From where I sit a farm television sensation grows
The narrator notes Joe Marsh’s Farm Buck Childs home television becoming popular in a small town. Neighbors visit Buck and his wife for beer or ale, cider, and cookies while watching telecasts. The piece portrays television as a growing part of American home life and communal hospitality, with the author considering buying a set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Childs
Our Town
Andy
Buck
Missus
America
Polls miscalled 1948 election and heart disease deaths rise
The Gallup poll failed to predict the Dewey Truman result as voters shifted late. The Iowa health report notes 12,897 Iowa deaths in early 1948 with heart disease causing 4,416, about 34 percent, urging concern for Towans.
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Gallup
Dewey
Truman
Iowa
Savings Bonds Crop Grows Regardless of Weather
Uncle Sam urges farm families to plant a Savings Bonds crop by joining payroll savings plans or through bank arrangements. The ad pitches reliable yearly growth, offering $4 for every $3 invested, even amid droughts or good seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Treasury
Heart disease awareness and civil service openings
An article discusses increasing heart disease due to an aging population and urges regular check ups while explaining that many live normal lives with treatment. It also announces probationary civil service openings at the Naval Ammunition Depot Hastings Nebraska for Foreman and Ordnameman with veteran and war service allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary’ Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Naval Ammunition Depot
Hastings
Nebraska
United States
War Service
Secretary, Board of
Civil Services Examiners
Eighth U. S. Civil Service Region
Post Office Custonhouse
St. Paul
Minnesota
Board of
U. S.civil Service Examiners
Minute Man 1947 model eyes United States Savings Bonds
The message urges investing in Savings Bonds, likening them to a fortress against financial distress. It highlights long term growth and uses examples of buying a home or funding education for children, noting government backing and safety of the investment.
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United States
Concord Bridge
Massachusetts
U.S. Treasury
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United States Brewers Foundation
the Graettinger Times
John J. Sullivan
Graettinger, Ja
Robert Simonsen
City Meat Market
Graettinger
Uncle Sam
Rock Island
Rock Island Transportation
Rock Sland
Confucius
Sions
Groettinger Times
Raymond Suss
Spies Corner
Terril
Ruthven
Sale TO LY
Deering
King-Hamilton
John Deere
BeCormick Deeree
Hudson
Aes
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