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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
6
Truman states no negotiations with Russia while an uneasy truce persists in Palestine. Draft machinery to begin, signaling mobilization plans as global tensions loom in the editor’s note and analysis.
The four week UN supervised truce in Palestine is fragile as both Arabs and Jews accuse each other of violations. U.N. envoy Bernadotte investigates amid doubts about any durable peace plan. Truman outlines a hard line against Soviet aims and urges decisive action. Draft law proceeds, with selective service planning for 19 to 25 year olds and possible U.N. headquarters move from Geneva to Europe, linked to a $65 million loan.
City couple from Santa Barbara traveled to Maille to accept personal thanks from 366 residents aided during the postwar years. The piece also notes Marshall Plan allocations totaling about $393.7 million and the political strife in Congress over funding, along with 1947 income data from the Federal Reserve showing middle incomes and distribution across occupations.
Washington dispatch notes General Douglas MacArthur cannot testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington citing post convention timing. The piece contrasts Republican resistance and Democratic dismay with broader notes on Bradley Streit and a Philadelphia convention backdrop.
President Tru man blasted Congress during his points west tour and then shifted focus to clay pigeons at Sun Valley Idaho. The contrast shows lawmakers unable to reply while he fired at moving targets.
Consumers face higher vacation costs in 1948 with prices up 20 to 100 percent since 1940. The family economics bureau of Northwestern National Life Insurance cites a Nassau Havana Miami cruise rising from 120 dollars in 1940 to 218.50 dollars today, an 82 percent jump.
Scientists at the Merck Institute in Rahway New Jersey have built ultra delicate scales that measure the weight of a puff of air from a hand wave. The device weighs potent new drugs and records energy expended by animals under medicinal drug influence.
Advertises affordable lawn furniture patterns that enable quick outdoor setups. Promises easy, low cost projects with full size parts and no special tools. Encourages sending 25c to order Lawn Chair Pattern No 56 35c for Lawn Settee Pattern No 55 and 35c for Lawn Table Pattern No 75 to East Bird Pattern Co Pleasantville N Y.
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