Prices fell in 1949 across consumer groups
Washington reports a Commerce Department summary showing a 23 percent drop in consumer prices in 1949. Clothing led the decline at 7.8 percent while food costs remained high relative to prewar levels despite an 3.8 percent drop from postwar peaks. Rent, fuel, and utilities rose, with overall price gains in other categories. In Moscow, Red Star announced the sudden death of Lt. Gen. Ivan Fedyunkin, a long serving Red Army officer since 1915.
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Washington
Oe Commerce Department
Red
Moscow
Litut
Ivan Fedorovich
Fed Yunkin
Red Star Today
Fedyunkin
Red Army
Deaths Miss Laura Adams Dies in St. Louis
Miss Laura C Adams 07a Madison street died yesterday at DePaul hospital St Louis after a major operation. Born October 5 189? in Tipton she moved here 28 years ago and worked as an X ray technician with Dr J S Summers. Survived by mother three brothers and two sisters with church ties noted.
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Laura C. Adams
Madison Street
DePaul Hospital
St. Louis
Adams
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Louis Hospital
Tipton
J. S. Summers
Thoms H. Miles Dies at Home in Maryland
Thoms H. Miles, 54, mathematics professor at Lincoln University, died at his East Miller Street home. Born in Cambridge, Md., he taught at Lincoln since 1926, was a World War I veteran, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Lincoln University. He leaves a wife and two sisters. Services will be held in Cumberland, Md.
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Thomas Run
Miles
Lincoln University
East Millertreet
Cambridge
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Tony Jenkins
American Legion
Eta Alpha Chapter
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Marign
Cumberland
Survivors Listed in Obituary From Jefferson City Area
Mae and one daughter Sally Robertson of West Virginia are noted as survivors along with two brothers Lonzo and Ray, and a sister Ada Hopper, all of Jefferson City. Also surviving are two sisters D L Landon and Claude DeAtley, both of Kansas City, with residence history in Cole county until about 25 years ago.
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Cole County
Mae
Sally Robertson
West Virginia
Lonzo
Ray
Ada Hopper
Jefferson City
D. L. Landon
Claude DeAtley
Kansas City
Funeral Services Set For Judy Ann Howard
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Judy Ann Howard seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs C D Howard of Parkview The infant died Monday of bronchial pneumonia shortly after admission to St Mary's hospital She is survived by her parents a half brother Johnny Mack Burris paternal grandfather Joe Howard of Jefferson City and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Pruitt of Centertown
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Hfox
Judy Ann Howard
C.d.howard
Parkview
St.Mary's Hospital
Johnny Mack Burris
Joe Howard
Jefferson City
Walter Pruyitt
Centertown
Walter W Talley Dies in Kansas City at 62
Walter W Talley 62, a former Capital City resident, died in Kansas City Monday night from coronary occlusion. Born March 6, 1887 in Welcome, Missouri, he lived in Jefferson City and California before moving to Kansas City. Survived by sister-in-law Dorothy Talley and four nieces Wanda Talley, Virginia Giellan, Mildred Talley, and Erma Harxis, all of Kansas City.
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Walter W. Talley
Kansas City
Capital City
Mont Iday
Welcome
Jefferson City
California
Dorothy Talley
Wanda Talley
San Francisco
Calif
Virginia Giellan
Mildred Talley
Erma Harxis
Will Pritchard Dies in California at 78
Will Pritchard aged 78 died at his home in California after a nine month illness from a stroke. A retired farmer, he married Edina Slavens in 1800. He is survived by two sons Ralph of California and Hugh of Alton, six daughters, 34 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon.
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Salipornia
Will Pritchard
Pritchard
Edina Slavens
Ralph
Cafornia
Hugh
Alton
Lok ‘Owl
California
Lula’Parish
McGirk
Lesa “Scott
Versailles
Naoma ‘Scott
Alpha Edwards
Iva’ “Willams
16Th
Peoria
Britain expects self supporting status by June 1932
British authorities told ECA chief Paul Hoffman they expect Britain to be on a self supporting basis by June 1932. Hoffman disclosed the forecast to the Senate foreign relations committee.
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Washington
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Britain
Hoffman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
When cooked raft sits weighs two pounds
A fragmentary line notes that a pound of raft sits weighs two pounds when cooked and ends with an unclear clause about “So he” leaving the central fact ambiguous. The readable portion suggests a weight change after cooking but lacks concrete context or subject. The item remains a partial OCR snippet.
Harriman credits Marshall plan for stopping communist advances
Roving Ambassador W Averell Harriman told the House foreign affairs committee that the Marshall plan drives the spread of communism in Europe and Westward union movements would resume if funds are slashed. He warned a drastic cut would shift the program from recovery to relief, risking new communist gains. The committee weighs a $2.95 billion request plus $150 million leftover authority to sustain Marshall aid in fiscal 1951. Also reported, Sam Erhart of West McArty jailed for cashing $15 in fraudulent checks. a note on Motha coffee from Arabia and its greenish gray beans.
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Europe
Harriman
Congress
House ‘Foreign Affairs
Economic Co-operation Administration
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Allie West
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el Harriman
Sam Erhart
West McCarty
Ioeak
Echart
Arabia
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