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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1948
Page
7
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes increasing tension as Arab nations prepare operations while Vandenberg warns the Soviet Union. Bill Schoentgen reports in this weekly digest.
A volatile sequence in Palestine begins with an Irgun attack on Jaffa defying Haganah orders, driving battles toward Jerusalem. Arab league nations threaten ground sea and air invasion before May 15, while UN discussions and a possible France backed police force seek to avert carnage.
General Omar N. Bradley told the Senate Armed Services Committee the chance of war has increased in three months. He cited shifts in power politics, ERP funding in Europe, and rising U S preparedness prompting calls for a draft and universal training. He noted Russia remains central to the assessment and warned of a possible Red Army need if Moscow pursues expansion. A new cyclotron at the University of California will be built at nine million dollars, 20 times more powerful than the current Berkeley machine, to push atomic research ahead. Engineering work is underway and completion is five years away
Burgess Smith, former legal counterfeiter for the U S treasury, introduces a talking check that emits a verbal identification when processed and a shrill screech if tampered, declaring itself worthless.
The piece warns of renewed coal industry labor strife as the United Mine Workers and coal operators face a June 30 expiry of the wage agreement. It notes John L. Lewis’s temporary truce after a judge’s fines and argues the stoppage aims to pressure terms, risking shortages and broader economic disruption. It also discusses rising food prices driven by grain exports and postwar demand, and notes Harold E. Stassen’s Oregon campaign kickoff ahead of the May 21 primary challenging Dewey for GOP delegates.
The article notes a severe equipment shortage in the United States despite record production. Demand outpaces supply as farmers face long waiting lists for tractors cream separators and other farm machinery, with 1947 output up 131 percent from 1939 levels.
Fragmentary note lists Malachi scripture and Luke 3 3 6 devotional reading references with numbers and punctuation. It appears to be a religious study snippet lacking full context or complete sentences.
A 1948 Washington column blends a religious study of the Book of Malachi with a wartime reminiscence about Army Day features. The piece cites warnings to priests and people, visions of reckoning, and a personal memory of travel and interviews from Berlin to Wesermünde during the early war period.
The text offers practical home tips on using a traveling clothesline to save steps and avoid wet grass, placing pulleys at windows or a distant support, and reeling out as needed. It also advises carefully opening a bread wrapper, resealing unused slices, and preventing stale crusts from drying out. It cautions watering houseplants to avoid wetting begonia foliage which may curl.
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