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Price supports on eggs and Colorado uranium outlook
The government has bought over 82 million dollars worth of eggs to maintain 90 cents per dozen parity as prices vary by region. Senators question distribution to eastern markets while Elmer Thomas quips about consumer preferences for egg size. Colorado boosts hopes with uranium deposits and shale reserves as potential future energy sources.
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Midwest
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Colorado
Colorado Plateau
United States
Canada
Belgian Congo
Africa
Congress Faces Civil Rights Clash Amid Economic Upheaval
The piece argues a presidential civil rights bill will trigger a Southern filibuster and obstruct other legislation during a period of coal strikes and global economic disruption. It warns against rushing the issue before budget and tax measures are settled. It also critiques Soviet education and the suppression of independent thought under the Politburo.
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New York Leader Opposes Federal Grants Power
Thomas W. Holden argues against federal grants to states, saying they demoralize state and local governments by enforcing national rules that may be unsuitable. He warns such grants concentrate spending power in Washington and expand central authority beyond what the founders planned.
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Thomas W. Holden
New York
Washington, D. C
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The Worry Clinic on Promises and Energy in Wealth
Dr George W Crane discusses how grocers ignore redeemable coupons from orders, revealing human inertia. He argues many avoid advancement to executive roles due to fear of thinking and stress, noting economic merit often requires effort and hardship. The piece also contrasts energy use in humans and animals and cites examples of self made leaders.
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Rushed to death with details prompts clerical relief idea
A fragmented passage suggests that workers overwhelmed by petty tasks could gain perspective by hiring an extra clerk one day each week. The idea is to free staff from routine routing to allow time for thoughtful planning.
Draft law deemed essential for rapid mobilization
National headquarters for Selective Service sits quiet and efficient as generals praise the 1948 draft act. They say it acts as a stick to recruit desirable youths, builds ready mobilization machinery, and remains politically uncontroversial. Lt Gen Edward H Brooks calls it essential for quick mobilization and national safety.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Edward H. Brooks
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Red striped tan other orders in a single waitresses system
A restaurant experience notes a waitress using marked ticket squares to route orders and avoid mix ups. The writer recalls a hectic scene and a contrasting calm, then shifts to a Cincinnati visit to St Joseph's Infant's Home and a nurse wheeling a display of seven diapered babies, revealing a mixed tone.
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Cincinnati
Riley
Costs Of Reviving Selective Service Cited
The piece notes last year cost 24 million for selective service and 16 million requested this year, but Congress provided 8 million. Only 30,000 were drafted before inductions were deemed unnecessary, far short of the 200,000 goal, with per man cost about 800 dollars.
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Truman
Congress
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Hershey
Brooks
High School Investments Discussed by Superintendent Solomon
Twenty years ago R. W. Solomon, superintendent of schools, spoke to the high school students in Chapel about investments and dividends. The address covered prudent financial concepts for young people and emphasized long term planning.
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R. W. Solomon
Chapel
Bickmore Boot Shop Opens 10 Day Stock Sale Before Retirement
W L Bickmore owner of the Bickmore Boot Shop Company announces a 10 day sale on all stock as he retires from business.
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W. L. Bickmore
Bickmore Boot Shop Company
Sales shift could offset clerk wages with saved coupons
The text suggests new sales or advertising strategies to offset clerk wages. If successful, they could gain time to preserve the coupons Herbert mentioned today, effectively salvaging the wages of a part time clerk.
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Herbert
Looking At Life What do you want to be when you grow up
The essay reflects on childhood career fantasies from cowboy to automobile racer to aviator and mentions National Newspaperboy Day in early October. It cites notable former newsboys including Dewey Warren Kennedy Fairless Sproul Jacobs Hope and other public figures as part of a tribute to the profession.
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Ralph de Palma
H. W. Stodghill
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Arthur Vandenberg
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
England
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
R. G. Sproul
University of California
Mike Jacobs
Bob Hope
Parents dreams for their children's future careers
The piece notes parents differ in ambitions for their kids from bank presidents to famous lawyers and doctors. It mentions one father who even hopes his unborn child becomes a columnist, though the child could be a daughter, giving the father time to rethink.
Start a career early by making your son a newsboy
The speaker argues every successful man began as a newsboy and urges starting boys in that role. A newsboy learns self reliance, hard work in all weather, penny counting, and free enterprise, plus the need to be a capable shooter, shaping a strong base for later work.
Women are Intel lectually Inferior in American Mercury
Waverly Root argues in a magazine piece that women are intellectually inferior, but not to apes or animals. He claims women rate lower than men in intellect and frames the idea as a provocative survey of attitudes toward female intelligence.
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Esmeralda
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Education fails to curb highway deaths says editor
The writer doubts that all forms of traffic safety education slow to change driver behavior. He notes casualty lists grow despite pleas and shock tactics, arguing motorists trust in their own skill and horsepower over caution.
1949 Safety Record Spurs Public Outcry
The piece laments rising traffic deaths in 1949 and bluntly notes the Fourth of July and Labor Day figures broke records. It quotes the National Safety Council president calling the death toll "enough to make every decent American sick at heart and boiling mad" while observing the public ignores such statistics as routine.
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New Deal
Scare tactics fail to curb risky pedestrian behavior
The speaker argues that warnings and etiquette do not deter unsafe walking. He suggests appealing to deeper instincts and considers incentives like prestige prizes or playful rewards to promote safer driving and reduce accidents. The tone mocks outdated methods and questions effective strategies.
Unclear town labeled most un-American. odd notices arise
An Illinois man faced a fine after a suicide attempt prompted by money troubles. A domestic scene laments rising costs and a household planning for a spree of fancy cats, while a town without Jones or Smith is mocked as un-American.
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Butchers Host Halloween Golf Tournament in Oklahoma Town
Oklahoma butchers held a local golf tournament as a playful fundraiser and social gathering. Spectators enjoyed the event with laughs about slices and Halloween spirit filling the course.
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Oklahoma
Women fall short of genius in male dominated view
A columnist cites a demoralizing view that genius resides only in men. Mrs Cora Sutton Castle reviews six encyclopedias and finds fewer than 1000 women named for notable deeds and argues no female figures reach the peak of historical greatness.
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Women defy tyranny and demand genius from every chromosome
The text argues women cannot be blamed for a lack of genius due to opportunity or biology. It suggests genius is linked to madness and mocks male notions of female inferiority. The piece lauds the rise of the determined woman and calls for equality across all chromosomes under the American flag.
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Mr. Root
Fun with Pumpkin Faces Hinges on Pie Treats
The note hints at enjoyable pumpkin face activities for kids if pumpkin pie is available. It frames a simple plan tied to dessert and festive carving. The message centers on family fun and a desired snack outcome.
Maryland trucker breaks window seeking new occupation
A Maryland truck driver broke a window to land jail time and a change of occupation. He believes future work will be road construction. The saying frames an honest politician as one who cannot endure the system.
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Maryland
Sink the Navy or unify defense ideals
George E. Sokolsky argues that unification of the armed services under Louis Johnson may reduce the Navy to a subordinate role. He urges open hearings, preserves all weapons in next wars, and questions sinking the Navy despite calls to end waste and duplication. He defends Johnson’s economy drive as sound but warns against silencing the Navy.
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Louis Johnson
Department of Defense
Steve Early
Navy
Naval morale wanes as officers face postwar doubt
The speaker argues the atomic and germ threats loom for future wars while naval morale sinks after harsh wartime experiences. He notes fear of uncontrollable weapons and widespread discontent among officers who see Navy downsizing and are unsure of their future amid a shift to Army or Air Force.
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Navy
Air Force
Stars Favor Talents and Promotion On September 27
Genevieve Kemble notes auspicious alignment for Tuesday September 27 with spring ahead energy. Favorable conditions from high places, promotions, finances, and major opportunities boosted by popularity. those born on this day urged to channel talents to plans and ambitious projects with strong cooperation.
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