Price controls and inflation in wartime policy tale
The article traces U S price control measures from 1941 through 1948 under Roosevelt and Truman. It notes the creation of price and wage controls, farm parity rules, and legislative acts, with index figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shifts in policy amid wartime shortages and postwar adjustments. It also mentions congressional debates and vetoes shaping ongoing anti inflation efforts.
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Truman
Congress
United States
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
U. S. Bureaur of Labor Statistics
Europe
Corry Plans Labor Day Ex-Roast at City Celebration
Twenty years ago Corry residents prepare a Labor Day event sponsored by the Corry Credit Exchange featuring a big ex-roast. The note mentions a balloon message from East Main Street children, a revived police probe into a East Columbus Ave robbery, and a garden party at St. Thomas Church on West Washington. golf results show Corry Country Club defeating North East 344 to 2215.
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Corry
Henry Dahlstrand
East Main Street
Oakland
Bob Lowe
St. Thomas’ Church
West
Washington Street
North East
Royal Links
Swimming Dive Kills Youth 15 in Pennsylvania
Titusville July 26 Charles Senner aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Senner of Hast Mead township died yesterday from a broken neck after diving into a shallow part of Little Sugar Creek at Andersons swimming hole two miles southwest of Frenchtown. The coroner ruled the death accidental after he dived from a three foot depth and became unconscious.
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Titusville
Charles Senner
Plank Road
Hast Mead Township
Anderson
Little Sugar Creek
Bousson's Corners
Frenchtown
Lester Miller
Sanner
Charles
Meadville
Luther.j. King, M
Rowe Flower Shop Proprietor Dies in Titusville
Lee J. Rowe 69 lifelong Titusville resident and owner of Rowe Flower Shops including a Corry branch died Saturday at his home 510 East Walnut Street. He led Free Methodist Church for 20 years and is survived by Irene Foley wife two daughters Mrs Glenn Reid and Mrs Robert Heisterman and son Lawrence C. Rowe all of Titusville with several relatives. Services set for tomorrow 2:30 PM at Titusville Prep Methodist Church with Rev P C Willard officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Titusville
Lee J. Rowe
Rowe
Corry
East Walnut Street
Free Methodist Church
Irene Foley
Lawrence C. Rowe
Glenn Reid
Robert Heisterman
Titusville Prep Methodist Church
P. C. Willard
Woodlawn Cemetery
How's Your 9 It Hat All 10 Guetions Correctly
Memory training quiz asks about Russian commander in Germany Marshall Vassily D Basasts and other questions. It prompts readers to turn to a column page for answers and notes memory improvement.
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Germany
Marshall Vassily
Examination of Historical Quiz Items
The questions appear to test early 20th century political and linguistic topics. Items 6 7 8 refer to figures or groups. item 9 asks about currency changes in West Germany after a monetary reform. item 10 asks for the chairman of a Republican committee after Philadelphia nominating convention.
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Germany
Republican Material Committee
Philadelphia
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury figures dated July 22 show receipts of 86 million 703 thousand 399 dollars and 60 cents, expenditures of 70 million 705 thousand 236 dollars and 73 cents, leaving a balance of 90 million 958 thousand 585 dollars and 44 cents. Total debt stands at 259 billion 410 million 874 thousand 701 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
Position of the Treasury
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C. H. Gens, JR
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