Cedar township homemakers showcase gracious family meals
In Lexington at the church the Cedar township group demonstrated a full English service meal hosted by chairwoman Mrs. Wayne Norman and assistants. Ruth Foster instructed on cloths, service, and host duties while families discussed seating, table settings, manners, and guest behavior. The event, praised as one of the year’s best, suggested mothers may bring refined service into weekly family meals.
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Chicago Livestock Prices Move Mixed on Dec 19
Chicago markets report hogs at 10 000 head with prices 25 to 50 cents lower for light weights under 50 pounds and 21.25 for select 190 to 236 pound hogs. Cattle total 5 000 with fed steers and yearlings steady to slow. steers 20 to 26 dollars, top 27, cows mostly 9 to 11. Beef cows 12 to 14, heifers up to 25, sheep at 22 to 23 dollars with steady or higher bids for best lambs and scarce slaughter ewes.
Vandenberg Declines Presidential Run for 1948
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan states he will not seek the Republican nomination for president and expects no campaign on his behalf, signaling a quiet 1948 political season.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Chicago Produce Market Report December Poultry and Eggs
Chicago daily market note shows 23 trucks and one car unsettled. Poultry quotes list hens and toms with 24 to 31 cents, turkey hens 48, eggs at 9 025 cases with varieties 44 to 48, standards 38 to 39, current receipts 37 to 38, with checks 28 to 35.
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Vandenberg Signals Possible Retirement as UN Delegate
Vandenberg told reporters at a press conference that he expects to retire as a United Nations delegate. He declined to answer whether he would run later or accept nomination if drafted.
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Cash Grain Sales in Chicago Market Declines
Wheat remains nominally firm with no sales. Corn falls 1-2 cents with various bid ranges from 122 to 188 percent for different grades. Oats drop 1-2 cents with mixed and heavy white categories shown in bid ranges.
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Chicago
Coal Operators Meet in Capital on UMW Talks
Soft coal operators gathered in Washington to test industry sentiment on resuming contract negotiations with John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers AFL. Officials noted no immediate move, awaiting Supreme Court action on the contempt case and fines tied to the strike. Lewis’s December 7 walkout withdrawal comments added uncertainty.
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John L. Lewis
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AFL
UMW
Supreme Court
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Iowa Builders Push Enabling Act for State Building Council
Des Moines reports the state building code central committee seeks an enabling act to create a state building council and fund its work. Prof. Frank Kerekes says the aim is a framework for public building standards and to appoint a governor‑chaired council to develop and revise codes. He notes 11 of Iowa's 16 cities already use local codes and projects up to 100 million dollars for public buildings in 15 years.
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State Building Code Central Committee
52Nd
Generaul Assembly
Stat Building Council
Frank Kerekes
Tawe State College
Iowa
Winter legumes as nitrogen and organic matter source
Under average conditions an acre of winter legume cover crops replaces 100 to 500 pounds of nitrated soda, proving valuable for nitrogen enrichment and soil organic matter.
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