Meat price swings dominate 1946 in postwar market
In 1946 meat commanded national attention as prices surged from under ceiling levels to a peak near 39 dollars for top beef and 27.50 for hogs after mid autumn decontrol. Slaughter totals ranged from low to record highs while civilians averaged about 145 pounds of meat per person.
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HF Monroe
News-Star
North
America
India
Lawrence N. Eldred
Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
BAE
Bureau
Corn Belt
Susan Peters Plans Return to Films Despite Handicap
Hollywood at Christmas finds Susan Peters buoyant after a hunting accident left her unable to walk two years ago. The actress, living in Beverly Hills with husband Richard Quine, plans a comeback with one to three films, preferring a dramatic turn as a mean woman. She regularly visits Birmingham Hospital for support with other paraplegics, and has adopted a son Timmy with Quine. The family and in laws share a festive gathering as the Great Dane, Butch, roams the scene.
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Susan Peters
Susan
Richard Quine
Carnahans
Beverly Hills
Butch
Timmy
Birmingham
Britain Observes Happy Christmas Amid War Shadows
London December 25 The Archbishop of Canterbury urged faith in Christmas peace and joy as Britain marks its happiest Christmastide since 1938. King George and Queen Elizabeth worshiped at Sandringham before the king’s broadcast. festive meals feature Argentine turkeys and Canadian apples amid mild weather and a whiskey shortage.
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London
Canterbury
Britain
Europe
Christ
George
Queen Elizabeth
Royal Estate
Sandringham
Empire
Canada
Palestine
Candles Light Plymouth Street in Dubuque Christmas Display
Six hundred large candles set at 12 foot intervals will illuminate Plymouth Street in Dubuque Iowa from 5 to 10 p m today Residents along the street will keep homes darkened for the Christmas spectacle begun 11 years ago and paused during the war The candles, shaded with brown paper bags, resemble glowing flowers
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Dubuque
Plymouth Street
Soviets rename Pillau to Baltisk in Baltic region
The president of the supreme Soviet announced Pillau, a Baltic port in East Prussia, is renamed Baltisk. Tilsit becomes Sovetsk and Insterburg is renamed Chernyakovsky after a Soviet tank general who died in battle.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Pillau
East Prussia
Baltisk
Baltic
Soviet Union
Kaliningrad
Mikhail Kalinin
Tilsit
Sovetsk
Insterburg
Chernyakovsky
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