Parity and farm prosperity in postwar America
An analysis argues that farm income rose during World War II and that postwar prosperity hinges on a price parity policy. It cites Hoover era unemployment, Price Administration limits, and Brain Trust ideas, asserting farmers need stable, market-based gains rather than wartime supports to endure peace.
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United States
Dls
Herbert Hoover
Kalene Will
Leli
America
United Bigtos
Tudor
Texas Looms For Peace Enforced By International Machinery
Dallas reports Senator Connally urged a world organization with military enforcement to secure postwar peace. He said US policy seeks a just peace and cooperation from allies, warning temporary measures fail to deter future aggressors. He noted Russia would not break with the US and Britain, and cited Allied efforts in the war. Separately, WPB data show Texas leads regional postwar industrial growth with 866.37 million in new plants, ranking sixth nationally behind Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York.
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United States
U. S
Connally
Russia
Texas
Great Britain
Germany
Eparate Pasce
Dallas
Morris Sheppard
Dallas News
George L. Noble Jr
War ‘Production Board
Noble
Louisiana
Okishoms
Demcracy
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Finstead
Oklahoma
Brownwood Men Die After Window Fall in Bank Building
Two Brownwood men aged 75 were critically injured when one fell from a fifth floor window of a bank building Monday. Rev. B. Moore of the First Christian Church and companion NR Sadler, also 75, were struck on the sidewalk. Both suffered fractured bones and internal injuries. both died.
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Brownwood
B. Moore
First Christian Church
NR. Sadler
Central Texas Bus Lines Schedules and Fares
Central Texas Bus Line lists routes from Clifton to Temple and points south with 12:18 pm departures and fares of 1.00 dollars to Temple and 1.80 for round trips, plus Clifton to Fort Worth and Dallas services at 7:55 am and 5:40 pm. Fare to Dallas 2.00, round trip 3.00. Fort Worth and Clifton trips at 8:00 am and 2:30 pm. Driver Joe Hyde referenced.
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Central Texas
X. Clifton
Temple
Points South
Wan
ASO
W. Clifton
Fort Worth
Dallas
Daillas
Clifton
Joe Hyde
Mir
Treasury gold outflow shifts to South American buyers
The United States gold stocks fell from $28.755 billion in August last year to about $22.33 billion by July 28 this year, as South American governments with large dollar balances purchased gold. The Treasury linked the decline to these purchases by foreign holders financed via expenditures by the board of economic warfare, with no plan to curb the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
S Board of Economic Warfare
Daliaey
South America
Texas Rangers brace for postwar crime surge in Austin
In Austin on August 7, State Police Director Homer Garrison Jr. announced Rangers will face a wave of major crime after the war. An all day meeting of Ranger captains and county chiefs addressed rising personal violence and manpower gaps, with plans also touching cattle theft, internal security, and Latin American relations.
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Austin
Texas Ransfers
Homer Garrison Jr
Garrison
Texas Urged to Eliminate Mosquitoes to Halt Dengue and Malaria
State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox warns of a sharp rise in dengue and malaria in Texas over the past four weeks. He urges citizens to remove mosquito breeding sites from homes and businesses to protect public health and preserve manpower, noting malaria and dengue can be disabling or fatal and convalescence can be lengthy.
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Malaca
Austin
State Department
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
J. Cox
Cox
Wheat reserves total about 200000 bushels this harvest
Aug 3 New York United Nations breadbasket reserves of wheat are expected to reach roughly 200000 bushels by year end. James F Bell chairman of General Mills Inc disclosed today that the figures reflect continued steady supply amid postwar demand.
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New York
United Nations
James F. Bell
General Mills, Inc
Incomplete Military Notice From Hood Texas Area
Fragmentary OCR note lists individuals with military ties and addresses, mentioning Captain and Beddingfield families, 712 Garrettville Texas, Hood Texas, and a Private Siamuel A. Clemons. Includes references to Army C-87 transport planes and a six man team with three shifts, but details are garbled and unclear.
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Beddingfield
Garrettville
Texas
Hove
Hoxem
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Hamilton, Texas
Martin’s Tailor Shop
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Tasar
Texas Rangers
Economiic Security
A. J. Reierson
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Driskill
W. L. Stark
Remby
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