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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1954
Page
8
The article notes record growth in American medicine with 220,100 physicians, 28,227 medical students, and 76 million dollars spent on facilities, alongside 28,435 faculty and 21,328 volunteers. It also announces the 14th National Bible Week from October 18 to 24 to encourage Bible reading for spiritual strength.
The Wall Street Journal letter notes food costs likely easing amid ample supplies. Pork, turkey, eggs, rice and vegetables remain plentiful, while lamb and mutton may fall short. Soybeans and other grains look favorable for 1955, with drought-hit feeds boosting grain plantings.
The article notes a large hide surplus sufficient for record exports with a July outflow of 424 000 hides versus 8 000 a year ago. Cauliflower prices may ease as the summer crop runs 20 percent short, though fall harvests could approach last autumn’s size. Long Island supplies dominate, and storms caused little damage to cauliflower there.
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