Congress Debates Labor Draft and Wartime Budget Plan
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a 100 billion wartime budget and a plan for demobilization including public works and expanded social security. Senators considered compulsory service debates spread across 18 to 65 year olds, while tax bills and social security rates faced changes. Allied air forces attacked German factories near Piraeus and Cassino as ground battles continued in Italy.
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Congress
Red Army
Poland
FDR
House Group
Roosevelt
Warren Austin
James Wadsworth
N. Y
Senate
Austin
U. S
Germany
Piraeus
Athens
Aegean Sea
Balkans
Italy
Cassino
Rome
Red Army advances deepen push in prewar Poland front
General Vatutin’s First Ukrainian Army drives deeper into the area that was Poland before the war while other Soviet units press the Nazis along the Rus sian front. The Dnieper bend comes under persistent attack as 650,000 German troops are threatened southward.
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Nikolai Vatutin
Poland
Dnieper
Vatutin
Russia
Ukraine
Prussia
Roosevelt urges U S network of 34000 miles of roads
President Roosevelt, after more than two years of study by a national highway committee, urges Congress to back a national road system totaling 34000 miles. The plan would cost about 750 million dollars annually, create jobs for 2 million workers, and require quick action to fund land acquisition and planning shared by local, state, and federal agencies.
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Congress
Roosevelt
U. S
Fats and Oils Output Set to Rise in 1943-44
The United States expects fats and oils production to reach about 11,200,000 pounds in 1943-44, up from 10,600,000 last year, with soybeans at 187,000,000 bushels and cottonseed at 5,500,000 tons. Despite current easing, stocks may be drained to supply Allied needs abroad if Europe is freed in 1944, and 1944-45 output is expected to fall due to lower lard and grease production.
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U. S
Europe
Letter ties Hopkins to Willkie in forged claim
C Nelson Sparks testified before a Washington grand jury and produced a letter he said showed President adviser Hopkins in contact with Wendell Willkie. Sparks published the letter in a book accusing Willkie of methods at the 1940 Republican convention. Hopkins denied and asked the FBI to investigate forgery.
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Willkie
Hopkins
Texas
FBI
Nazi Prisoner Suicides Reported at Concordia Camp
In the Concordia Kansas Nazi war prison four German officers led Capt Felix Tropschuh to a room where he hanged himself after a self constituted court found him guilty of anti Hitler talk and escape plotting. Another death followed when Franz Kettner killed himself amid fears of violence over his belief in a free Austria.
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Concordia
Kan
Felix Tropschuh
Tropschuh
Franz Kettner
Austria
Ready for Vets Expansion Process at VA
The veterans administration expands facilities to serve current war soldiers. Hospital capacity rises to 300000 beds from about 80000 six months ago. Financial departments reorganized to manage large disbursements. It still pays pensions to the widow of a War of 1812 militiaman and to 81 Mexican war veterans widows.
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Veterans’ Administration
Cooking lower point meat cuts with variety dishes
A column offers practical recipes using economical cuts. It details Corn Biscuit Pies with veal kidney, meat, peas, carrots and a white sauce, plus Liver Loaf and the steps for preparing the kidney and liver loaf. It emphasizes variety to boost vitamins and minerals in meals.
Lynn Chambers Point Saving Menu Beef Heart Dishes
Cook notes for stuffed beef heart and kidney stew with variations. Directions include stuffing spareribs with bread crumb mix and sausage like ingredients. Contains details on browning, simmer times, and optional gravy. ends with a request for readers to send inquiries to Lynn Chambers at Western Newspaper Union in Chicago.
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Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
South Desplaines Street
Chicago
Illinois
Pickle shortage forecast as war demand climbs
National Pickle Packers Association directors met in Chicago and warned civilians may face a pickle shortage in 1944 unless cucumber acreage expands. Stocks show 1.2 million bushels fewer than last year. In agriculture news, chinch bugs threaten a larger outbreak in the corn belt due to dry fall weather and a mild winter.
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National Pickle Packers Association
Chicago
Corn
Civilian Goods Hold Back Steel Ban Remains In Place
The War Production Board refuses to lift the steel ban on 646 civilian items, allowing exceptions only to improve substitutes. Officials cite Army and Navy demands and risk of shortages in coal, oil, lumber for crates, packaging paper, and transport, which would fail to meet war needs.
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War Production Board
WPB
Army
Navy
Monnett Claims Corn Boom Despite Typo Error
A newspaper note credits Monnett Missouri population 4099 with becoming the corn capital of the U S A due to a typographical error by a CPA. Corn price in Monnett was $1.191% while Chicago's was $1.16 enabling shipment of 25 carloads or about 2,000,000 bushels to flow from the town.
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CPA
Monnett
U.S. A
Chicago
Adven ture with low point meats and seasonable produce guide
Lynn advises choosing one protein group per meal from meat poultry fish eggs dried beans peas soy cheese or nuts. Balance cereals with vegetables and fruit and use cereals to stretch meat. Buy in season and use rich fruits and vegetables in winter. Use precious ingredients sparingly and avoid overlong recipes.
First Call for Army Life Camel Cigarettes
Advert says the first bugle call is First Call not Reveille and Camel is the favored cigarette among Army sailors and airmen. It notes Camel leads sales in service stores and can be mailed to soldiers in the United States and service members abroad, with Post Office rules on overseas shipments.
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Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U. S
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