History Holds Key to Cheap Homes Rammed Earth Housing Idea
WNU News Service discusses Anthony F. Merrill's view that rammed earth—walls formed by tamped earth blocks—offers a low cost housing solution. Merrill argues the method needs no money for walls, saves on materials, and could boost but not harm construction business, requiring only basic forms and tamping know-how.
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WNU News Service
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Washington
Pliny
A. D
Anthony F. Merrill
Africa
Spain
Ing
Merrill
Gellers
Merril
Rammed earth houses praised as durable low cost
The article notes rammed earth construction as centuries lasting and weatherproof, citing Hannibal era walls in Spain and claiming affordable homes. Clinton P. Anderson endorses rammed earth, stating a three-bedroom house with full amenities can be built for under $5,000, with existing modest cottages available for about $1,000 per family.
Senator Wiley Publishes Humorous Look At Congress
A long piece notes Senator Wiley’s 350 page book The Laughs With Congress based on reader jokes about Congress and lawmakers. It recalls anecdotes from the 78th Congress including stories about Wall Doxey and reactions by Richard Russell and Guy Gillette.
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Bob Hope
Henry Morgan
Senator Clagham
Joe Miller
Senate Judicary Committee
Wiley
United States Senate
House
Senate
Congress
Wall Doxey
Richard Russell
Doxey
GOP probes widen as boundary clash looms in postwar view
Republicans push to widen the War Investigating Committee remit to probe wartime contract irregularities while vowing to crack down on un-American activities. Poland flags Potsdam era claims as the U S weighs options with Moscow and London ahead of a German treaty. Portal back pay tax treatment could shift refunds to workers while corporations gain credits and interest. Hoover tours German relief zones to curb food shortages and cut U S relief costs.
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Executive Department
Truman
Missouri
Mead
Dem
N. Y
U. S
Poland
London
Moscow
Potsdam
Uncle Sam
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Hoover
Reich
Dennis Fitzgerald
International Emergency Food Council
Hugh Gibson
U S Eyes Trade Policing Move On Commodities
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said the department will dedicate the commodity exchange authority to full time market policing amid rising speculation. The plan follows the October cotton slump and butter price manipulation fears. Studies on cotton factors proceed as authorities consider extra regulatory power if warranted.
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U.S
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
New York
Income Increases Farm Cash Receipts Hit Peak
Washington reports farm cash income from livestock and crop marketings in 1944 reached a record 24.1 billion dollars, up 8 percent from 1945. Livestock receipts rose to about 15.4 billion, crops to about 10.7 billion, with cotton and grains driving gains. If confirmed, 1946 cash receipts may rise about 9 percent from 1945’s record. Preliminary December 1946 receipts totaled about 2.5 billion, down 20 percent from November but up 30 percent from December 1945.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department
Experts Gone Wrong In Quirky Safety Tales
A collage of misadventures shows experts in various fields faltering. A California professor breaks his arm demonstrating a tractor method. a Providence speaker travels on crutches after an accident en route to a speech. A San Francisco divorce lecturer seeks a postponement to keep a date. A Hackensack lawyer’s own will lacked a witness. A New York liquor store incident ends with a robbery while the owner is away. Weather forecaster Flora warns umbrella in Supeka and Kana. Dr Mindlin’s denture repair backfires as Langhout clamps the dentist’s finger. Springfield hosts the first all woman circuit jury that deadlocks after an all-night deliberation.
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Calif
James Merson
California State Polytechnic Institute
James C. Carmack
Providence
R. I
San Francisco Authority
Charles Trassler Lark
Hackensack
N. J
Francis Curry
New York
Frank Heines
John Langhout
Mindlin
Langhout
Springfield
Ill
Sangamon County
New college to study 100 best books opens near Stockbridge
Liberal Arts Inc plans a non-denominational 300 student college on a 700 acre Stockbridge lake estate with 30 buildings. Dr Stringfellow Barr will lead, after resigning from St Johns Annapolis to found the Berkshire project backed by Paul Mellon 4500000 dollars. The school will focus on prescribed books with a 800 student cap and a 30 member faculty.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Liberal Arts, Inc
Stringfellow Barr
Stockbridge Lake
Barr
Homer
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Paul W. Mellon
Helpful Thieves Dig Auto Out of Snow
In Bayfield Wisconsin Douglas Knight’s car got stuck in a snow filled ditch after a missed turn. Thieves found the car with the key inside and dug it out. They used up the gasoline and drained the anti freeze before returning the vehicle to the same spot.
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Bayfield
Wis
Douglas Knight
Knight
Sews for Victory Medal Pins for War Service
LARAMIE WY. Mrs Winifred Coulter a 1 year old dressmaker earned a Red Cross medal for Albany County chapter war work. She logged 4 027 hours sewing and completed 2 998 garments since Pearl Harbor.
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Laramie
Wyo
Winifred Coulter
Albany County Red Cross
First Chinchillas Thrive in Georgia Farm
STILSON GA. Chinchillas, potential pelts for a $35,000 coat, thrive on the first chinchilla farm in the state. H G Lewis, owner, reports receiving 17 chinchillas from California with no snifles among the herd.
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Stilson
Deep South
H. G. Lewis
California
Lewis
Aviation Notes Show Flying Doctor and Market Trends
Dr B L Pippin, the Richland Center flying doctor, says altitude cures nerves and saves travel time. Prewar aircraft still in demand while small two place planes slump. market values list Beech Howard Spartan Stinson and Waco as top prices along with executive transports. Independent Air Freight Association plans 220 million ton miles in 1847, over twelve times 1846, with Flying Viger operating two daily Tokyo and Hickam field flights.
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B. L Pippin
Richland Center
Wis
Pippin
Reedsburg Municipal Hospital
Beech
Howard
Spartan
Stinson
Wacos
Executive Corporation
Grumman
Independent Airfreight Association, Inc
IAA
Flying Viger
Army Transport Command
Tokyo
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Slick Airways, Inc
U. S. Airlines, Inc
Willis Air Service
Tinc
Flamingo Air Service
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Cass Co
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Texas
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