The Fighting 40 Aims to Lobby for Consumers in Subsidy Fight
A new Consumers lobby called The Fighting 40 pledges a congressional bloc to press consumer interests on the food subsidy issue. Led by Rep. Thomas E. Scanlon and including Holafield Burdick Marcantonio and others, the group is facing a strong farm lobby and labor backing for subsidies. The effort echoes a prior 296-delegate conference but faces slim chances as Congress moves to extend subsidies and manage price impacts amid a labor-heavy coalition urging protection of subsidies.
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Fighting 40
Congressional’ Committee For the Protection of Consumers
Rep
Thomas E. Scanlon
Pittsburgh
Chet Holafield
Montebello
Los Angeles County
Calif
Usher L
Congress
Washington
League of Women Voters
American Home Economics Association
National Association of Parents and Teachers
House
Senate Agriculture, and Banking Committees
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
Grange
Consumers’ Conference
Congressional Committee For the Protection of Consumers
Organized Labor Movement
C.I.0
A. F
Railway Brotherhoods
Consumers’ Unions
United States
Lathor
Clapper Warns of Press Barriers at Teheran Meetings
The writer voices unease at martial scenes and press barriers during Teheran talks led by Churchill Stalin and Roosevelt. He argues democratic leaders must rely on four key men, fearing irrevocable decisions while stressing the public eye remains essential to oversight.
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Washington
Teheran
Churchill
Stalin
We the Women Anticipate War Efforts in Public Role
A readable fragment notes women mobilizing during wartime as part of home front efforts. It mentions public action by women and calls to support national defense through organized civic participation. The piece highlights active female involvement in wartime tasks.
War on Amid Quiet Acts of Kindness on a Train
Ruth Millett recalls a gray haired passenger who, unaware of wartime hardship, fussed over peppery soup until a young wife with a baby asked her to hold the infant. The grandmother reveals she travels to help daughters facing war’s trials, challenging the common refrain Don’t you know there is a war on. War bonds drive work and savings amid domestic strains as a Minnesota man sues for divorce over money tied to kisses.
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Ruth Millett
Iaae
Jane
Max
Iythe Swank
Editorial on toy soldiers and war culture in historical context
A guest editorial discusses toy soldiers and militarism, noting women’s past peace protests and how armaments are tools for those with a will to war. It cites Hitler’s rise and Germany’s initial lack of resources, alongside general reflections on war’s causes and cultural attitudes.
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Good Ladies of the Land
Hitler
Germany
Sherman
You Cant Print That A Broadway Tale Of Secrets And Scandals
Dorothy Kilgallen catalogs a risqué backstage burst of gossip featuring Harry X a ruthless film mogul his remittance brother Otto an exiled prisoner and theater publicist Max plus actress Jane in a tangled web of love pride and fragile reputations The piece hints at forbidden truths that must stay hidden in the glossy world of Broadway reporting.
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Harry. X
Saroyan
Hollywood
Harry
Otto
X Clan
Shanghai
Brother Harry
New York
Cablegram
Gripsholm
Hanry
Desert Outpost Life Draws Soldiers Yet Kills Some
Allied Headquarters reports a desert outpost where soldiers, including Pfc. Bob Goldy of St. Albans, L. I., endure isolation yet express pride. Goldy, on his third extension beyond an intended six weeks, recalls a 29-item Thanksgiving menu and $10 from a turkey bet. The piece notes risks like a 90 mph sandstorm that killed two pilots and the camaraderie resembles a submarine crew. It also shares two odd travel notes about gin-treated chickens and stamps that glue to hair. Captain Wayne Akers, a Memphis pilot, reports 1,200 overseas flying hours and rising letters after being named in the column.
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Allied
Algiers
Sahara
Bob Goldy
St. Albans
L. I
Goldy
Turkey
Tropics
Africa
Wayne Akers
Memphis
Gold Coast
Cairo
Akers
India
Italy
States
Toy soldiers and warlike use in childhood
The piece argues that many toy soldiers do not lead to professional military careers and that love for war among soldiers is not strongly evident. It muses that someday toy soldiers may seem antiquated and Little Boy Blue may be bored by them, though that day remains far off.
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Little Boy Blue
Ration Calendar Dates for Stamp Validity
Government officials remind to keep stamps attached to ration books when presenting for commodities. Do not remove stamps or destroy valid stamps.Expired brown stamps are good through January 1 1944 and later dates follow with respective validity.
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Office of Pricé ‘Administration
Wartime ration stamps and tire inspection deadlines listed
The notice details fuel oil ration stamps numbers 1 2 and 3 valid through specific 1944 dates for 10 20 and 20 gallons per unit plus gasoline stamps and Band coupons with mileage ration terms. It also requires immediate endorsement of coupons and sets tire inspection book renewal deadlines for February 28 1944 and March 31 1944.
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Ns Paltona
Three Declamatory Students Earn Lane Honors
Three declamatory students from Lana-Hichool Trudie Tapken Leland Lillehaug and Mary Jean Anderson with coach Mrs Russell Saimen earned recognition in a Lane contest.
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Lane
Lana-Hichool
Gertrude
Tapken
Leland
Lillehaug
Mary
Jean
Anderson
Russell
Saimen’ Wen
War Bond Drive Urges Increased Purchases for Tanks
Treasury urges more War Bond funding to pay for mechanized war aid after noting Nazi use of guns on fast tanks in Africa and Europe. The appeal highlights air raids and calls readers to match the $50,000 value attributed to the new equipment.
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Africa
Europe
Pea Crops Bring Sweet Profits To Northwest Farms
Northwest farmers profit from a pea boom with eastern markets and world demand. About 482,841 acres produce peas valued at 25 to 30 million dollars this season, with yields enough to fill many cans. Seed and food peas boost inland Empire growers, and historic roots trace to Col. E H Morrison planting 30 years ago.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Northwest
Empire
E.H. “Morrison
Minnesota
Inois
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Correspondents Lose Immunity From Shellfire
HAL BOYLE reports that war correspondents in Italy lost their immunity to frontline danger. Photographers and reporters endured mortar and shell fire during Salerno and Naples advances, with several killed, including Capt. Harry Rignall and Dick Tregaskis. One wire photographer survived injury seeking to file dispatches as frontline action continued.
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Hal Boyle
Al-giers
War Correspondents Corps
Italy
Tunisia
Harry Rignall
British Army Films Unit
London
Salerno
Noith
Naples
Neil Sullivan
Pathe News
Fifth Army
Dick Tregaskis
International News Service
Guadalcanal
Dick Hat
Honolulu
United States
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Robert D. Lusk
Huron
South Dakota
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Willkie
Roosevelt
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John Marshall
Kentucky
Gommpant
America
Tahoe Tr
Saree
TOY Soldiers
Minneapolis Tribune
Poe
Dorothy Kilgallen
the Voice
of Broadway
Ernie Pyle
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Dusseldorf
Cologne
U.S. Treasury Department
Dean
Lane, Dex
Methodist
WSCS
Ehfield
Noltensmeier
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