When You Grow Old and Seek a Useful Life
A 1946 census shows a baby boom but an aging nation. The essay urges embracing old age through meaningful work and avocations, citing Cicero and Browning, and notes how modern science supports living fully as age advances. It highlights psychological needs and practical ways to stay engaged.
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Farm incomes surge as 1947 receipts rise sharply
Agriculture department data show total farm cash receipts for January to August 1947 at 174 billion dollars, up 21 percent from 1946, with average net income to farm operators at 2541 dollars in 1946 and rising due to strong demand for produce. European crisis looms with Britain weathering shocks, prompting talk of a fall congressional session to plan aid.
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Agriculture Department
Bonded Vets Cash In Draft Time Nationwide
Ex-GI bond cashing surged as veterans rushed banks to redeem terminal leave pay bonds. Millions exchanged for cash with many funneling funds into savings or essential purchases while a notable number used the windfall to reduce debts, signaling widespread financial relief among families.
Isotopes move to foreign nations in medical aid
U S offer radioactive isotopes for healing use abroad marking the first sharing of atomic research fruits in global peace efforts. Isotopes, described as a key medical tool since the microscope, trace biological processes to study diseases including cancer across nations.
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U S
Britain’s Plight Rooted in Socialist Policy and U S Blame
Eugene Meyer argues Britain’s crisis runs deeper than economics with socialist policy undermining production. He notes coal reserves exist but mining is hampered by shortages and government blame shifts toward the United States while land seizures deter private farmers.
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The Play's the Thing on the Farm Fiasco
A farmer recounts lending his barn for a stage production and signing a contract to return it in good shape. Chaos follows with sick cows, a runaway horse, and hens stopping egg laying as actors prepare to perform Two Orphans next week with the farmer and wife ready to join the play.
Lobbyists Lead Cooperative Fight Over Tax Exemption
A bitter battle looms over removing tax exemptions for farm cooperatives led by the National Tax Equality association which lists three core lobbyists and expenditures from multiple state committees. Key figures include John H. Davis 11000, R Wayne Newton 10000, Russell Smith 8400, and others from the National Council of Farm Cooperatives and related groups.
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National Tax Equality Association
Paul L Courtney
Joseph F Leopold
Clare A Johnson
John H. Davis
William Heckendorn
John J Riggle
National Council of Farm Cooperatives
Jerry Voorhis
Cooperative League of the United States
R Wayne Newton
National Association of Cooperatives
Russell Smith
National Farmers Union
Walter Winchell Notes of a Newspaper Man
In a column covering varied curiosities, the piece notes Truman’s health amid office pressures and political quips about responsibility for war and peace. It recalls a New York Newspaper Women’s Club anniversary dinner with Mrs. F D Roosevelt, Edith Barber, and an editor’s quip about Theodore Roosevelt. It mentions quotes from Santayana and Peattie, plus a quirky 1935 Georgia yearbook page titled All American with a jackass caricature. It ends by asking who leads the graduating class.
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New York
Women’s Club
F. D. Roosevelt
Edith Barber
Edith
Theodore Roosevelt
University of Georgia
Pandora
Herman Tak Madge
Black market drives up prices for farm equipment
Industry groups link de velopment of a widespread black market to deterioration of prewar tractors and labor shortages. Demand remains insatiable as farmers pay premiums for tractors hay balers and combines with prices reaching three to four thousand dollars for items once listed far lower.
Senators Backing Vice Presidential Push in Political Roundup
The column notes Senate treasury spending on telegrams, lists politicians favoring a vice presidential tilt including Speaker Joe Martin and Massachusetts leaders, and mentions regional tax politics in Puerto Rico. It also covers AFL CIO labor unity clashes and Alf Landon’s failed radio bid in Inglewood before securing a station in Leavenworth.
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House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Ray Baldwin
Connecticut
Condado Beach
AFL
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CIO
Phil Murray
Alf Landon
Kansas
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Landon
Leavenworth
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Halsey Decries Pearl Harbor Blame in Memoir
In Collier's memoir excerpts Admiral Halsey denounces Kimmel and Short as scapegoats for Pearl Harbor. He places responsibility on personnel choices and radar delays rather than the American public or Congress, challenging the narrative of a national failure.
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Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Pearl Harbor
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