When Messrs. Dun & Bradstreet reported last week that U. S. retail sales for July were 16% below 1937, they added an explanation: “excessive heat replacing heavy rainfall as a deterrent to shoppers.” ...

How many times have you heard that one on a hot, muggy summer day? Well fortunately we haven’t had to talk about the heat index that much this season. In fact so far this summer we’ve only had 2 days ...