York builds record homes for veterans in postwar surge
York Pennsylvania areas surge in housing for veterans as 613 new houses rise in 1946, plus 481 units via conversion. An 18 member emergency committee, led by Mayor John L. Snyder, mobilized builders to meet a 1946 quota of 1,200 new units and 1947 goal of 1,800 while securing materials from nearby towns. Over 1,100 building applications filed in early 1947 show continued momentum.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N. W
Washington
America
York
Pennsylvania
Pole
Midland Avenue
Elm Street
Park Village
John L. Snyder
Buffalo
Ohio
Hagerstown
Boy Orator Edward Smith Wins National Legion Contest
A Buffalo high school graduate Edward Smith, from St. Joseph's on Main, won one of four national prizes in the American Legion oratorical contest. The essay on the Constitution of the United States showcased his skilled delivery and knowledge in a field of strong entrants.
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Olcott Beach
Cey Olcott
Buffalo
Spartacus
Masten Park
United States
Edward Smith
St. Joseph's On
Main
Smith
Pattern Notes for New Daytime Dress as Bold Stripes
A vintage sewing notice describes pattern numbers 11 12 13 14 16 and 18 from Saleen. It calls for 14 yards of 35 or 39 inch fabric plus a skirt of 1% yards. Diagonal lines and bold striped fabric create a handsome day dress with novel finishing touches.
Moscow War Pact Talks End In Banquet And Failure
After seven weeks of wrangling the Moscow foreign ministers conference ended in a state banquet with little progress. No Austrian treaty or German settlement was reached as Marshall blamed the Russians for blocking talks. The four nation plan and reparations definitions remained unresolved.
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Moscow
Austria
Marshall
Irsian
Molotov
Germany
London
Herbert Broadley
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
India
Leslie Wheeler
U. S
Brazil
Wheeler
International Wheat Council
Washington
House Banking Committee approves rent control bill
The House Banking Committee approved a bill continuing rent controls through December 31 with a possible extension to March 1 1948 by presidential proclamation. It would allow voluntary lease increases up to 15 percent if contracts run only through December 31 1948.
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House Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
House Committee
eAnanan Wolcott
House
Farm Bureau Chief Warns on Surpluses and Policy
O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation testifies before a House committee on long range farm policy. He argues for caution about surpluses and endorses reciprocal principles while noting the need to maintain high prices and avoid relying on relief rolls. He calls agriculture a major cooperative effort for national service.
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O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ee Ene Oe
Ene
Decenea
O’neal
House
Household Safety and Care Instructions from a Historic Page
Guidance on child safety outdoor routines and home care includes pushing a child in a carriage as rest but not nap replacement, keeping saucepans out of reach, spacing ironed shirts to allow air, storing felt hats dry and aired, and hanging curtains to floor or sill with proper shrinkage allowance for a well dressed window.
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Frolicky
Fritz
Evanrows Wiz
Jo St Andly
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Hammer
Baukhage
Bankhage
R’s
Point Barrow
Point Jane
Peere
Navy
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Attern No
Garsson
Representative May
Garsson Brothers
May
Sawyer Smith
Kentucky
Berland Lumber Company
Andrew J. May
Henry and
Murray Garsson
War Materials Syndicate
Joseph Freeman
Gars
Garssons
War Department
M. Garsson
FBI
H. Garsson
Diny Sartow
PTA
Ai BeOnm
Kay Rogers
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