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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
3
Local newspaper advertises subscription and mail rates for Jefferson City area. Includes weekly prices, delivery options, and postage distinctions for Missouri counties and nearby regions with various regional rateings.
Washington reports show members of Congress debating economy while voting to spend more. House and Senate figures differ on Treasury, Labor, Agriculture, Rivers and Waterways, and State Justice and Commerce budgets. A pensions bill for veterans advances, while pay hikes for lawmakers and clerk benefits spark debate.
Vernon Texas AP reports on Donnie Woodward a 10 year old farm boy who survived severe burns for weeks but died today after 70 percent of his body burned. The article contrasts reflections on the Normandy invasion with the boy’s death and mentions Cahokia Mounds as the nation’s largest earthen mound.
The Paris discussions show Russia rejecting Western plans for a unified all German state and veto controlled economic governance. Britain France and the United States dismiss the Soviet proposal for a four power council, signaling little progress toward fundamental German or East West accord. Russia seeks better East West trade but remains isolated and unreconciled with Western democracies.
The U S Children's Bureau expands guidance for expectant fathers. It warns that just looking worried is not enough and urges men to join prenatal classes learn to assemble a tri corner, handle baby powder, and assist with housework. It also calls for providing the mother mental uplift.
Dr William C Menninger argues psychiatry should teach the public about personality and the signs of love and hate. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker urges the airline industry to adopt thrift and hard work. Rep Pat Sutton notes that civilians in uniform won the war and calls for higher pay for captains and enlisted men.
Washington reports Secretary Brannan plans to let surplus potatoes rot rather than process them, a $460 million 1948-49 program. He will urge Maine Idaho North Carolina and Florida farmers to avoid digging and base parity on scattered samples. Critics label it political, arguing it shifts subsidies and CCC control, risking higher prices and farm unrest.
In St Lo on June 1, American troops speak of shared courage as the path to freedom. They acknowledge enemy destruction and friendship torn by war, insisting Americans and Allies must back the principle of liberty for all, rebuild together, and forgive while shaping a peaceful world.
Reports say Kansas City area storage is full with grain. Proposals to move stocks to vacant warehouses east of the Mississippi face resistance. Denver lawyers handle potato and grain issues as Republicans view Truman agricultural efforts as vote seeking over crop support.
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