Week of political shifts as GOP gains control in 80th Congress
The analysis outlines GOP gains as the 80th Congress opens with leaders like Wallace White and Kenneth Wherry in key roles while Joe Martin becomes speaker. It notes Truman's orders to end wartime powers, probes into border reopening, and plans to curb emergency powers, with labor and tax measures on early agenda. Also covers hoof and mouth disease import checks, wage highs in coal and industry, and plans for postwar border adjustments with Germany and Poland. Monroe Auto Equipment marks 30th anniversary and boosts production.
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Government may waste up to twenty million bushels of surplus crops
The government held about 100 million bushels after a bumper harvest and bought stocks to prop up prices. With storage issues and perishability, up to 20 million bushels of potatoes may rot, prompting resales to distillers and livestock feeders and free distribution to schools and public institutions.
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Colorful Seminoles cling to ancient tribal customs in Florida
Washington report from the Everglades sketches life at Brighton and other Seminole groups. It notes a small population of 625, retained dress and huts, extended family camps, rising consumer goods, education tied to English and labor demand, and a government program begun in 1938 seeking schools and better cattle.
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Power Growth Surges in 1946 Electric Service
The year 1946 saw phenomenal growth in the electric utility sector with nearly 2,000,000 new customers. An all time high average residential consumption reached about 1,330 kilowatt hours, marking a record year for power use.
Palmistry vs Palm Trees Joke Hits Florida Visit
A humorous note laments the difficulty of telling palm trees from other trees in Florida while joking about fleas, housing, and park benches. It uses playful comparisons to pepper trees and senators to describe familiar bark.
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