Equalizing Freight Rates Across the United States
Washington reports a century of lower rail freight rates in the East and Midwest, with Southern states and western governors pressing the ICC to end regional discrimination. Leaders like Rayburn and Kerr indicate momentum toward nationwide rate equality, arguing current policies burden the South and West and hinder industrial growth.
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ICC
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Oregon
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Wyoming
Draft Chief Foresees Over A Million More Men By July
Biloxi Mississippi Brig Gen Lewis B Hershey Selective Service chief told the Biloxi Tiens Club that 1 200 000 additional selectees will enter the armed forces by July 1 From five million men now in military duty 1 6 million will join agriculture and 3 2 million in Industrial defense work He said about 250 000 soldiers will be secured and much of the rest placed in 2 A 2 B 2 C and 3 C He noted that 1 500 000 men are in the draft pipeline with 420 000 inducted this year and 50 000 to 60 000 reaching draft age monthly He added the war has taken as many men as World War I and that the Army has discharged 1 200 000 while 12 000 000 have been put into service with a 100 000 monthly discharge rate, raising concerns about future rates.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
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Coast Guard Academy Applications Toward April Deadline
Boston reports the Coast Guard District announces that applications for the U S Coast Guard Academy must be filed by April 12 1944. Exams for the three year course leading to a regular commission are set for May 10 1944. Eligibility covers civilians and Coast Guard personnel with requirements including age eight teen to twenty two on May 1 1944 high school diploma unmarried height at least five feet six inches and vision 20 20. applicants should mail a letter to the Commandant Washington D C detailing birth date schools attended references and extra curriculars.
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U. S. Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
Washington,d. C
War Costs Tax Revenue From Gas and Liquor
The 1943 Massachusetts revenue surged due to wartime measures with gasoline tax at 3,712,237 dollars and liquor tax at 1,799,294 dollars. Cigar revenue rose slightly while gasoline rationing persisted and whiskey availability remained limited, impacting monthly receipts compared with 1942.
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State House
Boston
Ta Commonwealth
Henry F. Long
Massachusetts
Stars in Sight: About 6000 Visible to the Eye
An astronomy note states that roughly six thousand stars are visible from Earth with the naked eye. The figure reflects common limits of stargazing without instruments and highlights the night sky’s dense stellar tapestry.
Lever Brothers Proctor & Gamble Patent Suit Settled
Lever Brothers and Proctor & Gamble Company amicably settle the patent suit. P G will continue to make Ivory Soap as at present. All other legal actions by both parties have been dismissed.
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Proctor & Gamble Company
Saiwoun
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Marlboro Driver in Icy Woodrow Street Crash
Fred Dyer of 30 Stevens Street Marlboro reported to police after his car struck a pole on Woodrow Street yesterday. He was with passenger Bar Mor an of East Main Street. No injuries mentioned.
Boudreau Discharged From U S Army Air Corps Service
Marlboro J Albert Boudreau former service pilot returns to duties as circulation manager of this newspaper after nineteen months in the armed forces. He trained at Gratton Airport Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Rochester Municipal Airport, later serving in 5th Ferrying Group Love Field and Dallas. His wife Leona kept circulation going. they live at 215 Broad Street Marlboro with two children Joyce age 12 and J Albert age 4.
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J. Albert Boudreau
U.S. Sa Air Corps
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Gratton
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rochester Municipal
New York
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Armed Forces
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Joyce
J. Albert
Broad Street
February Vehicle Plate Turn-In Totals Reported
Boston car owners returned 3639 sets of registration plates to the Registry of Motor Vehicles in February, a higher total than the prior period. The report notes the February activity alongside the related 3728 figure for comparison.
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Boston
The
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Accountant William F. reports totals for the first of the year
In the same month, William F. reports today that 6219 have been turned in the first of the year. The summary notes the figure applies to the same period as prior measurements.
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