Inflation in Housing Costs After the War
A Washington column argues inflated home values threaten buyers who today invest six to seven thousand dollars and face steep losses in ten years. It cites a government survey showing price rises from 1940 to 1946 across low to high priced homes and raw land, notes regional contrasts, and discusses pending bills and price controls as solutions.
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Federal Home Loan Banks
Federal Housing Administration
National Housing Agency
Wilson Wyatt
Pacific Coast
Middle Atlantic
Senate
OPA
Wyatt
Labor Leaders Clash Over Voting Rights and Policy
The piece argues Samuel Gompers kept organized labor nonpartisan, letting members vote as individuals, while Philip Murray’s CIO PAC advocated party-directed voting. It notes California showed members voting as citizens, not followers, and warns political leaders against pressuring minority groups. It also contemplates what drives labor dispute arbitration and the need for full factual bases.
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Samuel Gompers
Gompers
AFL
Congress
Philip Murray
Cio-Pac
Murray
Washington
California
CIO
Warren
Mumbled Morning Call Sparks Confusion at Morrison Firm
A clipped telephone exchange unfolds with a caller greeting Morrison, Morrison & Morrison and another responding in surprise as the cheerful morning routine clashes with unfamiliar names and repeating salutations.
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Morrison, Moorrison & Morrison
Refreshments or Husband Missing at Party
A witty party exchange has a lady asking for the pretty maid who served earlier and the hostess replying with a quip about search for her husband rather than drinks.
Of Course Jasper Joke About Elephant and Pot Phur
Jasper asks about difference between an elephant and a pot phur, Joan asks what a potphur is, and Jasper answers with cooking. The exchange plays on a misheard term and culinary pun.
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Jasper
Joan
Oratory Defined as Art of Deep Chest Sounds Misread
A definition proclaims oratory as the art of shaping deep chest sounds into messages believed to come from the brain. It frames public speaking as delivering weighty thoughts through vocal tone.
Part of Your Life You Have Not Lived Yet
A dialogue about writing a memoir where one person reveals plans to cover life sections not yet experienced. The exchange highlights ambition, memory, and the unfinished nature of personal history.
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