Cattlemen Withhold Beef Amid Price Rollback Protests
The article reports cattlemen across the nation holding beef from the market in protest of an 8 to 10 cent per pound price rollback targeting October 1. It notes empty cattle pens in cities, slow slaughter by packing firms, and forecasts limited market recovery until late June while comparing to 1946 price control battles.
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Bookkeeping relief eases small firms on Main Street
OPS rules exempt firms with sales of 100000 dollars or less from monthly pricing charts and allow pricing under GCPR or CPR 7. About 200000 small retailers may be freed from heavy filing, including hardware stores. Federal Reserve data show installments and durable goods demand easing, while rural editors back price and wage controls. Pace commends officers for spreading defense contracts to small businesses.
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Day of Decision Local Boards Must Pass on Students
Local draft boards will soon receive results of college aptitude tests to decide deferments for students like Joe College. About 3,853 boards must classify students as II-A or I-A based on test scores scholastic standing and leadership potential.
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Army ROTC camps count over 20,000 college seniors in summer program
More than twenty thousand seniors nationwide join the army’s largest summer ROTC effort since World War II. Thirty posts and hospitals train cadets for future service with stipends and free subsistence. Other questions cover indemnity beneficiaries, GI bill on the job pay, training under Public Law 16, and VA insurance leadership changes.
Army Chemical Corps Aids Fruit Farmers
The U S army chemical corps helped western fruit growers last month by using 100 special smoke generators to shield crops from rest threats. Veterans Affairs questions on the July 25 cutoff for GI bill training affect World War II veterans discharged before July 25, 1947. Those discharged after have four years to begin training, with actual training required before June 25. filing an application alone does not qualify.
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Don’t Read This One Didn’t You Notice the Heading
A humorous meta paragraph playfully urges the reader to stop and not read further while acknowledging the reader’s persistence. It questions the value of continuing and ends with a cheeky prompt about wasting time by finishing the piece.
Laundromat Detour Delays Streetcar Ride
A commuter crowd waits as a laughing housewife hurries to finish dressing before the streetcar departs, delaying the ride while she retrieves her clothes from a nearby home.
Mountaineer windless shot wins state berth
Windage City reports a mountain school basketball team earned a state tournament berth after a fast paced outdoor game on a sloped court. The mountaineers relied on quick shots from the center line as the crowd learned their simple high toss tactic. The captain quipped that the ball lands in due to no wind.
Man or deer at risk when shooting at a sound
Officials warn that firing at a noise could lead to manslaughter charges if a person is hit. The guidance stresses the risk to bystanders and the legal consequences of shooting without positive identification of the target.
Old apples tasted worse than modern varieties say critics
Claimants argue that memories bias tastes and that historic apples like Bellflowers Russets and Benimes were inferior to current McIntosh and other improved varieties.
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