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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
2
Western Union analysis notes Israel leveraged a UN cease fire request to shift pressure onto Arabs in the Palestine conflict as Jerusalem battles neared six days. The piece also covers Truman's push for a broad social security expansion and ongoing inflation shaping Congress action.
John L Lewis leads talks as United Mine Workers push separate bargaining by regional groups and threaten a new 1948 wage push. Pension walkout jeopardizes stocks, with injunctions possible. Europe eyes favorable 1948 crop prospects amid a recovering postwar food supply.
The air force B 36 superbomber flew 8000 miles non stop with a five ton dummy bomb load. It remained aloft about a day and a half and landed with roughly 1200 gallons of fuel left, enough to stay airborne two to three more hours.
The U S dairy industry warns of a looming shortage as population rises and birth rates grow. High meat prices push calves to market, while inflation and war linger, risking inadequate milk supply by 1952 and possible rationing.
Chicago unveils the world's tallest sign to glow 1114 feet high and 210 feet wide with neon letters 38 to 58 feet tall. The dazzling display spotlights a distillery product as national ads shift to a spectacular urban Showcase. In Oregon, Gov. Dewey leads Stassen in the presidential primary with Dewey favored to win though both head to the June convention with substantial delegate backing.
In Richmond George W Harvey won the city safe driving contest and was fined five dollars for driving too slowly. In London Buckingham Palace released spot news that Princess Margaret Rose has measles. In Oceana West Virginia a new postmaster Please Wright was appointed. In New York Magistrate Francis X Giaccone fined ten deaf mutes one dollar each for loud conduct, then wondered how they knew they were guilty. In Somerset Pennsylvania a department store advertised straw hats with earmuffs amid 50 degree spring weather.
Answers cover flowering plants, starfish motion, spider web fiber, river water levels, red headed population, and Alaska crops. Notable facts include chickweed blooming ten months, starfish turning ability, spider thread diameter around 0.00003 inches, river water level differences by bank, about 13 percent red heads, and potatoes as Alaska’s typical crop.
The judge accuses a man of throwing his mother in law from a window and asks for his response. The defendant admits it was done without thought. The judge notes the danger to bystanders and urges caution.
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