York veterans get 1946 housing boom in York Pa
York Pa rockets past prior records with 613 new houses in 1946 and 481 dwellings from converting old structures. An 18 member emergency housing committee, led by Mayor John L. Snyder, pressed builders to meet a 1,200 unit target for 1948 and 1,800 more in 1949 while crews scavenged materials from nearby states to curb costs. In early 1947, over 1,100 building applications were filed as the city pursues rapid expansion for veterans.
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John L. Snyder
York Builders
Buffalo
Ohio
Hagerstown
Tee
Focal
Chamber of Commerce
Young Buffalo Graduate Wins American Legion Oratorical
Edward Smith, graduate of St Josephs on Main in Buffalo, is one of four national winners in the American Legion oratorical contest encouraging high school students to study the Constitution. He spoke on how democracy requires active citizen participation despite Communist fears as two hundred thousand entrants faced nine regional and final rounds, ending at Charleston West Virginia.
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Magara County
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United States
Edward Smith
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Sith
American Legion
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Smiths
Charleston
W. Va
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Yellowstone
Great Falls
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone Lake
National
Big Four Parley Fails As Moscow Talks End In Banquet
After seven weeks of wrangling the foreign ministers conference at Moscow ended with a state banquet and failed to reach a Austria treaty or a German settlement. Marshall blamed the Russians for obstructing the talks while a war contracts graft case in May’s defense case advanced with May and the Garsson brothers testifying. A new world wheat agreement was unlikely as London broke off negotiations and a plan to regulate prices stalled amid British opposition. Rent control legislation moved forward with new terms allowing limited increases in long term leases.
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Austria
Marshall
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Germany
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May
Sawyer Smith
Kentucky
Garssan
Cumberland Lumber Company
Andrew J. May
Henry and
Murray Garsson
War Materials Syndicate
Joseph Freeman
Garsson
Washington
Garssons
War Department
London
Herbert Broadley
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
India
Leslie Wheeler
U. S
Brazil
Wheeler
International Wheat Council
House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
House
Representative Wolcott
Strong Farm Program Urged by O Nea l in Senate Hearing
Edward A. O Neal head of the American Farm Bureau federation told the House Agriculture Committee that expanded consumption and production are the core of a robust farm program. He warned against surpluses wrecking prices and urged broader foreign trade, state extension service authority, and balanced policies linking production with consumption.
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Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Agriculture Committee
O'Neal
House Committee
See America First National Parks Draw Vacation Throng
Vacation hungry Americans flood travel lanes as wartime restraints ease. Trains buses air lines and ships run full, while many choose domestic trips. Despite Europe’s postwar insecurity most stay in the United States to visit 168 national parks and other sights.
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Europe
America
National Park System
First In a Series National Parks Explore All Parts of the U S
The National Park Service forecasts a new attendance record for 1947 after a wartime recovery, with Yellowstone as the flagship destination renowned for geysers and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Big Bend in Texas is the newest park, offering a desert and mountain landscape with modest accommodations and growing access.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Canyon
United States
Newton B. Drury
National Park Service
Wartire
Drury
Texas
Rio Grande River
Chisos
Tio Grande
Mariscal
Boguillas
Grand Canyon
Santa Helena
Marathon
Big Bend National Park
Chisas Mountains
Hyde Park Visitors Strain FDR Home Grounds
National Park Service reports half a million visitors to Franklin D Roosevelt’s Hyde Park site since opening in 1946. Wear and tear on lawns led to bracing and heavy carpeting at the entrance stairway, with the house limited to 2,500 daily visitors and 75 at a time for safety.
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Franklin D.roosevelt
Hyde Park
National Park Service
The
Park Service
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