Brown Tackles Meat Price Controls To Curb Black Market
Prentiss Brown plans a federal overhaul of meat pricing and licensing to curb bootlegging and racketeering revived since prohibition. He would set fixed base prices with allowed markups and require licenses to regulate processors nationwide, aiming to make enforcement easier and standardized for housewives across the country. Rep. Hatton Sumner advocates constitutional amendments to curb executive power and allow veto overrides by a simple majority.
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Power shifts in Congress and wartime agriculture notes
Analysis argues a single chief executive holds outsized voting power in Senate and House under current rules. Proposals aim to curb lame duck influence and bar defeated officials from immediate appointments. War-era farming changes threaten dairy supply. aviation and transport discuss Britain’s shift to air power and reliance on American aircraft.
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Cardinal Leads North Carolina State Bird Vote
In Raleigh on February 11 the North Carolina Bird Club reports the cardinal topped the official ballot with 4 547 of 22 027 votes. The dove, red headed woodpecker, bob white, bluebird, and scarlet tanager followed as contenders in the statewide bird selection.
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Thomasville Plans Red Cross Drive March 2
A Red Cross War Fund drive will take place in Thomasville on Tuesday March 2 with a $9000 goal. Mrs Doak Finch chairs the committee and named district and institution leads including Mamie Harris N C English E I Earnhardt Mary Alice Hoover and others. A breakfast for workers will be served at the Pine.
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Breakfastmeeting on March 2 for Paul of Taxes Knot drive
At 8 30 in the morning on March 2 final plans for the drive will be given. All workers should notify their ward leaders if they cannot attend the breakfast.
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Governor Broughton Warns Complacency Endangers War Effort
Raleigh reports Governor Broughton says the real danger at home is complacency not invasion. He tells a mass meeting of civilian defense workers that failure to win total victory will stem from lagging human spirit, not shortages of arms or naval power.
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Tired Kidneys Sleep Disruption Warning Doan's Pills Ad
Doctors warn kidney fatigue causes sleepless nights and backache from toxins in the blood. Doan's Pills are promoted as relief, claimed to purify kidney tubes and restore energy. Public health notes urge seeking relief and avoiding neglected symptoms.
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