GOP Takes Over 80th Congress as Wartime Powers Cut
Western Newspaper Union notes the 80th Congress under Republican control with Joe Martin named speaker and a clash over majority leadership. It reports plans to examine taxes and labor laws, diplomacy, and border livestock policies tied to hoof and mouth disease. Veterinarians to inspect Mexican imports since October 17 reopening amid meat shortages and GOP probes of Truman border actions.
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80Th Congress
Joe Martin
Mass
House
Taft
Dewey
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
U. S
Truman
Mexico
Truman Proclaims End of Hostilities and War Powers
President Truman publicly proclaims the end of hostilities and terminates government powers under 20 laws while marking 33 others for expiration within six months to five years. He keeps emergency and war states for now and outlines tax and price changes returning to prewar levels across multiple sectors. The report notes labor days lost, wage trends, and forecasts on postwar policy shifts ahead of Moscow talks on Europe's borders and German territories. It also marks the 30th anniversary of Monroe Auto Equipment, highlighting growth in hydraulic shock absorbers and rising manufacturing output.
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Congress
Truman
Ing
Monroe Auto Equipment Company
Monroe
Disarmament debate and postwar policy clashes in UN and US
The UN grapples with disarmament data and veto power over atomic energy while the US tightens Moscow ties. The Colmer committee urges stricter measures, citing Soviet rearmament and occupation zones as justification to curb aid and exports. A separate survey shows G I veterans dominate undergrad enrollments, boosting tuition aid and raising total student figures.
A Review of 1946 A Year to Remember
A reflective roundup of 1946 highlighting headlines and figures from Tru man’s submarine incident to postwar politics. It notes Ingrid Bergman, the St. Louis Cardinals, UN beginnings in the Bronx and Manhattan, and a year of strikes, inflation chatter, and cultural shifts.
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Truman
John L. Lewis
Ingrid Bergman
St. Louis
Power: 1946 Electrification Expands Customer Base
The year 1946 saw phenomenal growth in the electric utility industry with nearly two million new customers. Average residential consumption rose to a new high of 1330 kilowatt hours per customer.
Government Faces Massive Potato Loss After 1946 Sale
U S government held 100 million bushels after a bumper 1946 harvest and buys remaining stocks to keep prices above parity. Due to sagging markets and poor storage, as much as 20 million bushels may rot. Distillers, livestock feeders, exports, and public programs took over 27 million bushels, but much remains unsold and at risk.
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U. S
Beauty and Health Through Simple Exercises
An ad offering a booklet on exercises to improve figure at waist hips posture bust chin. It claims you can beat Father Time with toning routines and directions for sending 25 cents and personal details to Weekly Newspaper Service in New York for the booklet.
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W. 17Th St
New York 11
N. Y
Fragmented OCR Note Reflects Quotations About Women
Odd OCR line shows repeated garbled text and a proverb about women gaining power when given an inch. The readable phrase states Give a woman an inch and she becomes a ruler, indicating a quoted maxim amid noisy source material.
Prague Jewish Town Hall Clock Still Noted as Rare
A rare solar timepiece stands on the facade of the Jewish Town Hall in Prague Czechoslovakia. Its Hebrew numerals move leftward and the hands rotate counterclockwise, marking a unique historical clock design.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Fresh lemon wake up drink replaces harsh laxatives
A health tip promotes using fresh lemon juice with water first thing in the morning to stimulate regular bowel action. It touts lemons as rich in vitamin C and other nutrients, suggesting a ten day trial with California Sunkist Lemons for energy and wellness.
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Sunkist
California
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