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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
9
A dual purpose sawhorse with a built in cabinet and nail drawer offers convenient tool storage. The pattern provides full size woodworking instructions to build the piece using common lumber, with pattern details showing along with pricing and ordering from East Bird Pattern Co. in Pleasantville New York.
The 1948 election campaign gains momentum as President Truman tours Detroit Grand Rapids and other cities urging labor registration for a Democratic victory. Stassen counters with attacks on Truman and Dewey backing, while Berlin tensions rise as Soviet police seize western sector officers and Berlin city hall offices, complicating four-power talks chaired by Marshall and jeopardizing potential agreement.
France faces a political crisis as Premier Schuman fails to win a confidence vote and Henri Queuille is named to try to restore order. President Auriol and the nation watch as De Gaulle and right wing forces consolidate influence amid a fragmented center.
At a Fort Collins meeting the American Society of Agronomists and the Soil Science Society discuss replacing 26 million acres of sagebrush with nutritious grasses for cattle and sheep while retaining some to prevent erosion. A brushland plow is being trialed and Congress may fund more reseeding. five million acres already reseeded. Improved forage could boost meat production and lower costs.
A frothy by product of the presidential campaign, the Dewey duster is a false mustache to appeal to Republicans. It uses black chenille clipped to the upper lip in GOP style. Column university announces a new sulfa-type drug claimed to cure one kind of infection.
A humorously written guide from a bygone era describes playful food ideas for teen gatherings. It details making Mushroom Soup Sandwiches, Hot Potato with marshmallow toppings, DIY sandwich fillings, and stuffed cupcakes, all presented with a tongue in cheek tone about teen party antics.
The piece discusses elasticized satin pantie girdles once meant to be worn under clothes but now worn openly as swim trunks with halter tops. It contrasts this with a companion item, a bright jam session shirt described as a white cotton knit garment printed with five words and giddy pictures.
Moscow debuts the Moskvitch four door sedan priced at 10,800 rubles about $2,000. The model, larger than a Crosley and smaller than a Willys, targets broad public demand as trade is expected brisk. Previously restricted to Stalin prize winners and state honored scientists.
T P Wright administrator of Civil Aeronautics administration sketches a rent your wings service. Long distance drivers could stop at an airport to attach wing and motor units then fly until weather grounds them. They would drive on until weather clears before seeking another airport.
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