Home Ownership Trends in Census Bureau Report
Census Bureau figures show owner-occupied housing rose since 1940 by about 33 percent, with 20 million units occupied by owners now 44 percent of total housing. The era of wartime shortages pressurizes ownership and rental demand, highlighting a need for more rental property and ongoing consumer purchases as prices ease.
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Hymres
Census Bureau
Noite
Stighy Lowe
Myon
America
Governor Blue to Speak at Disabled American Veterans Convention
Governor Robert Blue will address the Disabled American Veterans convention on Monday. Frank Miles, who opposes him in November, will also be a keynote at the event, promising broad attendance and lively discussion of the candidates for governor of Iowa.
Lewis Reaps Government Backing Amid Trade Lashback
A fragmentary report notes John Lewis outmaneuvered rivals in a contentious sector. It praises his clever handling of government backing, while criticizing broader policy and stressing the need for Americans to channel talent into legitimate work for national gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felt Lewis
Thre Blesshiy
John Lewis
Viele San
Film Favorites and Your Movie Preferences
A playful prompt asks about personal film tastes and which recent movies have stood out, inviting reflection on favorite genres and memorable performances while noting the heart of cinema lies in varied experiences.
Readers share movie tastes and habits across town
Mabel Vargason Marknard Keri and others discuss film preferences noting low engagement with movies beyond monthly earnings. Several say they enjoy musicals like Sentimental Journey and Blue Dahlia while some avoid cinema, preferring dancing or few showings per month, with mentions of Bing Crosby as a favorite star.
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Mabel Vargason
Marknard
Keri
Housewife
Donga
John Janson
Janesville
Marilyn Chase
4Th Ave
Vonnie Pingree
Bing Crosby
Kick Upstairs to United Nations Job Shaped by Hutson Boost
A 1946 New York Post column analyzes John B Hutson rising from the Agriculture Department to assistant secretary at the United Nations, calling the move a political plum. It notes prior scandals at the Commodity Credit Corporation and questions the propriety of elevating Hutson amid mixed records and high pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutson
United Nations
Harold L. Lekes
John B. Hutson
United States
Anderson
Washington
Secre
Burfey Tobacco
Kentucky
Nutson
Mr. Hutson
New York Post Corporation
Dying coal industry faces wage race and new power future
In 1946 analysis, George B. Sokols ky argues coal is dying as electric, oil and hydrogen substitutes rise. He notes higher wages threaten price rises, mining labor shifts abroad, and mechanization grows. He cites John L. Lewis, nationalization in Britain, and speculative atomic power reshaping demand, with coal still socially disruptive but not dead.
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George B. Sokolsky
United States
Great Britain
TVA
John L. Lewis
John L.lewis
Russia
Vague Personalities Share Movie and Music Tastes
A series of reader snippets reveal varied tastes in films and music. Housewife prefers emotional dramas and Jane Eyre while Eddy dislikes Disney cartoons. Frederick seeks plots. Jelerk favors mysteries and comedies. Evelyn cites classic stars like Cary Grant.
Unidentified Philadelphia trolley thief baffles riders
A man in Philadelphia stole a trolley from a car barn then rode through the city picking up passengers before vanishing. The piece mocks transit staff and implies a broader social critique of public services and officials.
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Philadelphia
Spruce Street
Consolidated News Features
Local residents share film and theatre tastes
Frederick enjoys weekly movie outings and favors both light musicals and serious dramas, naming Kings Row and Fred McMurray as favorites. Larry Creager from Sumner attends movies whenever free, while Lena Schellhorn of Volga recalls the Midnight Show New Year at Waterloo, noting it left her with a mixed impression.
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Frederick
Kings Row
Fred McMurray
Larry Creager
Farmer
Sumner
Lena Schellhorn
Volga
New Yeave
Waterloo
Former resident Mrs Charles J Billick buried in Waterloo
Mrs Charles J Billick who lived here for years before moving to Waterloo in 1922 was buried at Fairview cemetery there on May 27 after services at a funeral chapel conducted by Rev Charles Du Mond of the Church of the Brethren Born Susie Blanche Brodie daughter of William and Alice Brodie at Millington Ul 71
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Billick
Waterloo
Fairview
Cemtery
Charles Du+ Mond
Church of the Brethren
Susie Blanche Brodie
William and
Alice Brodie
Millington
Princeton Town Organizes to Fight World Starvation
In Princeton New Jersey a town of about 10000 people mobilized to aid famine relief. Led by Mayor LaGuardia and supported by university figures and local groups they aim to raise 10000 dollars, ration fats and bread, and ship food efficiently through UNRRA. They will shelter refugees arriving in the United States.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Yaune
Princeton
New Jersey
American Veteran Committee
la Cuad Dia
Europe
UNRRA
Moneda
Ena
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Fragmented obituary with scattered details and names
Years ago she was married to Mr Billick at Fayette on April 28 1893. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Rutscorn and a son Ben Billick of Waterloo, two brothers Fred Brodie Blue Earth Minn and George of Illinois, two sisters Mrs Margaret Sneed New Orleans La and Mrs Cruel Brown Sandhurry IL, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs Billick joined Rebekah lodge Order of Eastern Star and Townsend club Eat Fish. The rest references Puerto Rico fish consumption and a mass troop movement with figures.
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Billick
Fayette
Rutscorn
Ben Billick
Waterloo
Fred Brodie
Blue Eartth
Minn
George
Illinois
Margaret Sneed
New Orleans
Cruel Brown
Sandhurry
Til
Rebekah Lodge
Order of Eastern Star and
Townsend Club
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Department of Agriculture
Office of Agricultural Defense Relations
Alice
Commodity Credit Corporation
Thomas
Senate Agricultural and Forestry Committee
CCC
Agriculture Department
COC
Marvin Jones
Justice Byrnes
Agriculture
Byrnes
Trygve Lie
Lie
John TL. Lewis
John L. Lennon
Ular
Split
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Waverly
Eddy Mike
Walt Disneys
Ang
Ingrid Bereman
Gary Cooper
Jinny Stewart
Henry Forde
Numphry Bo
Henry
Gar] Anderson
Blonijdin
MR. Blasley
Lenn
Etwein
Daily Register
Mey
Little Annie Rooney
Mrs. Means i
Julia
Annie Rooneys
Bette
By McManui
Maynard
Golda Fullmer
Richard Bartels
Carrier
American Jewish Congress
Stephen Wise
Meugees
Army
Navy
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Wile
Jimmy Hatls
Theo
Karl
Lincoln
Neb Zez
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