Roosevelt appoints Chester Davis to head new food agency
President Roosevelt drafts Chester C. Davis 55 to lead a new administration of food production and distribution within the Agriculture Department. Brown opposes farm price hikes, warning Bank head and Pace bills would lift consumer costs by 17 to 18 percent and strain anti inflation controls. Davis, former AAA administrator and Federal Reserve Bank president at St Louis, to start Monday and will coordinate fed bank, AAA, and wartime food roles.
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Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve
Prentiss M. Brown
Congress
Agriculture Department
Administration of Food Production and Distribution
White House
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Fond
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
AAA
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Federal Reserve Bank At
St. Louis
Farm Magazine
Montana
St. Louis Reserve Bank
Wickard
Red Cross Campaign Reaches Toward $56,500 Goal
Potter County volunteer Red Cross workers target a $56,500 fund drive by March to support overseas camps and local aid. Amarillo totals crest past $42,000 with $14,000 more needed, as Army Field contributions push toward $5,000 plus a St Patrick’s Day dance fund. Local clubs, businesses, and individuals donate across the community.
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Red Cross War Fund
Potter County
Texas
Amarillo
Oran FE
Todd
Byron Singleton
Amarilioans
Red Cross
General War Fund
The
Harley E Barnett
Amarillo Army Air Field
U. S Army Engineers Department
Cosmopolitan Club
Ceeseee
Helium City Camera Club
Lydick Roofing Company
Paramount Theater
Adkisson-Baker
Williams-Boyee Agency
WEG
Fee Rave Des Cakiee
Alice Landergin
HW. B. Pain Chemical Co
Girl Given Ten Years in Rat Poison Murder
Dorothy Frisbie was sentenced to 10 years for poisoning 16 month old Johnnie Scott with rat poison to gain the child’s father. The trial featured a delayed verdict, jury questions, and a motion for mistrial overruled by Judge Henry Bishop.
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Johnnie Scott
Henry Bishop
Ben Smith
Miss Frisbie
Scott
Harve Northern
Amarillo
Reeder
47Th District Court
John Kinchele
Dallam County
Kincheloe
Smolensk Drive Develops Power In War Fronts
Soviet and German fronts report heavy fighting around Smolensk with Russian advances southwest of Vyazma and near Dorogobuzh while Donets river defense slows German pressure. Allied forces in North Africa push toward Mareth Line and Mezzouna as Patton’s troops threaten Rommel’s coastal lifeline with air and ground assaults.
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Dukhovschino
Donets
Kharkov
Kuban
Kerch
Novorossisk
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Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Marshal Rommel
Mareth Line
George S. Patton, Jr
Mezzouna
Old Blood and Guts Dives for Foxholes
General Patton personally exposed to German fire while visiting front line troops east of El Guetar in Tunisia. He dismounted under shelling, walked a hillside to a dugout, and praised units for holding ridge positions amid heavy counterattacks. Soldiers recalled his ground actions and jovial remarks as they watched him in battle.
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Tunisia
International Information Bureau
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Associated Press
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Gabes
Africa
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Hancock
N. Y
John W. Davis
Brooklyn
Terry Allen
Corp
Cecil Mooney
Afton
Oklo
Sened
Richard Jenson
Pasadena
Cal
OPA Label Order Decision Pending By Next Wednesday
OPA Administrator Prentiss Brown said he will decide by next Wednesday whether to keep or drop the compulsory grade labeling rule for canned fruits and vegetables. He will announce after hearing two other groups. Industry spokesmen say the regulation disrupts canning plans and contracting with growers, while consumer groups back the labeling rule.
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OPA
Washington
Prentiss Brown
Brown
Colorado Governor Halts Draft of Farming Men
Governor John C. Vivian ordered an immediate halt to military induction of Coloradans engaged in farming stock raising and dairying to address a farm labor shortage. He directed the state selective service director to notify local draft boards to cease drafting these men, despite national HQ directives and deferment provisions for agricultural occupations.
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Colorado
John C. Vivian
Vivian
RB. H. Richardson
Selective Service
Washington
Congress
Victory Garden Plans Spur Community Planting in Amarillo
The Globe News urges residents to form Victory Gardens this summer. Readers describe plots, seed sharing, and neighbor cooperation to grow produce. The paper offers to connect gardeners with vacant lots and publish participant lists to facilitate joint efforts.
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Amarillo
Globe News
The
Globe-News
Victory Garden
Nazi Infantry Sets Up Dream Target for Yanks
In southern Tunisia US artillery blasted waves of 300 to 400 German infantry advancing toward American held heights in the El Guetar Valley. Private Agatino Santa and Major Donald A. Seath describe the deadly barrage that routed the attackers, with tanks retreating under shelling and many Germans left dead or wounded. Lieut Col. George W. Gibba commanded the artillery unit. A second report notes Sweden building a 60 mile ore aerial cableway at high cost.
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Tunisia
el Guetar Valley
Agatino Santa
Second S&j
Bethpage
Long Island
Donald A. Seath
Wellesley
Mass
Gereman
George W. Gibba
San
Sweden
Washington
Department of Commerce
Nazis Select Invasion Front
German radio claims United Nations plans to invade Europe via the Atlantic coast while denying rumors of invasion through the Balkans. The broadcasts say rumors were started from Washington and London.
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London
United Nations
Europe
Atlantic
Washington
Balkans
Yanks Reach Mareth Line Amid Fierce Artillery Duel
In a rapid campaign, Allied forces press toward the Mareth Line as artillery exchanges intensify along the coastal front. Patton leads probes under German fire while other fronts push westward and Smolensk action gains momentum. The Tokyo radio cites a 1942 film as Japan’s top pick.
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Mareth Line
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
Cooler Friday with fresh to strong winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas expected little overall temperature change though Del Rio Eagle Pass area and areas east of Pecos River may warm slightly. New Mexico shows no important temperature change Friday and Friday evening. Sunrise at 8 09 AM and sunset at 6 09 PM.
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