Albuquerque Housing Cooperative Builds Low Cost Homes for GIs
In Albuquerque a New Mexico Housing Cooperative drew 58 slips for the first house under its program promising affordable veteran housing. Members, now 75, contribute stock and labor to construct five room bungalows with FHA standards. The project relies on local business and volunteer support to reduce costs prorated across all homes.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico Housing Cooperative Association
Housing Association
Arvada Avenue
Purple Mountains
Association
M. E. Unity
Arthur Staton
Conald E. Lee
Lee
Coop
The
Paul Robinson
How a York bungalow served veterans for 5250 dollars
KL L Coryell of Lincoln Nebraska recalls a two bedroom bungalow offered to veterans for 5250 dollars as shown in the third installment of a York Pennsylvania series detailing how the program worked.
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KL. L. Coryell
Lincoln
York
Veteran Finds Frugal Home for Ex Navy Man in Albuquerque
After a navy tour, Robinson could not find a home in Albuquerque. He bought a lot and personally supervised the construction of a two bedroom house, spending 4300 including his salary, a figure far lower than veterans elsewhere paying about 7000 in the open market. He believed a veterans cooperative could improve housing options.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
America
Congress
Veterans’ Organizations
Jesse Walcott
Michigan
House
Senate
Colorado School of Mines
Robinson
Navy
Albuquerne
Farm Land Prices Soar and Labor Wins In Landmark Bill
President Truman signed congressional legislation erasing back claims for portal to portal pay, shielding employers and government from such claims now and in the future. He urged lower prices and a higher minimum wage while noting labor gains. Also, the U S Naval Observatory plans to move eight years from smoky cities to a sylvan site no closer than 25 miles to a metro area, to protect delicate instruments and continue time checks and astronomical data.
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Truman
Organized Labor
Labor
Schwellenbach
Congress
U. S. Naval Observatory
The
Observatory
Flu Stopper Hope From Global Soil Mold Discovery
A green and black mold from soil is eyed as a potential influenza cure by the Society of American Bacteriologists. Tests on chicken embryos and mice show curative effects, but the source soil sample remains unidentified.
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Society of American Bacteriologists
Northwestern dentistry schools to study sitting dentists
Northwestern University School of Dentistry proposes training student dentists to work while seated rather than standing. The school argues that sitting reduces strain on the dentist and could extend professional lifespans by about five years.
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Northwestern University Scool of Dentistry
Farm Land Prices Rise Toward Doubled 1935–39 Level
A U S bureau survey shows farm real estate prices climbed 12 percent in the year ending March 1, nearing double the 1935–39 average. Cash sales accounted for 56 percent of the past year’s recorded sales, with past years showing 13, 11, and 15 percent increases in 1946, 1945, and 1944 respectively.
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U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Outmoded Defense Declared by Ordnance Expert
An ordnance expert says rapid firing radar directed guns are obsolete against advancing weapons. He notes atomic energy and guided missiles surpass them. Three defense features are long range detection, a defensive rocket intercept, and destroying enemy missiles far from targets.
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Army
Navy
Paul W. Martin
Record Slaughter Tops All April Cattle in U S
The department reports April slaughter in federally inspected plants set an all-time high for cattle and calves at 1,203,137 head up from 714,060 a year earlier. Calves totaled 78,440 versus 445,049 in April 1946, hogs fell to 3,615,746 from 3,857,972, and sheep declined to 1,820,689 the lowest since 1839.
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Department of Agriculture
Inflation and output rise in first quarter but momentum slows
Washington reports national income and gross national product reached record levels in the first quarter, paced by higher wages and consumer spending. GNP hit an annual rate of 209 billion dollars, near 1945 peaks, while national income rose to 180.5 billion. Individual income payments rose to 177 billion, led by wages and salaries, with relief and social security up and business owner net income up modestly.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Questionable Quiz Pack From ASK ME ANOTHER
A scrambled general knowledge quiz lists six questions and provided answers. It shows odd phrasing and mismatched responses such as trig amy meaning having three wives and a supposed flag year 1918. The set remains inconsistent and contains garbled items like “Prom the hooks of.”
Classified Department Offers Various Real Estate and Livestock Ads
Classified page lists sale of new and used live stock, trailers, and Lake of the Ozarks resort rentals. Includes multiple land acreage prices, a locker plant listing, and contact by Albert Gtson Agency in Jewell, Iowa.
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Hamiltoe Yma
Hhang
Wrylte
Albert Gtson Agsney
Jewell
Towa
Assistant Teacher Outsmarts Mistakes Slide to 90
A student claims he could not be responsible for 90 errors. The pupil, Tommy, explains the errors were collective with his mother helping him, as a mischievous classroom exchange unfolds.
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Tommy
A Tough Choice Dorothy Reflects On Marriage
A child named Dorothy asks about marriage and being an old maid, wondering if life will be harder for women. Her mother confirms and the exchange ends with Dorothy noting how tough the world seems for women.
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Dorothy
Mamma
Aunt Agatha
Housing Shortage Speculation Delayed by Balloon Sight
An old lady, aboard a train, muses on captive balloon sights and asks where airmen live when not flying, humorously hinting at housing shortages.
Premeditated Poverty Dialogue Quip On Holes In Stockings
A sharp exchange includes Ned declaring he is above mending stockings, arguing that a hole is a daily accident while a dam represents premeditated poverty, prompting the other to challenge his pride. The lines reflect wit and social commentary.
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Ned
Calf Quips About Fodder in Odd Bulletin
A playful bulletin line features a calf asking if its fodder is in the tethers of a field, reflecting a quaint rural humor. The brief exchange centers on feeding and pasture terms, capturing a moment of rustic wit.
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M. E. Holly
Albuquerque, N. M
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Greece
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Columbia
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Junior Growers Organization
Jason Pracoulis
New York City
Bobby Horan
Elsie Malcolm
Elsie
Beverly
Margaret Mary Blacksher
New York
U. S
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John McDowell
Robert E. Stripling
Tutankhamen
Europe
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Denmark
Wilson Trailer Cor
Sioux City
Iowa
Resont
Lake of Ozarks
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Red-Orpheum
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