United States Faces Record Domestic Food Consumption
Washington reports from the bureau of agricultural life show 1946 per capita food use rising about 14 percent above 1935 39 levels as supplies dip for cereals potatoes meats fats and sugar. Despite shortages, the era of high demand will bring record vegetable poultry eggs fresh fish and dairy but overall calories per person stay near 1945 levels. UNRRA Director LaGuardia urged farmers to market grain to aid famine relief and proposed darker bread and pastry moratorium measures.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Life
Culture Department
Bureau
UNRRA
LaGuardia
Rat Commissioner Unpopular Title
Centralia citizens balk at the idea of a rat commissioner as city plans stall. Two citizens finally take on co-chair roles for the rat ridance campaign while the administrator's notice informs creditors of the estate of Dr. Earl Chester Holden with a one year claims period.
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Hamelin
Earl Chester Holden
J. Allen Austin
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Music Down Under Draws Like Races
Bardwell Kentucky patrons of F W Turks Bardwell restaurant literally hang hats on a hackberry tree growing through the floor and out of the roof. A contractor built the restaurant around the tree and in the rear is a coal
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Bardwell, Ky
F. W. Turk
Bardwell
Turk
Walnut Tree Rewards Sparing Benefactors With Harvest
A walnut tree appears to reward those who spare it with a yearly harvest of walnuts while noting that automobile accidents rise as night falls.
Saint Joseph Aspirin Advertising Claim
An old style aspirin ad touts guaranteed quality and purity for St. Joseph Aspirin. It promotes 12 tablet packs and a 100 tablet bottle priced at 35 cents, urging demand for genuine fast acting tablets.
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St. Joseph
Japan to Build 416 Fishing Vessels, MacArthur Okays permits
Tokyo reports General MacArthur authorized construction of 416 fishing ships out of 35 244 requested. Allied industrial division cites need for fish as food. Ta Kang Pao states Pu Yi moved to Vladivostok for handover to Chinese authorities.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Allied Headquarters’ Industrial
NAB
Nanking
Ta Kang Pao
Pu Yi
Vladivostok
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