Cattle Market Struggles Five Weeks After Beef Rollback
Five weeks after the beef price rollback major packers report limited cattle purchases and caution over compliance. Swift Armour and Wilson say shipments occur but prices exceed what they deem acceptable while smaller packers attempt to operate within the controls. OPS notes uncertainty until Congress acts and investigations continue with no arrests.
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Chicago
Swift
Armour
Wilson
Fred Hatch, Jr
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Hatch
Swift & Co
Office of Price Stabilization
Congress
OPS
Industry insiders discuss OPS crackdown challenges
An unnamed industry source says OPS agents will face hard evidence gathering in some cases. He notes tricks in the business, with smaller outfits easier to compromise and bigger packers needing many insiders. He mentions practices like soaking cattle to inflate weights, suggesting legal gaps may exist.
Junior Women At Ridgeville Hear Interesting Talk
Ridgeville junior women hear speaker Mrs. Orland Petrillo, president of the district junior clubs, planned for August 2 at Mrs. Ralph James home. Committee heads assign carnival booth and civic league duties as the club forms a fund to take husbands to dinner. Members split into Gloomy Dys and Sunny Days for fund contributions. A Fort Worth report notes burglars repeatedly sawing through a hardware store roof to gain entry.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Junior Woman's Club
Ernest Palmer
Civic League
Dean Winspur
Ira. Bainbridge
John Sigsworth
Arthur Hill
Orland Petrillo
Junior Woman's
Ralph James
Robert Elliott
Ways and Means
James
Dorothy Fitch
Russell Page
Report On Polio Cases In 1950
United Press overview of the 1950 polio epidemic notes 1950 cases totaled 3,351, second only to 1949. Twenty two states exceeded 20 per 100,000. California led at 202 and Iowa at 53.1. Nine states suffered their worst epidemics: Texas Virginia Ohio Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Oregon Tennessee. New treatments included a cough medicine for respiratory cases and the rocking bed to aid weaning from the iron lung. Total patient care cost reached 26,187,000 with 5,269,000 unpaid until March of Dimes 1951. Foundation aided 56,000 patients. 8,277,221 advanced to 1,054 chapters. supplied 664 iron lungs 332 hot pack machines 1,787 nurses and 122 physical therapists in 42 states.
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United Press
New York
National Foundation For
California
Iowa
Texas
Virginia
Ohio
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Oregon
Tennessee
Foundation
Outlook For Steel Industry Remains Bright
Cleveland reports last Saturday’s registration deadline passed as steel producers plan operations under the new controlled materials plan. Steel Magazine says demand still exceeds supply and the outlook remains positive with business as usual amid peace prospects.
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Cleveland
Steel Magazine
Economic mood lifts slight as ceasefire rumors dampen demand
The report notes a mild consumer pullback in hard goods amid talk of peace, with automobile orders dipping slightly as the public expects production to rise if hostilities end. Steel warns metals remain tight for the year, while CMP system shifts may ease some supply issues and price controls.
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Steel
Steels index holds at 171.92 under control
Louisville report notes a judge ruling a bridle path is not a public highway, so intoxication there cannot lead to drunken driving charges. Thamas Lenihan fined $100 for being drunk in public, not drunken driving. John McGlynn, who bought a bicycle in 1898, still rides at 82 in Lowell.
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Louisville
Thamas Lenihan
Lowell
Mass
John McGlynn
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