Homeowners Get Heaters and Repairs Loans Rise
Savings and loan associations report loans for home repair and modernization up about two hundred percent from a decade ago. The Heating and Industries Bureau projects total modernization loans to reach 225 million dollars in 1949, up from 154 million in 1948, with many funds directed to plumbing and heating upgrades such as baths, kitchens, cabinets, showers, and new boilers and radiators.
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Savings and
Toei and Heating Industries Bureau
Tri-Country Cannery Cans 2 Million Lbs Pork for Britain
Copenhagen Denmark based Tri Country Cannery reports production of two million pounds of fish grown pork shipped to Britain as wartime food aid and supply effort.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Britain
30 Year War Against Communism Labor Front Standoff
In a 30 year view Peter Edson traces how communism established itself in the U.S. labor movement, the rise of CIO anti Communist actions, and key strikes and purges from 1919 through 1949, including Gompers, Gold, and the 1949 CIO purge as anti Communist drive intensifies. Tomorrow: Congress and the courts vs. communism.
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United States
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Communist Party
U. S
CIO
Ater
Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
American Newspaper Guild
The
Pinks
New York
Guild
Henry Wallace
Harry Bridges
Hugh Bryson
Marine Cooks
Donald Henderson
Food and Tobacco Workers
Joseph Selly
Communications Assn
J. F. Zurich
Fishermen
Abraham Flaxer
Public Workers
John Clark
James Durkin
Office & Professional Workers
Fur & Leather Workers’ Union
Ben Gold
Philip Murray
Soviet
Russia
Congress
Wax Base Cleaner Best For Hardwood Floors
Use of soap and water on oak and other hardwood floors is discouraged by home maintenance authorities. Frequent washing can mar the finish and raise the grain. Clean with a wax base cleaner designed for hardwood floors to remove dirt and bring out natural beauty without harming the surface.
Realistic Play Recreates War Drill for Prague Youth
In Prague Czechoslovakia 3 500 children aged 11 to 15 joined a realistic play week featuring junior war maneuvers. The program included repelling simulated invading parachutists and aimed to teach civic preparedness through play.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Oak Flooring Styles Highlight Beauty and Range
Builders advise studying leading oak flooring types before construction as oak blends beauty durability and easy upkeep. The guide notes three main styles strip plank parquet with unit block as a fourth form, varying by grade and finish. A free booklet, Oak Floors for Your Home, is available from the Oak Flooring Information Service in Chicago.
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Oak
N. la Salle St
Chicago
Structural Items Should Be Checked In House Purchases
Buyers should hire a professional appraiser or qualified person to assess an old house before purchase. Cash deals leave the buyer to judge value alone, while financing prompts appraisal by specialists. Floors are a key visible feature, with hardwoods like oak commonly used for quality, beauty, and durability.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Gamble’s
Bradley Turner
Losey Boulevard
John Germann
Schneider Heating Co
Clark-Bracken, Inc
Harold Thill
Roth’s
Flor-Mart
la Crosse Mosaic Tile Co
Turner
Marx Appliance Co
Tribune
Reds
Nicolai Lenin
Leon Trotsky
America
American Communist Party
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
Big Steel
Boston
Paris
Wilson
S. Steel
United Fur Workers
Fur Dis
Trict
Passaic
N. J
Botany Mills
Tual
Electrical Workers
Albert Fitzgerald
Farm Equipment Workers
Auto Workers
Commie Union of International Electrical Workers
Murray
Gold
Clark Bracken, Inc
Fifth Ave
So. Hone
Mueller Limamol
Mueller
Harold
Elelz
Prada Pick TV
Ula Tai Petalls Larose Mosaic Tite Cr
Weston Street
Bay Security Bonds
Cargill
Heating & Air-Conditioning CO
Turners
Bendix
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