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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
2
Betty asks about the horseback ride and Elaine remarks hay makes it surprisingly hard. The exchange hints at a challenging day with horses and farm life.
A playful dialogue between a grandson and grandfather centers on a request for a generous chocolate topping. The grandfather agrees, promising to have the man go the limit on the sundae.
Axis reports of Allied landings on stepping stones between Africa and Italy heighten tensions as Rome and Berlin describe commando activity on Lampedusa and Pantelleria. Churchill asserts a complex amphibious campaign and vows total air bombardment to defeat the Axis.
President Roosevelt issued a blunt warning to Germany and Japan that the use of poison gas against the United Nations would invite swift and full retaliation by the United States. He cited increasing evidence of Axis preparations and warned of consequences to munitions centers ports and military objectives.
Congress weighs additional tax sources to close the inflation gap after a pay as you go bill. Roosevelt opposes a general sales tax but signals future use of forced savings and taxes to reach 16 billion dollars in 1944. The Fed pegs excess purchasing power at 35 billion. On the war front, Nazi raids against Russian arms plants near Moscow and counterattacks by Russian bombers shape reports from Unecha to Novorossisk.
The U S department of agriculture bureau of economics warns 1944 may require tighter belts for Americans. While current rationed foods and expected production could maintain 1943 eating levels, vegetable output is down about 13 percent from last year and early freezes cut crops of stone fruits. Egg supplies next fall and winter are expected to be well below current levels and livestock could be affected.
Maj Jubal R Parten, transportation director for the Petroleum Administration, foresees a nationwide extension of the pleasure driving ban. He states the PA has discussed halting nonessential motoring in the Middle West and may apply it across the country shortly.
Albert S. Goss national Grange master warned before a Senate agricultural subcommittee that subsidy payments to roll back food prices would spark inflation and chaos. He said price controls would cause food shortages for America and its allies and deter production at a 10 percent rollback in butter and meat prices.
The guide instructs a straightforward route to the Brighton farm past multiple roadside signs. Follow a straight path past seven shaving cream and two toothpaste signs, turn left at the hotel, proceed past five gasoline signs, and locate the house behind a large billboard.
A tense domestic exchange unfolds as a husband asks in shouting terms if his wife is ready to depart. She protests she will be ready in a minute after a prolonged delay, highlighting escalating friction and imminent departure.
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