Wartime Town and Farm Digest Warns of Fuel and Safety Efforts
Wartime digest from OWI urges civilians to host war workers, ration operations, and ship crew relief. It covers food and fuel stamps dates, National Farm Safety Week with alarming 1943 injury figures, battery dope fraud warnings, waste vegetable leaf meal as poultry feed, and calls for clean burner maintenance due to tighter fuel oil supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
U.S. Department
Eastern Regional Research Laboratory
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Petrol Administration
Gasoline Engine Driven Generators Offered for Farm Use
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation reports surplus gasoline engine driven electric generator sets of 3 EVA capacity for sale after May 14. Located in Aniston Alabama and Sidney Nebraska, they suit farm power needs and standby use with same voltage as local systems. Prices range 178 to 480 dollars. up to 50 sets per buyer, battery not included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Walter I. Phillips
Houston Loan Agency
Anniston
Alabama
Sidney
Nebraska
Draper Stephens Praises Dr Laughlin and Hospital Staff
Draper Stephens expresses heartfelt thanks to Dr. J R Laughlin the Hospital personnel and friends for cards flowers gifts and good wishes during his recent illness.
Social Security warns against using account cards for ID
The Social Security Board urges bankers and businessmen to stop accepting social security account cards as identification. Workers must have an employer identification number for wage reporting and keep records of their social security numbers. Misuse harms workers and wastes government resources. Little Miss Mary Elliot Mahinney of Vienna Virginia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben McElhinney Jr., lit a match at mortgage ceremonies for $82,000 at St Alben's Episcopal Church on Seen Ton Cathedral grounds. her grandfather is Dr Charles T. Waner, rector, with ties to Bagie Lake and the McElhinney family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Board
Mary Elliot “Malhinney
Ben McElhinney, Jr
Vienna
Virginia
St. Alben's Episcopal Church
Seenton Cathedral
National Capitol
Charles T. Waner
Mary Elliot
B. H. McElhinney
P. T. Gordon
Bagie Lake
Army cuts back aviation cadet training program
War Department reduces the aviation cadet program due to European hostilities. Existing cadets and students in training will meet future needs for pilots bombardiers and navigators, with Garner Field in Uvalde Texas terminating immediately. Mrs Frank M Johnson and infant daughter return home to Smithville after a ten day visit with Mr and Mrs Harry S Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
War Department
Garner Field
Uvalde
Texas
Frank M. Johnson
Smithville
Harry S. Johnson
County payments under social security rise in Colorado County
Figures from Fred C. Rogers show Colorado County receiving old age and survivors insurance at 8022.48 yearly with 43 monthly payments. Houston Office serves nine counties including Austin and Wharton with 5657 recipients totaling 95124.49 monthly. rural areas are under covered, prompting a Congress report proposing farm and self employed inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred C. Rogers
Social Security Board
Houston
Colorado County
Austin
Colorado
Fort Bend
Grimes
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Waller
Wharton
Congress
Lions Clubs deed property for Harris County blind workhouse
In Houston on May 10, ten Lions Clubs of Harris County after about a year’s effort deeded property to the Harris County Association for the Blind for use as a Lighthouse workhouse for the blind. The property, formerly the worship place of St Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, was bought for $17 000. Dr Ira Kohler, president of the Harris County Blind Building Fund Board, led the effort with representatives of all involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Lions Clubs
Harris County
Harris County Association For the Blind
St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ira Kohrer
Harris County Bling Building Fund Board
Lions Club gifts deed to J G Don head of association for the blind
Lions Clubs presented a deed to J G Don, chairman of the Association for the Blind and a member of the county Community Chest, in a formal ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Don
Association For the Blind
Do Your Gums Spoil Your Looks
A fragmented note questions how gums affect appearance and mentions refunds if a product fails to satisfy. It references Doe tle, LETO'S, BEOCKMAN'S DEUG, and money considerations in a terse historic-ad style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Beockman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Office OF War Information
OWL News Bureau
Pacific
OPA
Jes
Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculure
American Association of Battery Manufacturers
Sonny
Pioneer White Wings
Fack Health
White Wings
Wilcox Grocery
Eagle Lake, Texas
Paw
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Lyla E Pinkhamis
Mary McElhinney
In Washington News
ARMY
Social Shoubiay
Hodeton
Xnoms
Workhouse
Eagle Lake Lumber
Max Conner
Texas Southeastern Gas Co
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