s push to place its heroes on the Capitol’s principal floor with statues and busts. Capitol plans show limited space on the main floor, with overflow to the crypt beneath Washington’s tomb. Virginia highlights include Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln among its honored figures.
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David Lynn
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Modern Santa Flies Toys to Aleutians
Navy Lt Comdr James A Whitman and Yeoman Noah Fluckard collected toys with welfare funds in Seattle and flew them to Kodiak Dutch Harbor Adak and Attu to bring Christmas cheer to about 300 navy children and 100 civil service kids in the Aleutians.
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Aleutians
Navy
James A. Whitman
Noah Fluckard
Tulsa
Okla
Leden
Whitman
Fluckard
Kodiak
Dutch Harbor
Adak
Attus
Marriage Quotient to You Test Reveals Stability Clues
A new psychology word association test, presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, aims to gauge marriage stability. Most people respond similarly to prompts like green with grass, while divorced women show the most rare responses and single women vary widely.
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Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Christmas Customs Across Nations Shaped by History
Early Christians lacked a fixed birth date and December 25 only gradually became the Christmas celebration. Pagan solstice rites blended with Christian feasts across Europe, producing nativity plays, Santa Claus evolutions, and varied regional customs. In Greece and Balkan Orthodox traditions, the feast begins with katya and humble rituals. The United States absorbed many practices from diverse origins, molding them into a distinctly American Christmas.
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Penitentiary Creates Inmate Run Business District in Mexico City
A federal penitentiary in Mexico City houses a self run business district with rent free shops and offices run by inmates for inmates. The district includes a pet shop a printer making visiting cards a lawyer drafting petitions and even a band hired to serenade visitors.
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Federal Penitentiary
Mexico City
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