Meat price rise linked to Jan freeze and OPS actions
Officials say meat prices likely rise for a week or two after the January 25 freeze but should largely stabilize. Wholesale meat costs rose 3.2 percent in the week to February 6, with explanations including high pre-freeze prices, dealer price reporting, and token price hikes. The Office of Price Stabilization plans to curb such practices and notes new regulations expected next week to reflect market changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WV AsHinGton
Office of Price Stabilization
Cellugy Peters
Mane
Dan
Quinn
TD Operia
Fone Whedesalers
Meat Dealer Ridicules Price Ceiling in New York
Norman McNamara, longtime New York meat market owner and former OPA investigator, scoffs at meat price ceilings. He argues no posting or monitoring is required, cites lack of enforcement, and says Grade A beef could drop to 40 cents a pound if inflation costs are addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CPA
Norman McNamara
New York City
OPA
McNamara
New York Area
Piano virtuoso Rudal Sorkin headlines Philadelphia benefit concert
In Philadelphia on February 19, Rudal Sorkin, a renowned pianist, performed at a benefit for the orchestra maintenance fund. Serkin donated his services. it was the first guest appearance since 1947, setting a landmark for guest artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudal Sorkin
Hihiiclphia
Serkin
Thwaaserkin
Hs Chetateiphia
Hospital Report On Two-Gallon Cocktails As Cure
Bauramento February report from Mendacinn State Hospital details an alleged two gallon cocktail therapy for alcoholics. The regimen mixes whisky wine warm beer gin and other alcohols with forced vomiting and heavy dosing, reported to induce nausea and mimic a detox response. Dr Lawrence Kolb notes the cocktail may work better than other treatments but warns it should only be given to volunteers, with risks of severe harm if misused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Public Health
Mendacinn State Hospital
Lawrence Kolb
Atate Omental Hygiene Department
Lively at 106: Modern Young Folk Called Dreadful
London report quotes Mrs Ann Parish celebrating her 7th birthday with three meals a cigarette whisky and a dance. She criticizes the modern girl and the boys as dreadful, reflecting contemporary attitudes toward youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ann Parish
Illinois Picnic Hear Dr J W Brougher Lincoln Day Talk
Dr J Whit comb Brougher spoke at the Long Beach Illinois Society 45th Lincoln Day picnic at Bixby Park. He urged unity and humor amid world crisis as Illinois counties pressed on. Mayor Burton W Chase welcomed locals and noted Long Beach growth from interstate arrivals. Entertainment included the Long Beach Municipal Band and honorees Marion S Darlington Pratt and Don Pratt. Society officers were David B Livings stone president, Frank G Makepeace vice president, Tom R Anderson treasurer, Cornelia Pollard secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sucker
O. J. Whitcomb Brougher
Long Beach Illinois Society
David B. Livingstone
Press-Telegram
J. Whitcomb Brougher
Bixby Park
Burton W. Chase
Long Beach
Long) Beach
Red Jets Attack but Miss Yankees
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist jet planes made three passes at American aircraft but did not engage in battle. Four F-80s near Sinanju and Pyongyang faced six MIG-15s with no damage or firing. A second raid involved four F-86 jets near Chongju, and a third saw seven or eight MIGs miss a lone RF-8 reconnaissance plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
F&s
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Chongju
Global Strategy Policy Essential Says Harriman
Harriman urged a worldwide approach to strategy, arguing critics who favor Europe or Asia alone misunderstand the struggle. He cited Eisenhower as a wise leader and praised U.S. measures from Greece to the Marshall Plan and NATO, insisting the United States must lead for peace and not delay when Europe asks if we will fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Europe
Asia
Harriman
World Affairs Council of
Also Mentioned on This Page
OPS
Illinois
J. W. Brougher
Ora Lee
Abraham Lin
Fred Hall
Red Jets
Yankees
Walker
Bhobetller A
S.A
Valentine
Beauty Salon
Walker's
Faberge
Fabergette
Woodhue
Aphrodisia
Tigress
Walker's Street
Phoenix
Twinstell Claas Sheer
Waller
Walker’s
California
Orig
America
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!