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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
8
The piece traces the rise of competition in U S retailing from the old cross road emporium to modern chain and independent stores. It notes how consumer choices and prices improved as chains expanded and independents adopted leaner costs and better service, keeping business on its toes.
A column questions a Congress bill allowing Rural Electrification Administration loans to extend rural phone service. It notes 85 percent of occupied farms already have service and warns of costly duplication and a move toward socialized enterprise. The piece condemns government overreach and subsidies for nonessential areas.
A national thrift boom shows over half of Americans save in some form with Savings Bonds leading. By end of 1948 individuals held $68 billion in government securities, including $325 billion in E bonds and $13 billion in F and G bonds. The OPPORTUNITY Savings Bonds Drive May 16 to June 30 promotes Payroll Saving and Bond-A-Month plans for regular purchases.
The commissioner's address warns heavy commercial trucks are crippling roads and a national problem. Roy M. Fisher notes Illinois saw widespread illegal loads in 1947 and argues reimposed limits with strict enforcement are needed to protect public highways funded by taxpayers.
The agreement between the Soviet Union and Western powers to lift the Berlin blockade and restart talks on the German problem is viewed as a major Western victory in the cold war. Yet observers warn the Kremlin may disguise true aims and that realities remain complex.
The Berlin air lift proved the impossible by delivering thousands of tons of food and coal daily, aided by British support, showing a failed Soviet blockade could be countered. It suggested Moscow sought a truce while facing costly, hard-to-consolidate control in Eastern Europe amid Western reverses in China.
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