Inflation easing in 1948 says Bureau of Agricultural Economics
The bureau reports inflationary forces easing with no general business downturn. Retail sales slip and demand for foods textiles and leather soften slightly while industrial production stays near peak employment near 60 million and personal income well above 1984 levels. Farm prices are down 10 percent from a year earlier while nonfarm prices rise about 4 percent. Meat prices dip as demand slows from mid 1948 levels.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Bureau
Simple Tax Advice From Skunk Valley Excerpt
A humorous exchange mocks complex income tax forms and advocates a simple approach. A speaker promises a tax method using four letter words and outlines a basic scheme for reporting income and deductions, suggesting sending portions to a character named Sam. The tone is colloquial and satirical about tax paperwork.
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Skunk Valley
Sam
Verdi’s La Traviata and Marionettes Compared
Verdi composed La Traviata. Marionettes are puppets driven by strings.
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Guiseppe Verdi
Veterans Affairs Benefit Questions and Answers Summary
Q and A cover private hospital payments for service connected stomach issues with prior VA approval, posthumous child benefits for death pension or compensation, custody-based payments for a child not living with the widow, and GI Bill tuition refunds if a student drops out before the scheduled end of training.
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Veterans Administration
Light and water angle prompt yields a simple blunt answer
A physics classroom exchange shows a teacher asking about light striking water at 45 degrees and a student replying that it will go out, illustrating a humorous misinterpretation of refraction and reflection concepts.
Young minister wed at four stirs ethics debate
The Rev Mario Gortner, age 4, officiated a standard marriage ceremony in Long Beach California. He is an ordained evangelist with Old Time Faith Inc Los Angeles and the son of a minister, having preached since age three.
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Mario Gortner
Long Beach
Calif
Old Time Faith, Inc
Los Angeles
Mahout Means Elephant Driver in Historical Term
The word mahout defines an elephant driver, a role in Asian cultures with long-standing tradition and dated usage in literature and historical contexts.
Veterans urged to review GI insurance beneficiaries
The Veterans Administration asks veterans with National Service Life Insurance to review GI policy beneficiaries as many have not updated after changes in family status. Changes can be made anytime by notifying VA Insurance Service in Dallas.
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Veterans Administration
Commerce Street
Dallas
Texas
Gums Want Ad Promotes LETO'S Tooth Care at Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
A Sun style want ad urges readers to try LETO'S toothpaste with a humorous warning about pyorrhea. It promises money back if the first bottle fails to satisfy and credits Kirkpatrick Pharmacy as the source.
Construction Begins on Lavon Dam Phase Two Project
The second phase of the Lavon Reservoir project officially started January 1 with a December 30 work order from the U S Engineers office in Galveston. J W Moorman Son of Muskogee Oklahoma is the contractor, with a $2 1 million budget and 1275 calendar days for completion. Authorities report heavy equipment on site and workmen preparing the access road, a maintenance shop, and the public observation area near Highway 78.
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Lavon Reservoir
W. E. Williams
U. S. Engineers
Galveston
J. W. Moorman & Son
Muskogee
Okla
Government Property
Wylie
Aluminum Aids Preservation of Two World War II Dreadnoughts
Aluminum based methods protect the USS New Jersey and USS Wisconsin, two 45 000 ton battleships, now in Atlantic reserve after campaigns from the Marshalls to Okinawa. Techniques include igloo shaped gun covers and plastic domes sprayed with aluminum paint, guarding dual purpose five inch guns and anti aircraft weapons.
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Navy
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Marshall Islands
Okinawa
Gun maintenance adapts five inch 38 for concealment
The elongated barrel of the five inch 38 requires a special rectangular cover. While housed, the guns are kept under cover and dehumidified air is pumped in through pipes at set intervals.
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Whitewright, Texas
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