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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
8
A dated notice promotes a etiquette booklet titled New Book of Everyday Etiquette. It promises guidance on introductions table manners and dating courtesy. Send money and address details to Weekly Newspaper Service in New York for the booklet.
A fragmentary commentary contrasts readiness for brotherhood with fixed paths like a train. It notes genius as getting others to endure finite pains and jokes about marines versus billiyars with age. It ends with reflections by a man by a fire and a woman by a mirror.
In Washington John L. Lewis watched labor allies line up as he signed a favorable contract amid pressure from Big Coal Big Steel and Taft Hartley foes The move bypassed the new law while profits and prices loom The Democratic committee plans to relocate near 18th and Connecticut Ave Morals in Government debate featured speeches from Brooks Hays Everett Dirksen and Charles Kersten arguing rights dignity and the Creator amid tax and real estate lobby charges There are rent hikes up to 10 percent noted in Truman’s congressional message and real estate lobby investigations begin
The heavyweight champion vows to stop each challenger in a single round in a September card featuring Baksi Tandberg Walcott Charles and Ray with hefty purses. Louis laments lack of a fair foe as MAuriello and others are discussed, noting the sport’s talent gap and energy across boxing, baseball, racing, and golf in postwar years.
Dillard Lasseter, head of Farmers Home administration, warns rural life may collapse without federal help as he slashes 575 county and 23 state offices. FHA has loaned over 1.03 billion dollars to about 1.05 million farmers since late 1946, with 76 percent repaid and many borrowers well ahead on installments. Also, Senator Robert Taft, famed for his blunt humor, struggles to connect faces with names while recalling his Taft Hartley victory, showing a rare light moment amid a serious career.
Harold L Lundquist outlines a Moody Bible Institute lesson applying Proverbs to modern home life. The guide emphasizes parental instruction, discipline, and spiritual development across generations. It urges youth to seek inner virtue as well as outward grooming and calls families to model godliness for grandchildren.
Cleaning and care advice for furniture and household items during hot weather. Tips include dusting hands before sewing, using corn meal to remove grease, cleaning washing machine cords, washing fabrics with warm soapy water, wiping and polishing furniture, using newspapers to protect rugs, and choosing bright table mats with simple china and glassware for summer tables.
Washington reports the Food and Drug Administration states bubble gum is not to blame for junior’s upset stomachs or other pains, except perhaps aching laws, in a June 23 1947 advisory.
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