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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1945
Page
6
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes rising tensions in China and the Indies threaten regional stability. The piece anticipates substantial wage gains as economic pressures mount and global tensions influence Far East developments.
The report notes continued Pacific tension with Chinese nationalists and communists at odds, U S Marines guarding Chinwangtao's coal mines and rail lines while Chiang Kai shek presses north. Soekarno's Indonesian push for independence troubles the Dutch as Truman outlines reconversion wage policy and wage negotiations.
The Agriculture Department foresees no production drop for 1946 but notes real income could fall up to 15 percent while remaining double prewar levels. Separate British intelligence reports recount Hitler and Eva Braun dying by suicide and the burning of their bodies in the Reich Chancellery as Soviet forces closed in, with final burial details uncertain.
Substantial gains in prices received by farmers for truck crops grains and cotton drove a two point rise in the general level of prices received by farmers to 199 percent of the August 1909 July 1914 average by mid October. The October parity also hit a fresh 25 year high as prices farmers pay for commodities interest and taxes advanced.
The article notes output rising from 20 million monthly in August to 28 million in October and predicts November and December production at about 30 million pairs each month. Shoes will become plentiful as wartime rationing ends and dealers replenish stock.
Washington digest argues for a mandatory core of basic studies in economics geography language and social studies to reinforce democratic thinking. It cites Dr Studebaker and Harvard's General Education in a Free Society, warning elective systems weaken citizenship. Needs funding and trained staff to implement nationwide.
The column argues rural and small-town driving yields more automobile collisions and deaths than cities. It cites the Automobile Manufacturers Association and notes high self-inflicted death rates among women in Japan and Germany. It mentions the Orlando Army Air Forces center developing snow-operable vehicles and jokes about Florida snow supplies.
The ad urges Fram oil filters for all equipment to prevent breakdowns and save time. It highlights easy installation and quick cartridge changes, urging readers to ask their dealer about Fram replacements and to check the dipstick for oil condition.
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