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The article reports that the increased purchase of shellac has allowed the U.S. sound recording industry to survive the tie-up in the market.

The article reports on the adverse impact of the order by the U.S. War Production Board (WPB) to the amusement industry to reduce their use of shellac to 30% of the 1941 levels. It cites the use of Vinylite plastic as a possible substitute for shellac, but its high cost and limited supply will still hamper production. It presents the move undertaken by record makers like RCA-Victor and Columbia to resolve the situation including the collection of old records.

The article reports that price of shellac has fallen down in the U.S. due to devaluation of the Indian rupee in September 1949 and pressure on its exporters by the Indian government against its prices to cancel the effect of devaluation.

One must probably have eaten a lot of shellac in one's life. Besides enhancing the finish on wood, this all-natural product made from the secretions of the Asian lac bug, is used in an U.S. Food and Drug Association-approved wax coating covering numerous food items.

Provides information on the plan of the Library Congress to preserve its sound recordings. Plans of transferring all of its holdings to shellac discs; Background on the archive format that will be used; Information on Final Scratch phone cartridge developed by Stanton Magnetics.

The stone exterior of the H&H Grill Restaurant in Norwood, Ohio is authentic, laid with carved slabs. Inside are knotty pine walls actually cut with routers of the U.S. Dangling against the honey shellac were bad prints of country landscapes. The most attractive is the dishware lunch which was served on melamine. Breakfast is served between 5-11 a.m. from Monday to Friday. They close for the day at 2:30 p.m.

Presents a letter to the editor on using old newspapers as wallpaper in San Francisco, California. Importance of starting in a prepared surface; Steps of placing newspapers on walls; Use of a clear shellac or polyurethane to protect the paper.