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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1949
Page
7
Advertises completing knitting instructions stitch diagrams and embroidery directions for Dolly Goes Skating outfit Pattern No 5727. Requests 20 cents and sender’s name address pattern number.
Ignitible liquids are fire hazards when stored at home. Large quantities should be kept in underground tanks away from buildings. Small amounts may be stored safely in steel gas or oil cans.
Weekly analysis notes Truman’s busy start amid foreign and domestic pressures. It highlights the GOP victory on the inauguration ticket tax exemption in the House, failure in the Senate, and criticism of Virgil Chapman. Also included is a lighter aside about 300 Rhesus monkeys arrived in New York and caused chaos on a plane en route to infantile paralysis research.
The army tightens controls on GI marriages to German women amid suspicions that many brides seek escape from occupied Germany. Chaplains and officials fear the move will shield draftees expected in Germany from risky entanglements and social pressures.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin shifts toward peace with Israel and Egypt as he signals de facto recognition of Israel may come. Critics in Britain and the U S argue Bevin’s stance could reshape the Holy Land dispute and Arab hopes.
John Foster Dulles, leading the US delegation to the UN General Assembly in Paris, argues the 15 billion military and six billion foreign aid budget for 1950 is excessive. He stresses lack of unified armed forces and warns against crippling US economic health while urging restraint amid rising tension with Russia. The issue now rests with Congress.
William M Belew an 18 year old Simpsonville high school basketball player and diamond performer achieved a perfect I Q on a new air force intelligence test in Louisville. The test spans vocabulary arithmetic and spatial perception with 45 questions in 40 minutes. Belew plans a possible air force career or accounting.
Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, oldest House member and seasoned Ways and Means member, faces the big peacetime budget push. The veteran farmer-banker vows careful scrutiny of six billion in proposed taxes and social security changes as GOP leaders vow to curb spending.
A puzzled cartoon caption questions how Smith can cut his hair when he refuses to take his bat to anyone. The quip plays on his habit in a playful sports-themed joke reflecting a cautious stance.
A frugal farmer who delivers three dozen eggs weekly to a local household discovers he sent one extra egg. He confesses to Mr. Smith and suggests settling the discrepancy with a drink. The response is lighthearted, with the farmer ordering eggnog.
A quip suggests a family tree search costs five dollars to look up and twenty dollars to keep quiet. The joke implies paid secrecy applies to genealogical discoveries rather than a formal service. The line mocks hidden costs in private genealogical inquiries.
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