16 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
1
Prices for many foods rose this week while turkey costs eased a little as stores prep for big-volume buying before Thanksgiving. Turkeys remain abundant due to a record crop and improved breeding, with prices likely to hold or dip slightly. Beef pork and lamb edged up in many markets, while eggs and some produce showed mixed moves amid broader price shifts.
Washington dateline November 16 AP reports Rep Carnahan Democrat Missouri says Congress does not need to impose wage and price controls now though he concedes conditions may later require such measures.
Santa Claus and merchants ready toylands across the Capital City as autumn cools. Manufacturers expand lines to include plastic trains, remote controlled cars, mechanical layouts, circus and coastal toys, Sandy Andy revived, plastic fire trucks, airports with real tanks, farms with animals, and Western themed sets. Families face eager displays, with priced options from inexpensive to premium beyond a simple budget.
Journal notes rising toy prices driven by metal content and popular electric home appliances, with bicycles up about 20 percent while shortages are mild. Merchants report demand for realistic, working models. decorations face mild metal shortages as American firms increase production of ornaments. A separate item reports a liquid asphalt explosion injuring one in Clarksville and a family displacement.
An advertisement promotes Thornton and Minor Ointment and suppositories for piles. The doctored formula claims to soften swelling relieve discomfort itch and irritation. Sold at Crown's and Reed Cut Rate Drug in Jefferson City and at other good drug stores.
The article notes Sirius as the dog star and the brightest star in the sky, highlighting its prominence among celestial bodies.
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