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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1945
Page
8
A Western Newspaper Union analysis outlines congressional reaction to labor unrest and President Truman's broad program aimed at easing the critical housing shortage. The note clarifies the analysis reflects WNU opinions, not necessarily endorsement by this paper.
Congress moved to pass an anti-violence act with a maximum twenty year penalty for forcible interference or threats against interstate commerce. The measure targets racketeering links to the AFL ITU and truckers in major cities while Truman's wage dispute plan for fact finding boards drew mixed reactions from labor and industry.
Negotiations move ahead as UAW signals willingness to compromise with Ford on annual wages pensions and vacations while proposing a new security clause fining unauthorized walkouts. GM talks lag as Truman eyes fact finding. overall auto output collapses with only Ford meeting targets and other firms trailing amid strikes and shortages.
President Truman proposes a broad program to ease the housing shortage by directing building materials to lower cost construction, imposing price ceilings, and using wartime shelters for home seekers while prioritizing homes under 10 000 dollars and veterans. Housing expediter Wilson Wyatt to assist under Snyder as 1 million families already double up nationwide.
Treasury figures show Louis B. Mayer topped U S earnings at 908070 for 1943 or year ending 1944. Charles E Wilson and Thomas J Watson followed with 459041 and 425548. Fred MacMurray and Deanna Durbin were among top film earners, while GM executives also ranked high. The report notes wartime tribunal actions against Nazi leaders and Germany’s postwar economic plans as Byrnes attends a Moscow meeting.
Washington observers sketch the 1948 field with Truman as likely Democratic nominee and Dewey as leading Republican challenger. Vandenburg Stassen Bricker Bricker and Bricker allied with Taft are named among top contenders, while prospects and mechanics of vice presidential selections are weighed against aging figures.
Testimony diverged on whether a December 3 1941 winds message about Japan’s war decision reached the War Department and White House. An army inquiry said the navy intercepted and sent the message to top officials, while affidavits later claimed the army never received it. Copies reportedly vanished from navy files as Lt. Col. Clausen led a special probe, with Gen. Marshall denying he saw the December 3 message.
The farm price index shows a postwar rise and volatility similar to wartime patterns. After a dip from 206 in July to 197 in September, it recovered to 205 in November and again climbed from 199 in February 1919 to 235 in May 1920, with deflation possibly postponed to 1947.
The essay argues the US remains an island of capitalism amid a sea of leftist states after World War II. It warns that survival against rising state socialism requires unity, not internal conflict, noting internal pressure as the main threat. It recalls Admiral Nimitz reception and a parade mixup with a light aside about the K-Nine dog unit.
Instructions for sewing a door pocket and laundry bag from Book 8, detailing fabric choices, yardage, cutting sizes, bindings, pocket construction, box pleats, and assembly steps. Notes include book price, page count, and where to send an order.
A vintage ad touts homemade cough syrup using sugar and water or honey with Pimex or Pinex as the soothing concentrate. It promises four times as much medicine for the money, with quick relief for coughs due to cold and broad family use, taste and shelf life noted.
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