Hour's Work Buys Twice What It Did in 1914
A National Industrial Conference Board survey compares purchasing power of an hour's work in 1914 and 1948. It notes the 1948 worker spent about 39.7 hours weekly at $1.47 per hour earning $58.52, with $49.52 needed for family support and a $9 surplus for savings, while 1914 workers labored 51.5 hours at 25 cents per hour earning $12.72 and required $16 weekly, leaving a $3.28 deficit covered by other family members.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Family enjoyed goods 1948 board notes wage comparison
The document notes that the family would have had to work 96 hours a week at the 1914 wage level to afford those goods valued by the board in 1948. It highlights the sharp rise in cost of living and wage disparity over the period.
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Amarillo Kiwanians
Bert Levy's
Polk
Butler's Shoe
Henry Blackburn
Sporting Goods
East
Delhi Faces Growing Scourge of Immoral Traffic 1950
Tuesday March 28, 1950 report highlights public outrage over social vice in Delhi. Officials describe immoral traffic in vulnerable women and girls as a mounting menace, prompting calls for stricter enforcement and protective measures. Authorities pledge action to curb exploitative practices and restore public safety.
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Dent
Delhi
Association opens women’s aid home in New Delhi
A new Indian society named Association for Protection of Women has opened a Women’s Home in New Delhi to assist ladies from social vice and help them make a living. Mrs. Rameshwari Nehru and Mrs. Humayun Kabir are presidents.
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New Delhi
Association For Protection of Women
Rameshwari Nehru
Humayun Kabir
Helpess Girls Aided To Protect Lonely and Displaced
A brief report notes that helpless girls received aid to protect them from loneliness and displacement. Aid efforts involve local groups and volunteers aiding youths in distress and housing support programs were highlighted.
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