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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1942
Page
3
A Department of Agriculture Home Economics Bureau official explains sugar rationing and weekly intake for different ages. She notes most people consume more sugar than needed and illustrates weekly amounts from ounces to pounds. The plan accounts for canning needs and individual allowances.
In Shawnee Oklahoma the fire department’s mascot Rags II is kept at the home of Fireman Sheri Casey until he matures and learns life’s pitfalls. Replacing the original Rags after a fatal car crash, the new mascot has been hit twice but suffers only bruises as officials say he will stay away awhile to learn self-control.
Washington gossip links Sir Stafford Cripps, just returned from Russia, with a possible role as a Minister of State in Washington. The London socialist and attorney for the rich, famed for leftist stance and wartime diplomacy, is praised by Labour as a future premier, with strong Russian backing.
J W Duggan, director of the southern division of the AAA, told cotton farmers in Memphis that the war-time job for farmers is to provide food and fiber for victory. He praised the farm program as vital to the national economy and urged strengthening it, noting record production and expected heavier demands ahead.
The speaker outlines three core principles for crop insurance: administration must be fair and economical, rules grounded in sound equity, and clear indemnity methods. He stresses farmers pay for the program and must trust indemnity decisions, noting a historical aside about tin cans once called tiv canisters.
A wartime column by Kat Millett critiques two types of women regarding war work. It contrasts those who wish to contribute with time constraints against those who lag behind in supporting national mobilization.
An editorial urges women who quarrel with busy schedules to cut housework and involve family in war work. It stresses that idle hours must be redirected to national service, such as Red Cross activities, air raid defense, and supporting the war effort.
Authorities impose a 30 day penalty on traffic violators labeled with a scarlet marker. The scheme requires offenders to display a scarlet Jutter emblem on their auramoblic windshelds as a deterrent and public notice of punishment.
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