Government Food for Freedom aims at peak farm production
The 1941 bumper crop boosts farm income and sets 1942 targets under Secretary Wickard's Food for Freedom plan. The program aims to raise milk to 125 billion pounds, eggs to 4 billion dozen, pork and beef output, poultry, and dairy, while holding some quotas and expanding others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellington S. Winston
Western
Union
Claude R. Wickard
Department of Agriculture
Britain
Hitler
Europe
AAA
U. S
America
Middle West
Mountbatten May Reveal Hood Bismarck Saga
The column hints Lord Louis Mountbatten plans to publicize the sea saga of the Hood’s sinking by the Bismarck and the chase that led to its destruction, despite Navy officials wishing to limit publicity. It notes editorials and gossip about wartime intrigue and public attention surrounding high-profile figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan
Louis Mountbatten
Illustious
Mountbatten
Roosevelt plan for Albermarle Island defense revealed
German propaganda in South America toppled U S plans for a Pacific Albermarle base off Ecuador. Roosevelt backed a private Pacific Development Co to spawn fishing and livestock ventures while naval access remained implicit. The scheme was canceled after propaganda fears and a public joke by Jesse Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
South America
U. S
Panama Canal
Ecuador
Jesse Jones
Albermarle
Galapagos Group
Panama
Pacific
Canal
Roosevelt
U. S. S. Houston
Galapagos
Amasa Delano
Islands
China
Pacific Development Company
Delaware
RFC
Jesse
Jones
Navy Department
FBI and Police Plan Civilian Defense Training Courses
Plans for FBI Civilian Defense Courses for Police are being finalized after talks between Fiorello LaGuardia and J Edgar Hoover. FBI instructors will conduct nationwide training to prepare police for convoy duties guard work air raid precautions and blackout enforcement during emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Police
Washington
Fiorello LaGuardia
John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Hoover
England
FBI National Police Academy
LaGuardia
Britain
All Income Groups Will Pay New Taxes
More than five million people previously outside the federal income tax will owe income tax in 1942, according to the department of commerce. Even the lowest income groups will contribute indirect taxes in various forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Dean
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Sam Rayburn
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