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Newspaper
Labor World
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1948
Page
4
A hopeful note asserts that the nation faced many conditions hurting living standards and business but promises recovery. It recalls overcoming postwar difficulties after World Wars I and II and claims the United States will regain top economic footing, maintaining confidence in ongoing resilience.
A quirky collection of anecdotes notes a lifeguard joke about intelligence during office hours and a Harvard dean quip on knowledge. It includes a tale of a boy named John asking for grapes and a girl applying for a secretarial post with crossword wins.
A five year old, Jocelyn Jury, hears a crab story as a parent tells her not to take a small crab from its mother. The child counters that mothers are being separated from their babies, sparking a moral exchange about instinct and care. The fragment reflects family dialogue over a simple find in a net.
A fragmented OCR item mentions advice from a boss and a woman discussing mowing lawns and potential love, plus notes on a perforation design for tear ease, and steel pipe sizes from 0.125 to 30 inches with long lengths.
Pipefitters Local No 553 member Jim Parrott recovering in South Roxana after tornado. Wood River Refining Co. employees donate to relief fund. Illinois Pipe Trades Association plans 42nd convention May 1 at Drake Hotel Chicago. delegates named. Members aiding affected families include Barnard and Serosanns, Lane, Fiteall, Lackey. Shell contract talks ongoing in St Louis. wage league meeting covered.
A humorous sketch treats Not easy Just Tired Jones as an indolent character. The narrator contrasts laziness with a quirk where the man’s car ride and cigar ash are humorously intertwined, revealing a light satirical portrait.
Washington report on dairy groups pressing repeal of oleomargarine taxes. Signatures gathered to force House action, committee vote set for March 1, and a later April 26 discharge vote planned. American Federation of Labor backs floor action. Also note a separate Armed Services hearing on oleomargarine tax provisions.
Washington D C citizens and delegates from medical, health, labor, and civic groups will meet in Washington on May 14 to discuss national health improvement. The assembly will set an agenda on medical care facilities disease nutrition mental health and more to draft a nationwide 10 year program.
A new device rolls printed questionnaires from a slope faced box after each answer is written. The paper automatically advances to reveal a fresh blank while reducing fraud risks. The system is designed to streamline data capture and ensure continuous, clean survey entries.
A historic note describes the Empire State Building in New York City housing a 50 mile network of permanent water pipes. The brief outlines the scale of infrastructure integrated within the landmark.
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