Time Clock, Oct. 31, 1955

BEEF-BACON SALES are soaring as a result of newspaper stories that the meat is one of President Eisenhower's favorites, is on his menu at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Armour says sales of beef bacon have shot up 30%, would have gone higher except that demand outran supply.

DAVY CROCKETT CRAZE is dying as fast as the frontiersman's b'ar. Retailers in Manhattan, Chattanooga, St. Louis all report that volume has tumbled as much as 90% in the past few months with little sign of a pickup.

INTEREST-RATE HIKE on consumer loans is being considered by big...

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