Million Dollar Shipbuilding Payoff Across the States
The piece highlights the American merchant marine replacement program, noting 15 new freighters costing $150 million and a $1 million weekly shipyard payroll. It details how $1 million spent yields 140 man years of labor and outlines ripple effects on food, housing, utilities, and other sectors across 48 states.
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American Merchant Marine
Alex Purdon
Committee of American Steamship Lines
Purdon
Market changes in meat packing boost competition says study
A Department of Agriculture study finds rising independent meat packers and wholesalers, stronger use of grades for value, more direct buying by chains, and better beef quality. It emphasizes dynamic markets and the producer consumer benefits of competition.
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Department of Agriculture
Americans Reject Government Spending as Purchases Rise
The public pushes back against a broad government push to spend, warning that higher taxes and inflation erode purchasing power. They urge leaders to cut foreign aid and social programs, restore spending freedom, and end government interference. The writer cites Hoover era aid and stresses a desire for fiscal control.
Belfaster Bets and Racing Fever in Monmouth Park Visit
The narrator joins Ginny at Monmouth Park where she bets modestly and wins 50 dollars. Belfaster finishes second while Sky Light prevails in rain for 24 20 payout. They return to Ginny’s Rose Street house in Lincroft with her dogs watching at the window.
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Monmouth Park
Jersey
Ginny
Charles Frechette
Jerry
Morning Telegraph
Uncle Ev
Charlie
Dunning
Zev
Man O’war
Papyrus
Belfaster
Docteur
Arrowette
Tehran Bey
Nickel Bey
Martin
Sky Light
Jim
Jim James
Rose Street
Lincroft
N. J
Flirt
Kelly
Doctor Cranes Personal Cases Case Y-353
Lena J 29 married six years seeks divorce blaming husband for mental cruelty The psychiatrist urges equal fault and prescribes 90 day plan including compliments weekly dates church attendance and apology practice Lena and husband report 6 weeks later they are in love and happier He offers booklet Sex Problems in Marriage for 20 cents plus stamped envelope to request.
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Lena J
Thomas
Lena
Midyear Outlook Shows Mixed Economic Signs
The first half of the year saw 5 million jobless, industrial output down 14 percent, and GDP off 4 percent from the peak. Despite improving stock prices and farm income, consumer spending remains cautious as borrowing slows. High inflation lessens, and highway and home building show modest gains while tax-cut hopes rise and fall amid deficits.
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Federal Reserve Board
U. S
Try and Stop Me Baiting and Draftee Dime Game
Airmaster tale shows ARMY draftee methodically inserting dimes into a PX soda machine until 14 bottles. His lieutenant interrupts the sequence with a quip about timing. Separate vignette follows as Mr Shaugnessy fishes from a pier while a kibitzer taunts him about fishing.
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ARMY
Public Forum Poem From Ellen Williamson Albany
A nostalgic verse from Ellen Williamson of Albany expresses longing as a loved one leaves. The speaker asks for memories of happier times and promises to wait at the door, hoping for a reunion when the beloved returns.
The New Rich and Suzy Parker in Modern Society
A social column contrasts Suzy Parker and Dor Ian Leigh with the new rich and wartime profiteers. It laments peep hole gossip, defends marriage, condemns public scandals, and critiques conspicuous spending amid postwar culture. It notes Sherman Adams and de Gaulle as examples of influential figures.
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de Gaulle
France
Sherman Adams
Vienna
Fort Knox
Gal
Suzy
Suzy Parker
Dorian Leigh
Portage
Dior
United States
Medical progress expands use of body spare parts
The article discusses growing replacement materials in surgery, including blood eye bone and artery banks. It describes synthetic fibers like nylon and teflon used in vascular grafts, how tubes integrate with tissue, and the rise of transplant operations replacing arterial segments including the aorta.
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger and Sunday Messenger publish daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail rates. Rates include 7 cents per copy for daily, 12 cents for Sunday, and varying monthly and yearly mail subscriptions for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. Postal terms under Associated Press guidelines.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio & W.va
Ohio & W. Va
Athens
Ohio
Postoffice
Acto
Associated Press
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Miss Ellen Williamson Albany
Cforge Sokolsky
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American Medical Association
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Wellington J
Andrew Jackson
White Sands National Monument
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