Savings Drives May Be Renewed Across Federal Banks
The article notes excess money floating in the economy prompting presidents of eleven district federal home loan banks and others to back renewed savings drives on government bonds. It cites the 1947 rise in savings at savings and loan associations by 1.152 billion dollars to 9.7 billion, with total national savings around 155.7 billion across life insurers, mutual and commercial banks, postal savings and savings bonds.
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Federal Home Loan Banks
Home Loan Bank Board
Germans Hoarding Food Spark Uproar and U S Aid Drama
Walter Winchell reports Germans hoarded food provoking a strike by over a million Bagvarians against their government while the U S contemplates a 150 million dollar food aid to Germany. The piece cites beer imports, grain shifts, and wartime political jabs including Wallace and Kurusna. It notes tennis figure Riggs beating Budge in wagers.
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Germany
Kurusna
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Riggs
Don Budge
Budge
Army shifts favor from Navy under Truman in Pearson analysis
Drew Pearson reports a shift in White House influence from Navy to Army under President Truman. He notes loyalty to Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham could cost Truman votes, cites grain market speculation, and mentions Rear Adm. James Foskett’s sea duty move after a row with Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Navy
White House
Harry Truman
129Th Field Artillery
Truman
Wallace Graham
Graham
Ed Pauley
James Foskett
Admiral Foskett
Army
Harry Vaughan
Missouri National Guard
From a Winter Playground by H. J. Phillips in Florida
H. J. Phillips writes from Miami about Egyptian horse player Shadda Haddim enjoying Florida racing. He notes luck is phenomenal and that losing money hurts less due to Florida lifestyle, palm trees, and lighter clothing. He jokes about gambling aids and local vendors encouraging bets.
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Shadda Haddim
Miami
Florida
Gulf Stream
Skulduggery in the Courts
Westbrook Pegler discusses a Chicago federal case where Jimmy Petrillo was acquitted and criticizes the Department of Justice. He quotes Congressman Fred A. Hartley and argues federal judges rarely scold district attorneys for neglecting the people’s interests, urging a judge to denounce such failures.
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Fter
Jimmy Petrillo
Chicago
Fred A. Hartley
Department of Justice
Grocer Voices Burdens of Depression Prices And Costs
A grocer argues merchants face government subsidies higher wages and taxes and rising costs while still selling at depression era prices. He contends many merchandisers go broke as they absorb subsidies and other inflationary pressures without relief.
Proper Treatment Shows Termites Can Be Defeated
A Panama Canal Zone Barro Colorado Island test after 21 years confirms termite control with coal tar creosote and zinc chloride treated lumber. Untreated wood in houses remains a magnet for termites, suggesting all lumber including shingles be treated. Soil poisoning is helpful but less durable, so use with structural methods. Adequate drainage ventilation and removal of debris also reduce termite activity.
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Barro Colorado Island
Panama Canal Zone
Bunching Veggies Through Portable Tying Wheel
A packing shed aiding field work uses a tying wheel designed by Alfred F. Foote. The notched wooden top grips a standard broccoli bunch while tying. The pipe frame is welded to wheel spindles, and the entire device moves like a wheelbarrow.
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Alfred F. Foote
Building a Cheap Electric Brooder for Baby Chicks
A simple guide describes making a low cost brooder using box lumber wall-board and a tin can protector for the globe. Burlap curtains are suggested cut to four inches high and about two inches wide to frame the space.
Flies Develop DDT Resistance Highlighted by USDA
A strain of DDT-resistant house flies has been developed by the USDA. The flies require nearly twice as much DDT to die, posing public health significance and complicating future control efforts depending on how quickly resistance spreads in the wild.
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USDA
Arapahoes and Cherokees Issued Paper Currency
The only known Indian paper currency specimens are two notes in Chase National Bank New York. A $5 Arapahoe note from Oregon circa 1850 and a $1 Cherokee note from Oklahoma in 1862 are preserved as rare artifacts.
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Chase National Bank
New York
Arapahoe
Oregon
Oklahoma
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Minn
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