Good Roads Boosters Plan Parade Through Virginia Towns
Special to The Washington Post from Bristol Virginia August 6 reports the Good Roads Boosters leaving Monday to meet federal aid funds in full and build better roads. They will stop in Abingdon Glade Springs Chilhowie Pulaski Marion Wytheville Dublin Radford Christiansburg Salem Moaroke Bedford and Lynchburg with a Lynchburg supper on August 11. Addresses by Senator J Lee Trinkle Lieut Gov B F Buchanan and Henry Roberts are planned.
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Plumb Plan Or War Debate On High Cost Of Living
A witness from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers rejects wage demands but calls for a cost of living reduction. He asserts Congress and the administration have not solved the problem and hints at labor groups offering concrete ideas, while noting profiteering fuels postwar price rises.
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Elite Cotton Sheets and Cases Sale Offer
Fifty dozen Elite Cotton Sheets sized 81 by 90 inches were advertised at a sale price of 1.93 each, down from 2.50. One hundred dozen Elue Cotton Cases sized 45 by 36 inches were offered at 0.45 each, down from 0.56.
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Concrete case of wartime price manipulation sparks remedy calls
A Cleveland example shows rock train dumping unsold produce into swamps to keep prices high. Officials debate remedies and municipal or state jurisdiction as witnesses urge faster action, stressing optimism about America's ability to solve these problems.
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Allies Combine To Buy U. S. Pork
Allied governments at a London conference agreed to jointly purchase pork through a U S buying agency, effective August 8. Germany via reparations likely to use the same agency to avoid competition. In Paris, French food ministry price cuts of 20 to 50 percent shown in several cities. A local committee sets fair prices and accredits dealers, enforcing discounts by public opinion.
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Motor Train Again Delayed By Quicksand In Nebraska
The Continental train from the West moved only after heavy rains worsened dirt roads in Big Springs Nebraska. A 200 foot quicksand stretch near North Platte stalled the convoy for seven hours as trucks were pulled free and roadbeds stabilized by crews. Bridges were reinforced and rebuilt, with damage contained to the flooring.
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