Farmers shift spending to home goods amid rising incomes
In the postwar period farm households have redirected income to household appliances and home upgrades. Department of Agriculture data shows farmers will spend about five billion dollars more on home equipment over four years. Carpet industry reports remodel activity among farm families exceeds national averages, aided by rural electrification and higher farmhouse standards.
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Carpet Institute
Eight Die in Cincinnati Fire Tragedy
A basement stair fire in a three story Cincinnati apartment building killed eight people, including a 26 year old mother and her five children, seven of them minors. Three others were injured after leaping from the burning building. The victims were all Black, with Mrs. Johnetta Clark among the injured. The fire occurred in a hilltop brick complex overlooking downtown Cincinnati.
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Pbuilding
Johnetta Clark
Cincinnati
Yugoslavia Cautious On Hungarian Crisis
Belgrade officials avoided judging Hungary’s turmoil, citing a cautious stance toward Nagy’s fate and Moscow’s grip. Yugoslavia, under President Tito, supported Nagy in a 1956 message, while publicly urging an end to Moscow domination as reports focus on the Middle East and internal cautions rise.
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Communist Party
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Odors Become Big Business in America Today
Odors and fragrances have become a growing US industry with manufacturers and retailers turning scents into profit. From new car smells in used cars to perfumed album jackets and scented ads, firms like Polak & Schwarz expand as scent use rises. Emanuel Voss of Polak & Schwarz predicts a vast future for this fragrance business.
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United States
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Snearling
Polak & Schwarz, Inc
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Thanksgiving Proclamation Urges Gratitude for Freedom Foundations
President Eisenhower calls on Americans to observe Thanksgiving on November 22, praising the nation’s foundations of freedom. The proclamation recalls Pilgrim forebears, divine providence, and the duty to aid the destitute at home and abroad while pursuing peace and righteous governance.
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United States
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Odorant Tricks in Wartime Science and Everyday Life
A World War II example shows a U S chemist developing a chemical to prevent German dogs from tracking troopers. In New York a tester creates a deer repellent by pairing wolf odor with fresh animal blood. In England a nonsmelling garlic is devised for believers in medical power. Occasionally foul odors are added to products like odorless cooking gas to warn users.
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U.S
New York
England
Voss
Postmaster General Summerfield Undergoes Surgery
ANN ARBOR Michigan January report states Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield is in satisfactory condition at University Hospital after a throat ailment operation. He had surgery Monday to correct a diverticulum of the esophagus. Dr Albert E Furstenburg said no malignancy was found. A diverticulum is a pouch in a body tract wall.
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Mich
Arthur E. Summerfield
University Hospital
Summerfield
Albert Eb.’ Furstenburg
Actress Gale Storm Welcomes Daughter Susanna
Los Angeles actress Gale Storm adds a daughter to her family of three sons. The newborn girl, named Susanna, was born Monday to father Lee Bonnell, an actor and now an insurance man.
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Gale Storm
Susanna
Lee Bonnell
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