U.S. Faces Power Shortage Rationing Warned by Officials
Congress received blunt testimony from Federal Power Commission head Leland Olds and TVA official G C Wessenauer that the nation may ration electricity this year to support defense. They warned curtailment could affect homes, offices, and civilian use, with larger cuts likely in defense hubs.
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Washington
Congress
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
G. C. Wessenaguer
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
Appropriations Committee
Independent
Olds
Wessenauer
Methodist W S C S honors owner birthday at Syting home
Twenty members of the Methodist W S C S met at the home of Mrs. M. W. Syting Tuesday to honor her owner birthday. A pot lucis lunch was served.
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Lane Lane
Methodist
M. W. Syting
Farms to Be Sold by County in February Sale
Farmlands foreclosed under school fund mortgages will be auctioned February 4 in De Smet as announced by Fred Wright county auditor. The auction is part of the county’s foreclosure proceedings to liquidate delinquent properties.
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Schoor Fund
Fred Wright
Red Cross Field Directors Perform Big Service in War
Washington Jan 22 The Red Cross aims a 50 million dollar War Fund to back field directors who link service men with home front aid. They guide blood drives nursing aides and emergency loans while expanding recreation centers in camps and bases from Honolulu to Bermuda. Local chapters fund training and counseling for soldiers families and aid in disasters through a 50 000 000 drive and 15 percent earmarked for domestic needs.
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Washington
Red Cross
Army
Navy
United States
Outfit
F.D
C. O
Red Cross F. D
F. D
Honolulu
Philippines
Trinidad
Bermuda
Icceland
War Department
Army and Navy
Walter Reed
St. Elizabeth's
Hospital and Recreation Corps
War Fund
Browns
Red Cross Fish
Paul Nixon
Hed Cros
Bulletin notes German forces in Crimea and Leningrad actions
A wartime bulletin from Hitler's headquarters reports German units strengthening positions in Crimea and around Sevastopol while stating Soviet attempts to break the blockade failed. Dispatches describe heavy fighting near Leningrad with substantial German losses and Soviet counter actions in the south and around the old capital.
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Hitler
Puehrer
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Leningrad
Crimean
Ukraine
Crtilof
Navy heroics in Lingayen Gulf delayed pursuit at Rosario
Sailor Trapnell received the Distinguished Service Cross for a December 22 action in the Lingayen Gulf area that helped cover a retreat at Rosario. The report notes additional details about Argentina.
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Rosario
Lingayen Gulf
Trapnell
Argentzina
Chile Joins 20 Republics in Axis Relation Break
Washington reports Chile's acceptance of severing diplomatic ties with the Axis, joining 19 other American republics. The move follows reservations from Chile and Argentina but is seen as a durable front. The Rio de Janeiro agreement boosts a hemisphere war production plan, detailing ships, convoys, and sea-lane protection.
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Chile
Valief
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Mexico
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
United States
Trade items listed for defense shipments to the United States
The document details items included in shipments to the United States such as coffee copper bauxite rubber tin nitrates phosphates cinchona for quinine and quebracho used in tanning leather. It underscores defense requirements and the strategic value of these commodities in wartime logistics.
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United States
Farmers Warned Of Poultry Disease
Pierre January 22 Special authorities of the American Federation for Animal Health warn that government efforts to boost egg production may raise the risk of avian tuberculosis and other diseases in farmers flocks this winter and spring. The bulletin urges that older hens over a year old be tested and kept separate from younger birds to prevent spread.
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Pierre
Four Ce!ation For
Foundation
Poultry Disease Warning Urges Testing and Culling
A warning bulletin urges tuberculin testing for yearling flocks and culling of all grey-eyed hens showing signs of range paralysis. Foundation authorities advise veterinary checks before drastic steps and note larger flocks raise the risk as government programs aim to boost egg production.
Lane Woman Celebrates Lane Birthday
Mrs. Will Brangenburg celebrated her 71st birthday Sunday with all her married children and their families attending a luncheon around 4:30 p.m. in Lane. Special guest arrangements were not noted.
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Lane
Will Brangenburg
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Sc & Cocnar
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