Old Age Need Hold No Terrors Finding Useful Work Is Formula
Washington column reviews census figures on a growing older U S population and the need for meaningful work to sustain happiness. It cites life expectancy rises, shrinking family sizes, and cites Browning and Cicero as sources for aging attitudes while urging practical elder engagement through avocations and productive activity.
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Census Bureau
United States
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Browning
Rabbi Ben Bark
Assembly Aine
Ald Union Peesant
Thaye
Esnay
Marcus Talllox
Cicero
Treedon
Farm income climbs while Europe faces worsening crisis
A late 1940s government review reports record farm earnings with 1947 eight-month receipts of 17.4 billion dollars and higher net incomes for farmers, driven by price rises, offset by rising operating costs. Meanwhile Europe’s crisis deepens as wartime economies strain production and exports, prompting emergency alarms from Secretary Marshall and shifts in policy.
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Ian Wee
Agriculture Department
Black Market Drives Farm Equipment Trade Prewar Shortages
Report by 40 manufacturers and dealers cites black market activity and rising farm equipment prices as key drivers of a booming, yet shady, prewar market. High demand, scarce tractors, hay balers, and corn pickers prompt farmers to pay inflated sums. a mock bargaining tale compares farm values to sudden steals of high price units.
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British Plight Blamed on U S as Production Fails
Paul Mallon reports from outside Britain that the British public was kept in the dark about the country’s production failure. He cites Britain’s long-term coal and meal needs, miner shortages, and socialist planning that critics say delayed effort and shifted blame to the United States while officials deny full disclosure.
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Eugene Meyer
Fpastington Post
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Britain
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Lamari Gondlow
United States
The Play's the Thing On the Farm Barn Drama
A city man asks to use a farmer's barn to drain it and signs a return pact. Chaos follows as cows fall ill hens stop laying and the farm loses peace while plans for two Orphans next week loom.
Lobbyists Lead Cooperative Fight Over Farm Cooperatives
The National Farm cooperative drive is led by lobbyists from multiple states and groups. Paul L Court ney earns 6100,000 annually while Joseph F Leopold makes 8500, Clare A Johnson’s salary is unspecified. Other registered lobbyists include John H Davis 4101,000 William Hockendorn 77,000 and John J Riggle 77,600 for the National Council of Farm Cooperatives Jerry Voorhis 71,000 for the Cooperative League Wayne Newton 810,000 for the National Association and Sunita Neyney 440H for the Nations Farmers Union. Expenditures reach 63,700 for a full year of 197.
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Joseph F. Leopold
Clare A. Johnson
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Tmere
New York
Indiana
Kentucky
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Michigan
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Pennslvania
Walter Winchell Notes and Reflections on News
A condensed fragment quotes Walter Winchell discussing Truman, the constitution, and war accountability. It references health impact, political blame, and a 1949 yearbook note about American topics, with scattered stray names and era commentary.
Television of the era sparks Senate spending and radio clashes
Drew Pearson notes the Senate spent about 60000 dollars in one month on telegraph and print wiring. The column cites Speaker Martin and lawmakers Lodge and Leverett Saltonstall, while Puerto Rico politics and a radio station bid in Inglewood draw regulatory scrutiny and Local pushback.
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History Will Judge Debaele at Pearl Harbor Probe
The piece argues Admiral Halsey criticizes U S leadership for withholding vital equipment and information before Pearl Harbor. It blames the American people rather than Congress or commanders for the disaster and calls for accountability in the Pearl Harbor context.
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Pearl Harbor
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Congress
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