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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
5
British Plight Blamed on U S Says Publisher
Eugene Meyer of the Washington Post reports Britain’s plight stems from failed socialist policies. He notes coal reserves exist but mining capacity is insufficient, blaming miners shortages and political bravado for food and production woes and accusing British leaders of scapegoating the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Meyer
Britain
United States
The Barn as Stage in City Drama
Dear Ed I am in show business A feller rented my farm barn for a drama and signed a return contract Now cows sick horses gone and hens stop laying The city company plans Two Orphans next week and my wife and I may act both parts in solidarity with the barn lights on
Lobbyists Lead Cooperative Tax Exemption Fight
The National Tax Equality association coordinates a broad lobbying push to end farm cooperatives tax exemption. Three registered lobbyists on the job include Paul L. Courtney earning 10000 annually, Joseph F. Leopold at 8500, and Clare A. Johnson with unspecified pay, plus lobbyists from state tax equality committees and national groups led by John H. Davis, John J. Riggle, Jerry Voorhis, R. Wayne Newton, and Russell Smith with salaries from 4000 to 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tax Equality Association
Paul L. Courtney
Joseph F. Leopold
Clare A. Johnson
John H Davis
Walter Winchell Notes of a Newspaper Man
A compact column notes Truman remarks on health amid presidency. The piece mocks sedition fears and questions who bears responsibility for war versus peace, then recounts a New York Newspaper Women’s Club dinner where Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt was introduced. It ends with caricatures from the 1935 Georgia Pandora yearbook and Herman Talmadge’s lead photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Women's Club
P. D. Roosevelt
Edith Barber
Edith
Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt
University of Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Political roundup hints at senate telegram bill costs
Drew Pearson reports that a single month saw 68000 dollars spent on telegrams in Congress with many words sent to local papers from the Congressional Record. He notes calls for vice presidential promotion by four New England leaders including Speaker Joe Martin and Senators Lodge Saltonstall Baldwin. He also cites Puerto Rico’s hotel tax move, AFL CIO unity friction, and Alf Landon’s FCC license battles in Colorado and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congressional Record
Joe Martin
House
Henry Cabot Lodge
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Ray Baldwin
Connecticut
P. R
Condado Beach
AFL
Bill Green
CIO
Phil Murray
Alf Landon
Kansas
Inglewood
Colo
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Landon
Leavenworth
Kas
Halsey Blames System for Pearl Harbor Blunder
In Collier's memoir excerpt Admiral Halsey denounces the sacrifice of Kimmel and Short as scapegoats. He says the fault lies with those who hired a German to build radar and delayed its erection. He insists the American people and Congress bore no responsibility for Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dmiral Halsey
Collier's
Admiral Kimmel
General Short
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Halsey
Congress
Flood-Proof Fence Used in Australia
A flood proof fence used in Australia lies flat during floods to let water and driftwood pass. Posts are 33 feet apart with two droppers beside each post. Droppers and posts are bored to hold wires. top barbed wire rests on droppers and ties through holes. The system allows the fence to collapse during floods and be stood upright afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
How to Prevent Date With Big Farm Fire
Thirty five hundred farmers living on farms a year ago died largely from carelessness. They lived with fire hazards and paid for it with almost 100 million dollars in farm property lost. The article cites fires from newspapers and proper storage, electrical equipment, stoves, chimneys, roofs, and heating plants, urging cleanup and caution with matches and smoking.
KNOW YOUR BREED Silver Laced Wyandottes by Dryden
The Silver Laced Wyandotte likely arose from Dark Brahmas Silver Spangled Hamburgs and a French fowl Brenda. Standard weights are Cock 8 pounds Hen 6 pounds Cockerel 7 pounds Pullet 5 pounds. The hen is rounded with a gently sloping back. An ideal market fowl, it can be bred for high egg production without sacrificing standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda
Cutting Protein Loss Will Slash Feed Cost
Dairy specialists from the USDA urge dairymen to cut protein losses by making silage from home-grown forage rather than curing in the field for hay. This method preserves more protein in the forage and more in cows’ manure next winter, lowering feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
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U. S
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Walter Shead
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Truman
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Drew Pearson
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Howard D. Potter
Washington, D. C
U.S
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Fort Worth
Tex
Claude Goldsmith
Port Arthur
Europe
Moissons
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U.S. Army
Albuquerque
N. M
Agriculture Department
W. J. Dryden
Stig
Kelloggs
Gensco Tool Division
General Steel Warehouse Co., Inc
Kostner Ave
Chicago
Yodora
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Lydia E. Pinkham
HALCO
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Oakland
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