Albuquerque Housing Co op Builds First Gas House in New Mexico
In Albuquerque, the New Mexico Housing Cooperative association handed out slips from a hat to assign the first house built under its program. Donald E Lee won the initial home, a five room bungalow costing $6,350 with lot, financed by member stock. The coop uses donations and reduced prices from local firms to lower costs for all members, who may buy one share for $100 and design their own homes within FHA standards.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico Housing Cooperative Association
Housing Association
Arvada Avenue
Purple Mountains
Association
M. E. Holly
Arthur Staton
Donald E Lee
Lee
Paul Robinson
Truman Signs Bill to Relieve Back Pay Claims
Congress approves relief from back portal to portal pay, with President Truman signing the measure despite labor opposition. He says it helps plan production and supports employment while urging higher minimum wage and lower prices. The U.S. Naval Observatory plans a move to a rural site eight years from now to protect instruments from city heat and smoke.
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Truman
Organized Labor
Schwellenbach
Congress
U. S. Naval Observatory
The
Observatory
Flu Stopper Mold Promises Flu Cure From Soil Sample
A green and black soil mold shows potential as a flu cure per Society of American Bacteriologists. It has cured influenza in chicken embryos and mice in early tests, though human trials are not yet conducted. The origin of the mold sample remains unknown.
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Society of American Bacteriologists
How veterans get two bedroom bungalow for 5250
L. L. Coryell of Lincoln Nebraska questions the price of a two bedroom veteran bungalow at five thousand two hundred fifty dollars. The item references a York Pennsylvania feature in a continuing series explaining the method.
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L. L. Coryell
Lincoln
Neb
York
Veteran builder in Albuquerque designs own home after navy service
After returning from a lengthy navy tour, Robinson bought a lot and supervised the construction of a two bedroom house in Albuquerque. He spent about 4300 dollars including his salary, a cost well below nearby veterans’ homes at around 7000 dollars in the open market. He envisioned a veterans cooperative to assist other men.
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Colorado School of Mines
Robinson
Navy
Albuquerque
Northwestern dentistry school bets on sitting dentists
The Northwestern University School of Dentistry plans to train student dentists to work while seated on a specially built stool. The school argues a standing dentist offers no patient advantage and a seated practice could extend a dentist’s career by about five years.
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Northwestern University School of Dentistry
Farm Land Prices Rise Markedly During War Years
A U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey shows farm real estate values near double the 1935 39 average with a 12 percent rise in the year ending March 1. Cash sales accounted for 56 percent of transactions, reflecting strong market demand.
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U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Outmoded defense as rockets outpace anti air fire
Ordnance expert Paul W. Martin says rapid firing radar directed guns are obsolete against atomic energy and guided missiles. He cites three defense features a long range detection system a defensive rocket to intercept missiles and destruction of the enemy missile at a safe distance.
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Army
Navy
Paul W. Martin
Record Slaughter Sets April U.S. High in Cattle and Calves
The Department of Agriculture reports April slaughter in federally inspected plants reached a record 1,203,137 cattle, up from 714,860 last April. Calves totaled 678,440, vs 445,049 a year earlier. Hog kills fell to 3,615,746 from 3,857,972. sheep dropped to 1,326,589, the lowest since 1939.
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Department of Agriculture
Evidence of Setup Income and Output Hit Peak
Washington reports that national income and total output reached record first quarter highs. Prices and wages partly drove the gains, with gross national product at an annual rate near 209 billion dollars, a peak comparable to 1945’s wartime peak.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Farm youth trapper wins New York fox championship
Huck Spaulding 18 of South Westerlo Albany county captured 135 foxes to top New York 1946 fox trapper contest. Robert H. Hark of Dalton placed second with 51. George Rathbun of Dalton third with 28. Awards include cash and medals. contest promotes wildlife control and farm income. Spaulding, Hark and Rathbun will attend Cornell activities.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Huck Spaulding
South Westerlo
Albany County
Spaulding
New York
Robert H. Hark
Dalton
George Rathbun
Hark
Fales
Rathbun
Cornell
School Builds Housing To Attract Teachers In Arkansas
Crawfords ville boards in Arkansas opened a seven family apartment across from the school to lure teachers facing housing shortages. The $50,000 project saved about $8,000 to $10,000 versus contractor costs and offers rentals as low as 25 dollars monthly.
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Crawfordsville
Ark
Arkansas Department of Education
Primmer Applies For Clinton County Supervisor Post On Paper Towel
Clinton Iowa a Clinton contractor Ralph M Primmer filed his application for county supervisor on a paper towel to assure officials he will do a clean job if appointed. The vacancy will occur in June and the pencil written petition was turned in to the county auditor.
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Clinton
Iowa
Ralph M. Primmer
Primmer
Frost Buster Plane Helps Orchard Reach Warmth
In Washington state J J McDonald tapped a frost problem by using a dusting plane to blow cold air from an orchard until sunup lifting the temperature to 30 to 31 degrees. May 30 marks the dedication of Iowa Falls municipal airport with an air show and breakfast at 7 am.
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J. J. McDonald
Cashmere
Wash
Iowa Falls
Iowa
J. J. Schecter
Alamosa
Colo
Norman Kramer
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
S. D
Uruguay
Seattle
Milwaukee
Live Oak Society Honors Century Old Louisiana Trees
Live Oak society in Louisiana lists trees aged 100 years or more as members. The constitution requires yearly dues of 25 acorns per member to be planted at the Live Oak nursery of the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette. The presiding emblem is the Locke Breaux Oak at Hahnville. The club also includes a junior branch for younger trees.
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Live Oak Society
Louisiana
Southwestern
Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Hahnville
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Bankhage
Albuquerque, N. M
Housing Cooperative Association
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Victor J. Fritz
Pliece
State Farm Bureau Federation
American Agriculturist Farm Magazine
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Edward Bartlett
Lockport
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Detroit
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Mich
Society of Automotive Engineers
Wichita
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