Morocco Faces Famine Amid Worst Drought in History
Casablanca report from June 20 describes Morocco's driest year on record since 1907 with no rain since January. Water shortages cripple power, trading stalls, and bread rations. cattle sellers flood markets as famine fears rise. Prices soar, food scarce, and typhus spreads among crowded cities. Author Harry Grayson notes limited relief and French control, with Morocco’s 7 million population largely living in poverty under rationed resources.
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NEA
Casablanca
Ennals
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North Africa
West Africa
France
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Medina
Fatimas
States
Morocco’s Deep Divides Under French Control and U S Hopes
Morocco remains under tight French influence with limited education access for natives. Illiteracy is high among Moroccans while a few attend Moslem schools or Fez University. The Sultan’s wealth contrasts starkly with widespread poverty, fueling calls for independence though relief is slow. Meanwhile, US optimism for UN liberation fades as local politics stay suppressed. In the US, Norman and Ardmore updates note changes in university leadership and athletic director resignations.
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Morocco
Habat
Fez
Syria
United Nations
Imousines
Sidi Mohammed
Federal funds eyed for part of asphalt program
Oklahoma may tap federal aid for major asphalt surfacing in the summer maintenance plan. The state highway commission will study use of federal funds for about 2.3 million dollars of heavy work on gravel roads. WPB clearance required if federal aid is used.
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Oklas Dma City
State Highway Commission
J. A. Elliott
Fort Worth
Public Roote Administration
Ben T. Childers
War Production Board
WPB
Garvin County
Stratford
McClain
Pantotoe
Byars
McClain County
Honest dealers suffer from black market rise, hearings told
The committee heard that poultry receipts fell 44 percent while baby chick sales rose 4 percent as honest dealers blamed black market diversion. Officials argued price regulations hurt moral and public interests, with farmers angry at government policies pushing producers into illegal channels. In Oklahoma City, State Auditor C C Childers was advised not to pay orphan support in church homes without court direction.
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Beernink
Washington Co-Op
Minneapolis
George H. Toomey
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Oklahoma City
iPi
C. C. Childers
Attorney General
Meat supply rise amid army cut and market clamp
The wartime food agency credits civilian supply gains in July to reduced army needs and a crackdown on meat black markets. Margarine gains to two cents per pound reflect tighter distribution, while cheese and canned fish point values are adjusted to curb spoilage and reflect lower civilian availability.
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OPA
War Food Administration
Neufchatel
Limburger
Druggist Secretary Malone Dies in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City June 28. Darwin E. Malone secretary of the Alexander Drug Co. died yesterday following a heart attack. Malone came to Oklahoma City with his parents at the opening of Oklahoma Territory and was the son of the late E. S. Malone, president of the firm. He graduated from Oklahoma A. and M. college.
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Darwin E. Malone
Alexander Drug Co
Malone
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Territory
E. S. Malone
Jane Years
Oklahoma A
M. Colge
Unemployment Claims Surge in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City's unemployment insurance claims for the first 14 days of June jumped 300 percent from May levels, driven largely by severe production cuts at Tulsa's Douglas aircraft plant. Executive director Harry E. Pendergast said the spike is temporary and expects a drop in claims in the latter half of June.
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Oklahoma City
Mexiana Medicated Powder Soothes Heat Rash and Irritations
An ad describes Mexiana medicated powder to ease baby heat rash and skin irritations. It claims to guard families from heat rash, relieve chafing, sunburn itching, and mosquito bite discomfort in hot weather.
Army promotes two lieutenants in latest announcement
Washington reports June 28 that Lt Robert Chamberlain of 2448 E 25th Pl and Argus Francis Smith of 504 N Ramsey Stillwater are raised from second lieutenant to first lieutenant and from captain to first lieutenant respectively in the army’s latest notice. Initial claims for June reach 96.
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Robert Chamberlain Owning
Tulse
Argus Francis Smith
N. Ramsey
Stillwater
Leutenant
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