A Year of Price Control With Auto Price Ceilings
The article discusses a third potential increase in automobile price ceilings under the Defense Production Act. It traces the initial price freeze effective December 1, 1950, the OPS 1951 rise for manufacturing costs, and subsequent 5 percent hikes and Capehart adjustments. It notes broader caps and looming relief for goods now below ceilings.
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Economic Stabilization Agency
Office of Price Stabilization
Capehart
Congress
Korea
Price Stabilization Agency Sets New Controls in 1950s
A historical report outlines the Price Stabilization system under OPS including director Di Salle appointed November 30, 1850, and shifts seen through January 1951. It details price ceilings based on late 1950 to early 1951 levels, later reforms in 1961, and sector rules for groceries, restaurants, and services with required postings and tiered markup limits.
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di Salle
Economic Stabilization Agency
Johnston
OPS
Four wards to reopen at Cres son State Hospital
State Health Department announces four men's wards at Cres son State Hospital Cambria county will reopen immediately to aid tuberculosis patients after remodeling into one and two bedroom units. Capacity listed as 84 beds. Ben F Kraffert of Titusville and Southern Pines wins Southern Seniors Golf Association playoff at Pinehurst.
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Cresson Hospital
Harrisburg
State Health Department
Cresson State Hospital
Cambria County
Russell E. Teague
Titusville
Golper
Pinehurst
WN. C
Ben F. Kraffert
Southern Pines
Kraffert
Pinehurst Country Club
Faul H. Hyde
Buffalo
B. E. Duke
Raleigh
Nine arrested in Frewsburg raid on game
Nine men were arrested after a Sunday night raid on a used car lot on Main Street Frewsburg. Eight faces disorderly conduct charges while Albert Tranlello of Lakewood, owner, was accused of maintaining a gaming house. He posted bail and awaits a hearing before Peace Justice Ralph Campbell.
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Jameslown
Main Street
Frewsburg
Albert Tranlello
Lakewood
Ralph Campbell
Carroll
Chautsugua County
Four clubs take over 1981 Christmas Seal drive
Announcement lists the Woman's Club Business and Professional Women's Club Rotary and Elks clubs as organizers. City canvass to begin Monday with plans for a banquet and hop at Corry High School Alm classes. Health officials in Spartansburg close schools and restrict gatherings to curb diphtheria and scarlet fever outbreak.
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Ach
Woman's Club
Business
Professional Women's Club
Rotary Sind Elwonis
Corry
Spartansburs
How's Your I Q Quiz From A Historic Ad Snippet
A fragmented reader quiz mixed with garbled questions covers IQ levels and memory claims. It asks about a King George era White House visit, whether spouses are animals minerals or plants, and a bark medicine from a tree, plus Roman numerals seven letters and Ossining prison.
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I. Q
King George
White House
Miizabeth
Truman
Tate
New York State Prison
Ossining
Heaviest Element Riddle Among XIII Mystery Names
A brain teaser asks which is heaviest among tr idium cxmiuin plstinim and hints at a clever linguistic weight rather than real elements. The puzzle plays on the appearance of names to mislead about mass.
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Shi
Callan
St. Luke
Jesus
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Mortgage & Bond
Detroit
Garry
Mall
Corry-Jamestown Manufacturing Corporation
Richard &, Moynihan
Jamestown
D. A. Hillstrom
Cory
Harry B. Smith
Board of Education
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Eric
Erie
Pullmans
Erie Railroad
K. McLean
Topp
Coats
Corry’s Smart Women's Shop
North Center Street
Thomas Motors of Corry, Inc
Y Finance CO
Personal Consumer Discount Co
Paranal Consumer Discount
Center
Harry Hall
YES
Lee
Bourjois Goening
Faris
Kate
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