Chinese Economy Crushed by War Strains and Inflation
The article discusses China’s deep economic crisis from war damages inflation and a collapsed currency. It notes scarce raw materials limited industrial output and crucial air transport from India to Chungking as a lifeline. Soong T V minister banker and Harvard graduate urges more transport planes to move essential goods and sustain civilian and military needs.
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E-Witt
Kenzie Urigking
Chi
Kimbling
China
Dia
Chungking
T. V.soong
Soong
Washington
Harvard
Airlne
India
Asport
Sit
Ce Sam
Skyline Express
Market Report from St Louis Livestock and Grain
Market roundup records hogs, cattle, and sheep prices at National Stockyards with weekly comparisons. Hog prices mostly lower, 160 lb class down 15 to 25 cents. cattle and vealers show mixed moves, week tops noted. grain and feed values rise with September wheat futures over a dollar. Also reports on poultry, eggs, and New York stock and cotton futures movements for the period.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
du. S
General Commission House
New York
Coton
Our Daily Bread Editorials and Fight for France
A column urges constructive WW2 wartime action from Washington agencies and mocks slack wear in a plea for male dress reform. It recalls the brave resistance in occupied France, praising stay-at-homes who oppose the Nazis and highlighting the enduring spirit of France and its 80,000 De Gaullists and 30,000,000 anti-Nazi French people.
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France
Hitler
Head of Family Exemption and Related Ties Explained
A single person or a married individual not living with spouse may claim a $1,200 head of family exemption if they actually support and maintain one household with dependents. Closely connected by blood or marriage, including guardians, step-relatives, and certain in-laws, may qualify, provided the support is more than half the household and the relationship fits specific criteria.
Relief for Dairymen Is Asked in House
Washington January 9 Representatives from rural areas urged Congress and the administration to protect dairy farmers and prevent mass sale or slaughter of dairy cows. Speakers from both parties cited labor shortages driven by industry and military demand as the cause of auctions and herd reductions. The appeal followed rising prices for dairy cattle and a Marine officer’s Guadalcanal story prompting a pause in the debate.
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Washington
Congress
Administration
McCormack
Guadalcanal
Entertaining at Home During Wartime Blues
Wartime guidance urges widowed or isolated women to sustain social ties by hosting, dressing up, and planning buffet suppers. Suggests Sundays and holidays require plans, offers affordable menus, and encourages reviving hobbies, reading, and home activities to ease loneliness while husband is away. Copyright 1942 by Ethel Gorham.
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Rome
Renters Frozen Out by Rent Control Ruling
Washington, Jan. By KEENETH L. DIXON. Renters face no freeze, as robert F. Cogswell, rent control administrator, reiterates that rents and heat can be controlled but renters cannot. He describes fuel oil shortages shaping policy and recounts a string of sharp quotes and anecdotes about enforcement and “bathroom control” incidents in a district known for its blunt policing of housing.
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Keeneth L. Dixon
Washington
Jan
Robert F. Cogswell
Cogswell
Over 4 Million at American League Games
American League Parks drew 4,415,922 paying customers in the 1942 season, a turnout slightly below 1941 but still seen as satisfactory amid wartime uncertainties. Receipts totaling 298,205 funded Army and Navy relief through one benefit in each league city. The Yankees led attendance with 922,011, while the Red Sox trailed at 730,340, with notable gains and declines among other clubs.
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Chicago
Will Harridge
Army and Navy
Harridge
New York Yankees
Boston
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Loses 3 Sons and Seeks Comfort from Nation
A continuation from page one shows a bereaved family as Commander Jim Thief expresses the nation’s sympathy to Mr and Mrs Rogers. Franklin D Roosevelt writes a personal note praying for comfort and strength to bear sorrow. The couple’s fourth son Hugh is 17 and still in.
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Jim Thiefs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs. Rogers
Hugh
What You Seg With WAR BONDS
In World War II dispatches the Crogodife Boat or tank fighter speeds landings by moving tanks artillery and equipment from ships to beaches. These self propelled craft come in several sizes from fifty footers costing about 2400 dollars to 500 tonners around 37000 dollars. buying War Bonds helps fund them.
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Solomons
U.S. Treasury Department
Tugwell Faces U S Probe Over Puerto Rico Plight
Two million Puerto Ricans face starvation as shipping erodes after Pearl Harbor. Congress, alarmed by malnutrition and poor governance, dispatches Chavez Committee to Puerto Rico to assess relief and policy options amid tugging political battles and sugar interests.
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Purton Heath
NER
Washington
Pearl Harbor
San Juan
Congress
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Senate
Chavez
New Mexico
Puerto Rico
South
Holiday Guests and Armed Forces Members Return Home
Blevins and McDougald families of Savanna Oklahoma hosted guests during the holidays. Letitia Smith of Okay visited grandparents. Jesse Hutson of Beaumont Texas joined his mother in visiting Ollie Arrington. Home on leave were T Sgt Joe L Hause Sgt Russell P Stephens Sgt Aubrey B Perry Sgt Harold Yates and Sgt Cline Stephens.
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Armed Forces
Joe L. Hause
Russell P. Stephens
Aubrey EB. Perry
Harold Yates
Cline Stephens
A. H. Wade
Arkadelphia
Navy enlistment plans of high school student with consent
A high school student plans to enlist in the Navy as soon as parental consent is obtained. A letter from the commanding officer of the ship that suffered three deaths praises the sailors who died at their battle stations, noting their sacrifice and patriotism as emblematic of American manhood.
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Navy
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