Oil shortages and price controls shape wartime energy policy
A sprawling, imperfect handbill of a text argues that oil supply threats during wartime force production into wildcat drilling and private enterprise. It contends price ceilings, government actions, and OPA rules distort markets, delaying exploration while producers, especially private individuals, adapt to scarcity. It notes big firms leverage capital but small operators push oil discovery, amid volatile prices and postwar policy speculation.
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Petretenan
Orisia
U. S. Wer
Jaen
Piendre
Thy
Tolay
U. S. Department of Lor
Thin
Navy develops 1.1 gun mounts for anti aircraft defense
Industry produces rapid fire 1.1 inch anti aircraft guns weighing 14 000 pounds each with four ready mounts. The system delivers hundreds of shells per minute and can swing a full circle. Gunners train to track flying targets with hydraulic controls and manual cranks. The units undergo about 42 800 inspections across 100 principal parts to ensure extreme precision.
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Ndustry
Kor
Midway
Solomon Islands
Navy
Beef cattle numbers surge as meat shortages persist abroad
National beef herd nears 2.5 million by winter while empty counters and shuttered packing plants haunt the industry. Government meddling and subsidy fights rattle supply, with Congress wary of promises and packers' leverage. Texas hogs rise 100 percent over a decade, driving demand for feed and tax shifts as farmers face a pivot in crop planning. Pension Tribunals set to resolve applications without cost, per the Mrntiah government.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Agensiea
Congress
John Q. Consurer
Texas
Axcean
Ftaele
Dallaw News
Gas Shortage to Spread Across Nation Warns Ickes
Wartime oil scarcity warned by Harold Ickes as shortages edge toward the Midwest and Pacific Coast. He said East Coast supplies would tighten, a Big Inch pipeline from Texas to New York and Philadelphia would begin moving oil within weeks, but military demand remains heavy. Midwest output falls amid stricter limits. Pacific Coast production declines may force rationing there.
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Washington, D. C
Midwest
Pacifics
Beere
Harold S.toker
Weinghout
Tekes
Pacific Coast
de Sielmey
California
Rocky Mountain Territory
Lekes
Howe
Fekex
New York
Philadelhia
Ickes
Petroleum
Senate Oval Affairs
Comailee
West Terns
Alout
Japan
Soldier Roy Anhersft Shot by Father in Oklahoma
In Bhawnee Oklahoma a Lincoln soldier, Pvt Roy Anhersft, 24, was shot by his father thinking him a prowler as he returned on furlough from Camp Barkeley. He was hit while approaching the farm home near Payson around 2 a.m. The father, 8 T Ashcrall, fired through a door after hearing would be thieves.
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Bhawnee
Okla
Lincoln Ennty
Roy Anhersft
Payson
Fairview News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Local notes report visits as Ms. sed and Mrs. Cass Jors visited R. M. Jones. Toyce Eckert returned home from Dallas Fort Worth. Downey family and Pvt Juning Borman seen with relatives. A. L. Siepert and family in West Texas. Persie Downey and Will Downey families hosted visitors. Lester Martin and Dick Blassingame joined Frank Bearden at home. An ad offers a 1 acre Hill County farm to swap or debt payoff, Frank Frazier mentions. Hollowed elephant legs noted as umbrella stands in Africa.
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Ms. Sed
Cass Jors
R. M. Jones
Toyce Eckert
Dallas
Fort Worth
BL. Downey
Vinta
Pvt
Juning Borman
Dorman
A. L. Siepert
West Texas
Persie Downey
Will Downey
Lester Martin
Ry Claud
Frank Bearden
What You Buy With WAR BONDS
Barbed wire used by Uncle Bam followed by Marine and Army wire is heavier and has longer barbs. The Marine Corps pays fifty cents for twelve yards of this special wire. The Army and Marine Corps need thousands of feet for defense. Invest at least ten percent of wages in War Bonds every pay day. 1 renury Dap
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Uncle Bam
Marine Corps
Army
Dempsey Divorce Case Details Custody and Alimony
A Wat County decree filed in the county clerk office on Oct 16 grants custody to dempsey's spouse amid nuances of alimony and remarriage. Formerly a star, the plaintiff faced infidelity claims and remaining rights in a contested divorce noted in New York context.
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Wirte Plan
Hurnabs Williams
Fert Birtulay
Deeree
Wat County Clerk's Office
Huredey
Inka
New York
Pempeey
Dempsey
Aly Star
Sun
Cotton and wood used to make thin abnor 20 year tee weight in water
The fragmentary note mentions cotton and wood materials used in a process describing a weight at sea. It records unclear terms like abnor and tee weight while noting water interaction. Entities are minimal and uncertain due to the garbled text.
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Texan
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Ty Beck
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C. E. Price
T. J. Reeves
Peeve
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