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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1948
Page
23
Amarillo paint dealers blame green lumber for peeling and powdering paint on postwar houses and cars. They note new kiln dried lumber and improved paints curb this, while industry advances like titanium pigments and better oils reduce wear. The piece covers regional chamber concerns, tax policy, and a looming 1948 building outlook near record years.
The piece argues that factory coercion is limited by law, price controls fail to protect buyers, and well meant rules often backfire. It notes Texas constraints on price setting and cites widespread limits on automaker access to dealers, with Chevrolet and Ford singled out as examples of restricted sales.
The two largest mail-order firms reported a drop in sales for last month versus November, marking the first decline since the period.
A major fire in Delft, Holland, destroyed breweries and spurred tile makers in the eighteenth century to relocate to razed brewery sites. The shift helped Delft become Europe’s clay tile capital as plants later produced the world famous Delft tile.
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