Higher Meat Ceiling Would Harm Farmers In Long Run
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard argues meat shortages stem from high demand and plentiful supply in 1945, warning against raising ceilings as it could push up wages and prices and hurt farmers long term. He notes 1945 production at 22.4 billion pounds and stresses feed and herd levels govern output. Food Administrator Marvin Jones cites large cattle stocks and heavy slaughter but stresses meat is essential for troops.
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Wickard
Claude Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Wear
Marvin Jones
Machine separates peas by gravity in Food Machinery ad
An illustration explains a pea sorting device using brine to separate tender from mature peas. The lighter peas float to the top for discharge while harder peas sink to the bottom outlet. The description is part of a broader wartime economic note noting high food demand and military payroll impact.
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Food Machinery Corporation
Wartime Food Aid Measures and Public Morale
Wartime notes discuss the distribution of food to Allied soldiers and fighters, stressing that the United States aims to supply materials rather than men. Civilians help by conserving fats oils and sugar, with assurances of sufficient nutrition and no hysteria while the war continues.
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United States
America
Rural roads can be paved with federal aid if states match
The article argues that rural roads, costing more per mile than paved streets, could be upgraded with federal aid if states provide a dollar-for-dollar match. It cites high maintenance costs on dirt and gravel routes and notes postwar funds earmarked for secondary roads, urging public pressure on legislators and highway officials.
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Indiana
Iowa
U. S
Battle of Odor Draws Convoy of Skunks
Motorists on the Albany Schenectady road watched a convoy of skunks, reported to number at least 300, cross the four lane highway. Drivers rolled up windows to escape the strong scent as the animals moved away from brush fires believed to drive them from their habitat.
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Albany
Albany-Schenectady
Gay Gadgets and Fragrance Fads in a Scented Social
A light bulb scent trick and playful perfume tips dominate a playful social column. Bureau blossoms suggest soap in drawers and perfume blotters to scent spaces. Terms like Dream Boy and on a chain illustrate evolving teen romance slang in a lively urban column.
Trixie Teen Warns Against Party Centerstage
A counsel from Trixie Teen urges restraint at social gatherings. She cautions that forcing attention and blitzing all the boys can ruin the mood and even end the party.
Coast to Coast Flight Sets Record Time for 2500 Mile Hop
Pan American Airways crews flew a Constellation from Los Angeles to Miami in 8 hours 5 minutes, shaving 38 minutes off the prior record. Capt. Victor Wright piloted the routine Army Air Transport Command Africa-Orient division flight.
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Los Angeles
Pan American Airways
Constellation
Miami
Victor Wright
Army Air Transport Command
Mustache etiquette: growing into a new facial look
In a light exchange, Tom asks how to adjust to a mustache and Jerry suggests the facial hair simply develops with time as it grows in. The humor centers on patient adaptation to change in appearance.
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Tom
Jerry
Food For Thought Needle Bacteria Diet Gaffe
A playful dialogue notes bacteria on the point of a needle and jokes about a singer. Humorous exchanges reference a neighborly scene and a farcical misunderstanding about finishing a singer.
Perfect Specimen Doctor Night at the Museum Preview
A playful line finds humor in a doctor asking about organic trouble and a patient replying humorously that he is not musical, suggesting a witty exchange about health and art.
Parrot Keeps Running Commentary Aboard Sunk Ship
A traveling magician with his parrot performs aboard a troop ship. After the ship is torpedoed and sinks, they drift on a lifebuoy. The parrot finally demands to know what happened to the ship, while a farmer quips that the magician held sheep.
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Magician
Parrot
Nice Clean Work Cora
A dialogue between a traffic control officer and a girl driver reveals a blunt street exchange about discipline and vanity. The officer bursts in with anger over a red light while the driver nonchalantly notes the scene’s aesthetic appeal.
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Cora
Juxtaposed Death: Elephant vs Gorillas in Mock Debate
A terse exchange imagines a lethal contest between an elephant and a gorilla. The speaker proposes that the elephant kill the gorilla, presenting a stark, provocative hypothetical rather than a real event.
In the Park Nurse Girl Query Sparks Officer Joke
A light exchange unfolds as a nurse in the park asks a policeman about driving a baby buggy. He replies with a playful line about tickling the baby’s feet, reflecting a humorous street vignette.
Careless English Cora Critiques Readership
A dialogue features Cora defending a hospital while a critic questions the book’s appeal. The exchange suggests tension over language and respect in discussing medical care and literary works.
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WIN
Gabrielle
Ledger Syndicate
WNN
Prince Otto von Bismarck
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German Empire
National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Odor
Telefact
S. Eastern States
Associated Newspa
Nancy Pepper
Trixie Teen
Gladys Parker
OUR
Peter Peeve
Awnu Service
Aloon
J. Millar
Watt
Mr. Smith
Mr. Brown
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