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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
2
A columnist portrays U S political mood through a Soviet transcript and a financier’s take on inflation and recession. He notes April and July exchanges about a looming downturn, wage and price dynamics, and public concern over living costs and boom busts.
An account of fanciers introducing Elmer the cock and his two mates Clementine and Adeline from Iowa to Florida. Bantams are described as a growing U S industry and kept mainly for beauty rather than utility, admired in gardens and landscapes.
The United Nations Security Council rejected an American emergency debate on the Balkan crisis in Greece while warning of possible explosions. Reports say the US may aid Greece with armed forces and a border patrol to secure the front against guerrilla incursions as fighting intensifies near Ioannina and along the Albanian and Yugoslav borders.
President Truman urges Congress to begin a 10 year 250 million dollar flood control program for the Mississippi basin. The plan would create a coordinated system of storage reservoirs levees flood walls and diversion channels to protect cities towns and farms and include upstream soil conservation measures. Also noted is a debate over universal military training with critics calling it politically dangerous and alternatives favoring a strong reserve air force and national guard backed by research.
Wartime and postwar estimates show US sugar output jumping to about 2.2 million tons in 1947 with 1.7 million tons from beet sugar and a larger Cuban crop aiding supply. Philippines yield nil due to Japanese occupation. Cane and beet supplies should meet demand for housewives, reducing demand for substitutes like corn syrup maple syrup honey and sorghum syrup.
Advertises patterns for Mile a Minute Cloth and Kitten Potholders with crochet instructions. Claims quick make time, suggests color options, and notes sizes seven inches. Provides pattern numbers and requests 20 cents, name, address, and pattern number for complete instructions.
Millions of grasshoppers filled Grasshopper Glacier near Cook Montana. Wind carried swarms to the glacier where cold air froze them into the ice. Snow covered the insects and later swarms froze in place creating black bands up to 60 feet deep that remain visible today.
Ad copy touts Gro-Pup dog food with 23 essential nutrients and economical value. One box equals five 1-lb cans in dry weight, with Meal and Pel-Etts variants for variety.
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