Prices rise as post-OPA era brings scarce ceilings and more goods
An Associated Press survey finds prices higher than former OPA ceilings a year after OPA ended while availability improves. Meat and eggs remain tight, cold storage stocks are low, and inflation driven by market forces outpaces wartime controls. Data from AP indexes show notable price gains since mid-1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Porter
OPA
Porter
Washington
Congress
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Associated Press Daily
Krug Denies Support for Columbia River Moratorium
Secretary of the Interior J A Krug telegraphed from Spokane stating neither he nor his staff has recommended a moratorium on Columbia river dam construction. Gus Jaspers, head of the Washington Public Utility Commissioners association, had wired Krug for comment on the 10 year moratorium proposal.
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Spokane (P
J. A. Krug
Columbia River
Gus Jaspers
Washington Public Utility Commissioner’s Association
Krug
Funeral services for Melvin and DelMar Lockyer
Funeral services for Melvin Lockyer and DelMar Lockyer who died in a construction accident will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the McCammon ward LDS chapel in Clinton Iowa with Bishop Verl Hall officiating. Interment will follow in Robin Cemetery.
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Melvin
DelMar Lockyer
Clinton
Iowa
McCammon Ward
LDS
Verl Hall
Robin Cemetery
Idaho man and Salt Lake City woman marry in licenses
A marriage license was issued Friday to Ben Erickson Swann of Preston Idaho and Sylvia Bertha Alien of Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Ben Erickson Swann
Preston
Idaho
Sylvia Bertha Alien
Roberts at national YM-YWCA youth conference
John Roberts of 357 S Seventh participates as a youth delegate at the first national YM-YWCA conference for high school students on the Grinnell College campus in Iowa. About 1300 teens attend morning and evening forums on minority identity world citizenship and job prospects, plus songs, films, worship and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roberts
S. Seventh
Grinnell College
Iowa
Shiny Objects Appear Again in Seaside Orc. News
Seaside resident Mrs. Sidney B. Smith and her eight year old daughter Joanne reported watching a round shiny object for nearly three minutes south of Seaside. A Diamond Gap forest lookout saw similar objects while a tulip farm operator near Woodland reported two groups seen Friday.
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Seaside
Orc
Sidney B. Smith
Joanne
Diamond Gap
Salmon, Wash
Woodland
Wash
Northwest
Portland
Carl Spaatz
Army Air Forces
Mechanic Illustrated
Navy
Clyde Homan
Washington
Fund Controls Gold WASHINGTON
The World Monetary Fund launches a limited OPA like effort to fix a ceiling price on international gold dealings. The plan aims to curb speculative swings and stabilize markets amid unsettled gold flows and currency pressures.
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Washington
World Monetary Fund
Jury Clears Driver in Teen Death Accident
A six man coroner's jury ruled the death of 14 year old Williame Wehle Ellis accidental. Ellis was struck by Vernon Vance Greenleaf driving a car at a country intersection while riding a motor scooter Wednesday.
College awards building contract for six houses
Idaho State College president Dr. John R. Nichols announced the contract to C. H. Elle of Pocatello for six frame houses to be ready for occupation in the fall. The $18,300 project must be completed within 60 days on cement foundations 15 by 24 feet at the campus south end. Foundations were poured for prefabricated homes that failed to arrive. Bids were reviewed by Nichols campus engineer J. A. Scoville and Emory Owen of Idaho Falls, chairman of the ISC executive committee of the state board of regents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Elle
Pocatello
John R. Nichols
Idaho State College
Dr. Nichols
J. A. Scoville
Emory Owen
Idaho Falls
ISC
State Board of Regents
Idahoan on Tour Visits Sydney as Navy Seaman Tours
Louis F. Demster Jr. seaman first class in the U S Navy, husband of Betty Demster of Gooding Idaho, is on a visit to Sydney Australia while serving aboard a naval vessel. He is listed among service members visiting Australia during the current deployment.
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Louis F. Demster, Jr
USN
Betty Demster of Gooding
Sydney
Australia
U S Warships Make First Australian Visit Since War End
The Chikaskia, an oiler, sails with Task Force 38 on a 14-ship fleet. This marks the first large wartime US naval visit to Australia since hostilities ceased.
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Chikaskia
U. S
Australia
Shark hide leather quality and supply challenges
Shark hides yield leather of fair quality yet producers struggle to maintain a steady assured supply due to processing difficulties and market demand.
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Associated Press
Truman
CPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mr. Webster
Horse Sense
Harrison's
Melvin and
T Store OF Quality Home Furnishings
Idahoan
Roberts
Ym-Ywca
Robert W Hubach
U.S
Bank of Mexico
Camille Gutt
Gutt
Warner Bros
Cheyenne
Chesterfields
Firestone
North Main
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