Capitol Hill Visit Notes Amid War Time Rationing Talk
Edward G. Topie and Mrs. Ross Castle visited during their wartime schedules as local figures follow national policy shifts. Abe Martin quips on rationing notions while House debates military pay raises and cadet appointments stir concerns about costs and fairness. A Senate naval inquiry closes with a Fayetteville fire report and a broad Interior Department bill moves forward.
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New Castle
Edward G. Topie
Ross Castle
Capitol Hill
Connersville
Abe Martin
Indiana
Abe
May
House
Mott
Costello
Calif
O’toole
N. Y
Reed
Congress
Senate
West Point
Interior Department
California Central Valley
Bureau of Mines
Lafayette
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Local society notes feature June gatherings and anniversaries
Bo ETV reports Kappa Kappa Sigma will hold a June 9 business meeting at Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moore's home. Anniversary celebrations honor Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sohn and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chonan with visits and dinner at Kopper Kettle Morristown. Various guests attend via Indiana polis Knightstown and local hosts.
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Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority
Mary Elizabeth Moore
Fred Sohn
Walter Chonan
Morristown
Bridge Club
Dhonan
Gladys Norris
Harold Phelps
Harold Ruby
Paul Sigler
Knightstown
A. W. Winfield
Chancy Pasco
Manual Aids Small Towns In War Effort And Growth
The article describes a revised manual to help small communities and businesses fit into the war program. It notes trials in towns including an electrical repair shop and a parking area for farmers wives’ shopping. The U S Department of Commerce plans copies for district leaders and a printed edition if demand grows. Over 2 000 requests have already been received.
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Indianapolis
U. S. Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Haste in shipyard blamed for loss of the Lafayete Normandie
The text argues that urgency imposed by the Bureau of Ships contributed to the Lafayete loss. It asserts Washington officials dictated orders without understanding the work and ignored competent on-site advice, worsening the catastrophe.
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Bureau of Ships
Lafayete
Normandie
Washington
Community Notes from Greenfield and Nearby
The E. L. B. O. W. met at Mrs. Katherine Kennedy's home with 12 members and 4 guests including Mrs. Jack Harmon and Mrs. James Bowen. Committees were formed for the July picnic while a social evening and refreshments followed. Nearby visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cook of New Carlisle and Mrs. Verna Hill of Knightstown.
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Katherine Kennedy
Sarah Stager
Jack Harmon
Akron
Ohio
James Bowen
New York City
Carl Norris
Robert Spangler
Ruth Hunt
Leon Cook
New Carlisle
Jesse Kizer
Iva Cook
Omer McCarty
Lee Armstrong
Anna Butler
I. S
S. C
Edgar V. Ruby
W. M. Manche
GOP Plans and Nominations for Convention Day Activities
Party workers and leaders gather in Indianapolis for a pre convention luncheon and an organization school in the Claypool Hotel Riley room. County chairmen and vice chairmen meet there before district caucuses on June 17 to name convention officers and begin rules credentials and resolutions committee sessions.
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Page One Nations
Gates
State Committee
Indianapolis
Riley
Claypool
War Bonds urged to fund reserves and rifles
The appeal notes 40,000,000 workers could buy rifles for the army and suggests saving ten percent of income each payday to boost county quotas, emphasizing funds for shells and other supplies.
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U. S
America
Weather and soil wisdom for long term farming gains
The piece argues that weather is partly controllable only inside buildings, while outdoors is vast. It urges planning around average yearly moisture, proper crop rotation, soil conservation, windbreaks, contour planting, and cov er crops to reduce erosion and preserve fertility for postwar farming.
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Congress
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Bayard Baker
Ross Tweedy
Needle Twisters 4-H Club
Lois Ruth White
Lois Reams
Patty Pitts
Delores Gray
Joan Stinger
Ruth Henderson
Martha Jo Bentley
Jaume Preston
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Carthage
of Greenfield
Ray Gurley
Howard E. Henley
H. T. Beher
A. J. Carr
Thomas Bush
Gop
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N. Wash
St. Knightstown
Camay
Dell
Ivory Show
Oxydol
NEW Potatoes
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Greenfield Fair Grounds
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