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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
4
President Eisenhower urged industrial leaders to reject price conspiracy theories and back volume pricing as a path to growth. While consumer prices keep rising, some sectors show relief via discounts and service charge cuts. The consumer price index is expected to rise further, with food costs and services climbing slowly.
The National Grange reports farmers captured little of the rise in retail food prices over 10 years. It notes labor costs in moving, processing, and distributing farm products propelled consumer costs, while farm value rose modestly. In 1957 the market basket cost $31 higher for consumers though farm value rose $15. Milk producer prices fell while consumer prices rose.
TOPEKA The state Board of Regents begins a two day hearing on operating budgets for state supported schools for the year starting July 1. The budgets total nearly 25 million dollars from the General Fund plus several million from fees and other sources. Regents committees meet with presidents to review details and make changes before final board approval Friday. The budgets cover five state colleges along with the School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind.
Williamsburg area news recounts weekend visits and gatherings including Mrs. A F Lachien host Sunday, a memorial for E J Kirkman of Great Bend, a 100-person friendship dinner for Coffman family, choir and Sunday School activities, and multiple family visits across Montezuma Ottawa Joplin Topeka and Lawrence with mentions of local clubs, graduations, and hospitalizations.
Callers at the George Brassfield home were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Record of California. Harold Hargrove and Frankie Bell returned home Friday evening from Oklahoma. The Edward Swearingen family for Spring Hill spent Sunday at the Howard Grigsbys, Mrs. Edith Wobker of Paola, spent the weekend at the Lawrence Wobker home.
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