Prefab Homes Face Longer Wait Amid Material Shortages
The United States labor department notes wooden prefabricated houses will not meet optimistic 1946 production levels. Material shortages in plumbing fixtures lumber and nails hinder expansion, with competition from conventional construction tightening for skilled workers and delaying mass output. August Wieden cites readiness for initial output but uncertain future gains until supplies improve.
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United States Department of Labor
August Wieden
Tucson
Wieden
Bilbo Readies Reply to Senate War Contractor Charges
Friends of Senator Theodore Bilbo say he is prepared to answer accusations he was elected in 1946 with Negroes barred from the Mississippi primary and that he took gratuities from contractors who helped win wartime jobs. Senator Elmer Thomas said the inquiry did not yield a valid case, and Bilbo is amassing arguments against the charges.
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John L. Cutter Washington
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Bilbo
Senate
Mississippi
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Thomas
Earnings Vital To Rail Future
Southern Pacific reported record peacetime freight volume in 1946 yet would have posted a loss without a federal tax credit carryover. President Mercier blamed wage hikes and surging material costs, noting rail costs rose sharply while rate increases lagged. He cited IC C rate relief and reconversion bottlenecks as key factors shaping postwar prospects.
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Southern Pacific Company
A. T. Mercier
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Hope the key to halting juvenile crime says Sing Sing ex warden
Albany December 26 Former Sing Sing warden Lewis I Lawes argues hope disciplines youths and rehabilitates criminals He urges community cooperation among social agencies noting war era incentives aided prisoners and parolees He recalls 350 executions and says most faced death quietly with faith in God
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Albany, N. Y
A.R. iLewis I. Lawes
New York State
Sing Sing
Lawes
Company orders 5000 freight cars to ease equipment shortage
The company announced orders totaling 5000 freight cars of various types, many longstanding, with over 3700 new cars already received to relieve the freight equipment shortage.
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Pacific Fruit Express Company
C. J. Hayes
PFE
A. J. Ferro
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