Evans Outlines Farmers Part In War Production Campaign
R M Evans administrator of Agricultural Adjustment and Conservation outlined farmers role in wartime production in a New Year letter to former committeemen. He stressed agriculture as the key supplier of food and urged committeemen to mobilize neighbors, support machine repair drives, and uphold soil conservation while meeting 1942 goals.
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Evans
United States
America
AAA
Os Urth
Peac
AAS
Washington
Industry Ready To Help Win War
William P. Witherow argues in 1942 industry must sacrifice and expand to support wartime production. He notes past profits funded defense readiness and calls on all factories from basic to sub contractors to intensify output and train workers including women. He also stresses duty for nonwar-capable industries to contribute where possible.
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New York
America
Armerica
Nationwide call for victory through farm production in 1942
Director AAA North Central Division urges unified national effort to produce food for freedom. Emphasizes conserving scarce resources, boosting crop output, fair prices for farmers, repairing machinery, scrap drives, and educational meetings to meet 1942 goals amid labor and material shortages. Farmers, farm women urged to contribute and stay informed as the nation acts as one large farm for victory.
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Contentio
United States
War Industry and Price Controls Urge Unified American Effort
The speaker urges factories to aid war production without harming civilians and warns against repeating England’s overstripping of living needs. He supports comprehensive price controls covering wages rents interest and services, stressing equal sacrifice and continued industrial security to maximize war production in 1942.
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England
America
Europe
Congress
Well it sure was a bad dream in Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia January 9 1941 Miss Margaret Fearnan a state employment service secretary recounted a dream in which she woke December 7 1941 to hear that Japan had bombed Manila and the United States had gone to war. Her dream paralleled the real events of the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Roanoke
Margaret Fearnan
State
Japan
Manila
U. S
Payroll Deduction Plan Expands Across Huron SD
Employers in Huron and South Dakota are urged to adopt a voluntary payroll deduction plan to buy Defense Savings bonds. The plan, managed by the Life Insurance Underwriters Association of South Dakota, aims to simplify regular savings via payroll deductions. Local committee members including Earl F. Flanagan and Paul Norem will explain details. Beadle County chairman is George C. Fullinweider.
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Huron
South Dakota
Defense Savings
Life Insurance Underwriters Association
Earl F. Flanagan
Walter J. Matson
A. E. Swab
Carl Weir
Bill Walner
George Sheeks
Robert N. Campbell
Gladys Pyle
Paul Norem
George C. Fullinweider
Beadle County
Railroads Fascinate Canton Photographer Charles Burns
Canton journalist notes Charles Burns owns over 20 000 railroad pictures. For eight years he has photographed locomotives freight cars tenders trestles signal towers and trains in action. He built his collection by trading about 10 000 negatives with other railroad photographers. Ninety percent of dentists in Finland are women.
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Canton
Charles Burns
Burns
Coronation Will Highlight Victory Exposition Program
The Victory Queen coronation at Huron College on January 14 and 15 will crown one of 35 county candidates. Dr. George F. McDougall will preside, with George Henigan and G. W. Chitty hosting. Prizes include new Defense Bonds and stamps, with a half hour U of SD band concert opening the program.
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Huron College
Northwest
Nowest
Huron Event Features ROTC Drill and School Choirs
Edmunds County girls perform with the Huron High School Troubadours and Treble Clef Club under Helen Buchanan. The University of South Dakota ROTC drill squad presents a military drill. Loftus Ward conducts the Huron Elks Chorus with Morton Lake at the Hammond arena providing accompaniment for coronation of the Victory Queen. After poster contest winners and Defense Band prizes, the program ends with God Bless America.
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Edmunds County Girls
Huron High School Troubadours
Treble Clef Club
Helen Buchanan
University of South Dakota
ROTC
Huron Elks Chorus
Loftus Ward
Morton Lake
Hammonderean
53 Years Is Enough In Public Life
MAHWAR New Jersey January reports 75 year old Mayor James Devine retires after 13 years in public life to farm and raise flowers and vegetables. He held every township elective office and various county and state positions. He says public life is fine for youth but not for old folks.
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Mahwar
N. J
James Devine
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ST. Lou
Northwest Production
Ictory
Etna
Speltz
Millet
J. G. Winter Seed House
Second
Wyoming
B. E. Mostrom
Mgr
Bursa
William P. Witherow
National Association of Manufacturers
NEA Service
Wx N, S.l
Harry N
Harry N. Schooler
Biriker
Aemrety
América
Agks
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Employers
Finland
Exposition
Laurence
Waibel
Gallup
Huron Theatre
Huronite
COAS
Thomas Annett
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