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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1947
Page
6
The notice lists subscription pricing for Bridgeport Telegram readers, with options for 2 years at $22.00, 1 year at $6.00, and 180 miles postage surcharge of 20 cents per month. It notes Associated Press content rights and that the paper is entered as second class matter in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The article urges housewives to boost bread use to stretch budgets and notes bread provides calcium and vitamins. It compares whole wheat and fortified loaves, discusses butter prices, and suggests oleomargarine as a cheaper nourishment. It also recalls bread with molasses as a nourishing treat with minerals and vitamins.
The article reports Professor Henry J. Yeagley of Pennsylvania State College confirming that homing pigeons navigate by sensing the Earth's rotation and magnetic field. Experiments released pigeons in Pennsylvania and Nebraska showed routes matching the Earth’s curvature, proving the axis rotation aids navigation. It notes bread and wheat insights and rising prices, urging direct wheat consumption.
The proposal aims to take out insurance to cover hospital expenses and protect against the impact of illness on earnings and work capacity. It highlights the need for financial safeguards when health declines and earning power is reduced.
The article notes hospital costs rising sharply driven by food and labor. It cites Bridgeport Hospital reporting a 29 percent rise in the first quarter and warns of potential deficits. It discusses funding through private contributions and possible rate increases, and questions efforts to cut nursing pay to attract young women while addressing shortages.
The article argues that anxiety and fear erode health and life, urging serenity as a preventive. It cites physician warnings that small infections and nagging fears alter brain cells, condemning a joyless, hurried civilization. Franklin’s adage to avoid anticipating trouble underscores the call to keep in the sunlight.
A witty editorial notes government stance against rising costs and praises development of high altitude rockets as a satire on fighting stratospheric prices. It comments on policy ambition and economic tension with a humorous tone.
A reflective opinion questions how long before individuals can earn newspaper recognition by avoiding long world flights. It critiques excessive travel for fame and proposes simpler paths to public acknowledgment.
The piece argues that if Britain faces a dollar shortage, it should seek help from the American ultimate consumer, who has gained substantial experience in handling such issues in recent months.
The excerpt questions assuming Paraguay's events pose no peace threat merely because the UN has not addressed them. It highlights skepticism about relying on international inaction as proof of safety and discusses implications for regional stability.
A New York car sales agency charges 40 cents to look at a new automobile. Reportedly, paying $5 grants a ten minute sitting in the car to dream, a practice noted as controversial.
A noncommittal entry reads seventeen fifty at the Stork Club in Meyer's expense account. The note raises questions about what a single cocktail or service covered under the tab, given night clubs ban splitting a drink, might imply about expenses and propriety.
Washington dispatch explains a comprehensive plan to strengthen Western Europe and allied nations as a united economic defense against Soviet pressure. It outlines a global anti communism strategy featuring a new permanent international grand jury, hemispheric defense pacts, and coordinated military arrangements with Canada and Britain to isolate Moscow and curb Kremlin influence. The article ties these moves to Truman’s policies and aims to secure Korea, China, Japan, India, and the Balkans from Soviet expansion.
The article argues that the Truman Administration’s new proposal could win broad support abroad for the anti-Communist effort and marks a repudiation of the original Truman Doctrine, which placed sole burden on the United States and left it exposed in the conflict with Moscow.
Recovery plans favored pooling resources across fronts with focus on long term recovery rather than immediate resistance to Moscow. The aim included improving butter supplies to ease unrest. Britain and France resented Truman's stance implying second-rate status while concealing their own difficulties behind a cautious public image. The Marehall offer of an
An analysis of Governor James L. McConaughy reveals a blend of frank acceptance of politicians with a cautious limit. He defends politics as a legitimate public role yet sometimes misreads which politicians deserve leeway. His independent stance on appointments clashes with falling into political traps, risking leverage by self seekers.
The report notes Molotov Gromyko and Vishinsky reacting as Moscow seeks gains in Italy Austria Greece Korea and Iran while the White House insists its strategy hurts the Soviet. The UN session sees Russia outvoted amid renewed hopes on Pennsylvanian Avenue as Paris and Rome resist strikes. Satellite states eye American grain textiles and machinery amid Kremlin ideological shifts.
The six month period may decide if Japan can stand on its own feet or become an economic burden. Premier Tetau Katayama is cited, with Germany lagging in European industrial recovery and dragging down others. Army adviser Maj General William Draper comments on Europe's recovery dynamics.
Deputy American UN delegate Herschal V. Johnson declares the United States will not sit idly by as a UN member’s territorial integrity and political independence are challenged making clear a strong foreign policy stance amid international tensions.
Secretary of State Marshall will press the Soviet government to withdraw its 185,000 troops and 330 combat planes from Bulgaria within 90 days of peace treaty effectiveness. American and British forces are returning from Italy, while Moscow shows no haste in Bulgaria. The piece notes Western allies’ concerns, UN actions, and regional reactions.
The Chiang Kai-sheks donated their Chungking estate to the Methodist Church for a home for homeless children. The property covers over two acres and includes 20 stone buildings, with an additional $50 endowment in U.S. currency for the school.
Joalhad Earl Bunting president of NAM says capital cannot be accumulated if savings that fund job creating enterprises are siphoned by excessive taxation. He stresses this is vital to national welfare and should not become a political issue.
Government figures show employment at a high plateau with no downturns, aided by normal seasonal factors returning. Construction and manufacturing rise, with apparel textiles and leathers showing renewed demand. unemployment numbers decline from 1948 levels, and total nonfarm jobs near 1947 highs as the labor market remains volatile but buoyant.
The report notes sunny, cool conditions across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island with low humidity and continued cool nights into Wednesday. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont see fair, very cool Tuesday with partly cloudy skies Tuesday night and Wednesday and scattered showers northward. Winds from Eastport to Block Island reach 15 to 25 mph from the northwest to west, with fair weather and excellent visibility. Marine warnings are in effect.
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