New Food Boss Confident He Can Deliver Goods
Clinton P. Anderson takes charge as secretary of agriculture and war food administrator. He outlines plans to ease domestic shortages, boost production, and protect farmers from surpluses while expanding consumption through food stamps and school lunches. He warns of political backlash but pledges a practical, market-oriented approach.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Truman
House of Representatives
Anderson
Jan
Yakima
Wash
South Dakota
Japan
Seattle
Omahattle
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Ries
Gall
Chicago
Omaha
Crow
Ohn D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Albuquerque
N. Men
Local Service Center Notes Soldiers on Leave and Training
Pvt. John A. Clanton left for Camp Beale after a furlough with his parents in Thomasville. He enlisted in 1944, trained at Camp Sibert and Lawson Hospital, and served in the medical corps. Cmdr Charles Auman returns to a west coast naval station after furlough. he is a medical corpsman who served in the south Pacific. Albert Berdale Hazzard, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hazzard, now aboard a Pacific ship after training in New York and Boston following his September 1949 enlistment.
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John A. Clanton
Camp Beale
California
Atlanta
Georgia
Charlies Auman
West Coast
Lindsay Street
Auman
South Pacific
Albert Berdale Hazzard
A. L. Hazzard
Cora Bell Johnson
Pacific
New York
Boston
Joseph W. Smith
W. PF. Smith
High Point
Rt. 4
Lola Leonard
Greensboro
Pvt
Smith
Camp Blanding
Florida
Infantry
Walter Herndon
Tommy
Rt. 5
W. W. Byrd
William H. Dillon
B. M. Dillon
Jamestown
Sixth Marine Division
Okinawa
Marianas
Cpl. Dillon
Metcalfe in Texas trainer arrives for continuation flight study
Lt. Lawrence A. Metcalfe, 24, of High Point North Carolina arrives at Perrin Field Texas AAF Training Command Pilot School for continuation training in single engine advanced planes. He will study 70 hours of ground work and fly at least ten hours monthly before combat duty.
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Metcalfe
Texas Perrin Field
Texas
AAF Training Command Pilot School
Lawrence A. Metcalfe
WG. Metcalfe
High Point
N. C
Ration Roundup Update on Stamp Validity Deadlines
Ration guidance lists remaining good-through dates for meat fat and processed foods stamps, blue and airplane stamps, sugar, shoes, gasoline, and fuel oil. It notes period expirations through summer and last year's fuel oil coupons expiring August 31.
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UGAR
OPA
Grateful Vet Credits Blood Plasma For Survival
Sgt. Albert H. Finocchio 26 of Philadelphia is treated at Valley Forge General Hospital for wounds from a mine explosion in St Remy France. He says blood plasma saved his life and thanks people back home for the plasma he received.
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Phoenixville
Albert H. Finocchio
Philadelphia
Valley Forge General Hospital
St Remy
France
Finocche
New Semester Begins At Duke On Wednesday
Durham reports a new academic semester at Duke University starting next Wednesday. Most students are linked to the navy training program with orientation and registration events slated this week. Navy trainees include about 550 undergraduates and 130 newcomers.
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Durham
Duke University
Navy
Y.M.C.A
Jay
University House
School of Medicine
Army
Divinity School
Holland Holton
Furlough Arrives for Sgt Hutchens at Salem Street Home
On a nine day furlough Sgt. Ollie F Hutchens returned Tuesday to spend a thirty day leave with his mother Mrs Evie Hutchens and sister Miss Ru Hutchens at 1 Salem Street. He entered service in August 1942 and has spent the past fifteen months in England with the Eighth Air Force.
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Ollie F Hutchens
Evie Hutchens
Ru Hutchens
Salem Street
Sgt. Hutchens
England
Eighth Air Force
Oregon professor aids 620 air force trainees and alumni
In Eugene Oregon James Caeene geographer at the University of Oregon has corresponded with 620 men and women in the air forces. He taught 599 young men and 21 women to fly during a civilian training program and has kept in touch with them since.
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Eugene
Ore
INS
James ¢. Aene
University Oregon
Air Forces
Stovall
Gee Byomcrah
Transfer of Lt Col Charles W McAnally to Washington D C
Lt Col Charles W McAnally formerly of 345 South Main Street and son of Dr William J McAnally moves from Dallas to Washington D C. He is assigned to the judge advocate general office and works in the War crimes office in the Munitions Building. The family remains at Fort Moultrie S C due to ill children and plans to move mid July.
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Charles W. McAnaly
South Main Street
William J. McAnally
Dallas
Texas
Eighth Service Command
Washington, D. C
McAnally
Eral
JAGO
Fort Moultrie
S. C
Washington
McAnall
Fort Mytrie
D. G. Huggins
Leaksville
Two Japanese Convoys Sunk by U S Forces
Okinawa June 27. Air reconnaissance planes of Fleet Air Wing One strike toward Kyushu to disrupt Japanese sea lanes to Korea and outlying islands. In two days at least two Japanese convoys were attacked, with six small vessels sunk and two damaged.
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Okinawa
Japan
Fleet Air Wing One
Kyushu
Korea
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