Price controls and the battle over the American economy
A retrospective column argues price and wage controls failed before 1946 and questions current opposition from big business and agriculture. It highlights leaders like Charles E. Wilson and Eric Johnston, cites rising production and incomes, inflation pressure, debt policy, and a cattle industry resistance described as a sitdown strike to create artificial shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Congress
Washington
Mr. Big
Big Business
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Mr. Wilson
America
Eric Johnston
Us.c
House
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Office of Price Stabilization
Hollywood Stars Leap to New Projects in 1949 News
Mezzgerhard Jalan Ladd eyes Warner Brothers ten picture deal after Paramount exit and starts Alan Ladd Enterprises to produce radio and TV plus film Shadow Riders of the Yellowstone. Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh duel Antony and Cleopatra in alternate Shakespeare Shaw pairings. Judiars note big summer CBS dramas with stars Paulette Goddard Rosalind Russell Hume Cronyn Gloria Swanson Lillian Gish. Abbott and Costello to film Jack and the Beanstalk in Technicolor. Ronald Colman Benita renew The Halls of Ivy. Margaret Sheridan lectures after world flight color films. Sterling Hayden credits F B I confession for Denver and Rio Grande co star. Lionel Barrymore to play Andrew Jackson in Lone Star. Linda Darnell to Jamaica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulette Goddard
Rosalind Russell
Hume Cronyn
Gloria Swanson
Lillian Gish
Philip Morris Playhouse
Use Proper Finishing Methods For All Your Home Furnishings
Home finishes vary beyond soap and water and require selective cleaning for long life. Painted surfaces trap dirt, while brighteners on sinks, porcelain, and mirrors restore luster with polishes and safe bleaches when needed. Venetian blinds benefit from specialized brushes and waxes, with care for tapes and slats.
Protecting Wood and Upholstery With Home Cleaners
The guide outlines scratch-proofing using powders on wet cloths and polishing to mask scratches. It covers waxes in finishes like mahogany and walnut, rub-in cleaners, and hard glossy finishes for wear areas. It explains removing old wax bases, repaint, or varnish when refinishing, and reconitioners for water rings. It also details dusting cloths, upholstery cleaning methods, foam cleaners, and mildew prevention using wax or water repellent sprays.
First Aid to Race Probers in a Legislators Look at Tracks
A humorous critique outlines how New York race tracks operate with jokes about horses, bettors, and racing culture. It notes races from five and a half furlongs to a mile and three quarters, weights, mutuels, jockeys, and the sport’s quirks while lampooning bettor behavior and insider information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deuces Wild
Jacks
Whisperers Anonymous
Bizarre Miscellany and Public Notices
A collage of curiosities from a 1950s column includes satirical remarks on Malik and Eve Peron, a former fire chiefs lawsuit against the New York department, boxing chatter, White House repair orders for bricks and lumber, and whimsical bets on royal bones, an Alaska icepack breakup, and a Truman MacArthur timing prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Humphrey Bogart
A Favorite Junior Summer Outfit Pattern No 8595
The Spring and Summer STYLIST presents a sew Rite pattern No 8595 for sizes 11 through 18. It features a circle skirt with a dainty peasant blouse in bold floral print and sparkling white fabric. Includes fabric yardage: size 12 requires 4 yards of 39 inch piepae, 1 yard plain fabric, and % yard eyelet.
Rural Doctor and Patient Exchange Quips in Meeting
A rural doctor tells a patient he has sent in his small account again and the patient replies that he is heeding the doctor’s advice by avoiding business worries for now. The exchange highlights simple, humorous domestic realism in a countryside setting.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home & Town Reporter
Waltershead
WNU
Wilson
Johnston
Slaughter
Mezgerhard
Jalan Ladd
Paramount
Warner Brothers
Alan Ladd Enterprises
Les Savage
Ladd
Laurence Oliver
Vivien Leigh
Great Britain
Antony and Cleopatra
Shakespeare
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Hollywood
John Barrymore Jr
Ethel
United Artists
Curt Massey
CBS
Massey
Martha Tilton
Country Washburne
Abbott and Costello
Commedians
Costello
Jack
Abbott
Magic Bean
Buddy Baer
Giant
Ronald Colman
Benita
Ivy
Margaret Sheridan
Margaret
Sterling Hayden
F.B.S
Edmund O’brien
Denver and Rio Grande
Rockies
Veda Ann Borg
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
Lionel Barrymore
Andrew Jackson
MGM
Hussy
Jennifer Jones
David Selznick
Norma Shearer
Irving Thalberg
Linda Darnell
Jamaica
Alan Ladd
By Erita Haley
Hlphillips
WAL
MR. Malik Takes Over
Jake
Eve Peron
Peron
God
John P. Crane
New York Uniformed Fireman's Association
Kefauver Committee
Shadda Haddim
Royal Bones
Alaska
Harry Truman
Doug MacArthur
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Adams
Community Federal Savings & Loan
Charles Rd
Louis 14
Mason & Hamlin
Wurlitzer, Cable
Faduriy
Aay
Edison
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