Farmers and Workers Unite Over Parity and Farm Policy
Seven signatories from two farm groups three labor groups and two churches urge the president to tackle Farm Security and grain parity. The letter hints at a realignment seeking AFL and CEO backing, while John Lewis pursues a separate farm labor effort. A Victory Pig drive spreads war-bond trading via pig auctions amid war-time farming trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
H Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Far Labor Alliance
AFL
Fetter
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Murray Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation of Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Phulip Murray
J. G. Luhrsen
American Railway Labor Executives Association
L. G. Ligutil
National Catholic Rural List Association
Benson Landis
Federal Council of Churches
Iim
Murray
Mr. Green
John Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Electrically heated underwear suits aid high altitude pilots
In war era notes airdropped gear includes electrically heated undergarments worn by pilots at 30000 to 40000 feet, wired like heating pads and activated when connected to a circuit. The Agriculture Department reports about 4,977,475,000 pounds of farm products sent to UN representatives for lend lease through May 1, total cost $651,529,009.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Federal Agents Foil Sabotage Plot in East
Federal agents capture Nazi spies amid a sabotage plot in the east as Rommel forces advance toward Suez and Germany opens a new front against Russia. The developments signal intensified World War II activity with multiple theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Rommel
Suez
Germany
Nazi Saboteurs Foiled in Amagansett and Kursk Battle
FBI rounds up eight suspected Nazi saboteurs landed by submarines at Amagansett New York and Ponte Vedra Florida. caches buried explosives and $170000 paid accomplices. Soviet and German reports clash around Kursk counteroffensive with Kharkov fighting and planned disruption of New York area targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
FBI
Amagansett Beach
Long Island
Ponte Vedra Beach
Fla
Amaagansett Beach
TBI
Hell Gate Railroad Bridge
New York City
New York
U S Planes Apparent in Major Bremen Raid
British raid on Bremen targets submarine and shipbuilding bases marked a landmark as U S made aircraft reportedly joined the main operations. The aircraft identified were Lockheed Hudsons, typically used for anti submarine patrols at sea rather than raid missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Rommel In Egypt Advances Close To Matruh
In the Egypt campaign, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel directs three armored divisions against the British Eighth Army near Matruh. Axis forces reportedly bypass the British position and push toward Alexandria and the Suez Canal, with Italian reports noting advances beyond Matruh and hundreds of prisoners captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rommel
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Tobruk
Canal
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Crete
Greece
Palestine
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Suez
Eighth Army
Matruh
Nile Valley
Midway Battle Score Shows Heavy Japanese Losses
The navy department released the official Midway score: at least 10 Japanese ships sunk including four aircraft carriers. eight more damaged. American losses included one carrier damaged and a destroyer sunk. Sugar rationing may rise modestly. U S stocks are 50 percent lower for consumers than a year ago. Prospects hinge on Caribbean shipments over six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Navy Department
Office of Price Administration
United States
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Caribbean
Allied Leaders Reach U S Britain Pact On Western Offensive
Foreign Commissar V M Mc Intoy says Washington and London fully agree on a United Nations offensive in the west. The Roosevelt Churchill joint statement is praised as proof of an approaching Allied offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
V. M. McIntoy
Washington
London
United Nations
West
Roosevelt
Churchill
Production and War Policy Headlines From Wartime Conference
Roosevelt reveals U S production figures for May showing 4000 planes 1500 tanks 2000 artillery guns 50000 machine guns and 50000 sub machine guns as Churchill Roosevelt conferences push toward a second front and faster American output. Wallace casts tie vote saving CCC funding at 76.5 million for 1943 while conference work continues on broader labor and federal agency appropriations. Linhsien retaken as Chinese say Japanese moves threaten Siberia with Chiang Kai-shek’s forces counterattacking and recapturing Linping. Czech and German payments detail rewards for Heydrich’s assassination. King warns Canada faces years more war. Chennault to command Flying Tigers in US Air Force after integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Roosevelt
Washington
U. S
White House
Russia
Henry A. Wallace
Civilian Conservation Corps
Senate
House
Labor Department
Federal Security Administration
CDC
Wallace
Reinhard Heydrich
Reich Hangman
Berlin
Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Claire Chennault
China
Flying Tigers
United States Air Force
Flower holder octet pattern 79481 for small plants
A workshop project features an octet of flower holders dubbed twosomespuppy dogs lovebirds blue birds and hen and rooster. It guides outlining tracing and assembling with thin lumber using basic saw methods and painting. Order form offered.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm Security Administration
Baukhage
United Mine Workers of America
District 50
Farmers Union
Labor
Patton
District 52
Muillon
Green
Lewis
Kansas City
A. D. Black
Farm Credit Administration
South
Tonesboro
Ark
Craighead
Jonesboro
Quitman
Victory Pig Club
Wickard
Bankhage
Western Newspaper Union
Alexa
Cairo
Ariakuk
Chicago
Kursk
Kharkov
Moscow
Sevastopol
Ukraine
Semyon Timoshenko
Kupyanks
Kharkov Front
Red Army
U.S
Europe
Linhsien
Henan-Shansi
Peiping-Hankow
North China
Siberia
Chiang Kai-shek
Linping
Kianksi-Hunan
J. Fuller
Jerry Link
Newretd
Bureau OF Standards
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