25 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
1
The piece reports 15 railroad unions seeking a 14 cent hourly raise to reach 30 cents, while carriers push a 25 percent freight-rate increase and keep wartime passenger boosts. It notes 860 women urged Congress to extend OPA, and outlines the wage and rate dynamics under the National Railway Labor Act amid postwar costs and arbitration options.
State cigarette and tobacco tax revenue for 1945 reached 164.2 million dollars, up 8.3 percent from 1944 as wartime demand faded and tax hikes in some states boosted receipts. Federal tobacco tax collections rose 11.9 percent, totaling 937,209, totaling federal revenue for the year.
The American Municipal association notes free home lots for World War II veterans in St. Petersburg Florida and Beachwood New Jersey. The St. Petersburg committee has issued 584 lots to ex servicemen since March 1 while Beachwood has awarded nearly 100 plots to veterans.
Britain plans strong voluntary forces with a $100 enlistment bonus, plus $100 per year for up to four years and a clothing allowance on completion. Prime Minister Attlee set a target of 187,000 volunteers as Labor stays silent on conscription. Canada raises regular pay to $95 monthly from $76.50 with a $25,000 reserve force plan and six divisions of annual training.
President Truman attended as 236,730 fans watched opening day games. Ted Williams homer powered the Red Sox past the Senators 6 to 3 in Washington. Hank Greenberg led Detroit past St. Louis 2 to 1, Joe DiMaggio powered the Yankees 5 to 0 over Philadelphia, and Bob Feller blanked Chicago 1 to 0. In the NL, Bob Scheffing's pinch single gave Chicago a 4 to 3 win over Cincinnati as Mel Ott homered for the Giants in an 8 to 4 victory over Philadelphia. In Butte, Montana, violence erupted as mobs attacked Anaconda Copper Mining workers' homes amid union tensions and accusations of Communist influence. The strike talks with CIO affiliated unions faced retroactivity row over wage raises.
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion reports 1946 first quarter production at an annual rate of 154 billion dollars, higher than early estimates. Farm output should exceed 1941 by 13 to 15 percent with good weather. Key industries such as tires, washing machines, power, gas, oil, steel, aluminum and magnesium run well above prewar levels. Radios, vacuum cleaners, electric irons, and bicycles near peacetime figures. Aluminum supplies ample and enamelware running strong, improving prospects for canners. Jars and tops stocks exceed wartime and prewar levels.
Experiments by the regional swine breeding laboratory in Ames Iowa involve planned matings with prominent use of inbreeding to fix desirable traits. Over 800 boars have been released to farmers for field tests across five breeds and three crossbred lines, showing about 100 pounds more weight per litter at six months when sired by inbred boars compared with non inbred sires.
The Better Vision Institute describes how children with eye muscle imbalance often suppress one eye to avoid double vision. When severe, the issue is visible to parents as squint or cross eyes. Early suppression can lead to partial blindness due to underuse and many adults in the United States live with diminished vision in one eye.
The ocean floor along a 1600 mile volcanic belt between Tokyo Bay and Guam remains highly restless with eruptions and uplift. The Marianas group includes Aracas and Suribachi peaks, the latter famed for U S Marines planting a flag at Iwo Jima.
Over the past thirty years the cotton textile sector has risen as the rayon industry, a man made fiber from regenerated cellulose, expanded rapidly in the south amid a general downturn, signaling a notable shift in textile production dynamics.
Research across regional labs shows cotton can improve tires and mileage, buckwheat yields rutin for high blood pressure treatment, and corn cobs plus cottonseed hulls can yield 90 to 95 gallons of liquid motor fuel per ton, with about half as ethyl alcohol.
Helium once a rare laboratory curiosity cost $2000 per cubic foot before World War I but is now a regulated, plentiful commodity at about one cent per cubic foot. Extraction requires cooling natural gas to 300 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. helium is drawn off and compressed. The Weather Bureau will use millions of feet annually for upper air research, while welding, food preservation, and medical uses expand. Helium oxygen mixes extend divers endurance and ease pressure changes, aiding workers and patients with asthma.
Hydraulic controls lift tools and adjust depth enabling one man operation. New equipment includes field ensilage harvesters with attached wagon, field hay choppers that cut and blow grass into silos, and automated pick up balers. Dryers allow baled hay to be stored greener.
Instruction outlines yardage for a 36 inch material to make a bedspread and pillow cover. It specifies using 11 percent of the yardage, cutting center portions first, then the 18 inch side pieces, followed by 10 inch strips, leaving a long strip for ruffles.
These directions from SEWING BOOK 1 present 32 pages of sewing guidance. It explains welted seams, dressing table drape techniques, curtains, slip covers, and related projects. Available by sending name and address with 15 cents to cover cost and mailing.
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