East Coast migratory labor camp opens to ease Jersey farm shortage
The Farm Security Administration opened the first East Coast migratory labor camp in Swedesboro New Jersey housing 45 migrant workers from Florida though the camp is not yet complete. The mobile four person shelters can be erected in four minutes and may be adapted for wartime use by bombed out populations or military forces. Seventeen similar camps are under construction in New York New Jersey Maryland and Connecticut to attract migratory labor for crops including asparagus amid a broader food for victory effort.
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Swedesboro
N. J
South Jersey
Florida
Farm Security Administration
J. H. Wood
Wood
FSA
Michael Mascia
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Connecticut
Seaboard
East
Quality Street to Be Presented This Evening
Amarillo Junior College presents Quality Street a Barrie comedy in the college auditorium at 8 15 PM. The cast includes Sharleen Barker Johnne Rene Lyons Phyllis Aldridge Marguerite Smith Betty Jane Wheat Betty Jane Wheat and Bill Dickson along with Donald Clark directing. Proceeds go to the Navy Relief Society with additional performances planned tomorrow night.
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Quality Street
Junior College
Sharleen Barker
Stage Door
Miss Barker
Fanny Willoughby
Amarillo
Miss Fanny
Miss Willoughby
Valentine
Phoebe
Donald Clark
Navy Relief Society
J. M. Barrie
Peter Pan
Alice Sit-By-The
Chrichton
Katharine Hepburn
Franchot Tone
Mary Willoughby
Johnne
Men Exposed On Corregidor In Open Battle, Says Officer
Lieut. Col. Walter J. Clear, returning from Corregidor, said defenders fought months in exposed positions rather than underground shelters. He stated all 12 inch guns and most 3 inch guns were in the open, aiding Japanese attacks. He also noted the submarine Tout breached the blockade in February to deliver new anti aircraft ammo.
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Washington
Corregidor
Walter J. Clear
Clear
U. S
Tout
Panhandle Speech Arts Festival awards $25 War Bond
The Panhandle Speech Arts Festival presented to the Amarillo Corps a $25 Series F War Bond. Mrs. Daisy Person, festival vice president, made the presentation. The Monday News misattributed the presentation to the Panhandle Speech Arts Association. Montreal will celebrate its centenary this year.
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Amarillo Corps
Daisy Person
Panhandle Speech Arts Association
Monday Morning News
Montreal
Borden Manager Receives Mayor's Congratulations
Mayor Joe Jenkins congratulates George Pinkie Vineyard, manager of the Borden Company, on Borden's 85th anniversary. The article notes Gail Borden as founder and pioneer in dairy, condensed milk, and health regulation standards. It mentions Texas milestones and a Department of Commerce note on consumer spending restraint.
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Joe Jenkins
George “Pinkie” Vineyard
Borden Company
Borden
Gail Borden
Texas
The
Texas Telegraph
Regis
Ter
Vineyard
Department of Commerce
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