4-H Market Day Draws Strong Turnout in Brookfield
In Brookfield Linn County 4-H Market Day saw wide participation by county clubs. The event sponsored by the 4-H Club Council raised 103.34 dollars for continued 4-H work with items for sale including vegetables live and dressed chickens and bakery goods.
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Brookfield
Linn County
Frances Tillman
Roy Coulson
George Coulson
Virgil Kennedy
Jolly St. Katers
West Linn
Sunny Point
Burch
Shelby
Kary Korner
Marceline Junction
Bruner
Bear Branch
Enterprise
Seminary
Centerview
Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
Auth
4 H Market Day Appreciation Dinner Held at Luther's Cafe
Brookfield 4 H Council hosted a Market Day dinner for club representatives including Ruth Gupton Mildred Gray Jimmie Coulson Kathleen Martin Saralou Schrock Elizabeth Tomlin Betty Davis Elizabeth Stark Mary Christine Shouse Ronald MacDonnald Gerald Guyer Thomas Stanley Joan Slomaker Bob Jaquiss Buddy Gaul Joan Straley Susan Hope Peggy Browning Eugene Kling Donnie Kehr The council credits Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and Lee Bond for support and the community for help in making the event a success.
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Luther’s Cafe
Ruth Gupton
Mildred Gray
Jimmie Coulson
Kathleen Martin
Saralou Schrock
Elizabeth Tomlin
Betty Davis
Elizabeth Stark
Mary Christine Shouse
Ronald MacDonnald
Gerald Guyer
Thomas Stanley
Joan Slomaker
Bob Jaquiss
Buddy Gaul
Joan Straley
Susan Hope
Peggy Browning
Eugene Kling
Donnie Kehr
4-H Council
Brookfield Chamber of Commerce
Lee Bond
4-H’ers
Clubs
Death of Harvey Smith Noted at Reger Milestone
Local column records the death of Harvey Smith of Milan, formerly of Reger, and notes his father H. M. Smith residing in Reger. It lists visitors, family updates, a hospital transfer for Ollie Shatto, and Sgt. Vincent Collins wounded in France with letters from England. Also mentions a Kansas Star feature about Sgt. Guy Ford in France.
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Harvey Smith
Milan
Reger
H. M. Smith
John Shatto
C. E. Burress
Ollie
Kansas City
Mercy Hospital
Vincent Collins
Sgt
France
England
Kansas Star
Correr
Roger Boy
Guy Ford
Canning Corn Care and Preservation Tips
Guidance on canning corn highlights choosing yellow over white, using a pressure cooker with a gauge, or safely using a water bath with strict steps. Emphasizes fresh high quality corn, pint jars, immediate processing, hot packing, boiling water, and full rolling boil during processing.
June 1944 Weather Summary Shows Mixed Rain and Warm Spells
Rain fell heavily on June 8 and 12 with frequent showers from the 4th to the 12th. Total June precipitation reached 3.06 inches, about half normal, while temperatures averaged 75.2 degrees with a high of 97 on the 26th and a low of 43 on the 7th. Ground dried by month end as gardens show stress but not irrecoverable damage.
Phenomenon Ena Brings Early Morning Straight Line Wind
An early morning straight line windstorm on the 14th caused scattered damage mainly to trees. Small limbs were strewn about and several tree tops were blown out.
Town and Farm in War Time Plentiful Foods in August
War Food Administration states August will bring plentiful foods nationwide including tomatoes leeches bread macaroni spaghetti noodles peanut butter citrus marmalade canned and frozen vegetables oatmeal wheat flour and soy products with dehydrated soups.
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War Food Administration
Where Is Your Share of Eight Million Tons of Paper
The War Production Board notes 38 percent of needed salvage paper is hidden in American homes and farms while 62 percent lies in industrial files and store rooms. If scouts do not locate the home hidden hoards, schoolchildren may uncover them by fall.
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War Production Board
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Army surplus horses and mules auctioned after mechanization
The War Information Office reports a surplus of 17 900 horses and 600 to 700 mules due to Army mechanization. Dealers bought the horses at sales and sold about three fourths of them to farmers, as auctions dispersed the stock.
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Office of War Information
Gasoline Ration Policy for Service Leave Members
The Office of Price Administration introduces a gasoline ration: one gallon per day of leave or furlough up to a 30 gallon limit. No ration for passes or leaves under three days. Service members apply through their War Price and Rationing Board.
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Armed Service
Office of Price Administration
Army
Navy
Armed Services
War Price and Rationing Board
Driver Must Carry Leaves to Drive Under Jurisdiction
The note states that the person in charge of the automobile to be driven holds jurisdiction and must present proper leaves or furlough papers to operate the vehicle.
Ceiling price posting required for all eateries by Aug 15
The War Price and Ra tioning Board announces that every restaurant and drink establishment must display a ceiling price poster for 40 basic meals and items. Prices must match the week of April 4 10 1943 with coffee set at five cents unless higher during Oct 4 20 1942. Sunday surcharges may persist where charged. Exemptions apply to schools colleges fraternities hospitals private clubs and recognized charitable religious and cultural organizations.
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War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
G I Vets Seek Education Over 1 000 Vets Apply For Benefits
G I Joes applied for Educational Benefits under the G I Bill of Rights. Four thousand inquiries and many more calls have followed. Eligibility requires interrupted education and 90 days active since September 16 1940 with honorable separation. Prior service before age 25 is presumed to interrupt education.
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G. I. Joes
Veterans Administration
G. I
Farmers urged to cut wood to save coal in war effort
The WPB advises that every extra cord of fire wood supplied by American farmers for fuel can save from one half to a ton of coal. Coal supplies this year are short and vitally needed by essential war industries.
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WPB
OPA Sets Ceiling Prices on Used Farm Equipment
The OPA establishes maximum price ceiling levels for used farm equipment including farm and garden tractors, mounted mowers, semi mounted mowers, combines, corn binders, corn pickers, hay loaders, manure spreaders, side delivery rakes, and any unit sold as a combination with other mounted farm tools.
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OPA
New School Buses Approved After Two-Year Gap
WPB approves a 1944 production quota of 5 000 buses with over 2 400 already released to schools to prevent absences and replace unsafe equipment, per the Office of Defense Transportation.
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WPB
Office of Defense Transportation
Factory Damaged Shoes Sold Unrationed With Sticker Release
Consumers may obtain factory damaged shoes without rationing if a dealer has stock and gets approval from the OPA District Office. Dealers must apply for release before August 31, and can sell unrationed pairs once the OPA stickers are attached, with no sale deadline after sticker application.
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OPA
Pear Prices Decline Under OPA Price Controls
OPA sets fresh pear price caps at 15 cents a pound until September 10 and 17 cents a pound until next April. The agency aims for about a 20 percent reduction from last year's retail pear prices as part of its fresh fruit price control program.
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OPA
War food program corn for war pushes 68 million bushels
Marvin Jones notes farmers supplied nearly 68 million bushels of corn for war material production under the Corn For War program. The War Food Administration reports 63 637 Mexican workers are employed on 17 Western state farms, the largest workforce since the program began in September 1942.
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Marvin Jones
Western
WFA
OPA warns on coupon endorsements and loss notices
The Office of Price Administration advises inspectors to verify coupon endorsements against license numbers. Those who lose war ration books no longer must publish loss before replacements. Also, USDA notes high wage rates on farms and new uses for aluminum and glass in food packaging.
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OPA
Pennsylvania
Departments of Agriculture
USDA
United States
WPB
Rationing Update for Food and Stamps Details
The notice lists indefinite validity for Meat Cheese Butter and Fats for one pair, A8 to Z8 stamps, Blue Stamps A8 to Z8 and Ad, Sugar Stamp No 30 Book IV five pounds, Stamps 31 32 Book Four five pounds, and Stamp 40 Book IV five pounds for home canning through February 28 1945. Spare Stamp 37 used for home canning sugar. Airplane stamps No 1 Book 3 and an unspecified Airplane stamp in Book 3 noted.
Gasoline Coupon Details and Tire Inspection Note
The document outlines No 12 in A sheets good for 3 gallons through September 21 and B3 B4 C3 C4 coupons for 0.5 gallons each with license and registration, Period 4 and 5 fuel oil coupons for 10 gallons each, and Period 1 (1944-45) for 10 gallons per unit through August 31 1945. It also states tire inspection records must be kept to secure tires and renewal of gasoline ration.
Invert Your Jars For Proper Canning
Homemakers prefer jars right side up after sealing to ensure even pressure and proper seal. Avoid placing jars on cold surfaces or drafts and don’t rush cooling with cloths as that may spoil the food.
Electric irons rolling into fall for civilian use
The War Production Board notes 2,037,838 electric irons approved for civilian production, about 99 percent for households and the rest for commercial use. Irons will not be rationed and some may appear in the fall. Large numbers of used orange boxes are being burned as farmers have not requested them, while farmers are urged to request as many as needed.
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WPB
War Food Administration
WFA
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Milan Chamber of Commerce
Walter McKay
Robt. Stephenson Sr
Nellie
Robt. Stephenson, Jr
Buel McClaren
Gilbert McKay
Millard Swank
Monroe White
Iowa
Forrest Robinson
Detroit
Michigan
Luetta Maggart
Anna Perkins
W. J. Smith
Emily Sayers
Mt. Zion
W. A. Reger
Stella Hollenbeck
Green City
Walter Connell
Elzabeth Lovell
W. S
C. S
Herman F. Kille
Browning
Missouri
Victory Gardens
Victory Garden
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