How Britain Met Rationing under Lord Woolton
The Fortune story recounts Lord Woolton's wartime food program in Britain. He cut imports by half, boosted domestic production, and created 13 000 canteens serving over 46 million meals weekly. He reorganized distribution to ensure fair access to meat milk cheese and other staples while directing urban dwellers to buy from designated outlets.
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United States
Chester C. Davis
Fortune Magazine
Lord Woolton
England
British Isles
Britain
Avi Efpcree
Wweeeeina Leer Senet
Frederick James Marquis
Rd Woolton
E Magazine
Fortune
Woolton
Flight Orders Take Pat Toward Phoenix Westward
Pat, awakened by Ed Bryan, must fly to join Jimmy. They receive verified orders from Colonel Furedy to pursue a westward route with refueling stops minimized. The convoy sails toward Phoenix aboard a high speed mission with anticipation and training shared by pilot and passenger.
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Ed Bryan
Pat
Furedy
Jimmy
Phoenix
Kansas
Denver
Colo
Carr
Pat Friday Meets the West on a Soaring Trek
Pat Friday travels west with Ed Bryan from Chicago toward Oklahoma City and the Rockies. They refuel at Santa Fe and Phoenix, study Superstition Mountain, and reach Sky Harbor to greet Jimmy’s sailplane arrival with a guarded welcome and Ed’s cautious guidance.
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Pat
Oklahoma City
Rockies
Pat Friday
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Southwest
Superstition Mountain
Phoenix
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Denver
Jimmy
Sky Harbor
Ed Bryan
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights War Era Programs
A detailed daily broadcast lineup lists network shows across CBS NBC and mbs with serials music news and dramatic programs. Notable entries include Captain Midnight I Love a Mystery The Gay Nineties Revue Alfred Wallenstein Concert and Lum and Abner with late night news and dance segments.
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Farrell
Captain Midnight
Cbs
Shrednik
Nbe
Blu
Mbs
Mary Small
Harry Wismer
Joe Rines Orch
Blu Rhythm Ensemble
St. Louis
Jack Armstrong
Blu-West
Walter Cassel
Cbs-Basic
Raymond Scott Orches
Lowell Thomason
West World
Cba
Fred Waring
Victor Borge
Maiser
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Ceiling Unlimited
Cbhe
Johnson Family
Dinning Sisters
Cbs-East
Cbs-West
Kaltenborn
the Cavalcade of America
Forl Godwin
Parks and Warren
Cbs Cal Tinney
Biu
Barrie Sisters
Willard
Alfred Wallenstein
Dr. Hagen
Cecil B. de Mille
Gabriel Heatter
Blu Alexander & Mediation Board
Dale Carnegie
Raymond F Evieg
Bblu Screen Guild Players & Guests
Raymond Clapper
Gracie Fields
Dean Pardue
Alec Templeton
Basin Street
Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Cbs East
Blondie Dagwood
Paul Schubert
Dancing Music Orchestra
Nbec
Nbc-Weat
London
Radio Newaree
Despatch on World War II Command and North Africa
Major General Lloyd R. Fredendall is in Washington after being relieved in Tunis. Eisenhower approved dispositions before Rommel’s win as the desert campaign unfolds amid debates on strategic manpower and supply constraints. A British-sourced piece discusses Axis diplomacy, Churchill’s views, and Mexican volcanic activity near Mexico City.
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Lloyd R. Fredendall
Washington
Rommel
Fredendall
United States
Germany
George Washington
Trenton
Fredendal
Dwight David Eisenhower
Ike
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Berlin
der Fuehrer
Madrid
Lisbon
Ankara
United Nations
Switzerland
Churchill
Messrs
Hitler
Goering
Goebbels
Woolton Explains Rationing Aims and Limits
Woolton says his goal is to meet needs, not tastes, detailing meat allowances of seven eighths of a pound per adult weekly and butter limits of two eight ounce portions. He outlines Britain’s five rationing systems including fixed quotas for sugar tea and cheese and the point system recently adopted by the United States.
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Maritime Commission
Chester
Keystone
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pew Family
Washington
Joe” Pew
Woolton
Great Britain
U. S
Britain
100 Candidates Out For Track At Carolina
CHAPEL HILL March 29 There are 107 freshmen and upperclassmen out for varsity track at the University of North Carolina this spring. With many players departing for service calls coaches Yetzer and Ranson face a uncertain lineup, though 10 lettermen return. Co captains Mike Mangum and Truett Bennett lead a largely unsettled squad. A five meet schedule opens with the Carolina Relays on April 3, then Duke Virginia Navy and the Southern Conference meet are on the docket.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Bo Yetzer
Dale Ranson
Carolina
Mike Mangum
Truett Bennett
Carolina Relays
Duke
Virginia
Navy
Robinson Commissioned At Yale University
John Robinson son of Mr and Mrs W L Robinson of 1114 Centennial Avenue earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant at the RAF Technical training command school at Yale University. He previously led the High Point flying squadron from 1939 until Pearl Harbor and served in the South Pacific theater before returning to enlist in the Army. Mountains rose to heights of 24 000 feet in Lisanland near the Burma China border.
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New Haven
Conn
John Robinson
W. L. Robinson
Centennial Avenue
RAF Technical Training Command
Yale University
Lieut. Robinson
High Point
Pearl Harbor
West Coast
South Pacific
United States
Army
Welfare department funds relief labor amid limited resources
Local welfare officials announced funds available for relief labor are being used fully. A revival program is underway with prayer meetings at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. A burglary at Avante County Courtesy Road produced about 875 dollars in cash and checks.
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Welfare Department
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Avante Ae Couny
Treet
High Point
Wilcox
Cona
P U S OF A Annual Meeting Slated For High Point
The 33rd annual North Carolina Patriotic Order Sons of America state meeting will be held in High Point May 20-21, 1943. The state camp convention committee includes J. David Sink J. C. Kesler Hugh G. Mitchell and Rev F E Howard. Host camp W C No 30 High Point named E M Blakely Charles Weaver J Bevins and J A Sloop to the convention committee. About 200 officers and delegates are expected to attend.
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North Carolina Patriotic Order Sons of America
High Point
J. David Sink
Lexington
J. C._ Kesler
Salisbury
Hugh G. Mitchell
Statesville
F. E. Howard
W. C. No. 30
E. M. Blakely
Charles Weaver
J. Bevins
J. A. Sloop
U S Transports Bring Back Wool Hides and Metals
U S transports returning from Australia New Zealand South Pacific and North Africa carry wool hides sausage casings copra copal gums zinc concentrates nickel chromium cork manganese and other goods. U S Marines joined George Rogers Clark in the Northwest Territory expedition.
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U. S
Australia
New Zealand
South Pacific
North Africa
27 Safety Courses Given To 91 N C Industrial Plants
The North Carolina Industrial Commission reports 27 accident prevention courses reached 91 plants since July. Ten hour classes, free for plant personnel, totaled 1 858 enrollments. Courses were held in High Point Asheboro Randleman Lierrey Siler City Henderson Hemp Biscoe Greensboro Salisbury Cliffside Caroleen China Grove Burlington Kannapolis Rockingham Albemarle Gastonia Durham Roanoke Rapids Wilson Shelby Winston Salem Rocky Mount Baden.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Industrial] Commission
E. D. Padgett
Commission
High Point
Asheboro
Randleman
Lierry
Siler City
Henderson
United States Munitions Outflow to Allies
About 15 percent of total U S munitions production is allocated to allies through lend lease and direct purchases, reflecting wartime support and strategic material flow.
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United States
Industrial output shows January gain vs 1935 39 average
The January industrial production in the United States nearly doubled the prewar average from 1935 to 1939. Iron and steel rose to the November level in January but stayed below the October peak, indicating a partial rebound yet not full recovery to prior highs.
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United States
Iron and Steel
Rachmaninoff Dies at 69 in Beverly Hills
Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff, 69, world renowned pianist, dies in Beverly Hills from pneumonia and complications. Requiem mass held at Los Angeles Russian Orthodox Church. funeral planned there. Born in Novgorod, he became an American citizen Feb 1, last year.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff
Los Angeles
Rachmaninoff
Paderewski
Keard
Rachaninoff
Aleko
Francesca da Rimini
Novgoro
Russia
London
Vienna
America
Boston Sym Y Orchestra
Death Toll For Week End Placed At Four
Six people died from violence in North Carolina over the weekend. James Hinton Rivenbark, 59, was fatally struck by a vehicle near Charlotte. Benjamin Edward Anderson, 15, died of injuries from a yard swing fall in New Bern. Eva Bell Harris, 22, and Lonnie Malone, 24, were fatally injured when their car overturned in Winston-Salem. Howard Coates, 27, and Roland McLamb, both of Four Oaks, died in a night collision of car and bus near Clinton.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
James Hinton Rivenbark
Mecklenburg County
Benjamin Edward Anderson
Cherry Point
New Bern
Eva Bell Harris
Lonnie Malone
Winston-Salem
Howard Coates
Roland McLamb
Four Oaks
Clinton
Bombs on the Range and High Altitude Lake
Report notes 3.5 million acres in 10 western states withdrawn for military use last year as cattlemen share grazing lands with bombers and troops. In Bolivia, Lake Titicaca sits twelve thousand feet above sea level as the world’s highest navigable lake.
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Western States
Uncle Sam
Lake Titicaca
Bolivia
Winning the War by Albert Leman
An analysis argues U boat warfare has intensified with enlarged wolf pack tactics. Doenitz’s submarines now hunt in echelon with fleets attacking sequentially, making convoys harder to defend and increasing Allied losses.
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Albert Leman
Admiral Doenit
War Hits Tennis Hard Blow At State University
Chapel Hill March 29 The University of North Carolina men’s tennis team shows scarce depth with only 31 candidates at first practice and few lettermen returning Captain Avold Maas of Palm Beach Fla led last year with 11 wins and two losses while Jack Markham and Meyer Hendrix are likely Nos 2 and 3 The 1942 squad went 15 and 1 Princeton beat UNC last season ending a five year Tar Heel winning streak Harris Everett won the Southern Conference singles title and teamed with Ham Anthony to take doubles Everett played all college matches without a singles schedule Tom Wadden and Hunt Hobbs have graduated or joined the services.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
John Renfield
Avold Maas
Palm Beach
Fla
Jack Markham
Meyer Hendrix
Princeton
Tar Heels
New Jersey
Carolina
Harris Everett
Ham Anthony
Everett
Am Anthony
Tom Wadden
Hunt Hobbs
Mower Firm Probes Armor Piercing Bullet Core Maker
A lawn mower manufacturer has developed a sample machine intended to produce armor-piercing bullet cores at high speed on multiple-spindle screw machines. The project focuses on converting precision cutting and shaping processes to firearms component production. The implications for defense industry supply chains are noted.
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New York
Isles
Oren Arnold
Middle West
Chicago
Mississippi
NE. Service, Inc
Valerie
Iain Hour
Boston
Blackie
Hollywood
Chester Morris
Richard Lane
Damon
É Nyon
Disney Cartoon
Ue SF
Andrews
Buddy Rich
Paramount
Ginger Rogers
Cary Grant
Rial
Lon Chaney
Ene
Jack Benny
Ann Sheridan
Ray Tucker
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Mexico
Michoacan
Mexico City
Robinson
Lisaland
Burma
China
Lew M
C. H. Rhodes
Jane
Saturda
Miami
W. J. McAnally
Reynolds Auditorium
D. E. Stanley Jones
India
Verda, Morgan
Lilian Bell
Molita Morgan
Ridefield
Third District Dental Society
Greensboro
J. J. Hamlin
H. Teague
W. F. Clayton
W. R. McKaughan
W. A. Hayes
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Cross
Baxter Younts
Rock Hill
S. C
Sydney Dunn
Red Hunter
Greensboro College
C. Kearns
Concord
Everette Marsh
New Orleans City
Paris
Sarah Bernharadt
George Rogers Clark
Northwest Territory
N.C
Iiiness
Music World
State University
J Margarine
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