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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
2
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Washington June 23 1947 the Food and Drug Administration states bubble gum is not to blame for a juvenile upset stomachs pains except possibly aching jaws the Adv notes.
An odd ad invites readers to submit sayings for Grandma Speakin and promises payment to the first contributor. The note promotes Nu-Maid Margarine Table-Grade as suitable for table use and directs submissions to Cincinnati 2, Ohio.
A Washington observer recalls a Kremlin transcript and notes frequent hints of a looming downturn. The piece cites Stassen Stalin exchanges and later discussions of mild recession as a check on a boom, with labor and policy actors debating inflation and prices.
A playful reflection on Bantam production in the United States notes three birds Elmer Clementine and Adeline moved from Iowa to Florida. The piece describes bantams as a historic small chicken breed raised for beauty and exhibition. It mentions breeders and the industry surrounding fancy bantams.
The United Nations Security Council rejected an American push for an emergency debate on the Greece Balkan crisis. Herschel V. Johnson warned the situation may explode, while Andrei Gromyko and France urged caution. Two special meetings were set to speed discussion, amid U S calls for a powerful 11 nation border patrol along Greece and its eastern neighbors.
Six guerrilla units are massed along Greece’s northern frontiers with Albania and Yugoslavia ready to join the invasion. Government troops report repelling the initial 2000 attackers as a pincers battle develops nine miles from Albania and Ioannina remains contested.
President Truman urged Congress to begin a 10 year, 250 million dollar program to tame the Mississippi basin. The proposal calls for coordinated reservoirs, levees, flood walls, and diversion channels to protect cities towns and farms, plus upstream soil conservation measures on major tributaries.
Dr. Allan Bates of Chicago testifies to a House sub committee that universal military training is a political racket and would be a cancer on the United States. He cites Europe’s fate in the last war and urges a strong striking force, large air force, reserves, and a robust National Guard with solid scientific research backing.
The Athens paper Elinikon Aima cites an American spokesman stating the United States has decided to contribute to the safeguard of Greek freedom and independence, including possible use of American armed forces, to halt further invasions. The report uses assertive language about U S support for Greece amid government battles.
Sugar industry spokesmen say a record U S beet and cane crop plus a 6.4 million ton Cuban harvest will end shortages. Households may expect adequate supplies for home use and canning, with estimates placing the 1947 U S crop at about 2.2 million tons. Industrial rationing may extend to October 31, pending beet harvest.
A regional paper boasted of being the first to report a disaster in a nearby town and then admitted the Jenkins paint store destruction story was unfounded. The editor claimed the earlier report was without foundation, highlighting local newsroom bravado.
A short classified notice announces roll developed overnight service with 3 hi gloss prints and 15x7 enlargement. All sizes available at 25 cents each reprints 3 cents each, for B Studios, Box 1138, Billing Mont.
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