Wreckers at Work Warn Against government overreach
J C Penney speaking in the West for Laymen's Movement warns that organized forces seek to undermine private enterprise. He denounces the Wagner Murray Dicke plan as utopian and urges Americans to follow Biblical laws and rely on personal effort, not government benevolence, to improve living standards. He urges vigilance against false prophets.
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J. C. Penney
West
Mr. Penney
United States
Penney
Chasing Their Tails on Labor Costs and Coal Prices
The piece argues wage increases drive inflation more than profits. It cites a soft coal contract adding $1.20 per workday and 1 hour 15 minutes less work, boosting payroll by over $500,000 daily in 1947, with $100 lump sum vacations. Total costs equal or exceed industry profits, fueling higher prices. It urges labor to boost production for higher pay.
Fallacies of Price Control in Peacetime Economy
The article argues against peacetime price control, warning it would force totalitarian economic planning, kill production, push goods to the black market, and harm most people while wealth buys essentials. It advocates free market pricing driven by supply, demand, and competition under representative government.
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OPA
Confounding Prophets of Scarcity in American Timber
A historical view argues against doom-laden timber forecasts, noting past errors in resource estimates, ongoing growth in the lumber industry, and private conservation programs. It highlights sustained production, fire protection, and policy of maximum use paired with conservation as core to America’s timber vitality.
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North American
America
United States
No Place for Young People in Britain Says Editor
A Portland Oregonian editorial cites a Dorset printer who plans to emigrate to Oregon, arguing socialism drains incentive and private enterprise. The printer says England lacks opportunity and housing, anticipating a January move despite job uncertainty, reflecting perceived national decline.
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Portland Oregonian
Oregonian
Dorset
England
Oregon
Mr. Micawber
Ankur
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS AND CLUES LIST Match to Pozzie Number 24
A compact listing of crossword clues with numbered positions. Horizontal and vertical items include definitions for words like hero tale scent mass of untidy hair and many more. The puzzle references a Pozzie Number 24 answer line and spans common crossword terms across various lengths.
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Society of Friends
England’s decline spurs emigration for free enterprise
The speaker argues socialism poisons growth, bureaucrats seize national wealth, and classless stagnation threatens England. He notes printer families seeking opportunity in the United States while others move to Canada, urging Americans to uphold a system that preserves individual drive and open opportunity.
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Dorset
Canada
England
Rural roads demand improved back-country routes
Rural Free Delivery marks its 52nd year as 32,189 mail carriers traverse 1,441,994 miles daily serving 29,641,722 patrons. Half of their routes ride over dirt roads in rain and snow. Farmers press for year-round access to markets and stronger rural roads to boost production, living standards, and community services across 3,012,371 miles of rural highways and 2,398,000 miles of local roads, much unsurfaced.
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America
United States
American Road Builders’ Association
Our Next Pearl Harbor and the Atomic Threat
The Atlantic Monthly warns that the United States faces a potential Pearl Harbor scenario from atomic weapons. Experts note US forces are understrength, with a weak air arm and limited retaliation delivery options, while rivals expand vast war capacities.
Drakes warn on U S air power and atomic threat
The Drakes argue the United States must build a modern air striking force with at least 1,000 long range bombers and fund robust aircraft research. They criticize the FLOP demonstration of 130 B 29s, note only 33 remain usable, and warn atomic weapons could devastate areas far beyond current estimates, urging action before an international poll force exists.
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U. S
Kenney
Drakes
Robert Oppenheim
United States
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson
Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Market Street
Denton
Maryland
Caroline County
Pozzie
Atlantic Monthly
Francis
Katherine Drake
Pearl Harbor
Smyth
Echols
Russia
Anita’s Beauty Salon
Denton, Md
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
The
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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