OPA Sets Up Rules Governing Marketing Cooperatives
The Office of Price Administration outlines strict limits on patronage dividends to prevent evading price ceilings. Rules demand cooperative operation for members only, no outside control, no fixed dividend rates, and end of fiscal year or semiannual payout. Violations risk penalties under the Emergency Price Control Act.
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Phil H. Griffin
Griffin
Reporter Cupid Rocked By Wartime Matchmaking Tale
Detroit Inquirer reporter asked Bonfante what to do to Mussolini if he surrenders and published her reply with her photo. A Camp Birley Texas officer, Corp. John Morgan, read the item, wrote to her, courted, and they plan marriage on his return from the war. The reporter jokes about taking up archery as a hobby.
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Camp Barclay
Texas
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John Morgan
Corp. Morgan
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Creamery Officials To Meet In Sparta
Creamery managers and operators and milk haulers from La Crosse county are invited to a Sparta meeting of dairy industry representatives on April 6 to discuss the government program for increased milk production.
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la Crosse County
Sparta
Residents petition council over dreadful smoke nuisance
Twenty six residents petitioned the city council at its March meeting to action against Swift and Co for the dreadful smoke and soot condition of the past year. Housewives along Green Bay and nearby streets reported soot covering washing lines and needing rewash. The petition was referred to the administration committee by the council.
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County Feature Planned in National Officials Magazine
The May issue of The County Officer will feature Wisconsin with material on La Crosse County. Esther Domke, county clerk, reports the magazine will include La Crosse leading industries advertising, county history, natural beauty, and other features.
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National Association of County Officials
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Esther Domke
la Crosse
Agriculture Extension Representatives Meet in Wisconsin
A meeting will be held in the county courthouse Tuesday of University of Wisconsin college of agriculture extension representatives county agents soil conservation district supervisors and farm planners from western Wisconsin. They will discuss the role each plays in the improved agriculture program in the state.
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture Extension
Soil Conservation District
Wisconsin
Budapest Builds 7 Miles of Concrete Highway for Airfield
Budapest Hungary completes seven miles of concrete highway to shorten travel to a newly built airdrome and position the city as a postwar center of international air traffic.
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Budapest
Hungary
Pastor Refuses Film Job At $1000 A Week
Oklahoma City pastor Rev. W H Alexander of First Christian Church turned down a Hollywood contract offering $1,000 weekly saying it would not further the cause he has devoted his life to. He did not name the company. The preacher previously led Los Angeles McCarthy Memorial Church and had ties to Hollywood figures. He also boxed and acted in Little Theater while living in St. Louis.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
First Christian Church
W. H
Bill” Alexander
Alexander
Los Angeles McCarthy Memorial Church
St. Louis
Dream Girl Turns Out To Be A Man at Camp Blanding
Bradford County Telegraph reports that soldiers who wrote to “Dear Carolyn” discover their dream girl letters were from a quiet middle aged married man. The column reveals the men behind the imagined romances and the social embarrassment at Camp Blanding.
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Camp Blanding
Fla
Carolyn
Carolyn Callistreet
Bradford County Telegraph
Guernsey Breeders Hold Sale At Salem
The 28th annual spring Guernsey sale of the La Crosse Guernsey Breeders association will be at noon March 29 in the sales pavilion West Salem. Registered and high grade cows, heifers and bulls from La Crosse and surrounding counties will be offered.
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la Crosse Guernsey
Dog Scout Detachment Encounters Stray On Night Hike
A signal corps school detachment on a night hike near Camp Crowder Missouri encountered a stray dog that attached itself to the column. The dog’s scent triggered the advance scout to flash a skunk, and the detach ment commander ordered gas masks.
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Camp Crowder
Signal Corps
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