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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1947
Page
6
In Albuquerque a veterans driven housing project gathers 75 members to construct affordable homes. Local support comes from architects, block suppliers, landscapers, and material firms offering reduced prices prorated across all houses. Members can labor to reduce costs, while initial houses near completion showcase community cooperation to ease the housing shortage.
L. Nell of Lincoln Nebraska lists a two bedroom home in a local real estate series. The item notes how a third copy in the series illustrates the selling approach and outcomes.
A Navy veteran unable to find lodging in Albuquerque, he purchased a lot and designed a two bed house. He personally supervised construction and spent about $4,300 including his salary, producing a dwelling that compared well with others in town.
The article notes back claims for portal to portal pay totaling nearly six billion dollars erased after President Truman used his authority to urge congressional action on relief for employers and government. It also reports Truman’s stance against labor limits, calls for lower prices, and touches on the U S Naval Observatory planning a move due to city heat and space needs, with an eight year projection for site selection and setup.
The Society of American Bacteriologists announce mold from green and black soil shows curative effects in chicken embryos and mice with influenza though not yet tested on humans. The scientists note the mold sample came from a global batch and its origin remains unknown.
A humorous note suggests dentists suffer as they work with drills. The piece imagines dentists dealing with physical strain from long days, aching feet and backs, while still serving patients.
A U S Department survey shows farm real estate values rising 12 percent in the year ending March 1, with cash sales comprising 56 percent. The trend began during the war and parallels 1946 gains while 1945 and 1944 tracked lower or higher.
Ordnance expert W. Martin says rapid fire radar guns are eclipsed by atomic energy and guided missiles. He cites three defense priorities: long range detection, an intercepting defensive rocket, and destroying enemy missiles at a safe distance.
U S department reports April slaughter in federally inspected plants set an all time high for cattle and calves. Cattle killed reached 1,203,137 head, up from 714,860 a year earlier. Calves slaughtered totaled 678,440 versus 445,049 in April 1946. Hog kills fell to 3,615,746 from 3,857,972 and sheep dropped to 1,326,589, the lowest since 1939.
A Commerce Department report notes rising national income and output in 1945 and 1946. It cites the gross national product at an annual rate of 209 billion dollars in mid 1945, aided by higher prices and wages due to war production. Income rose to 180.5 billion in early 1947 with wage gains and social security payments contributing to the increase.
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