Wheat pact sets $2 ceiling and $1.50 floor for exports
A five year International Wheat Council agreement fixes a $2 a bushel export ceiling for the United States Canada and Australia with a rising minimum starting at $1.50 in 1947-48 decreasing to $1.10 by 1952. Imports pledges total 500 million bushels with Canada 230 million US 185 million and Australia 85 million. The pact awaits U S Congress approval and ratification by others. Texans buy 97 million in U S Savings Bonds in early 1947. California has natural gas but the Pacific Northwest lacks it.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Australia
International Wheat Council
U. S
Congress
Court Rules Religion Out For Schools
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that religious teaching in public schools, even on a voluntary basis, is unconstitutional. Justice Black wrote the majority opinion upholding church state separation, while Justice Reed dissented. The Champaign Illinois plan is barred under the First Amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Champaign
Ill
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
Black
Calling Card Radio Stations On The Way
Washington report on the advance of micro radio devices led by Dr. Cledo Brunetti of the National Bureau of Standards. He demonstrates pocket size and lipstick container transmitters, a half dollar station, and a vest pocket model, with printed circuit use expanding among manufacturers. English peas require weekly sulfur dusting to prevent mildew powder.
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Washington
Institute of Radio Engineers
Cledo Brunetti
National Bureau of Standards
Brunetti
Dr. Brunetti
Truman
Uneven House Heating Causes Winter Discomfort
If your head feels hot and your feet cold around the house all winter, the trouble is that the house is unevenly heated rather than inadequately heated.
Tipping in hotels prompts war era caution in Chicago
Floyd Mills of the Chicago Hotel Association argues tips can be bribes rather than for service. He suggests 10 percent as fair, notes postwar habits linger from wartime, and lists typical tipping norms for maids hatcheck room service waiters bellboys and others. He calls for removing tipping from hotel incomes but admits the change would be hard.
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Chicago
Floyd Mills
Mills
New York Sun
Record Set as U.S. Registers 6.49 Million Motor Trucks in 1947
The United States reported a new record with 6,492,000 registered motor trucks in 1947, reflecting rising vehicle usage and industrial activity. The figure underscores postwar transportation growth and manufacturing momentum nationwide.
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United States
He Seeks Truth in Everyday American Life
A portrait of an average man in midcentury America. He notices an overhead airplane with mild curiosity, reads newspapers trusting their honest reporting, and participates in civic life through family, fraternal groups, and optional political affiliation.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risks From Home Heating and Cars
Dr. OBrien explains carbon monoxide poisoning from careless heating and car use in garages with doors shut. It binds to hemoglobin, blocking oxygen and causing brain stem failure. fatalities rise with mishandling, processing, and distribution losses. A stray tip notes heating coconuts in hot ovens to break them.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Dangers and Quick Response
A historical health note outlines signs of carbon monoxide exposure such as sudden severe headache in enclosed spaces and progressing breathing difficulty. It urges immediate artificial respiration if needed and emphasizes prevention with proper venting of gas appliances and keeping vehicle exhausts ventilated.
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California
Pacific Northwest
Speedy
Fine Impres
Sions
THE
Aquamarine
Bloodstone
Cpyught
Whitewright
U.S
He Is
D.south Travis
Travis Radio Service
Sherman, Texas
West Pecan
Whitewright Lumber Co
Spivy’s
Bonham, Texas
Gomer May
William A. O’brien
M. D
B. L. Janway
Commerce
Southland Life Insurance Co
Dalles
KRRV
Denison
Texas
First Baptist Church of
Weldon Drake
Bells
A. L. Greenwalt
du Pont
Sewall’s
Mound City
Plasti Kote
L. la Rue
White Wright
Sherman
Dee G, Patterson
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank
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