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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
7
Do not hang glass or china cups by the handles. They may chip or arn and finally break off entirely. Waxed paper under the dresser scarf protects Milady's dresser from lotion or perfume spots. Line the lower edge of dad's trouser pockets with chamois to protect pockets from wear. Save drippings from roast lamb pork and veal to enrich gravies and sauces without straining.
Veterans receive a 20 percent pension increase for hospitalization or institutional care with automatic October payments starting after September. An auto grant program worth 30 million dollars caps at 1600 dollars per vehicle and is overseen by the Veterans Administration. Applications go through the nearest VA office.
The piece argues the postwar peace talks are a choosing of sides for another conflict. It cites Russia and its satellites voting in lockstep and presses Western allies for decisive action. It also notes tensions around Fiorello La Guardia over Trieste and UNRRA, with criticism of American delegation tactics and Russian pressure on decisions.
The War Department outlines steps for veterans to claim unused furlough pay with mid September office availability and sworn statements accepted. Allied leaders at Luxembourg urge moderation in terms, Italy Romania and Bulgaria push for gentler reparations and to limit territorial changes. Meanwhile Lithopolis Ohio receives a 3 million endowment from the Wagnalls family to fund a community memorial and educational expansion. Federal Reserve tightens consumer credit as auto prices rise and Dardanelles control sparks Soviet Turkey tensions.
President Truman approves the Farmers Home Corporation bill to centralize agricultural credit under one agency offering direct loans to low income farmers at five percent or less. The measure dissolves the Farm Security Administration and related housing programs while forming county loan committees. Separately, draft calls may rise by 185,000 through September to sustain army strength, with officer recalls and reassignments planned. In Wisconsin political news, La Follette loses the GOP primary as Goodland’s late endorsement backfires, signaling a shift in Badger State politics.
A Western Newspaper Union digest notes Carson Pirie Scott & Co. uses a top advertising manager to show merchants and publishers how to advertise effectively. It argues local stores could boost home sales by adopting these proven methods and warns merchants and publishers alike to imitate city practice. Irgun Zvai Leumi calls for Jewish unity in Palestine while the U S rejects a plan to split Palestine and offers 300 million for regional economic development.
The Russian foreign minister Molotov has altered his approach since the United Nations conference in San Francisco and the foreign ministers council in London last September. In Paris he appears more cautious, aiming to influence public opinion that has grown against Russia. He now maintains an outward calm rather than fiery reactions when faced with setbacks.
More than 300 leading ministers across denominations urge President Truman to grant amnesty to conscientious objectors imprisoned by the government. The call follows amnesty resolutions by the Federal Council of Churches and several denominations. The piece also notes the 26 states and Hawaii have signed onto federal school lunch program funds under a new act making the program permanent and shifting more state responsibility to administration. It comments on international pressure for U.S. payments to secure peace, and argues for restraint and a display of force if needed, while criticizing the two cent wage tax as sufficient for Social Security funding and noting a growing federal IOU surplus.
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