Railroads warn public on wage rise impact and policy risks
The Vindicator & Republican publishes railroad viewpoint from the Railway Age urging firms to inform the public on wage scale proposals. It warns that higher wages and train length limits threaten net operating income, risking bankruptcy under private ownership and possible government control if labor demands grow. It cites 1947 earnings and potential costs from wage hikes and longer trains, urging public support for sound policy.
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Environment shapes character not wealth or walls
Frank Parker Stockbridge argues that social value rests on the human environment and family, not on housing quality or material wealth. He links character to upbringing, schooling, and enduring personal conduct, and suggests future justice may rely on psychiatric clinics rather than jail for offenders, stressing true judgment comes from proven character.
Housing and race in midcentury policy debates
An article fragment discusses housing costs in urban America, noting rents around 20 dollars monthly and comparisons to expected higher rents in modern developments. It contrasts private market limits with government financed housing for Black tenants in Miami, attributes shortages to underbuilding, and argues for government loans to support owner-occupied homes. It also covers fur trapping season prospects and hunting laws in detail, including season dates, species, and trapping restrictions.
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United States
Miami
Florida
Will Rogers Memorial Dedication and Housing Debate
A report on the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun dedication near Colorado Springs and Spencer Penrose’s memorial. The piece shifts to a critical discussion of the Wagner Housing Act proposing $700 million for public housing with controlled rents, and the author doubts the plan’s effectiveness while noting high building costs and possible impacts on the housing market.
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Cheyenna Mountain
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Spencer Penrose
Rogers
Man charged with illegal liquor transport in Emmet County
An Emmet County man faced a liquor law violation after being found sleeping in a car with a load of alcohol at a farm in Rush Lake township. Braden was arrested the same night after selling a bottle of liquor to Deputy Sheriff Tom McCafferey who posed as a customer. The suspect was bound over to the grand jury.
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