Toil-worn tires tell tale of postwar shortages
Correspondent Kenneth L. Dixon chronicles tire shortages after wartime rationing ends. Dealers limit sales, recaps advised, and steel bead wire delays hinder production. Shortfall likely through next year with June worsening. Veterans prioritized in supplies. expect few new tires, recaps recommended to bridge the gap.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Washington
INS
District of Columbia
Civilian Production Administration
California
Troop Arrivals By Associated Press
Approximately 17,039 service personnel aboard 16 vessels debarked Friday at five U S ports. West Coast ports expect 10 ships carrying 11,363 men. East Coast ports 6 vessels with 5,676 veterans. Arrivals include New York Wheaton Victory 1,501 troops with 559th AAA bn and 825th med det. New Bern Victory 1,414 troops with 371st med bn and 251st qm co. Claymount Victory 1,347 troops with multiple army unit detachments. MIT Victory 1,407 troops with First div arty HQ and 4453rd g.m. service. San Diego Assault Transport Starlight 1,354 navy and marine personnel. Gen. W F Hase 2,939 army plus Bollinger 1,491 navy and 317 army. Storm King 1,011 navy with 506 marines and 7 army. Gen C C Ballou 3,152 army with 35 navy.
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U. S
New York
Wheaton Victory
Antwerp
New Bern Victory
le Havre
Qm. Co
Vist div
Q.m
Claymount Victory
Med
Ord
M. I. T. Victory
W. F. Hase
Manila
Army
Bollinger
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Storm King
Guam
Wake
W. Ward
Gen
C. C. Ballou
Electric Franchise Hearing Notice in Linn County Iowa
The Iowa State Commerce Commission sets March 26 1946 at 10 AM in Des Moines for a hearing on a petition by Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Cedar Rapids to erect operate and maintain electric transmission lines across public lands highways and private lands in Linn County The notice requests written objections five days before the hearing and urges objectors to be represented by authorized representatives.
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Iowa State Commerce
Linn County
Zews
Iowa Electric, Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Stateommerce Commission
Electric Transmission Inc
St. P.M. Linn
Iowan State Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Town State Commerce Commission
W. Reed
B. M. Richardson
David B. Long
Geo. L. McCaughan
Gy Mie
Farmers To Fix Date For Strike Against Strikes
EDGAR Neb AP Farmers to fix a date for a farmers strike against strikes and for methods to make it effective. W Hubert Johnson said at a Edgar board meeting that a March 11 rally of the American Farmers Vigilante Committee will announce the strike plan. The committee also sent a telegram to Chester Bowles opposing the government program to buy poultry at about 90 percent parity. The message asserts farmers will not sell hens at the price and will withhold baby chicks until government meddling ends.
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Edgar, Neb
American Farmers Vigilante Committee
Edgar
Neb
W. Hubert Johnson
Johnson
Chester Bowles
Board Announces Strike Date Set At Mansfield Meeting
The group originally announced it would set the date for its strike at a meeting at Mansfield.
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Mansfield
Mansfield Meeting Keeps Scheduled Date Despite Strike Shifts
Johnson explained that recent industrial strike developments shifted the date, but the Mansfield meeting will be held as scheduled.
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Ohio
Johnson
Mansfield
Wyatt appoints expeditor staff to speed housing aid
Wyatt names Neil Dalton deputy in charge of community action on housing and assigns seven regional expeditors to help secure 2.7 million moderately priced homes for veterans within two years. Dalton, wartime OWI director and Louisville Courier Journal editor, heads the group with assistants including Charles J. Horan of Chicago.
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Washington (Ap
Wilson Wyatt
National
Neil Dalton
Louisville
Wyatt
Dalton
Office of War Information
Louisville Courier Journal-Times
Charles J. Horan
Chicago
Stelle Calls 20 Percent Rise in Disability Pensions
Washington AP John Stelle national commander of the American Legion urged lawmakers to boost disability pensions by 20 percent to prevent veterans and dependents on fixed incomes from facing destitution and hunger as living costs rise nationwide.
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Washington
John Stelle
The
American Legion
Stelle
Beer production to fall 15 to 25 percent
In Chicago on Thursday R H Hopkins executive manager of the National Beer Wholesalers association said government grain allotment cuts will cut beer production by 15 to 25 percent. He added shortages unlikely in beer regions but breweries will curb shipments to meet local demand.
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Chicago
R. H. Hopkins
National Beer Wholesalers Association
Hopkins
Churchill Won’t Join Sons of the Revolution
Syracuse New York INS reports Winston Churchill declines becoming an honorary member of the Sons of the Revolution despite ancestors who fought against the British in 1776. The decision came from host Frank W. Clark in Miami who noted applications require pledges to the U S Constitution.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Ins
Winston Churchill
Sons of the Revolution
Churchill
Miami
Frank W. Clark
City Hall notes on signed petition for Center Point bus extension
A 168 signature petition asking Center Point bus service to extend from Thirty-second to Fiftieth street NE was presented to the city council and referred to City Lines. Other actions include beer permits, court fee reports, curb work approvals, playground staff raises, and gas tank installation permissions.
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Center Point
Thirty-second Street
Fiftieth Street
Ethiopian premier seeks Eritrea Somaliland return to empire
The Ethiopian prime minister urged in a Friday letter to the London Times that Eritrea and Somaliland be restored to Ethiopian rule, arguing for their reintegration into the empire.
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London
INS
Ethiopia
London Times
Eritrea
Somaliland
FASTEETH powder boosts denture grip and odor control
FASTEETH is an alkaline powder sprinkled on dentures to hold teeth firmly without taste or residue. It avoids sourness and chewing resistance while reducing plate odor, marketed for use on both upper and lower plates and available at drug stores.
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Kellogg
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