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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1947
Page
2
The Weekly Newspaper Service offers a self taught touch typing booklet with charts exercises and speed drills priced at 25 cents. Send name address and booklet title to 243 W 17th St New York.
A columnist captures a folk wisdom quip about wealth and social bonds. The piece contrasts the rich with those who lack money and warns that blunt self righteousness can cost friendships.
An old health notice promotes lemon and water as a natural laxative and morning drink. It claims lemon juice from Sunkist lemons aids digestion, boosts vitamin C intake, and fights fatigue while refreshing the mouth and waking the senses.
In Albuquerque a New Mexico Housing Cooperative association drew 58 members for the first house under its build program. The 58 shares funded a five room bungalow on Arvada Avenue with lot cost 6350 dollars. Members can buy stock, select designs, and work on houses to earn labor credits while costs are reduced through donated services and prorated savings from supporting trades.
The article reports six billion dollars in back portal to portal wage claims erased after President Truman signed a bill to relieve employers and government from these claims both past and future. He hails the measure for enabling production and price stability, while urging lower prices and a higher minimum wage.
L. L. Coryell of Lincoln Nebraska doubted a two bedroom home for veterans could cost 5250. His copy follows the third story in this York Pennsylvania series explaining how they made it work.
After a several year navy tour, Robinson could not find a home in Albuquerque. He bought a lot and designed a two bedroom house, supervising construction himself. He spent 4300 dollars including his salary, a figure far below the 7000 dollar price seen by other Albuquerque veterans in the open market. He envisioned a veterans cooperative to assist fellow men.
Northwestern University School of Dentistry argues that student dentists can be more effective and healthier if trained to work from a seated position on a special stool. They claim a seated approach could extend professionals' careers by about five years.
A U S Department survey shows farm real estate values rising 12 percent nationwide for the year ending March 1. The gain closely tracks earlier war period increases with 1946 up 13 percent and 1944 15 percent, while cash sales account for 56 percent of the past year’s transactions.
Paul W. Martin an ordnance expert notes that rapid fire radar directed guns have been surpassed by atomic energy and guided missiles. He cites three defense features a long range detection system a defensive rocket to intercept missiles and destruction of the enemy missile at a safe distance.
The Department of Agriculture reports April slaughter in federally inspected plants hit a new cattle and calf record. Cattle killed rose to 1,203,137 head, calves 678,440, while hogs fell to 3,615,746 and sheep to 1,326,589, the lowest since 1939.
Washington reports a Commerce Department view that early 1947 saw peak levels for gross national product and national income, aided by higher prices and wages. GNP reached an annual $209 billion, near the 1945 wartime peak and above late 1946, while national income rose to $180.5 billion with personal payments up to $177 billion. Wages led gains, and relief payments plus veterans’ allotments increased, though dividends and rents fell.
Advertisement copy advertising stump removal products with pricing for different sizes and quantities plus postpaid order terms. Also promotion for Jayhawk Court and Trailer Park Colorado Springs offering May to October cottage reservations with cooking facilities.
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