Public Foresees Mixed Business in 1954 Forecast
Roger W. Babson predicts a year of mixed prospects with a fair business year overall. He notes gains in building, electric power, aircraft, rubber, household and electrical equipment, petroleum, natural gas, shoes and textiles, while machinery, tools, railroad equipment, metal fabrication, steel, autos and parts lag behind. Selling pace remains selective as purchasing power stays firm and demand for food and soft goods stays brisk, amid cautious consumer sentiment.
Watching pennies and price shifts in 1954 markets
The forecast notes mass distributors may lead sales in the last half of 1954 as consumers stay price conscious. It surveys retail volume, inventories, and the impact of discounts, plus a cautious outlook on defense spending, stock markets, inflation, and politics through year end.
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Eisenhower
Bricker
House
Dulles
Russia
China
Korea
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S
Indo-China
U.S. A
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
League of Nations
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Far-East
Saiti
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Saar
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Reunion
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Uncle Sam
Canada
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Wall Street
Benson
Old Settlers Reunion Visited by Ernest Williams
Ernest Williams of Atlantic Georgia attended the Old Settlers Reunion last week and visited relatives during the rodeo. He also visited Mrs Ruth McLau and Mrs Davis relatives in Richland Springs.
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Ernest Williama
Atlantic, Ga
Davis
Richland Springs
Ruth McLau
Madar
Sterner and Carter Families Visit Relatives Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs L Sterner visited her sister Eva Renick of Fredericksburg on Monday. Mrs Hamilton Brown and grandson returned from a ten day vacation with relatives in Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma. Mr and Mrs James M Carter of Sheffield visited with his sister and Mr and Mrs Wilton Gage and also with the Knight Carters over the weekend.
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L. Sterner
Eva Renick
Fredericksburg
Hamilton Brown
Missou
Arkansas
Oklahoma
James M. Carter
Sheffield
Wilton Gage
Algo
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Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc
Ovat
Best Buy
Plymouth
America
Plymouth Edecaler
Farm & Ranch Loans
Glenn Patton
San Saba, Texas
John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co
Temple West
Stacy's Produce
Doan
J. &. Hagan
Insurance and Loans
Das
Meier- Miser
Vai
Purina
San Saba Produce Co
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