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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1948
Page
6
Washington. The agriculture department prepares a detailed meat rationing program to be privately shown to Senator Ralph Flanders. Secretary Anderson aims to revive meat controls with a point system, administered by the department and enforced by the FBI for violations.
The piece notes Democratic leaders fear Henry Wallace's third‑party bid will hurt the party in crucial states like New York and California. It reports White House aides dismiss any public concern while privately hoping Wallace draws moderates to offset lost leftist votes in the next election.
Ned Truman and sons of FDR and JFK unite to press Congress for a low-cost housing vote. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr John F Kennedy and Robert Wagner Jr announce a nationwide campaign to curb high housing costs and inflation. The Washington meeting of war veteran leaders starts March 1 highlighting poor quality new housing.
Miami promoter schemes to build 15 man-made islands in Biscayne Bay near Miami Beach, turning water into valuable real estate. Rep. George Smathers plans to push Congress to block the project this session to prevent bay clogging.
The oil industry launches a 1.8 million dollar counter campaign to curb oil purchases as reserves dwindle. Officials warn of drying crude supplies and potential heating and fuel shortages for homes and farmers this winter and next harvest season. Estimates place U S petroleum reserves at about 22 billion barrels.
BAUKHAGE reflects on Lincoln’s lasting myth and memory tied to a family memory of Lincoln’s funeral train. He contrasts the memorials at Washington and Springfield with enduring national identity and the call to action echoed in a troubled era.
The State Department release of captured German records reveals Nazi Soviet cooperation from 1939 to 1941 and hints at Europe Asia and Africa being excluded from Allied influence. Hoover urges Congress to curb foreign aid and cautions against over commitment to the Marshall plan while Eisenhower prospects stir Kansas City political circles.
Rep. Paul Shafer proposes legislation to create a permanent government regulated American rubber industry with a capacity of 675000 tons annually and a required minimum production of 225000 tons per year. The bill uses the term American made rubber and does not mention synthetic rubber.
A look at how 1948 places major holidays on Saturdays and Sundays and what that means for workers. The piece notes Christmas and New Year’s fall on Saturdays 1949, Labor Day on Monday, Thanksgiving on Thursday, Armistice Day on Thursday, and the rarity of three Sunday holidays occurring together. It discusses leap-year effects and future occurrences up to 1976.
Graduates offered positions after completing a detective training correspondence course. Course costs ten dollars with order from Yee Detective Agency Inc. Post Office Box 190 Hampton Virginia. Also an ad for Dr LeGear’s tonic to fatten hogs faster promising increased profits and satisfaction guaranteed.
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