Hoover plan urged to cut waste and trim taxes
The piece argues for adopting Hoover commission recommendations to cut two to four billion dollars in government waste, offset by lower taxes, and highlights how a $86 per family saving could come from cutting patronage and reforming price supports. It also warns that higher corporation taxes raise consumer prices and burden the average family. An outlook on farm price supports and tax reform follows.
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Truman
Congress
Hoover Commission
Wheeler McMillen
The
Pathfinder
United States
Brannan
Canada
NAM Attacks AFL in Washington Newsletter
The National Association of Manufacturers accuses the American Federation of Labor of pursuing a farmer labor and small business alliance to gain political control of the country according to a Washington newsletter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Farmer, Labor and Small Business Alliance
AFL
Carson
NAM
Congress
Farmer, Labor and
Small Businessman
United Automobile Worker
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
New York Central
Farmers Buy Machinery Despite Income Dip in 1949
Farm operators reported lower net income and reduced machinery purchases in 1949, though each remained near peak levels. 1949 income was about 14 billion dollars with machinery spending around two to 2.1 billion, well above 1935-39 averages. The story also notes AFL and NAM chatter on labor farmer business politics and industry figures voicing concerns about concentration of power.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
AFL League For Political Action
House
Senate
John Carson
Federal Trade Commission
Old-Timers and Modern Pay in Baseball Salaries Compared
The piece contrasts past and present baseball pay, noting stars like DiMaggio and Williams earned over 75 000 while legends such as Lajoie Delehanty Walsh and Wagner earned far less in their eras. It reflects on loyalty, career lengths, and earnings as the game evolved into big money, with anecdotes about contracts and longevity.
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Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Bob Feller
Stan Musial
Tommy Henrich
Jackie Robinson
Matty
Alexander
Cy Young
Lajoie
Walsh
Delehanty
Joe Jackson
Nap Lajoie
Ed Delehanty
Phillies
Larry
Cleveland
Charlie Somers
Big Walsh
Charles Comiskey
Comiskey
Jackson
Ty Cobb
Maathewson
Hans Wagner
S. Matty
Wagner
Waener
Mathewson
Pop Anson
Jack Quinn
Tris Speaker
Cobb
Quinn
Automatic Feeder On Southern Farm Demonstration
A Roanoke Virginia farm shows an in door out door automatic feeder setup. Whole grain is ground in an outdoor mill and blown indoors to feed a combined grain and machinery storage shed.
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Roanoke
Poultrymen Urged to Buy on Quality Not Price
G S Vickers of the Ohio poultry improvement association warns farmers to purchase quality chickens only. He urges buyers to evaluate hatchery practices, disease control for pallorum, and breeding stock quality, using pedigreed sires from reputable breeders.
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Boote
Hatcheries, Inc
Worthington
Minnesota
Brannan
G. S. Vickers
Ohio Poultry Improvement Association
Vickers
Egg Preservation Methods Seen Due for Improvement
A new compound from Cornell researchers Dr. Alexis Romanoff and W. D. Yushok may revolutionize egg preservation. The polymer film made from polystyrene and chlorinated rubber protects eggs at ordinary temperatures.
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Alexis Romanoff
W. D. Yushok
Cornell
Agricultural Experiment Station
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