Soviet Life From Embassy Goods Shortages Under Rationing
The Saturday Evening Post article recounts Walter Bedell Smith about life in Moscow as U S ambassador. It notes rationing shifts and high prices in state stores, limited availability of common American foods, and the embassy’s failed attempt to import via a commissary before Russia cracked down. It quotes a Moscow guide claiming nothing is obtainable and that it is cold most of the year, highlighting widespread shortages and bureaucratic obstacles.
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Saturday Evening Post
Walter Bedell Smiths
U U. S. Ambassdor
Russia
Polce
Smith
Ony
General Smith
America
Moscow Post
Soviet Union
Moscow
Mogston
Russian consumer industry shown small for a country its size
Analysis notes the Russian consumer industry is surprisingly small given Russia’s size population and resources. It argues the masses live at or near subsistence levels, a standard much lower than in more affluent countries. The text implies widespread hardship among the general population and limited domestic purchasing power.
Do Your Christmas Mailings Early
Christmas notes urge wrapping parcels in strong paper and securing with sturdy card. Include zone numbers and return address on all mail and use a box number. Sealed Christmas cards with 3¢ postage are 1st class and can be forwarded or returned to sender if undelivered. Register or insure all valuable articles.
Sheridan civic leader Sharp named Wyoming Commerce head
Rodney Sharp, longtime Sheridan business and community figure, is named Secretary-Manager of the Wyoming Commerce and Industry Commission. His extensive background includes publishing, newspapers, sheriff’s office ties, and service as Sheridan city official and Chamber of Commerce director. He plans to base his family in Cheyenne as he takes the post vacated by Colonel H. C. Anderson last July. Order Christmas Cards Now.
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Wyoming
Sharp
Beavard ‘S. Moore, Sr
Sheridan Press
Publiher
Ad Valorem Tax Department
State Board of Equalization
Sheridan i
Sheridan Chamber of Commerce
Sheridan-Wye-Rode
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Knights ‘Templar
Wiremire Consistory
Shrine
American Legion
American Federation of Music
Ihan Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Masonic Order
American Lesson
Bag Horm Mountain
Sheridan
Kahf Shrine Temple
Shrine Band
Cheyenne
Wyoming Commerce & Industry Commission
H. C. Anderson
Union Pacific Railroad
Veterans face GI loan barrier despite rising VA guarantees
The VA reports 38s mortgage funding difficulties for veterans buying with GI bill loans, even as October applications for GI loan guarantees reach 40,000, the highest since 1947. Factors include FNMA mortgage supply, private investor willingness to finance at 4 percent, and a new Oct 25 1949 law widening guaranteed loan sales to the government. Nearly 1.6 million veterans have bought homes using VA guarantees, with total guaranteed value near 9 billion dollars.
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Veterans Administration
VIA
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
GI Joan VA ad highlights extra advantages for veterans
Readers learn about additional benefits available to veterans through a GI Joan VA advertisement. The notice emphasizes extended support, eligibility, and how to access services, underscoring potential savings and relief options for qualified individuals.
Wyoming 4-Hers Win Special National Recognition
Two Wyoming 4-H members earned state championship honors in the 1949 National 4-H Dairy Production and Farm Safety programs. Clarence Blanck, 16, of Dwyer, received a $25 savings bond as state winner in dairy production after six years on a Guernsey dairy herd and county fair grand champions. Kenneth Freeman, 16, of Node, was named state champion in Farm Safety for conducting a farm safety survey, installing a 14 foot fireguard, sewer tap, and tool rack, and winning an educational trip to the National 4-H Club Congress.
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Clarence Blanck
Dwyer
U.S
Clarence
Guernsey
Club Afb Fairga
Kraft Foods Company
Kenneth Freeman
Node
Kenneth
Ely
Ational
Ceneral Motors
Teytenston
Slaate Agricultoal Quisse
Usda Caspertimy
St John the Baptist Church Moves Sunday Services
Starting November 20, services at St John the Baptist Episcopal Church will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. Rev Judson and Leeman, M.D., are noted in the notice.
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St John the Baptist (Episcopal) Church
Judson & Leeman
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