Rail wage bids, rate hikes strain postwar rail plan
Western Newspaper Union report details 15 unions seeking 14 cent hourly gains to total 30 cents as rail carriers push for a 25 percent freight rate rise and retention of wartime passenger fare boost. It notes arbitration, federal mediation steps, and the wartime pay/price context amid rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Railway Labor Act
Anderson
OPA
Chicago
Swift, Armour and
Wilson
Bowles
Tobacco tax revenue rises in 1945 after war end
State cigarette and tobacco tax revenue for 1945 totaled 164.2 million dollars, up 8.3 percent from 1944 as postwar sales resumed and higher state rates took effect. Federal tobacco tax collections climbed 11.9 percent that year amid the change.
Free Veteran Lots Offered in St. Petersburg and Beachwood
The American Municipal association reports free lot programs for World War II veterans in St. Petersburg Florida and Beachwood New Jersey. St. Petersburg has issued 584 free lots to ex servicemen since March 1 while Beachwood grants nearly 100 veterans a plot of ground for homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Fla
Beachwood
N. J
American Municipal Association
Britain offers big enlistment bonuses to spur postwar army
Britain promises 187000 volunteers a $100 enlistment bonus with another $100 after three or four years of service and a $52 clothing allowance on completion as Canada announces postwar army pay rises. Canada lifts private pay to $95 monthly from $76.50, with prewar $72, and raises higher grades pay as it plans a 25,000-strong active force plus reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
U. S
Britain
Canada
Attlee
Dominion
PLAY BALL! Gala Opening
President Truman attended as 236730 fans witnessed opening games. Ted Williams hit a 430 ft homer as Red Sox beat Senators 6 3 in Washington. Greenberg, DiMaggio, Feller stars highlighted AL action with Tigers, Yankees, Indians triumphing. Cubs beat Reds on Scheffing hit, Ott homered for Giants. In Butte a violent riot hit Anaconda Copper workers' homes amid wage retroactivity disputes.
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Truman
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Capital
Ted Williams
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Philadelphia A’s
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bob Scheffing
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Manger Mel Ott
New York Giants
Phillies
Butte
Mont
Anaconda
Cio-International
Production Outlook in 1946 War Mobilization Report
The Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion reports 1946 first quarter output at a higher rate than early estimates. OWMA now puts production at 154 billion dollars annualized, with potential for higher totals as reports arrive. Farm output should exceed 1941 by 13 to 15 percent with good weather, and several industries remain well above prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
OWMA
Experiments Improve Hog Strains At Iowa Breeding Lab
Experiments by the regional swine breeding laboratory Ames Iowa under the department of agriculture and 18 agricultural experiment stations use planned matings with inbreeding to fix desirable traits. Over 600 boars have been released to farms for testing across five breeds and three cross lines. Inbred boars mating with non inbred sows produce litters about 100 pounds heavier at six months compared with non inbred sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Faulty Light and the Two Eyed Vision Problem
The Better Vision Institute explains that children with eye muscle imbalances tend to suppress one eye to avoid double vision. Severe imbalance like squint is noticeable to parents, but milder cases are often hidden. With brain adaptation, the child may end up with reduced use of one eye and partial blindness from disuse. Many Americans are effectively one-eyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Vision Institute
United States
Submerged volcanic arc features Marianas Iwo Jima peaks
The ocean floor along a 1600 mile chain between Tokyo Bay and Guam remains volcanically restless. High peaks rise above sea level forming the Marianas, Volcano, and Bonin island groups with notable cones like Aracas and Suribachi reflecting active volcanic history.
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Tokyo Bay
Guam
Marianas
Volcano
Bonin Islands
Marianas Arc
Suribachi
United States
Iwo Jima
Rayon Production Surges as Man Made Fiber Grows
The cotton textile sector shows notable growth over 30 years with rayon industry development. Rayon, a man made fiber from regenerated cellulose, expanded dynamically in the south amid a low mood in the period.
Experiments Boost Use of Farm Products
Agricultural research across regional labs reports cotton can make stronger tires with longer mileage, buckwheat yields rutin for blood pressure treatment, and corn cob and cottonseed hulls can yield 80 to 95 gallons of liquid motor fuel per ton, about half as ethyl alcohol.
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Agriculture Department
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
New Orleans
Wyndmoor
Peoria
Many Uses for Cheap Helium Across Industries
Helium, once a rare laboratory curiosity at $2000 per cubic foot before World War I, is now abundant and cheap at about one cent. Extraction uses chilling natural gas to below 300 degrees Fahrenheit, leaving helium liquid or solid while other components are captured. The weather service uses vast volumes annually to study the upper air, while inert helium blankets metal welding and preserves foods. Helium oxygen mixes extend deep sea divers endurance and ease pressure transitions, aiding workers and doctors treating asthma and other conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
One-Man Hydraulic Farm Machinery Advances
Hydraulic controls simplify handling of farm equipment and enable one man to operate new gear. A field ensilage harvester with attached wage aid to silo corn, a field hay chopper cuts and chops standing hay for silage, and a one-man hay baler reduces labor. A hay drier allows greener hay in the mow.
Sewing instructions for bedspread and pillow cover cutting
Directions from SEWING: BOOK 1 explain cutting the bedspread and pillow cover to minimize waste. Step by step, start with center parts and 18 inch side pieces, then 10 inch strips, leaving a long strip for ruffles. The book offers finishes like welted seams and draping tips for curtains and slip covers. Books can be obtained by sending name and address with 15 cents for cost and mailing.
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Western Newspaper Union
U.S
National Emergency Committee For Price Control
Washington
Bowles and
Eg Oye Victor
RADIO
R Mall
Warsaw
LAUG
Borgei
Atlantic Monthly
Courier
Will Rogers
Chcago Tribune
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
Kellogg’s
National News
Under the Dome
Coat of
CPA
State Department
Russia
Pathfinder
Selle Pathfinder
Pazo
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