Cost of Food Shows Retailer Efficiency Cuts Inflation
The U S department of agriculture reports the March market basket 7 percent below 1920 peak with 1946 marketing costs 21 percent lower. Farmers share rose to 53 percent from 40 percent in 1935 39, signaling bigger volume at lower per transaction costs and consumer savings. Retailers and manufacturers are trimming prices amid inflation fears and competitive pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
The Little People Testify On Labor Law Open Hearings
Testimony before the house education and labor committee exposed abuses linked to the closed shop. Workers and small business voices described threats, coercion, and lost jobs as unions asserted power, arguing the practice undermines freedom and government authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Education and Labor
Farmers’ Organization
Preston Motor unloads Buicks Pontiacs and Oaklands
The Preston Motor Company unloaded a carload of Buicks Pontiacs and Oaklands now on display in the showroom. The US Chamber of Commerce calls for relief aid for Mississippi River flood victims. A Boy Scout jamboree and field day is set for May 7 in Preston City Park for registered scouts under 18 in good standing.
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Preston Motor Company
Mississippi River
Preston City Park
Clarence Merrill Elected Mayor of McCammon in April 1937
Clarence Merrill, son of Mr and Mrs E S Merrill, was elected mayor of McCammon on Tuesday April 28 1937. The report notes Wm M Davies of Logan will become manager of the General Store in Preston this week. he is a Preston native. Miss Florence Morgan of Weston and George S Winn married in Salt Lake City with ceremony attended by friends and relatives. after a southern Utah trip they will reside in Preston. Mr and Mrs B J Porter announce the marriage of daughter Karma to Wendell Oliverson, occurred in December and now made known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Merrill
E S Merrill
McCammon
Wm M Davies
Logan
Preston
Florence Morgan
Weston
George S Winn
Salt Lake
Utah
B J Porter
Karma
Wendell Oliverson
Humorous Fragments and Aphorisms From a Postal Roundup
A mixed collection of quips and brief jokes. Notable lines include a critic of optimism, a Scot on fare and a drowning bag, a nurse and tongue retort, a mis-timed office late arrival, a Dayton mayor remark, and a parting quip on tombstone inscriptions. The piece weaves light satire with moral advice and local color phrases.
Vets Favor Electrical Engineering Careers at Cooper Union
Veterans enroll in electrical engineering at Cooper Union in New York City outpacing other branches. Former army and navy radio and radar operators plan electronics careers seeking skilled positions in the field.
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Cooper Union School of Engineering
New York City
Army
Navy
Thin Raspberry Plants For Large Juicy Fruit
University of Idaho horticulture head Leif Verner advises thinning raspberries in late winter. Remove last season’s dead canes and prune weak and strong canes, spacing hedgerow plants eight to ten inches apart for big fruit. Cut good canes back one quarter to one third their length to prevent droop.
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Leif Verner
University of Idaho
Berny Patch
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Preston Citizen
Franklin County
Chtisen
Cache Valley Clarion
Don E. Smith
Belva Hartoo
Blanche Hollingsworth
Sooiety
Leland Chatterton
Shirley Chatterton Ott Chatterton
Vern Morris
Franklin
Mir
Ig Socator Af
Idaho State Editorial Association
Idaho
Truman
Congress
The
US Chamber of Commerce
Joe Ransom
McUne Motor Company
Preston Ford
Advertisamant
Joe Marsh
Willie Wells
Aailes
Farmer Collins
South
Arica
Italy
Aleutians
G.I
Clarion
United States Brewers Foundation
Preston Land & Gravel CO
Manning & Lundquist
Howdy
Franklin Fannie
Scott
Dayton
Minneapolis
Otis
Serless
Rhia
Alde
the Great Basin
Missouri
Preston Chamber OF Commerce
Gaylord Larson
East Oneida
Classic Cleaners
Fisher
Chevrolet
America
Petterborg Chevrolet Co
Preston Idaho
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