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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
7
A rail union push for a flat 20 cent per hour raise would cost the industry about 568 million dollars annually. Since 1939 wages have risen sharply, outpacing living costs, and despite a freight rate hike, 1946 earnings slipped to 234 percent of net property investment.
Wyoming forester W. Q. Edmondson advises farmers to plant or move evergreens during the dormant period, stressing careful root handling to avoid resin hardening and recommending a soil ball, burlap wrap, and deepened planting hole. Three guy wires aid establishment. 4-H girls urged to enter national foods contest as part of home economics and dietary education efforts. New England leads U S fishing vessels with 5,383 boats versus 1,586 on the Pacific Coast.
Sugar regulation transfer from the Office of Price Administration to USDA is clarified by the Sugar Rationing Administration. The price center remains, and a revival of the community canning program begins May 1. Existing OPA forms stay valid, with new SRA forms to be issued, and consumer stamps remain worth 10 pounds each. Housewives are urged to plan for home canning needs as 1947 ration levels rise, with no special 1947 canning stamps issued.
A反ward column extols small town living praised by industry experts for better housing pleasant living and wholesome recreation. It notes residents own homes enjoy neighborly company outdoor pastimes and evening social beer while long hours by workers like Doc, who still keeps his daily routines.
Home gardeners favor annuals for quick blooms and long color. Poppies, bachelor buttons, sweet alyssum, candytuft, balsam, pinks, scabiosa, four o clocks, nasturtiums, petunias, cosmos, zinnias, and marigolds lead a long season. Thin seedlings, provide sun, avoid deep sowing, and snip fading blossoms to sustain nonstop flowering.
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