Bankhead and Page farm bills shape postwar price policy
A Arkansas Farm Bureau bulletin frames the Bankhead and Page farm bills as pivotal to postwar price stabilization. It argues the measures would tie farm price ceilings to production costs, including labor, aligning farmer costs with industry and raising concerns over inflation, labor shortages, and farm abandonment.
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Complete Food Rationing in Effect Today
Wartime rationing expanded to Nome with meat butter and Allied products now limited. New processed fruit and vegetable coupon costs take effect, while blue stamps apply to juices soups baby foods. Sugar coffee rules adjust, and some foods remain unrationed including milk cereals bread and soft drinks.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Nome
Rules of Insured Profession Considered in Disability Case
Little Rock March 28 The Supreme Court reversed an award in a disability case against two life insurance companies in which Dr. William Orr Sr. argued he remained a practicing physician though disabled as a surgeon. The court held that disability must be evaluated for both professions, physician and surgeon, to uphold or deny the policy benefits.
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Supreme Court
Helena
William Robert $Orr
Phillips
Orr
Acta Life Insurance Company
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Gle
Ore
Sebastian
George
Water Newman
Sebastian County
Camp Chaffee
George Newman
Walter Newman
Sebastian County Grisvie
Paul Mitchett
Warren Thurman
Fort Smith
Rocksland Railway
Brookfield
Cross County
Alexes
Bank of Atkins
Atkins
Holloway
State's share of race money tops 315000
Buck March 28 figures incomplete. Comptroller J Bryan said state revenue from horse racing nears 315000 with Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs contributing about 45000 toward a record year while overall figures remain unsettled.
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J. Bryan
Xear Hot Springs
Oaklawn Park
Na Lie
Wholesale Gas Rate Cut Considered For Southwest
Wholesale gas rate reductions for large parts of the South and Southwest were near under a proposed Federal Power Commission adjustment of United Gas System rates. Louisiana Public Service Commission weighed the plan, which would shift lower wholesale costs to consumers, amid details about United Gas Pipeline Company’s vast 6,000 mile network serving multiple states and regions.
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Maren
Federal Power Commission
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Mississippi
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OWL to Start Radio Offensive Soon
London reports OWI programs from New York will be rebroadcast across Europe via BBC stations. Morning and evening broadcasts in multiple languages will use long to short wave bands with many frequencies. Ten weekly broadcasts in Polish and daily Portuguese programs planned, with Spain Bulgaria and Hungary to follow later.
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New York
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Spain
Bulgaria
Hungary
FDR to Confer With Davis on Farm Labor
President Roosevelt planned to meet tomorrow with new food administrator Chester C. Davis and leaders of four national farm groups to shape plans for farm labor shortages and production problems. Davis, ex president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, arrived in Washington with farm leaders for talks on Davis' authority over farm prices and the administration's broader policy role guiding recruiting and funding for farm labor and related needs.
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Martin Ashington
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Cheater C. Davis
Davis
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Washington
White House
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Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
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National Farmers’ Union
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National Grange
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Sulignal Council of
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O'Neal
Goss
Benson
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Sengiv Appropriations Committee
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Qussel
Spencer Called to Active Naval Duty
Former U S Senator Lloyd Spencer will report for active duty with the Eighth Naval District in New Orleans. As president of the First National Bank, he has long served in the Naval Reserve as lieutenant commander Lt Camels. Spencer notes the assignment is for several weeks, not long term, and Mrs Spencer will accompany him.
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Lloyd Spencer
Hope
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
First National Bank
Naval Reserve
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Spencer
Roundup of Food and Gas Rationing Rules
A roundup of ration stamps and validity dates for meats cheeses fats canned fish processed fruits vegetables sugar coffee shoes and gasoline. It lists A B C D E F coupons by week, with expiry dates in April May and July and notes no monthly carryover except for unused A B C D and other coupons through specified deadlines.
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Heaviest Raid of War Made on Berlin
London and London area reports confirm the greatest wartime raid on Berlin Saturday night, with RAF bombers striking St Nazaire base and heavy losses claimed by German authorities. Bomber sorties continued along the southeast coast, while German presses acknowledged Allied air raids and heavy damage in Norway and Danish routes, with rescue efforts under way for potential casualties at a coastal town.
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Geenanovadia
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Pranve
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England
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Britain
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iBainst
Wester
Cabinatique
Nagaire
Reds Repulse Nazi Thrusts in Donets Region
Russian forces repelled two German efforts along the Upper Donets while pushing to Smolensk, taking four villages. A Russian night attack near Vyazma and Bely yielded a village, with over 190 German deaths reported. In Tunisia, Montgomery’s Eighth Army broke Mareth Line, forcing German retreat as Allied drives extend to coast.
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Red Army
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Lake Ladoga
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Atviet
Erwin Sommel
Eighth Army
Sir Bernard i L. Montgomery
Mareth
Gubes
George 8. Pallen, Jr
Prescott Child Killed at Rail Crossing
Prescott Zetha Lou Jones, 12, was struck by a freight train at a downtown street crossing this afternoon and killed instantly. Witnesses said the girl tried to run across the track ahead of the train. She is survived by her mother Mrs Ruby Brown and sisters Mrs Erlis Urry and the Misses Merlin and Mina Fi Jones of Prescott. Her father Fred Jones is deceased.
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Zetha Lou Jones
C.D. Ward
Fred Jones
Ruby Brown
Benton
Ihiice
Erlis Urry
Merlin
Mina Fi Jones
Clocks Change Across Axis Territories During War Time
Reports show Germany and Vatican City advancing clocks by one hour to align with six hour Eastern War Time difference. In Australia clocks set back as southern cities Melbourne and Sydney shift to 14 hours ahead, Adelaide 14 12, Perth 12 hours ahead. Estimated funds flow into U S business channels as wartime measures impact prices and farming incomes.
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Adelaide
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