Timber Output Rises While Prices Fall Across Lumber sector
Gordon G. MacNab reports rising production and falling prices in the lumber industry. No shortage remains as demand shifts, No. 3 dimension lumber drops to 20 30 dollars below No. 1, and mills reassess the balance of high and low grade stock amid shrinking unfilled orders and increasing on-hand stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Western Pine Association
West Coast Lumbermen
Ation
Douglas Fir
Wood Lumber Debate Shapes Low-Cost Housing Costs
H V Simpson argues lowering lumber grades for affordable housing could cut costs by about 800 dollars on an eight thousand dollar house if No 3 lumber is used where suitable. Madison and Oregon labs test standards while price leaders foresee a partial price drop but warn against widespread cuts and stricter codes.
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H. V. Simpson
West Coast Lumberman’s Association
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Simpson
U. Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Oregon Forest Laboratory
Oregon State College
Portland
Los Angeles
New York
Baby Treatment Effective In Boston Court
Boston judge advocates a 24 hour baby dress and diapered confinement to curb rowdyism and football brawls. The juvenile court reports no relapses in the year after the sentences and cites parental cooperation and probation oversight in enforcing the treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John H. Connelly
Boston Juvenile Court
Boston Globe
Connelly
USO Club Opens Next Tuesday in Columbia South Carolina
The first USO club to reopen in the national reactivation program will open in Columbia on Tuesday with an all day open house and 6 pm ceremony. Gov Thurmond, Mayor Owens, and Maj Gen Decker will speak as the sign is raised. A Fifth Division band concert and a dance follow. The interfaith USO is staffed by representatives of the National Jewish Welfare Board, the YWCA, and the National Catholic Community Service Organization.
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Columbia
S. C
United Services Organizations
USO
John Risk
Thurmond
Frank C. Owens
George Decker
Fort Jackson
USC Club
Risk
National Jewish Welfare Board
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Nation/ Catholic Community Service Organization
Record of Antarctica’s high average elevation and gold nugget find
Britannica notes Antarctica averages about 6000 feet, over twice Asia. In New South Wales a 640 pound quartz free gold nugget was found in May 182 and sold for 148,800 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctica
Asia
New South Wales
Silenced Women in England Mocked with Iron Muzzles
A historical account notes shrewish women in several centuries past were paraded in England wearing iron muzzles with mouthpieces to hush their tongues amid public gossip and social discipline.
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England
Kodial Bear Reaches Notable Size Among Bears
The Kodial bear stands as the bulkiest carnivore among known bears with intermediate species weighing up to 1,200 pounds.
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Germany
Moscow
West High
Columbia, S. C
Alco
Haven Sanitarium
Alco-Haven
South
Plain Cave
North ST
Greenville, S. C
Falan
Alexander
Lincoln
Alexander’s
Holgate
Play Skool Toys
Effanbee Dy-Dee Dolls
Tausle Tosca
Layette
Betsy Wetsy
Alexanders
XMAS
Alexanders, Inc
North Main ST
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