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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
3
Column reports farmers accept price cuts amid an inflationary trend as economists expect farm prices to drift down toward parity. Government may intervene to buy to maintain 90 percent parity. Wheat commitments are withdrawn until April 1 with overseas obligations in view. 1943 prospects vary with income impacts and pre-crash sales by many farmers.
Walter Winchell notes a humorous mishmash about inspiring figures in New York and Texas. It mentions Henry A Wallace initials HAW and a Brooklyn mix up with a Bronx directory listing. It covers Hugh Martin writing a Texas song to honor army figures and the tune becoming a show click.
Sen Owen Brewster of Maine drives publicity for his aviation advisory committee. He recruited three major press services to cover the report which calls for a five year U S aviation buildup, mothballed aircraft revival, and a new independent air safety agency. It urges military civilian air system coordination and unification of armed services aviation, criticizing Army and Navy for slow progress.
Educators warn that hopes for five million American college enrollments by 1960 will foster mediocracy and diminish educational standards. Colleges already overflow, student life shifts from glee clubs to radio auditions, freshman rush fades if paid, and industrial mood invades campus culture. Nancy Walker quips about contract reading, warning that big type deceives while small type hides.
Critics lampoon a 10 year moving picture anti trust case as a staged production. Murray and the CIO face a Taft Hartley violation claim tied to using CIO News to aid a candidate. The piece argues justice favoritism and party money shaping outcomes amid clouded Supreme Court appeal.
Wright Patterson notes federal pork expenditures as partisan patronage value. They reflect a representative or senator securing benefits for their district. Although no single item spends billions, many items total a sizable taxpayer cost across budgets and appropriations.
A mass rally at Tara in Ireland on 1st 15 1843 drew more than one million attendees to hear Daniel O Connell demand repeal of the union with Great Britain. The event was described as the largest political meeting in history with about one person per Irish family present.
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