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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
2
Chicago December 16. Egg handlers avoid buying as wholesale prices slide to the lowest since 1946. Government price support for next year remains uncertain with parity at 90 percent potential. best quality eggs sell 33 to 34 cents a dozen. Prices dropped 1 to 3 cents from yesterday across grades.
A compact piece traces Thomas Nast as the creator of the modern Santa Claus with a North Pole home and a red suit. It notes his influence on political symbols and his 1863 portrayal, while also touching on a quirky local letters to a mayor about a German girl and a small Dakota town.
Hse Derinlowska of Hamburg Germany writes to Gettysburg mayor seeking a good American husband. At 28 she says she is lonely and can choose from about 50 prospective suitors in the midwest. She boasts of a bosom like Jane Russell and legs like Betty Grable. Mayor Sundergard shared the letter with reporters.
Deafened persons are invited to request a no charge brochure titled So You Can Hear Again, a practical guide with advice and encouragement. Send name and address on a penny postcard to Ray Farnell & Assoc Dept 18 Spokane Wash. Also share with a friend who may be hard of hearing. Independent retailers’ sales in November rose 1 percent from October but were 3 percent below November 1948 per the Census Bureau.
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