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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
2
Editor notes opinionated weekly analysis outlining Republican efforts to trim payrolls and curb labor unions while Marshall rises to a new No.2 position. The piece frames these moves as part of partisan strategy and political turnover.
Economy minded GOP members push to trim payroll by about 12 billion below the 1946 budget of 41 billion dollars. Rep. Taber says up to 1,000,000 workers could be cut from a 2,300,000 payroll without harming services while aiming to balance the budget and reduce taxes. Premiers de Gasperi travels to Washington seeking a billion dollar loan to avert Italy’s political and economic chaos, intended for food and industry rather than reparations.
The Labour government in Britain pushes a town and country planning bill to regulate sale and use of real estate. It would compel sale of undeveloped but valuable land at existing prices, allow above market payments only for hardship, and restrict reconversion to curb blight, protect countryside, create recreation spaces and ease overcrowding. It also would regulate billboard postings.
Former Secretary Byrnes says there are two happy days in public life and January 7, 1947, marks one when he resigns. General George Marshall succeeds him, facing tense postwar tasks with the Russians and crafting peace treaties for axis satellites.
A nation wide survey shows used car prices falling 10 to 30 percent as buyers pull back and dealers anticipate further drops within 30 to 90 days. Boston records 10 to 30 percent declines with New York Philadelphia Denver following at about 25 percent.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports 1946 polio costs and appeals for a $24 million fundraising drive in 1947. Basil OConner vows the drive must continue as cases exceed 25 000 and epidemics hit 23 states. Each case averages 1 200 in medical charges, underscoring escalating needs.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association acts at its annual meeting in New York to curb recruiting and financial aid to players and to tighten rules amid growing popularity and betting. A six point anti gambling resolution calls for strict enforcement and asks newspapers to stop printing game odds and coaches to avoid pre game predictions.
A WNU Service report from Brighton Florida examines Seminole life, dress, and customs revealing how sensationalist misperceptions arise. It describes attire including modern trousers, color patch skirts, beadwork, and the distinctive hairdo, plus local views on snake killing and medicine man Sam Huff.
A static suppression powder is claimed to cure car radio static from tires. The rest of the column touches on topics from the wildlife census this month to women owning half of the steel industry, and a proposal that Guatemalan honey might replace sugar in coffee.
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