Farmers Favor Mixed Government Role in Industry Study
A survey shows farmers favor government ownership or regulation of some sectors after the war. Electric-light companies draw 63.2 percent for government ownership or regulation, auto manufacturers 36.7 percent, meat-packers 16.1 percent, while workers echo calls for laissez faire toward autos and utilities. Fortune notes farmers see clear differences between public utilities and private operations and align with factory workers on the issue.
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Fortune
Right Out of Tomorrow's Headlines
A witty tale about a French sailor, known as Georges, who cons hosts for carfare to reach Free French forces, then flees to Canada. His exploits entwine with Eileen and two husbands, with Navy officials cautioning against printing sensational details as wartime decorum prevails.
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Richelieu
New York
Georges
Canada
The Farmer Speaks on Farm Aide and Postwar Ideas
Fortune Magazine's poll shows rural farmers largely view government farm programs as beneficial. It reveals strong support for international cooperation after the war, disdain for isolation, and mixed views on production controls and salary limits, with most favoring broad opportunity.
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Fortune Magazine
Fortune
U. S
Europe
Asia
United States
We The Women Personal Pique Has No Place In War Work
Ruth Millett argues volunteer war work demands tact and unity among women. She notes two sides: sewing and supervisory roles require care, while petty squabbles or strikes hurt refugees and front-line troops. Leaders should be gentle, workers resilient, and personal slights set aside.
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Ruth Millett
Kid Gieves
Huron High Students Offer Help On Farms in War Labor Effort
More than 300 Huron High School students gather by Superintendent Lang and Beadle County War Board chair Eli Martin to join a farm labor drive. They will qualify over April 5 to 24, listing experience and preferences before placement through the employment bureau. The call reflects strong wartime civic spirit and upcoming Easter timing.
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Huron High School
A. J. Lang
Eli Martin
Beadle
War Board
Mutual advantage not sentiment basis of U S relations
In a Washington address Raymond Clapper argues the United States must base foreign ties on practical interests rather than sentiment. He cites China and Britain, warns against postwar plans built on emotion, and urges reliance on Great Britain and Russia as core allies.
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Clapper
U. S
Raymond Clapper
Washington
China
America
Britain
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Welsh coal miner Jaack Jones on isolationism tour
Jaack Jones, a Welsh coal miner who toured, warned that he would find a strong spirit of isolationism in the country but he says he found only anxiety to learn about the British war effort. He notes criticism of Britain yet argues the isolationism is artificial.
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China
Burme Road
Britain
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Wales
Jaack Jones
Droughts Lessen Sleeping Disease Declares U S Report
A Weather related drought reduces horse losses from sleeping sickness in the United States. Disease spread by biting insects increases in warm moist areas. Veterinary officials urge vaccination noting that since 1938 about 6 million horses and mules have been vaccinated and losses among immunized animals were under one in 2,009 last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
Reed questions meat rationing and farm mismanagement
Guest editorial by Rep. Reed of Kansas critiques meat rationing while noting rising stock numbers and production. He cites 38,412,000 beef cattle and 704,734,000 pig crop versus prior year, arguing rationing stems from war needs and also mismanagement, illustrating a split view within his state.
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Reed
Kansas
Kansas Republican
War Calendar outlines stamps and registrations for rationing
The document lists dates in April May and June for red and E stamp buyings on meats butter cheese and oils. includes registration deadlines May 3 14 and 17 and renewal of point inventories for retailers. It also notes Red Cross statistics classes and schedules at local venues with contact details.
State War Bond Sales Hit Quota
South Dakota met its March war saving quota despite taxes and drives, Administrator C A Christopherson announced. He noted April’s quota is 14 million dollars for the state and 13 billion for the nation, praising the American Legion and Auxiliary for their help with the March sale.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
C. A. Christopherson
Christopherson
Het
American Legion and Auxiliary
Injury Records Ordered Kept By War Contractors
An order requires every firm or individual on Walsh Healey Act government contracts to maintain nine full records of all job accidents starting May 1 1943. L Metcalfe Walling, administering Wage and Hour and Public Contracts, cited 19 000 lives lost to on the job accidents last year and urged precise records to curb injuries and protect war output.
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Walsh-Healey
New York
L. Metcalfe Walling
U. S. Department of Labor
Perkins
Walling
Government Should Get Out Auto Tax Field
A committee of experts urges the federal government to exit the motor vehicle tax field reserving the right to tax aviation gasoline only. The six volume report to Secretary Morgenthau proposes a federal state fiscal authority and new local revenue sources while calling for repeal of the federal use tax and reform of property and income taxes.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
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