Engineer preacher urges laymen to join church work
Worcester locomotive engineer Roy M. Wilder left the cab of the Poston and Albany Railroad to preach at Bethany and Hadwen Park churches. He compared growth to a locomotive, saying it takes time to build steam but yields power, urging Protestant laymen to participate actively in church activities.
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Lagmen
Wilder
Worcester
Mass
Roy M. Wilder
Poston and
Albany
United States
Open a small art film theater in a mid sized town
A columnist suggests a practical path for aspiring theater operators to start a niche cinema. Targeting towns of 50,000 or more, they propose leasing a venue, acquiring projection gear, and showing high brow and international films to attract educated, middle income patrons seeking alternatives to Hollywood fare. The piece notes the need for showmanship, community engagement, and careful budgeting, plus references to notable actors and diverse international titles.
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Andy
Tobacco Road
State of the Union
VDT
I.Q
Hollywood
America
Asx
New York
Switzerland
Sweden
Russia
Ike Laawrence Olivier
Vivien Leica
Daanes Mason
Deborah Kerr
Robert, Donat
Maurice Chevaler
Charles Boyer
Sour Town
Aux
Billy Rose
Company urges customers to favor list prices on IH products
A statement explaining IH cannot set retail prices for tractors trucks farm implements and power equipment. The firm notes dealers largely use suggested list prices to lower costs for customers and urges buyers to avoid inflated resale prices. It cites record production and staffing, growing plants, and asks cooperation to prevent price gouging.
Russians Win Battle On Berlin News Front
In Berlin the East–West press tug of war shows Russian control of nine dailies with a combined 3.1 million copies daily, while Western Allied papers total 3.25 million. In early 1947 Western papers cut newsprint by half, whereas Russian papers increased daily circulation by about 111,000.
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Berlin
Berlin youths clash over love in postwar press row
In Berlin a gender battle rages in the papers as twelve young men defend male virtue amid claims of lax courtship. They note plentiful female companionship due to postwar imbalances, cite wages and Allied soldiers as factors, and lament risk of infidelity among married women. A wounded veteran says many women are unfaithful as husbands remain prisoners of war.
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Berlin
Germany
Paper resource disparities in wartime Berlin zones
Editors of western controlled papers claim a cut on the French licensed Kurier limits news print while Russians control the surrounding German zone of Berlin with the richest paper resources. They say their circulations and advertising could rise dramatically if allowed.
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Germany
Berlin
Union demands half length freight trains to gain jobs
Union leaders push for shorter trains claiming efficiency for low-cost service, but plan would require more locomotives and trains, raise costs for yards and facilities, and likely increase accidents. They argue the goal is more jobs while linking incidental service pay to a full day’s wage.
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