23 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1948
Page
1
A lyrical homage to New York City as a living collage of daily life. The narrator notes how the city shapes memory, with dawn and dusk revealing beauty and momentum amid crowds, headlines, and anonymous streets. It suggests every person leaves a pang, a mark, or a dream within the urban sweep.
German shipping officials in Hamburg say the merchant fleet is likely to grow soon to support the European Recovery Plan. Allied authorities and German economic councils are examining the need for expanded carrying capacity, with talks ongoing in Frankfurt and Bern and Western Germany’s exports seen potentially moving aboard German vessels.
Russians threaten strong objections over the Potsdam agreement restricting Germanys merchant fleet to coastal trade. Cargoes for Germany are carried in American and British ships as the Navy expands Kearny facilities since 1940 to safeguard its investment and preserve the plant for future needs. The yard may transfer to the Navy after current work, and U S Steel plans separation pay or other employment for plant workers.
Lynn H. Korndorff, president of Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, announced the Navy accepted an offer to purchase the Kearny New Jersey shipyard for about 2.375 million dollars. Federal, organized by U. S. Steel in 1917, has long built ships for government service and was once regarded as the leading destroyer yard.
New York April 23 Advertising in American newspapers rose to a record 366 million dollars for last year. Richard W Slocum of the Philadelphia Bulletin said the 1947 total topped 1946 by 98 million and eclipsed the prewar peak of 260 million set in 1929. He chairs ANPA Bureau of Advertising Board of Governors. He noted that magazines, at 416 million, remain the largest ad medium.
Advertisers worry crowded food ads on Thursdays and Fridays reduce effectiveness and ask if it is better to run ads earlier in the week or reduce large ads on busy days. The ANPA meets as Defense Secretary Forrestal speaks at an awards dinner. Also notes changes to surface restoration charges and church Sunday school enrollment exceed 29 million.
Washington April 23 The basic hostess requirements mirror those for a wife Capital Airlines chief hostess Jane White announced a revised training program for newly hired hostesses The education program is cut by a half week Applicants should be 21 to 26 years old weigh 100 to 125 pounds and be 5 ft 2 in to 5 ft 6 in tall A Registered Nurse certificate or college degree is required Two years of college plus two years of business or professional experience also qualify Capital Airlines seeks hospitable hosts capable of treating passengers as guests in their homes White notes that about 98 percent of departures are for marriage aims.
Harrisburg report notes that higher material and labor costs prompt the Department of Highways to raise a specific restoration charge for pavement work with special permits. The new rates take effect May 1 and apply only to the restoration category of highway occupancy fees.
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