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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
7
A retrospective notes how before fixed prices merchants set their own charges. Advertising emerged as a consumer protection tool guiding the move to standardized prices we pay today.
Government housing restrictions lift October 15 with a six point plan to speed materials, curb hoarding, and stabilize prices. Experts project costs rising about one third, with labor driving 73 percent of costs. many plans focus on planning, material availability, new home features, and cautious timelines for renewal or relocation.
The article notes Eisenhower’s praise for improved U S Russian rapport but cites a setback after Time magazine published a provocative Stalin image. Zhukov protested, while Eisenhower defended a free press and explained U S censorship limits amid Russian sensitivity to Western coverage.
F. W. Dodge Corporation reports a seven point seven five billion dollar construction backlog across 37 eastern states with one point one zero seven four eight billion for residential building. President Thomas Holden says postwar revival should accelerate as controls are removed, easing bottlenecks since V J Day.
The notice describes two houses offered within a price class seen by at least a third of prospective builders. The left house uses common brick and would cost about $8,000. The right house is priced at a missing figure likely in the same range.
A vintage notice explains clearing clutter by using end shelves on a coffee table. It highlights a jointly crafted base wax finish and a sentimental top with morning glory fabric appliques. Pattern 254 provides complete directions. pattern No 292 offers morning glory iron transfer.
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