Veterans’ groups push for expanded benefits in new Congress
WNU Washington Bureau reports major veterans organizations plan a broad legislative push in the 80th Congress. They seek removal of on the job pay ceilings, cash terminal leave, higher pensions and subsistence, liberalized insurance, universal military training, and reemployment rights, backed by lobbyists and high spending.
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Uncle Sam
House
Veterans’ Administration
Senate
Joseph Ball
Rep
Minn
American Legion
VFW
Amvets
Legion
VWFW
AVC
VEW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dwight L.rogers
Florida
Rogers
Year 1946 In Pop Culture Politics And Press Parodies
A retrospective from 1946 surveys a year of dramatic events and satire. References span President Truman, Ingrid Bergman, the St. Louis Cardinals, Joe Louis, Elvis era humor, and shifting political currents. The piece mixes headlines, jokes, and quips about U N R R A, the Roosevelts, unions, and postwar America.
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Truman
John L. Lewis
Ingrid Bergman
St. Louis
Epitaph Jones Recounts a Crane of Change and Loss
Epitaph Jones exits a haunted cabin then wanders through a city district to a welcoming home. A time of tears and longing follows, as his spirit shifts from bravado to weary disillusionment, ending with a quiet greeting to Mr. Jones.
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Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Vandenberg
United Nation
Bees Essential to Agricultural Needs Winter Care
Beekeeping expert W. J. Dryden notes hundreds of hives died last season and urges wintering bees to protect crops next year. Starvation, not cold, caused most losses, so manual feeding with sugar from local ration boards is advised to supplement stores.
Epitaph and Sissy Laughing Fete In Odd Parlor Scene
In a tense parlor Mr. Jones confronts Sissy who bursts into merriment. She explains laughter replaces sorrow after Cyrene’s flirtation and a hammering incident, while Epitaph recoils from the memory and the rising gleeful chaos escalates with Sissy brandishing a hot iron.
Farm equipment repair notes and welding method sketch
The shop operator repairs a broken bumper part with a beveled joint as shown in the sketch. Welding used 120 amperes and Fleetwood 37 inch material.
Hampshire hogs once a bacon breed to lard type
The piece describes Hampshires as English origin hogs once called Thin Rind and now used for lard. It notes their black body with a white belt, medium size, and emphasis on uniform width, clean bone, and plump hams, while avoiding extremes. It includes a fictional scene with Epitaph Jones and Miss Vangeline in a rustic setting.
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Hampshire
Phenothiazine Proves New Drug Sensation
Phenothiazine, a sensational chemical thought to control many internal parasites, has found a new economic use as an insecticide against the coddling moth. When combined with arsenate it achieved outstanding control in numerous experiments across eastern and southern states.
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