Linn County Livestock Transport Plan Approved
Linn County Livestock Industry Transportation Committee approves a conservation plan to minimize truck usage and mileage for livestock moves. It outlines rules on full loads, advance listings, back hauls, loading readiness, and coordination among producers and truckers, with penalties for noncooperation.
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Linn County
ODT
Linn County Livestock Industry Tranportation Committee
John Rulon
B. A.ewigman
John Hogan Cooperatives
E. A. Loomis
Mkts
W.R. Ware Farmers
Walter Barnette Farmers
Army Arctic Room Tests Warm Clothing For Soldiers
Linn County recorded 28 degrees below zero in a Lawrence Massachusetts Arctic room but that cold is mild compared with the Army Quartermaster Corps tests. Volunteers stay in the chamber as temperatures reach 60 below zero while a Brown Instrument Co potentio meter records temperatures at eight points under clothing to study warmth and clothing effectiveness for civilians after the war.
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Linn County
Lawrence
Mass
Arctic
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps
Uncle Sam
Brown Instrument Co
Philadelphia
Quartermaster Corps
Order Fertilizer Early to Ensure Spring Supplies
University of Missouri urges farmers to order fertilizer now and store it if possible to counter labor and transport delays. Early orders help both the buyer and others by keeping supply moving through the year and supporting about 20 percent of next year’s farm production.
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W. A. Albrecht
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
January Weather Summary 1944 Warm and Dry Conditions
January 1944 was warm and dry with temperatures mostly above normal from the 1st to 6th and 13th onward, and only light or no precipitation except 0.27 inch on the 27th. The first week was cloudy and damp with minimal rain, the middle weeks were very dry with abundant sunshine, and the month contrasted with the prior wettest, coldest December of 1943.
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Genrral
Precipitation Totals for January Highlight Drought
The January total was 0.33 inch, 1.82 inches below normal and 20 percent of normal. It was the driest month since January 1942. The daily record peak was 0.27 inch on the 27th, with 0.01 inch or more on four days and a trace or more on nine days.
Snowfall Record in January Ends With Trace Amounts
January saw no measurable snowfall except a trace carried over from December. Unusually warm weather from January 14 melted it quickly, leaving only traces by January 20 and none by January 25.
January 1944 Temperature and Sunshine Summary
January 1944 saw an average temperature of 31.7 degrees, 7.1 above normal, with an extreme maximum of 61 on the 25th and 27th, and a minimum of 0 on the 13th. The month produced 1,032 degree days, 82 percent of normal, and total sunshine of 184.5 hours, about 62 percent of possible, despite cloudy early and late weeks and bright midweeks.
January wind directions and hours recorded
The January prevailing wind direction was southwest for 172 hours or 23 percent of the time. Winds varied across eight directions with hours: north 37, northeast 78, east 18, southeast 113, south 158, west 69, northwest 81. The month ended with several unusually windy days.
Weather notes for January first week and events
Fog was frequent in the first week of January with light fog on two days near the end. Glaze or freezing rain occurred on the 4th. A thunderstorm with a trace of hail occurred early on the 27th.
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Januay
Readers invited to submit weather summary suggestions
The writer asks readers for ideas on future weather summaries. He notes readers benefit from the December summary and promises to use constructive comments to guide upcoming reports. He emphasizes personal use and appreciation for reader input.
Wartime pork sales rules allow farm home butchery without license
Farmers may sell pork from home-slaughtered hogs without a license or permit until March 17. Deliveries to non residents on farms require ration stamp collection.
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Owever
Trucks Move 98 Percent Of Farm Crop In Transport Plan
About 1,600,600 trucks moved 98 percent of last year’s farm crop from farm to market under the Transportation Conservation Plan. Farmers and truck operators cooperated. other programs include movement of livestock cotton fruits and vegetables poultry and citrus.
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Transportation Conservation Plan
Office of Defense ‘Transportation
No Metal Ice Box Production Delayed by War Board
The War Production Board said no metal ice box production will resume soon as the changeover is lengthy. Hardboard and wood war models are now produced at nearly four times the pre war rate.
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War Production Board
Food For U S Civilians In United States Mill
Civilians in the United States will have more frozen vegetables for five months due to an expected record high production. Available frozen items include snap beans corn peas spinach asparagus broccoli Brussels sprouts cauliflower and corn on the cob. Rice and canned milk supplies drop slightly in 1944 but align with rationing and civilian purchases since June 1943.
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United States
WFA
U. S
Less Paper For Packages Amid Material Shortage
WPB warns a paper shortage will limit typical packaging this year. Stores will provide enough grocery bags if shoppers reuse them and return bags for reuse. The advice emphasizes using reusable shopping bags with handles multiple times to substitute for individual wrappings.
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WPB
Life-Saving Training Saves 1,675 From Torpedoed Troop Ship
Intensive training in life saving aided American seamen aboard the S S Monterey to rescue 1,675 survivors from a torpedoed troop transport in the Mediterranean. Some of the 1,977 aboard were saved by other craft and only four were lost.
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S. S. Monterey
Mediterranean
War Shipping Administration
German U Boats Lose Their Punch
January merchant ship tonnage sunk by German U-boats was among the war’s lowest monthly totals, according to a joint Anglo American statement issued last week by the Office of War Information.
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Office of War Information
Farm machinery output expected to stay steady next year
Farm machinery production for the year starting July 1 is projected to be about the same as the current year. The War Production Board cautions that the recently issued schedules may be changed.
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War Production Board
Million Ton Carbon Steel Pledged For American Farmer
More than one million tons of carbon steel production is tentatively earmarked for the American farmer as circumstances demand timely action. The pledge reflects a plan to boost agricultural infrastructure and supply lines amid evolving conditions.
Small Town Business Power and the Local Market
The piece argues that most business is in small towns showing their influence in gasoline sales Cadillac car sales and local college enrollment. It emphasizes appealing to small town sentiment and keeping markets free and unhampered. It highlights that many manufacturing companies employ under 1000 people and stresses the importance of small town votes and markets.
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Cadillac
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Isabelle Gooch
ADMX
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Highway No. 5
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Poland
China
Farrow
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