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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1948
Page
2
President Truman rules out talks with Russia as tension eases in Palestine. Draft machinery is set to begin work, signaling a shift in wartime policy. Western Newspaper Union analysts note cautious pauses and shifting U S strategy amid regional frictions.
The four week U.N. mediated truce in Palestine shows faltering compliance as Arab and Jewish forces accuse each other of violations. The piece notes limited power of the U.N. to enforce peace, discusses Truman's stance on Soviet aggression, and outlines likely U.S. draft induction timing and possible relocation of U.N. Headquarters to Europe or Geneva amid loan plans.
President Truman delivered a strong Berkeley speech marking a major shift in U S foreign policy. He assailed Soviet tactics and rebuffed Moscow’s offer to talk, framing the cold war as a clear contest over European recovery and broader strategic aims.
A Northwestern National Life Insurance Bureau study shows 1948 vacation prices up 20 to 100 percent vs 1940. A 12 day New York to Nassau Havana and Miami cruise rose from 120 dollars in 1940 to 218.50 dollars minimum now, an 82 percent increase.
City parents Mr and Mrs Girard Van Bar kaloo Hale of Santa Barbara California adopted Maille in 1946 and sent 12000 gifts of food and clothing to residents. They traveled to Maille to receive thanks from 366 people they helped through the war years.
The ECA approved 95.6 million dollars for 10 European nations including Trieste and China, raising total Marshall plan authorizations to 393.7 million. Congressional squabbles over 13 month funding spurred fear that GOP leaders aim to upend foreign policy and curb postwar aid while world affairs proceed.
The Federal Reserve Board defines a middle income at 2920 dollars for 1947, up 320 from 1946. About 69 percent of 28.98 million families earned 2000 dollars or more, while 13 per cent earned under 1000 and 18 percent between 1000 and 2000. Wealthier groups reported higher averages, with managerial or self employed households at 4500, professionals at 4000, and skilled workers at 3000.
Scientists at the Rahway Merck Institute have built ultra sensitive scales that can record the weight of a single air puff. The apparatus measures the weight of potent new drugs and tracks energy expended by animals under medical drugs.
Dame May Whitty, living on DeLongpre avenue in Hollywood, complained for months about broken stairway lamps. She warned she might die before lights were fixed. The day of her death the lights were finally on. Vic Earlson offers a wry sequel about audience power and show business.
The article notes George Bernard Shaw detesting teaching methods and condemning schoolbook use of his works. It mentions his rejection of a Saint Joan scene for textbooks and his curse on such usage. It also covers his early career in London, publishing Immaturity after initial rejections, his habit as a piano player, and his late shift to vegetarianism at 25.
Crochet this rose rug pattern 5688 with chart row by row directions color guidance and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents plus four name address and pattern number for the crochet chair set butterfly chair pattern 5155 details and directions.
Questions and answers cover the first pro football game in 1895 at Latrobe Pa the parachute idea credited to Leonardo Da Vinci how viva voce votes are taken immunity to snake bites and origins of American Indians with Siberia cited. The piece includes a cautionary death fact about a snake expert.
A midtown barber shop meeting with FBI chief Hoover sparks banter about recognition and newsreels. Broadway chatter mocks agents and performers while a Brooklyn drugstore touts Penicillin, Soda, Candy. A New Hampshire resort known as The Balsams sits on land once forfeited to the state. Muriel Hanley, a striking hostess, rises to model contracts after a Copacabana plug and a parade feature.
The U S flag merchant fleet numbered 3 542 vessels of 1 000 gross tons and over on May 1 1948, down from 3 577 on April 1 1948. Active service held 1 948 vessels with 1 084 private owners and 833 government owned under bareboat charter.
A set of practical hints include adding glycerine or borax to wash water to keep woolen garments soft, rubbing candle wax on ink addresses to resist rain, rubbing stale rye bread on colored hats to brighten them, rubbing vinegar on fish before scaling, cooling an overheated oven with cold water pans, and moistening string to shrink knots as it dries.
Field trials have long advanced sportsmanship in upland gaming, serving as proving grounds for dog breeding bloodlines stamina and performance across America.
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