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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
4
Cambridge newspaper notice lists subscription options for single copies at 3 cents and mail rates for 3 months 6 months and 1 year priced at 75 cents and 1.50 dollars respectively.
A futurist view predicts air travel will shrink times and costs for long trips to New York from cities like San Francisco London and Paris. He notes passenger planes will grow to 300 500 seats and carry mail and light freight while heavy freight remains rail and ship bound. Railroads will keep hauling coal oil lumber bricks and heavy machinery despite growing air travel and new communities will spring up in Africa and Brazil as roads and rails follow.
The Office of Price Administration admits difficulty in policing ceilings across millions of retailers and producers. It may ask the public to report violations to local ration boards to deter black market activity and protect coupon integrity for store supply access.
After the war there is much talk about postwar planning yet few down-to-earth, practical schemes to continue the present momentum and secure achievable targets. The piece notes fatigue with generic talk and calls for concrete, workable proposals.
The piece discusses postwar planning, urging continued public involvement to prevent shortages and economic crises. It warns of black markets, rationing fluctuations, and potential food shortages, while asserting that price controls and rationing may improve postwar systems. It emphasizes civilian cooperation and vigilance in the coming months.
The article argues that despite bad weather and strikes in war industries, the agriculture department hopes for 1943 record production. It says public opinion favors democracy, but suggests strong government action may be needed to keep the war program running, while some officials favor a dictatorship as a last resort.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a time tested sedative for functional nervous disturbances. It claims relief for irritability restlessness and sleeplessness with liquid and effervescent tablet forms priced at 25 to 75 cents and urges reading directions before use.
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