Price Control and War Cost Pressures Across the Nation
The article argues price controls curb inflation during wartime and cites OPA figures from World War I and II. It notes public unrest over government power, praises Roosevelt Churchill cooperation on Greece, and urges unity to aid Allied efforts while criticizing selective sacrifice and economic waste. It also reports on pilot training cuts and WASP training costs, urging scrutiny by the Civil Service committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Executive
New Deal
Montgomery Ward & Co
OPA
Magnesium Weighs About One Third Of Aluminum
Magnesium is described as roughly one third the weight of aluminum, highlighting its lighter density and potential use in applications where weight reduction matters.
Portugal Faces Step Toward Curtailing Wolfram Exports
Portugal may curtail wolfram shipments to Germany as Britain and the United States seek an embargo. Ambassadors Norweb and Campbell push for a complete halt while Portugal weighs economic impact, including 70 000 miners affected and rising domestic prices. Germany warns against Anglo American moves.
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R. Henry Norweb
Ronald Hugh Campbell
Reich
Spain
Germany
Portugal
Antonios Salazar
Britain
America
Union Leader Backs FDR for Fourth Term
CIO President Philip Murray urged support for Franklin D. Roosevelt to seek a fourth term at the United Steelworkers convention. He argued unity at home and among nations is essential to defeat the Axis and secure a durable peace, urging Roosevelt be reelected for the four freedoms and national unity.
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Cleveland
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers of America
Murray
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hempstead Receives 17450 School Tax Allocation
Little Rock May 9— The last quarterly apportionment of common school funds for 1943-44 totals 1,082,723.06 and is distributed by county. Hempstead County receives 17,450.57 with other counties listed including Pulaski 71,829.42 and Jefferson 35,009.10.
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Little Rock
Ralph B. Jones
Arkansas
Columbia
Craighead
Crawford
Faulkner
Garland
Greene
Hempstead
Hot Spring
Jefferson
Miller
Ouachita
Phillips
Pope
Pulaski
Sebastian
Union
Washington
White
Subsidies blamed for farm labor rift prompts reform push
President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, R A O Neal, told the House Banking Committee that federal consumer subsidies worsen farm labor estrangement. He urged shifting farm price controls from the OPA to the War Food Administration and mandating timely price adjustments to cover higher costs. He opposed subsidies to cap retail food prices, noting Roosevelt vetoed such measures twice.
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Washington
Redward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Banking Committee
Congress
OPA
War Food Administration
O'Neal
Roosevelt
Blind Man Operates Power Machinery in Sheridan
Sheridan story notes Charles Brammer is blind yet operates power tools with precision in his workshop. A lathe and an eight inch power saw are among his tools, any misstep risking serious injury to a careless operator.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Charles Brammer
Canning Sugar Issuance Schedule For Hempstead County
The schedule lists dates and towns for home canning sugar issuance. Clerks will be at each location from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m. Apply on the named dates for your locale: May 10th and 11th Blevins May 12th McCaskill May 15th Bingen.
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Hempstead
Blevins
McCaskill
Bingen
Farm Improvements Program Yields 35 Varieties in 1943
The program reported 35 new crop varieties developed in 1943. This reflects ongoing agricultural efforts to expand variety choices and improve yields for farmers.
Change of Poll Tax Setup Is Unlikely
Washington May 9 The poll tax issue faces likely defeat as supporters of abolishing the poll tax in eight southern states push a Senate bill. Critics cite 14th Amendment concerns and argue the tax infringes on citizens privileges while asserting states set voting qualifications. The Senate Judiciary Committee deemed poll tax qualifications incompatible with modern government.
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James Marlow
George Selke Washington
Senate
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
First Eye Bank Established in New York Hospital
A New York hospital opens what officials call the first eye bank in the United States to store human corneas for blindness treatment. The facility will collect corneas from living donors and cadaveric sources, with storage possible up to six days before use.
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New York
United States
New York Hospital
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Sevastopol Falls as Reds Close in on Crimea
Russian storm troops intensified the assault on Sevastopol as fortifications along the Black Sea coast fell one by one. Red Star said the Russians breached multilayer defenses, advancing from MacKenzie heights to Inkerman and near the city, with heavy German losses reported on the hilltop positions.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Sevastopol
Crimea
MacKenzie Heights
Inkerman
Black Sea
Red Star Dispatch
Red Star
Betts 73 Dies At Daughter's Home In Hope
L C Betts aged 73 of Hempstead county died at the Hope home of his daughter Mrs Mart Yocom after 71 years in the county. He was native of Athens Georgia and survived by his widow three daughters and two sons. Funeral at Betts Cemetery Wednesday at 3pm with Rev D O Silvey officiating. Active pallbearers were nephews. honorary list included local figures. About 4 000 000 extra farm workers are needed in 1944.
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L. C. Betts
Hempstead County
Mart Yocom
Hope
Athens
L. C. Huckabee
Clyde Huckabee
Near Hope
Virgie Huckabee
Houston
Sam
Buck Betts
Mena
Ark
Frank
Hubbard
Texas
W. S. Betts
Valeyra
Calif
Betts Cemetery
D. O. Silvey
J. C. Bowden
Dr. Cannon
Tom Carrel
John Wilson
Erle Archer
Pat Casey
Ray Luck
Henry May
O. A. Graves
Chester Russell
Ernest Hackler
Willie Hampton
2000 Yank Planes Smash Nazi Targets
London reports the American air force based in Britain released nearly 2,000 planes in the 25th day of the nonstop pre invasion air offensive. They struck ten targets across France Belgium and Luxembourg including rail yards and air fields such as Liege Thiomville St Dizier and Florennes in a bid to cripple German war logistics.
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London
Britain
Europe
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
U. S. Air Force
Liege
Thiomville
Metz
St. Dizier
Nancy
Laon- Couvron
Laon-Athies
Reims
Laon
St. Trond
Florennes
Germany
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Berlin
Weather in Allied Favor for Invasion
An expert notes a dry sunny spring makes Western Europe terrain favorable for invasion. May and June likely continue good conditions aiding Eisenhower’s forces with low rivers and firm ground. Bad weather on D day could cost thousands of lives and offset months of planning.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
France
Low Countries
Julia Chester Observes National Hospital and Gift Day
Julia Chester hospital will observe National Hospital and Gift Day on May 12 with an open house from 3 to 5 p m. Mrs Elizabeth Woolson superintendent announced. Visitors may view all facilities and displays. A tea will be held in the nurse's quarters. The public is invited.
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Julia Chester Hospital
National Hospital
Elizabeth Woolson
Scientists Find Oil From Orange Seed Extracts
Researchers report that orange seeds can yield edible oil through a processing method. The finding highlights a potential new source for vegetable oil and may impact production efficiency and supply.
Surprise German Withdrawal in Central Italy
Allied Headquarters announces a sudden German pullback in the central Italian mountains near Palena Letto Palena two miles northeast of Palena eleven miles east and southeast of Sulmona and south of the Maiella pass. German demolitions reported as they retreated.
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Naples
Italy
Palena
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Letto Palena
Sulmona
Maiella
Fifth Army
Cassino
San Appolinaire
Anzio
Balkan
Rome
Tiber
Crebic
Yugoslavia
Albania
Witnesses Heard in Court Martial of Col Raymond Marsh
In Texarkana Texas three witnesses testified in the general court martial of Col Raymond Marsh former commanding officer of the Red River Ordnance Depot for alleged misuse of funds on unauthorized construction. Major C H Bruce Horace Harmer and Lt Stephen T Quinn spoke as part of the probe which followed a civilian complaint to the Truman committee later sent to the inspector general. Nearly forty witnesses have been subpoenaed and the hearing is expected to last several days.
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Texarkana
Texas
Raymond Marsh
Red River
C. H. Bruce
John W. Copeland
Horace Harmer
Stephen T. Quinn
Bruce
George T. Madison
Col. Marsh
Truman Committee
Inspector General's Department
WAC uniforms to be updated for summer use
Col. Oveta Culp Hobby announces new washable rayon shantung WAC uniforms with crease resistance and inverted pleats, featuring extra broad shoulders in military beige for summer and horizon tan for winter. A summer recruitment campaign starts Thursday to promote the changes.
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Washington
WAC
Oveta Culp Hobby
Gandhi Very Weak Says Secretary
Gandhi is very weak and visits to him are forbidden, his private secretary says. He notes that Monday’s stream of visitors has taxed the Indian nationalist leader’s strength.
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Gandhi
New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Dead Sea Holds Earth’s Lowest Elevation
The Dead Sea is described as the Earth's lowest surface point on land with its shoreline lying at around 430 meters below sea level. The body of water lies between Jordan to the east and Israel and Palestine to the west, formed over ancient geological processes.
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Dead Sea
Earth
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