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Money's Worth Sylvia Porter Projects Record U.S. Spending
Sylvia Porter argues American consumer spending will reach a record peak as incomes stay high through year end. She credits rising wages and benefits, with 1958 consumer demand driving the economic rebound and Christmas sales. The piece notes income growth, government spending influence, and sustained service and food purchases despite auto and housing slowdowns. In the district notice, a Linn County estate final report requires objections by a deadline, with administrator Roger Rapids named.
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New York
America
Sylvia Porter
Linn
C. L . Yost
Pe Trust Co
Roger Rapids
Iowa
Charles Yost
Thordewick
Fischer
East Fourth Street
Vinton