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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
8
Sugar rations for home use will stay the same for two and a half months, per the Office of Price Administration. Stamp 30 in war ration book four becomes valid January 16 and allows five pounds of sugar through March. Stamp 29 remains valid through January 15.
The War Production Board says motorists are oversold on anti-freeze and warns there are no actual shortages. It reports alcohol anti-freeze production is 50 percent higher than usual and urges drivers to manage personal needs responsibly.
Items no longer rationed include pressure cookers and feed grinders and crushers. Because supply cannot meet all uses, War Food Administration approval is required for pressure cooker purchases beyond food preservation. Applications go to the director, Office of Materials, War Food Administration, Washington, D C.
January quotas show continued tire and tube shortages with 276,629 new truck tires and 230,400 new truck tubes, both down from December. Farm and implement tires and tubes also drop, with January tire quotas at 27,600 and tubes at 23,000, each below December figures.
Civilians will continue to receive about 30 million pounds a month of Cheddar cheese while manufacturers must reserve 30 percent of January and February output for war needs. Including all cheeses, civilians receive roughly 45 million pounds monthly.
Civilians will receive 11 590 900 bags of beans and 2 000 000 bags of peas in 1944, about 8.9 pounds of beans and 1.6 pounds of peas per person. The bean share exceeds 1942 43 per capita use, and pea allocation is the largest yearly total on record.
The War Manpower Commission adds the infants and children’s wear industry to its essential activities. The War Production Board has reserved about 18 million yards of cotton fabrics for specified infant and child garments. Worsted and cotton yarn will be allocated for knitted outerwear and ribbed hosiery. Goods are not expected on retail counters until February and March.
Prices for Concord grape juice rise by about three cents a quart and grape jams and preserves increase two to three cents a pound jar under an OPA pricing formula amid higher 1943 fruit costs.
Consumers will pay 1 or 2 cents more per pound for butter in many small independent outlets. The change follows an OPA rule allowing jobbers a 24 cent per pound markup or base price increases to cover delivery costs.
Changes expand eligibility for stove rationing to households with heating or cooking stoves that cannot be used satisfactorily. Eligible consumers include those facing unusable stoves and seeking relief under the rationing program.
The article explains that ration certificates may be issued for stoves to heat premises used for essential community activities. It notes landlords can obtain a certificate to buy a stove for the use of an eligible tenant.
The Office of Price Administration states War Ration Book Three contains four pages of black picture stamps showing weapons and vehicles. The shoe stamp features a miniature airplane marked Ration Stamp 1 and debuted November 1, remaining valid indefinitely alongside stamp 18 from Book One.
The wheat carry over in the United States on July 1, 1943 stood at 618 million bushels and is estimated at 300 million for July 1, 1944 per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. This contrasts with 40 million in 1918 and 85 million in 1919, with large supplies and reduced exports giving record feed and industrial alcohol production during the war.
War Food Administrator gains jurisdiction over all agricultural wages up to 5000 dollars yearly. Wages above 2400 dollars remain frozen unless approved. Increases up to 2400 dollars may occur without approval unless ceilings are set. When ceilings exist, no payments exceed them without approval, but no reductions below the highest 1942 levels.
The OPA orders distributors to screen out irregular coupons including counterfeit expired or not endorsed by motorists. Stations must replace bad coupons and reduce inventory accordingly. Motorist endorsements of coupons with ration books help prove black market purchases to cover illegal sales.
The 1943 U S cotton yield is 11 478 000 bales nationwide. This is 36 000 bales above the prior forecast but 1 339 000 bales below last year s total. The yield is 252 pounds per acre, down 20 4 pounds from 1942. Cotton remains Missouri s principal cash crop, grown commercially in about nine counties.
Missouri reports a notable wildlife shift with species once found in northern regions now appearing southward. Beavers dam a Caldwell County creek, an antelope was spotted in the state, and Jasper L. Jackson of Mercer County shot a porcupine, a rare find for Missouri.
City authorities of Carthage Jasper County seat report steps to regulate nightlife after the city council passed measures to regulate a damper on honkytonks.
An ordinance bans dancing in venues that sell beer. The measure limits social dancing on premises serving alcohol, reflecting local enforcement policy. The move affects night spots and taverns, with potential penalties for violations.
A fire of undetermined origin a few days ago destroyed the brick school building at Hornersville in Dunklin County with losses estimated at $10,000.
Waynesville in Pulaski County receives 123,276 from the government to build a city hospital as public health challenges grow with Fort Leonard Wood expansion. The town, once a small inland village, has rapidly expanded since the fort’s construction.
The Frisco railroad system based in Springfield will invest 5 845 429 dollars in 1944 for 140 miles of new rail renewal of trestles and bridges widening of cuts and fills and installation of new signals and lockers.
Dickmann of St Louis is acting postmaster after succeeding the late W Rufus Jackson. Mayor Dickman, popular state figure and delegate from the 29th senatorial district to the State Constitutional Convention, was sworn in last week by William L Noah. Permanent appointment will follow a competitive exam. salary listed at $10,000 annually.
William Rufus Jackson known as Rufe Jackson died Tuesday morning in St. Louis after a long career in Missouri politics journalism and horse breeding circles. Born in Audrain County he served as assessor of Audrain in 1904 owned the Mexico Intelligencer and was Mexico postmaster in 1914. He later moved to St. Louis in 1922 to work in advertising and publicity while remaining active in Democratic politics and authoring Missouri Democracy. He is survived by his wife a son and a daughter.
Farmers in Missouri and other states planted vastly more winter wheat this fall, boosting U S acreage by about 10 million acres compared with last year. The Agriculture Department says December 1 crop condition is 69 percent of normal, down from 88 percent a year ago.
Russell Barber, a local funeral director, started a plastic burial vault plant in Mountain Grove. Born of war necessity due to copper and steel shortages, the factory now makes several vaults daily and receives orders from multiple states.
A Missouri weekly article recounts a humorous take on Noahs Ark leaking during the Great Flood. Noah instructs his dog to plug the hole, but the leak enlarges as the dog sticks its nose into it.
A narrator explains a tale where Noah sends his wife to block a leaking hold with the leak enlarging, Noah sits above the growing hole, and the result is the why dogs noses stay cold women have cold feet and men stand with their backs to the fire.
Missouri burley tobacco brings sixty-two cents a pound at Weston auctions as farmers in Platte County report high prosperity this winter. Growers say some have earned up to 800 dollars per acre and are investing in more land and war bonds amid unusually good quality this year.
A public health style notice warns about cattle grubs or ox warbles impairing beef milk and leather output. It cites national losses over 50 million dollars and claims up to half of Sullivan County cattle are infested. Citizens are urged to help eradicate the pest to protect food and leather supplies.
In North Missouri cattle grubs migrate from heels to backs forming warbles. Best control is mid January to May with a 50 50 dust of derris rotenone and wettable sulfur applied to infected areas. Use 1 lb dust per 12 18 animals, apply twice more at 30 day intervals, and consult the county extension agent for details.
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