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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1949
Page
3
An editorial notes that price reductions help curb inflation while state governors and legislatures gain authority under rent control laws. The piece frames the issue as a policy shift, with regional context from the Western Newspaper Guild.
Prices across autos radios refrigerators and steel fell while ice cream and mail-order discounts spread. Analysts say buyer resistance and cautious spending mark a readjustment as the economy cools and the boom weakened.
The 81st Congress passed a rent bill extending controls for 15 months to June 30, 1950, while shifting decontrol powers to governors and state legislatures. It preserves eviction controls, allows lawsuits for overcharges, and continues veterans’ priority. The Federal Reserve cut stock down payments from 75 to 50 percent and relaxed installment credit, signaling easing inflation.
Assistant Attorney General Squire N. Williams says a wife may legally swear out a search warrant against her husband in Kentucky. The ruling notes no statute forbids women from taking such action, a view relayed through Prestonsburg attorney Harry R. Burke.
President Truman remains defiant after the Senate armed services committee rejected Mon C. Wallgren’s bid to head the National Security Resources Board. The panel’s 7 to 6 vote against Wallgren spurs plans to move the fight to the Senate floor, with Millard Tydings, and aides predicting intra-party maneuvering.
A world peace conference closes with no major incidents though heckling and leftist protest tactics occur. Seven Russian delegates led by Dmitri Shostakovich face visa scrutiny as U.S. officials plan to limit touring. A Calcutta village mob later attacks a train after a local soccer upset injuring eleven.
Senator Homer Ferguson faced flak after claiming he informed Attorney General Tom Clark about Judith Coplon. Clark denied the charge, Ferguson backed off, then McCarran revealed Ferguson’s handwritten note contradicting the press quotes. Acheson warned China now under Communist control as Nationalists seek coalition talks.
Raymond Premru of Gorham Ontario county led 800 trappers from 32 counties with 50 foxes. Gene Gage trapped 42 for second place, tied for third were Russell Kilian and William Smith Jr. The 1948 contest totaled 1 691 foxes with red pelts dominating six to one.
Lightweight knitted set in crinkly wool features a smart cable trimmed scarf and gloves with a trimascot edge. The entire set requires only three ounces of wool and includes complete knitting instructions, stitch illustrations, and finishing directions Pattern No. 5712. Send 20 cents, name, address, and pattern number to obtain.
A playful quiz segment lists seven questions and their answers. It asks who to catch a thief, defines a vixen, names the tallest trees, explains a sampan, gives Herbert Hoover's middle name, identifies the latest U S battleship and its cost, with the provided answers: a thief, a she fox, the California redwoods, a Chinese fishing boat, Herbert Clark Hoover, Alabama, and eighty million dollars.
Advertisement for a wooden rack product, priced at 25 cents, featuring a pattern No 8 from East Bird fatt ers Company Department Pleasantville.
A public notice promises payment to the first contributor of each accepted saying or idea for Grandma’s sayings. Readers are directed to address “Grandma” at 109 East Pearl Street Cincinnati Ohio for submissions and publication.
The New Holland Machine Company introduces a crop blower that moves up to 20 tons of hay per hour and 25 tons of chopped corn for silo filling. Weighing 1350 pounds, it features a 12 foot hopper a leveling device a 42 inch flywheel and a high speed eight inch discharge pipe to direct forage precisely as desired.
Maryland corn producers seek a sure bet and five years of trials show 200 pounds of 3-12-16 fertilizer with planter attachment yields highest returns on fertilizer invested versus other practices. Research workers at the state agricultural experiment station report the method as superior.
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