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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1947
Page
2
Census figures show a record 1946 baby crop but population aging rises. By 1970 about 16 million Americans will be over 65 as life expectancy grows and families shrink. The piece argues aging need not scar happiness and suggests embracing old age with practical work and mindset changes.
Readers explore how avocations sustain older adults, with examples from farming to skilled labor. The piece cites Cicero, Lawton and Stewart, and the pamphlet When You Grow Older, stressing psychological issues of aging and the call to apply timeless wisdom to practical, daily work.
A U S agriculture department report shows total farm cash receipts in the first eight months of 1947 at 17.4 billion dollars, up 21 percent from 1946, with average net income to farmers rising to 2541 dollars in 1946 and higher in 1947 due to strong demand. The piece notes rising farm costs and a European crisis prompting fears of a new economic transfusion by Congress.
Millions of ex G I s converted terminal leave pay bonds into cash at banks across the country. Some saved, bought necessities, or paid debts as veterans unlocked funds. Isotopes from U S atomic research arrive abroad to aid medicine, tracing diseases and aiding cancer research.
Industry sources cite scarce prewar machines and labor shortages fueling a widespread black market in tractors hay balers and combines. High demand and inflated prices persist as farmers fetch premiums well above list values with buyers on waiting lists.
The British public has not been told the full facts of life about their plight. Socialism failed to revive production, and a British embassy official warned of coal reserves but mining shortfalls left Britain cold last winter. Politicians blame the United States while retreating from socialist land seizures.
Dear Ed I am in the show business a feller rented my barn for a drama contract to return it in good condition since then chaos ensued cows sick horse ran away hens stopped laying only a few nesting in woods Next week they plan Two Orphans and my wife and I are ready to play both parts
A clash looms as lobbyists from the National Tax Equality association and state tax equality committees push to end tax exemption for farm cooperatives. Key figures include Paul L Court ney and Joseph F Leopold, with salaries listed, alongside leaders John H Davis Jerry Voorhis R Wayne Newton and Russell Smith from national cooperative groups.
Walter Winchell surveys postwar politics noting Truman’s health, questions about who caused the war and who ensured peace. The 25th anniversary New York Newspaper Women’s club dinner featured Mrs F D Roosevelt introduced by Edith Barber. A Pandora yearbook joke and a feature on Herman Talmadge close the column.
The piece notes a costly month of telegrams at 68 000 dollars and wide coverage in the Congressional Record. It mentions figures like Joe Martin Henry Cabot Lodge Leverett Saltonstall and Ray Baldwin as part of a broader political milieu. It also cites Puerto Rico tax moves affecting Condado Beach hotel and labor talks between Bill Green and Phil Murray. Alf Landon’s radio bid in Inglewood fails FCC scrutiny and moves to Leavenworth.
In Collier’s memoir excerpt Admiral Halsey sharply criticizes the Pearl Harbor failure. He says officials sacrificed Kimmel and Short and assigns blame for radar delays to higher decision makers, insisting the American people and Congress were not responsible.
Advertises new improved apron patterns 615 with embroidery transfers, charts, photos, and concise directions. Notes easy to sew and embroider with needlework support. Encourages readers to order patterns for 2 cents each via mail.
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