Senate Ends OPA Controls On Surplus Supplies
The Senate backed Senator Moore of Oklahoma with a prompt removal plan for ceilings on manufactured goods and non farm items when supply nears balance with demand. The move would drop ceilings on gasoline and petroleum products amid claims of ample supply. Senator Wagner of New York pushes to keep price and rent stabilization in effect nationwide.
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Senate
OPA
Moore
Oklahoma
Wagner
New York
United States
Legitimate Distributors Handicapped By Black Markets
Congress debates the future of OPA as black markets expand across beef and other essentials. The New York Times warns that 75 percent of beef at retail is controlled by black marketers, risking the country’s orderly distribution and compelling action to restore legitimate channels. If forced to choose, the nation must preserve distribution over the OPA.
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Congress
New York Times
the Times
OPA
Steady Rise in Living Costs Prompts Food Price Watch
The Office of Economic Stabilization reports June price increases in food with milk up a cent per quart cheese up six cents per pound butter up eleven cents per pound and bread up one cent per pound. Meat production fell seven percent in the week of June 8 versus the prior year, while OPA control persists and farmers face blame for shortages. The piece notes ongoing public debate over price controls and food supply with a historical note on Marie Antoinette.
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Office of Economic Stabilization
Department of Agriculture
OPA
Marie Antionette
Bill of Rights Works Both Ways
In April Congress passed the Sea Bill imposing penalties on unions that compel broadcasters to hire excess staff. James C. Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians defies the law, claiming the Bill of Rights protects unions and workers alike. The piece argues true freedom requires voluntary association and cautions against compulsory dues for employment.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Supreme Court of the United States
The Framework of Industry and Steel’s Role in America
A concise examination of steel’s central place in U S industry and farming. It notes wartime Japanese steel output versus U S capacity, steel replacing horses on farms, and steel as the framework supporting industrial America.
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United States
Japan
America
Burrrsville Children's Day Services and Caravan News
Burrrsville reports Children’s Day services at Wesley and Union Churches with offerings of 88.00 and 116.00 respectively. Other notes include Miss Eloise Morgan training at Lake Junaluska for seven weeks to serve North Georgia churches, 4-H Little Homemakers activities in Denton, and local clergy changes with Rev. Schauer to lead Wesley Union services.
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Wesley Church
Union Church
Union
Wesley
Henry Stafford
Amos Layton
Home Demontration Clubs of
Delaware
Delaware College
Newark
Fred Lewis
Harriett Billings
Hobbs
Henry Schauer
Sharptown
Mabry
Schauer
Edwin Baker
Charlotte Ann Baker
Lawrence Collison
Carroll Williams
Chestertown
Eloise Morgan
Queen Anne
Lake Junaluska
N. C
North Georgia
Georgia
Atlanta
Eloise
Methodist Board of Education
Nashville, Tenn
Social notes from Preston area events and visits
Last Friday evening Mrs. E B Blades entertained her bridge club. Edith Noble returned from Atlantic City New Jersey where she stayed at Marlborough Blenheim Hotel. Mrs Emalene Wrights funeral was held at Episcopal Parish House Wednesday at 2 pm. Wright died of a heart attack en route to Denton Sunday. Preston Osteen and son David and Dorothy Osteen attended a picnic at E J Harriss Tuesday. Mrs Robert O Dulin returned from Easton Memorial Hospital last Friday. Lois Lulin Ann Strickland and Joan Noble attended Youth Fellowship meeting in Dover last week. Margaret Rose Bateman daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Bateman celebrated sixth birthday last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Plummer and daughter of Philadelphia were week end guests of Dr and Mrs H B Plummer. Mr and Mrs Jim Olson had as week end guests Arch Mast of Gettysburg. Mrs J L Gallagher and daughter Josephine spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Baltimore.
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E. B. Blades
Edith Noble
Atlantic City
N. J
Marlborough-Blenheim
Emalene Wright
Episcopal Parish House
E. J. Harris
Robert O. Dulin
Easton Memorial Hospital
Lois Lulin
Ann Strickland
Joan Noble
Dover
Margaret Rose Bateman
J. C. Bateman
Plummer
Philadelphia
H. B. Plummer
Jim Olson
Arch Mast
Gettysburg
J. L. Gallagher
Josephine
Baltimore
Tuckahoe Homemakers appoints interim club officers
Mrs. Rogers named Martha Sell as president Barbara Towers as vice president Peggy Callahan as secretary Florence Atkinson as treasurer Rita Anne Rogers as publicity Norma Pitts as recreation June Wise as music Barbara Towers as assistant Sally North as hostess Mary Ann Settle as assistant The group met to approve the appointments and planned a June 27 meeting and a July 3 session with a change of meeting day and reports from Rural Women's Short Course participants.
Wartime auto tax stickers repealed by Congress
A reminder notes the internal revenue bureau will not issue auto tax stickers this month. The $5 motor vehicle use tax, imposed for wartime revenue, was repealed by Congress under the taste tax measure. The tax had been in effect for two and a half years.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Miss Anna May Russell Appointed Social Director at Salisbury
Miss Anna May Russell, mathematics instructor at Teachers College Columbia University, accepts the combined post of Social Director and Mathematics Instructor at the State Teachers College in Salisbury Maryland, effective September 1. She succeeds Miss Ruth Powell, who has held the Social Director Dietitian role since the college opened in September 1925. Miss Russell is a graduate of River Springs High School in St.
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Anna May Russell
Teachers College
Columbia University
State Teachers College
Salisbury
Maryland
Ruth Powell
Russell
River Springs
Mary Russell Appointed to Salisbury College Post
Mary Russell, holding a Master’s from Teachers College Columbia University, joins Salisbury College after teaching mathematics at Margaret Brent High School in St. Marys County and Annapolis High School in Anne Arundel. She spent two years at Horace Mann Lincoln High School, the Teachers College demonstration school.
In Memoriam for Gootee S Roe Died June 30 1936
In memory of Gootee S Roe who died June 30 1936. We often sit and think of him when we are all alone. For memory is the only friend that survives.
Grief Calls Its Own In Quiet Family Loss
A memorial notice expresses enduring love as ivy on a withered oak and notes the loss is mourned by wife and family. It speaks of lasting affection that will “keep green and never fade away” despite decay.
Card of thanks for Thomas D Hall and family
The Hall family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and support during the illness and death of husband and father Thomas D Hall. Myrtle Hall and Family express appreciation to Roy's and Butler's Barber Shops.
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Roy
Butler
Thomas D. Hall
Myrtle Hall
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Market Street
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Caroline County
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Framework OF Industry
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Burrsville
Little Homemakers
June Wise
Rita Anne Rogers
Preston
Tuckahoe Homemakers Club
Howard Hager
Mason Clopper
Howard Perry
Frank Covey
Oscar
American Legion
Dukes Restaurant
W. Dukes Meeks
Western Union
Tou
Our
Beauticians
Frank Walker
Barclay, MD
H. P
Singer
Barclay
Sudlersville
The
Denton National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
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