Abundant Food Supply Indicates U S Breadbasket Role
James Marlow and William Pinkerton report that despite shortages, Americans will have plenty to eat as the United States becomes a breadbasket for Britain and Russia. Expect changes in diet, with more chickens, soups, bulk purchases, and rationing of scarce items like sugar and olive oil.
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James Marlow
William Pinkerton
New York
United States
Great Britain
Russia
United Nations
Ameri- Fi
Italy
Greece
Spain
Portugal
California
American Institute of Food Distribution
Local government group proposes larger share of state revenues
Sparkes warns of reduced road construction funds due to tires and gasoline rationing while the association's board endorses a joint legislative program with the Alabama League of Municipalities. The plan calls for counties to gain an additional 3.35 million dollars annually from liquor profits, mobile licenses, and the sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkes
Association
Alabama League of Muni
Vacation at home turns kitchen to picnic paradise
A humorous essay urges mothers to abandon cooking during a home vacation by assigning meals to each family member. It suggests backyard picnics, barbecues, and self-serve breakfasts, with simple gear like a dollar barbecue grill, and ends with a teaser for the next piece on leg usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Mom
Johnny
Mary
Alabama roadbuilder won major’s commission in Army
Chris J. Sherlock, president of the American Roadbuilders Association and former Alabama highway director, received a major's commission in the U.S. corps of engineers and was ordered to report to Army service in Baltimore Tuesday. He resigned to run for governor in the May 5 Democratic primary, where he placed third, after more than 20 years in the Alabama highway department.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chris J. Sherlock
American Roadbuilders’ Association
Alabama
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Baltimore
Sherlock
Alabama Highway Department
Clark Gable Ends Examinations for Army Air Corps Commission
Washington report notes Clark Gable the film star underwent a physical at Bolling Field hoping for an Army Air Forces commission. If he passes, he is expected to be commissioned as a major. Birmingham dispatch cites Robert Gregg reporting steady, mandant production and regular team effort at Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
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Washington
Washington Evening Star
Clark Gable
Bolling Field
Army Air Forces
The
Star
Gable
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Gregg
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Co
Road funds to face cuts as Sparks warns of revenue collapse
Governor Nominee Chauncey Sparks urged broader whiskey and auto tag taxes at the Association of County Commissioners convention, warning that road revenues may collapse. He proposed directing future tax funds to counties for road uses and earmarking any increased whiskey tax revenue for local road projects.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Association of County Commissioners
Market Names and Personnel in City Groceries
The item lists several local grocery businesses and figures including Big B. Market, Sam Bowen, Ed Massey, New Way Grocery, and W. P. Stinnett. The fragment suggests a commerce or business directory note highlighting these names.
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U. S
Allied Breadbasket
Scott
Hollywood
Flenny Bucklee
Puen Oier
England
R.J. Scott
ScHoo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
St.Joseph
Mount Olympus
Dorothy Roe
Wide World Features
T’ss
Second
Vince
Swan
Swan, Soap
MIL
OKRA
Crowder Peas
Chris Sherlock
Capt
H. E. Overesch
Amdshipmen
U. S. Naval Academy
AIR Corps
Iil
Henry Norton
Morrell
Bacon
Moulton ST. Market
Needle and Pins
New
B.O
Lux
FAIRY
Soap Bargain
Decatur, Ala
Ashford & Watkins
Baker’s Grocery
Blankenship Grocery
O. Campbell Grocery
Carl’s Grocery
J. C. Chandler Chappell’s Market Place
Clyde’s Grocery
W. B. Crafton
J. L. Foster Grocery
Gary Grocery
J. M. Harmon & Son
Hart’s Grocery
E. B. Hames Grocery
Harris: Grocery
S.P. Hogan Grocery
Holland’s Grcery Humphrey’s
Joe Joseph Kirby’s
Long’s Grocery
Milam’s Grocery
Monarch Food Store
Mooney’s Grocery
Moulton Street Market
Murdock’s Thrifty Food Store
Big B
Sam Bowen
Athens, Ala
Massey Grocery
Christopher Grocery
Cook’s Cash Store
New Way Grocery
W. P. Stinnett
Yarbrough Grocery
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