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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
6
Eleanor Roosevelt and her son Elliott take over the Hyde Park Roosevelt estate for a commercial farming venture focusing on Christmas trees. The plan shifts from refined estate living to hands-on cultivation, with the land seen as a lasting renewable resource.
A neighbor's memo highlights the decade’s worst forest fire season, noting federal cuts to fire control, Alaska timber losses, and vast potential wood uses. It cites nine of ten fires from human causes and urges coordinated effort among timber workers, government, and conservationists.
The piece links a joint hemispheric defense pact to the Monroe doctrine as Americans face a blistering heat wave and an historic corn shortfall. It notes August corn and oats prices at record highs amid drought with Iowa and Illinois crops shrinking.
In Washington John Samp son Kirby, 69, was detained after being found with a pistol in the capitol and shouting that he had just been elected president. In New York Virginia Walton Brooks, 14, boasted of hunting an elephant and a lion plus rare species on a trip with her parents. In Chicago Anna Metzger, 47, removed a two inch sewing needle from her leg after decades of pain. Henry Ford II announced price increases on most Ford cars and all trucks by about 4.2 percent, effective immediately, signaling a shift in auto inflation dynamics.
A University of Maryland laboratory timed a snail at 0.00363005 miles per hour, with a test covering 22 feet 1/2 inch in 11 hours 30 minutes. The goal is to slow snails further as their damage to Chesapeake Bay oysters rises.
Federal Reserve Board researchers warn deflation could hit farmers first as inflation cools. A midyear study notes high food share of income, strong producer margins, and speculative markets keep prices up, but a reversal could sharply drive down agricultural prices and raise farmer indebtedness. Land values are expected to fall, threatening future farmer security.
Editor Jack Lait notes Mexico lifts bans on games of chance, sparking a revival at Agua Caliente and Tijuana. He details a border gambling network, high rollers, and the shifting mix of vice and legitimate business across cities from Caliente to New York, with figures and names of industry players.
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