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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
2
Israel wins a diplomatic victory as it orders a cease fire on Palestine fronts in line with a UN request. Arab leaders face a deadline and the question of sanctions if they reject the truce, while Jerusalem battles continue.
President Truman urges a five point program to raise old age and survivors insurance by at least 50 percent and extend coverage to farm and domestic workers, the self employed, and small firms. He seeks disability insurance and higher federal benefits to match state aid, arguing current benefits fail to meet rising prices.
A photo shows John L. Lewis leaving a door at the west end of the building as a symbol of trouble to come in soft coal mines. The first UMW conference with coal producers on the 1948 contract ended in frustration when Lewis walked out after refusing to seat a representative of the Southern Coal Association at the party.
Lewis declares no conference as he leads a first meeting to negotiate a new coal contract with operators and UMWA. The union faces an 80 day injunction over the pension walkout and contemplates a potential government Taft-Hartley action if a strike occurs. Europe awaits a stronger food year with larger bread grain crops amid a good May outlook.
The dairy industry notes a growing population and high prices push producers to reduce herds and switch to grain farming. By 1952 critics warn the U S may face milk shortages and possible rationing as demand rises. In Oregon, Dewey gains momentum over Stassen with convention stakes set.
The B 36 super bomber flew about 8000 miles nonstop with a five ton dummy bomb load. It stayed aloft roughly a day and a half and landed with about 1200 gallons of fuel remaining.
The Spring and Summer Issue of FASHION offers sewing tips and easy to make styles with a free pattern printed inside. Pattern No. 8037 comes in sizes 14 16 18 20 40 42 44 and 46 with size 16 requiring 3% yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric. The booklet costs 25 cents.
Teach your puppy to stand still and have his feet wiped before entering the house to reduce mud. Children can learn to wipe feet too. Corn meal can absorb oil on floors if spread and left a day or two, then swept up. Do not remove the paper covering of a leg of lamb. it keeps meat juicier and helps roast faster.
Chicago's Lake Shore Drive will host a massive new billboard in July. The switch lights up a 114 by 210 foot sign with 1.5 miles of neon tubing spelling a major distillery product name in 38 to 58 foot high letters.
Small electric appliances need a dry and level place to stay in good condition and avoid repair bills. Use tables or counters. avoid drainboards due to water and slip risks. Keep cords out of reach to prevent trips and never place appliances on window sills where rain can damage them.
About 17 billion passengers yearly travel more than 241 million miles in elevators. Some 5,000 new elevators entered service in metropolitan areas across the United States in early 1948 at an estimated cost of 60 million dollars.
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