Meat prices ease as housewives resist high costs
Week by week meat prices decline modestly across the U S with Chicago wholesalers trimming steer heifer and cow beef and retail charges easing as housewives push for cheaper cuts. TVA head Lilienthal is named to head the atomic energy commission and Gordon Clapp becomes TVA chairman. Truman proposes housing aid and tariff cuts on Canadian lumber to speed postwar home building.
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Chicago
U. S
Tennessee Valley Authority
David Lilienthal
Truman
Fiveman Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Robert F. Bacher
William W. Waymack
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Sumner T. Pike
OPA
Lewis L. Strauss
Secretary of Navy
Gordon R. Clapp
Lilienthal
TVA
Clapp
Wyatt
Dominion
Lustrom Corporation of
Lustrom
National Housing Authority
War Assets Administration
Tucker Corporation
NHA
Ancient reptile found near Anchor Point Alaska eyed as tyrannosaur
An 18 foot 10 inch prehistoric creature was discovered near Anchor Point Alaska. It may be a tyrannosaurus or gorgonosaurus and shows a hair bristled leathery hide. The 3 6 long head and 2 2 wide jaw suggest a massive predator with a 5 5 tail. In a separate note Cuban revolutionaries bungled an October plot leading to arrests and blame on Batista era officers.
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Anchor Point
Alaska
Alaskan
Pres
Ramon Grau San Martin
Ernesto de la Fe
Mariel
Batista
Benitez
Havana
Tobacco tax receipts rise 73.8 percent in early 1946
The Federation of Tax Administrators reports cigarette and tobacco tax collections in 31 states from January to June 1946 totaled 112.6 million dollars, up from 64.8 million the previous year. Factors include higher tax rates return of servicemen and greater domestic supply.
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Federation of Tax Administrator
Army Tests Canned Bread For Field Stability
The army will thoroughly test canned bread next year to determine maintenance of flavor texture and stability under field conditions. Already tested, the product stood up under long periods proved nutritious and remained palatable for consumers.
Stalin Orders Halt to Dismantling Zeiss Plant in Jena
Premier Stalin sought to calm furor over reports that Russians dismantled many industrial plants in eastern Germany for shipment to Russia. He ordered Marshal Sokolovsky to stop dismemberment of the Zeiss plant in Jena. German workers warned thousands could be left idle harming the local economy. The Soviet news bureau said craftsmen would work in the Soviet union under contract with same privileges as Russians. It also charged the U S with deporting German scientists from the eastern zone before Reds arrived.
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Stalin
Germany
Russia
Soviet Union
Zeiss Precision
Jena
Marshal Sokolovsky
Berlin
U. S
Reds
World Remnants Help Make Kids Coats and Clothes
A discussion on using grown-up wool remnants to tailor durable children’s garments. Emphasizes careful alteration, proper fit, and age-appropriate styling for boys and girls, noting the need for sturdy stitching, comfort, and frequent laundering.
Dressing a Young Child for Independence with Easy Fasteners
The article advises designing children's garments to foster independence. Front or accessible buttons, zippers, and large fasteners help a child dress themselves, while avoiding small buttons and tiny buttonholes that frustrate or defeat the goal.
Have the Right Tools for Efficient Home Sewing
The guide emphasizes proper tool storage and selection for sewing. It lists eight to nine inch cutting shears, medium five to six inch scissors, small scissors for close work, pinking shears for many children’s items, a ready supply of pins kept in a box, a needle and thread for every sewing need, and various fasteners, thimbles, tape measures, bindings, beltings, tailor's chalk, and elastic. It also advises using a local center or store for help with problems.
Fashion Forecast for Millinery and Hair Styling Trends
Hairdressers urge clear defined hairlines whether hair is long or short and advise a well brushed look. Fashion notes predict rounded pincushion like toques in various fabrics with flowers reserved for evening hats and florals kept feminine. Designers showcase ingenious touches such as compacts in umbrellas and mirrored glove cuffs.
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Atom Board
Western Newspaper Union
Union
ATOM
Lilienthal and Associates
Kremlin
Josef Stalin
Churchill
Britain
Europe
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Venezia Guilia
Palestine
King Ibn Saud
Arabia
Near East
Holy Land
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW Welfare Fund
Big John L
Secretary of the Interior
King
Department of Justice
UMW
John Donnelly
Cuba
Comic Revolt
Veterans’ Housing Program
Department of Commerce
Gunther
Business & Invest
OPPOR
McCune
Kansas City
A.C
D.C
L. J. Fallis CO
W. St. St. Kansans City 6
Davies County
Gallatin
E. Dp
Lundy Gallatin, Mo
Canelp
Rockville
Missouri
Home Furnishings & Appli
Metzner Stove Repair CO
Kansas City 6
Mily
Park Edge Stables
Oakland St. St. Louis
HiLand
P. O. Box
Manila
Suburban CO
Brentwood
P_ & G Supply Co
Dept. S
Chestnut St
Phila
Stewart McGuire Peanut Vendors
Hennen
Middle Rd
Davenport
Iowa
Perpetual Calendar
Dean Perpetual Calendar CO
Trowbridge Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Olive
St. Louis 1
Wahlert & Guntzler
North First
Saint Louis
U.S
Bellans
2Bc
Druggista
An LI
Ation
CapBrush
WNU
Elamiel
Doan
Doans
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