New York looks like a movie set after London during war
A wartime correspondent notes British rationing, fashion, and daily life in London and mentions American soldiers, theater life, blackout rules, and the surprise of bright New York colors seen by British civilians. He describes food, clothing, and entertainment during the blitz era.
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London
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Miss and Mrs. New Yorker
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Geaumans
Germany
Geran
Russia
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Nation's Food Producers Meet 1943 Goals and Plan Next Year
U S farmers report 1943 has higher output with an 18 percent rise over 1941, a 28 percent gain versus prewar averages, and a 4 percent total production increase over 1942. Livestock, poultry, eggs, and meat set new records while crops face weather and labor setbacks. Officials project 1944 production driven by beef, pork, poultry, and dairy trends across multiple grains and products.
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America
Farmers' Yearly Harvest Outlook and Food Allocation
The 1943 harvest tops 371.15 million bushels with sweet potatoes up 24 percent to 81.26 million. Processing crops rise: snap beans 11 percent, green peas 7 percent, sweet corn 4 percent. tomatoes slip about 2 percent. Civilians receive 75 percent of food, armed forces 13 percent, lend-lease 10 percent, reserves 2 percent. Per capita demand remains strong. farmers plan 380 million acres for 1944, aiming to boost meat dairy eggs and cereals under AAA guidance to sustain wartime needs.
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Armed Services
Lend Lease
Oller
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Rome Open City Clash Sparks Vatican Row
Pope Pius XII sharply protested a second bombing of Rome after being told the city could be open. He and Badoglio trusted Tillman’s assurances, while the state department hints at possible miscommunication on open city status. OCD revises civil defense with three danger zones and relaxed drills. A proposal for a single air force aims to cut duplication at Anacostia and Bowling Field.
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D. C
Rome
Pius XII
Harold Tittman
Vatican
Tittman
Italy
Marshal Badoglio
Badoglio
Tillman
Titman
State Department
Eisenhower
OCD
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
AIR Force
Chiefs of Staff
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Naval Aviation
Potomac River
Army
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Navy
Anacostia
Food Supplies Divided Among Four Major Groups
The total food supplies produced by American farmers are allocated among four main groups. The civilian population receives the largest share, followed by servicemen in training camps and on the fighting fronts, our allied nations helped through Lend-Lease, and finally our territories Puerto Rico Hawaii and Alaska. Small portions under this heading also go to Central and South American nations active in the Allied cause.
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Puerto Rico
Wawaii
Alaska
American eating habits study 1926 40 by agriculture
The Department of Agriculture analyzed U S eating habits from 1926 to 1940 and found the nation could have profitably eaten 5 percent more meat 20 percent more eggs 80 percent more milk 40 percent more citrus fruits and tomatoes and 140 percent more protective vegetables.
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Department of Agriculture
Magnesium light metal drives wartime aircraft weight
Magnesium, about 60 percent lighter than aluminum and one-fifth the weight of steel, sold for 5 dollars per pound in 1915 but now costs under 2 cents per pound. On average nearly a half ton of magnesium goes into every American fighting plane built.
Dried Food Shipping Boosts Freighter Capacity
Shipping dried and dehydrated food abroad increases freighter utility. A medium American freighter could carry the entire annual yield of about 4,000 average farms, roughly 600000 acres, highlighting efficient transport of dehydrated commodities.
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